Going through a real estate transaction is not unlike planning a journey to travel.
How are these two different areas in life connected you might ask?
Real estate transactions involve careful considerations. Take a property sales transaction for example. Lets say you wish to sell your family home. You would have arrived at this decision for a variety of reasons, such as the current home is too small, too large, it has become older and requires maintenance or renovations which you are not prepared to go through, you cannot afford it any longer as you have lost your job/income source, you have separated from your life partner and need to split proceeds from the sale, you got a new job too far away to live at your old address and so on. These triggers for deciding to sell are either emotionally or financially motivated.
Now consider your annual travel arrangements. You may wish to plan a holiday with a number of different considerations in mind. You always wanted to visit a certain country or location which is on your bucket list. You are interested in a challenge such as bungee jumping or glazier helicoptering which is only available in certain spots of the world. Maybe you wish to visit some family or friends in other parts of the world. Your budget dictates your mode of travel and your accommodation, be it 5 star or hostel style. Your decisions will be underpinned by emotional and financial drivers.
We all make decisions considering the information we have on hand and with the best intentions in mind. This is the intellect working things out. Digging deeper we are driven by our values, beliefs and emotions. This can be easily handled by some people but may be more difficult for others when having to decide on the why, when and how of life's challenges.
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