For most couples, their home represents their highest-value asset. And selling it as a condition of divorce can be a highly emotional endeavor. After all, home symbolizes the family’s anchor, a connection to the community, and a refuge of comfort and security.

 

Working with a professional mediator to prepare your home for market can alleviate much of the stress arising from a divorce-driven real estate sale. Mediators can help with: 

 

• Developing a timeline for each step of the home-selling process

• Creating a contingency plan if the home does not sell when anticipated

•  Developing terms of the sale, including valuation, offer acceptance and        counter offers

• Referring realtors, appraisers, contractors and repairmen

• Distributing proceeds from the settlement in an equitable manner