{"id":240637,"date":"2026-03-08T08:18:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/?p=240637"},"modified":"2026-03-08T09:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T09:34:00","slug":"selling-the-house-after-divorce-letting-go-and-moving-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/selling-the-house-after-divorce-letting-go-and-moving-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling The House After Divorce: Letting Go and Moving Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Selling the house after divorce can be a deeply emotional process<\/a>. With a lot of my clients, especially in today\u2019s market, selling the house is not their choice. Due to financial reasons, it is often the only choice, which makes selling their home even harder.<\/p>\n

Selling the house can feel like you\u2019re letting go of more than just a physical space. You\u2019re also saying goodbye to a chapter of your life. But it\u2019s important to remember that it\u2019s also the start of a brand new chapter and choosing to look at it as an opportunity for growth can empower you to take control of your future.<\/p>\n

Before you can start looking forward, I encourage all of my clients to release their home and open it up to the new buyer who is going to love it as much as they did. I know this sounds pretty woo-woo, but our homes have energy, and they carry the emotions of what has happened in the home, both good and bad.<\/em><\/h2>\n

Especially during divorce,<\/a> when that energy isn\u2019t cleared, buyers can pick up on it and it can sometimes take longer to sell your home, which no one wants. Taking the time to honor our homes for the wonderful memories it held for us, and releasing the energy not only allows you to move forward, but it creates ease for a new buyer.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of different ways to release your home. Here are some ways myself and my clients have done so:<\/h2>\n

1. Declutter:<\/h2>\n

All real estate agents will tell you the importance of decluttering a home. It helps the home show better, allows buyers to see themselves in your space when your personal items are not in the home. But there is another reason to declutter when releasing a home. It allows you to honor the memories that are held in physical objects. As you declutter your home take the time to donate or sell items that no longer hold joy for you, keep the ones that you\u2019re not ready to part with, or know that you want to hold on to for good memories.<\/p>\n

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2. Honor the memory of each room:<\/h2>\n

When I was selling the house after divorce, when my home was completely empty I went to the home by myself. I went into each room and sat on the floor and thought about the good memories that happened in them. I cried, I laughed, but most of all I sat in gratitude for what those four walls held. When I felt complete I went to the next room and did the same thing. It was powerful.<\/p>\n

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\"Maci<\/a><\/p>\n

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3. Write a letter to your house:<\/h2>\n

If you don\u2019t have the time to do the intentional decluttering, or the physical releasing, writing a letter to your home can be just as powerful. A dear friend of mine asked me to help her sell her condo. It was the most adorable condo in a 100 year old Victorian building in the heart of Denver. It was her \u201csingle girl\u201d condo, the home she purchased right after her divorce, walking distance to shops and restaurants, and held so many wonderful memories for her. After sitting on the market for about 2 months we realized that she hadn\u2019t truly said goodbye to it. So she spent some time alone in the condo, wrote a letter to it thanking it for the safe space it was for her after a horrible divorce, and asked it to find someone new to love it. I kid you not, within 2 weeks we were under contract.<\/p>\n

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