The process of selling a home can be bittersweet. You are excited that you accepted an offer that made you both happy, but the idea of leaving a place you called home can be a sad.
I had my home built to my specifications and essentially designed it myself (though not for myself). I was there for every step in the process and watched it come together piece by piece. I can assure you that it made the leaving that much more difficult.
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