I was listening to a friend tell me about the struggle her parents were going through in terms of gearing up to sell their home and buy one in a new location. It seemed the problem stemmed from her father being used to being in charge, yet the selling and buying of property wasn't something he was familiar with, and this was slowing down the process. Finally, he realized that estate agents are there for a reason! He realized that he would still ultimately decide how things went, in terms of if he'd sell at a certain price or not, and what he'd buy at a certain price or not, but was able to let someone else facilitate the process. My friend was glad to see her dear old dad able to go through this kind of growth process. This was actually a big deal for him. With the greater peace of mind this has brought him, she said her father has been much more open to discussing a greater geographic range of places they might move to, which was what her mother had been aiming for, saying that with greater flexibility in location, there's more chance of finding just the right house and price range.