Selling your home is a hard and very stressful process. So maybe this guide will help you on your way to selling a home.

 Sellers who can't leave during a showing should make themselves scarce. They might go outside to the pool or garden, go to a room, or a home office. Greet the buyers courteously, then disappear. Under no circumstances should you follow the buyers around your home, hovering while they look.

 Making your home available to prospective buyers is imperative, but there may be times when your home can't be available for showings at all. Most buyers, for example, will understand your need for privacy during the holidays.

 If you do elect to wait a period of time before entertaining offers, make sure that your agent informs other agents that this is the plan.
It's best to make your plan known when the property is first exposed to the agents -- at the broker's open house. This allows agents to tell their buyers, before they write an offer, how offers will be handled. It minimizes the risk of buyers withdrawing offers because they're offended.

 A non-contingent offer is preferable to one that's dependent on the sale of another property. But, if your home isn't selling, a contingent sale offer is worth considering. Particularly if the buyers' home is more sellable than yours.