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Splitting the Family Between Your Current Hometown and Hilton Head

Depending on your situation, you may elect to split up your family temporarily, sending one or more members to Hilton Head Island and your new home while others stay at your current home until it is sold.

If you have children, you may need to think about their schooling first. During the summer, it can be a great adventure to send the kids off with mom to Hilton Head while dad stays behind to get the home sold. It may also work if you have older children still living at home who have the flexibility to move ahead of the rest of the family because they are not in or no longer in school.

This can, however, put a lot of stress and strain on the family unit. (links to the section on this lower in navigation). Before you make an official decision, you may want to talk to a family counselor or your pastor. They have the training and resources to help you look at every side of the issue and make a decision that is good for your family.

One of the benefits of sending some of the family ahead is they can help acclimate the rest of the family more quickly when they arrive, since they will already know their way around the Hilton Head home and the surrounding Hilton Head Island and Bluffton areas. Additionally, having one of the home’s owners stay behind can help get the house sold more quickly since they can continue to work with the realtor, expedite the signing of paperwork and keep the house in good order while it is on the market.