If you’re selling a home during this season, you’re not just dealing with paperwork and timelines. You’re managing emotions, schedules, communication (or lack of it), and a hundred small decisions that suddenly feel heavier than they should.

Before we get into the “who,” it’s important to understand one key thing: The mortgage company doesn’t care that you’re getting divorced.

There are parts of selling a home that are pretty straightforward—pricing it right, getting it ready, reviewing offers. And then there are the parts no one really prepares you for.