Ok mate. Perhaps people with better experience than me can chip in.
If it helps, my W and I have been 'selling' the house for 6 months now. Guess what? It's still not on the market.
Me:43 Her:42 M:14 S:9 EA started 2014/03 (or there abouts) PA started 2014/05/30 BD:2014/11/05 I left 2015/10/01 I returned 2015/05/02 She left 2015/06/10 OM still on the go.