Splitting up, selling up and buying two new places

[FrazzledDad]

My ex and I are planning to sell our house and buy a smaller place each. Neither of us can afford to by or rent a place without selling this one. We are aiming to both remain in the same area to make things easier with the DCs. The task feels very daunting however. Selling one house and buying one house was complicated enough. The thought of having buy two simultaneously is filling me with dread.

If anyone has any tips from their own experience I'd be interested to hear them.

my ex did the dirty on me when i as pregnant with DS2 so i aited til he was 15 months and then asked him to leave what was my home. It was mine before i met OH but as we had been together for 8 years i paid him what i thought was a fair proportion of the profit ecrued on my house over those eight years. I didnt want to see him without a home and i felt it was fair. Try and keep it all amicable for everyones sake. My two DS's have benefitted from us being really good friends and we still have family times together. He was made redundant 2 years ago and i ended up paying his utility bills til he managed to get a new job. It is still very amicable 13 years down the line and he will never stop being their dad.....just wish he hadnt messed up.