Contrary to what you might think... the time to put your house up for sale is NOT AFTER you've gone to contract on your new home!

Balancing When To Buy And When to Sell: Buying a new home before your first home has sold can be a risky proposition. Depending on your situation, you may lose your chance to buy your new home if you have not sold your first home in time or if you didn't get as much money as you expected at closing. You might even be stuck making double mortgage paymenst for a few months until the first home sells.

Selling A Home Takes Time: Your home might take longer than you expect to sell. It may take several days to several weeks just to get a home listed for sale. And depeding on the real estate market, it may take 2 months, 3 months, or even longer to find a buyer for your home - even if your home is priced perfectly for the market. Then... depending on the lender and negotiatons, it may take another 30-60 days to close. Sellers don’t want to wait for you to get your home sold!

Use An Expert for Negotiations: Our job is to get you into the strongest negotiating position possible: As seasoned real estate agents and investors, we work with dozens of buyers and sellers each and every month. Our experience helps us position our buyers with "strong" purchase offers and strong negotiations to get you the best price and terms for your situation. We will also help you structure your offer so that you are protected in the event that things don't go quite as planned. What's best... is that as a buyer, our services are FREE!

Where Will You Live In the Meantime? Undoubtedly, this is a natural concern when you are trying to time selling a home with buying a home. We have a number of solutions that we can help negotiate for you such as leasing (renting) back your home for a few months while you find, negotiate, and close on your new home or gain access to your new home in advance by way of a lease purchase. The bottom line is this... we've got the experience and resources to help you make the home buying and home selling process as hassle-free and streamlined as possible.

Real Estate Agents Are Valuable Assets: Real Estate agents know the market and can help you prepare your home for the type of sale necessary for your circumstances. We can assist you in staging services and help you budget for any repairs or clean-up necessary to obtain top dollar. Most importantly, we can assist you in proper pricing of your home to maximize the number of potential buyers. When selling a home, the more potential buyers, the better your chances of selling the property faster. The last thing you want is to overprice your home and leave it sitting on the market with no offers.

More important when trying to coordinate the buying of one home with the selling of another home is a quality real estate agent that can manage both transactions together and ensure a seamless transition. A Realtor®'s job is not simply to list your property on the MLS and find you dozens of properties to look at. A Realtor® is there to assist you from start to finish.

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