Sell and buy on one timeline.
Your sale and your next home planned together, with every date on one page.
Sell, then buy
Your sale closes first, so you know your exact budget and can write a clean offer with no contingency. The tradeoff is timing: you may need to rent back your home for a few weeks or find a short term place.
Buy or build, then sell
You move once, straight into the new home. It takes either an offer that depends on your sale or financing that can carry both homes for a short time, so the numbers have to be checked first.
Lining up two moves at once
When the next home is a new build, the timing gets easier in one way and harder in another. You often know roughly when it will be finished, but construction dates can move. The plan is to list your current home so its closing lands near the builder’s, with room on both sides.
For a resale purchase it is about sequencing: what your home will likely sell for, what you will net, and how that shapes the offer you can make. I put both timelines on one page so you can see every date before you commit to either.
Straight answers.
Do I sell first or buy first?
It depends on your equity, your financing and how fast your home is likely to sell. Selling first locks in your money; buying first means one move. Juan runs both paths with your real numbers.
Can my offer depend on my current home selling?
Yes, with a home sale contingency. Sellers see those as weaker, so a well priced, well timed listing makes your offer stronger.
What if my home sells before I find the next one?
You can negotiate time to stay after closing or line up a short term rental. Juan plans for it before you list.
Tell me what you are trying to do. I will call you back myself.
No pressure and no obligation. Area, budget, timing, an address: anything helps.