Selling Your Home
Should I Buy Before Selling? How to Sequence Your Move
Bridge loans, contingencies, leasebacks, and the calm middle path most right-sizers choose.
By Lisa Copeland · 8 min read
The sequencing question causes more stress than the move itself. The good news: you have more options than the two obvious ones.
Buying first gives you certainty about where you're going and eliminates the double move. It requires access to capital — a bridge loan, a HELOC drawn before listing, or portfolio assets.
Selling first maximizes your negotiating position and gives you a clean, known number to shop with. Pair it with a post-closing occupancy agreement and you keep your bed while you shop.
The middle path many of our clients choose: list with a leaseback of 30 to 60 days, shop with cash in hand, and move once.
