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If time was not a factor, how would you do it?
We've just moved for the second time in 6 months, and I am so glad to be settling in and not thinking about moving again for a very long time, but I've been thinking about how I would do it if I had to do it all over again.
If you were going to move in the same general area, would you buy first then sell, or sell then buy? Where would you live between things?
If you were moving out of state, would you deal with buying and selling at the same time? Or not?
What's the ideal scenario for a homeowner who wants to move?
I suspect that next time, we'll sell before we have to, maybe rent for a year or so, and then buy again. Dh's job changes almost always include a move out of state, so for us, getting the house out of the way before we have to relocate is a plus.
how about you?
Re: If time was not a factor, how would you do it?
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We closed on our new house, and then spent 3 weeks having flooring and painting done before we moved in. After that we worked on our old house to fix it up for sale.
This was the perfect scenario for us. We didn't have to rush to have everything done and could move a little at a time as we went over to the new house before we moved in. It also allowed us to work on the old house when it was completely empty and that was so much easier.
No, it wasn't ideal to have 2 mortgage payments, but we factored all that into our decision making and if we could do it again we'd do it the exact same way.
ETA: This was for a local move. If we had to move out of state we'd probably at least try to sell first, and then likely rent while we decided what area we wanted to settle in.