These strategies can help you secure a home after selling your current one.
Buyer demand is incredibly high right now, which means homes can sell very quickly. Unfortunately, this leaves some sellers worried about what happens afterward. If there’s so much competition among buyers, how can a seller find a new place to live? This uncertainty is stopping some would-be sellers from jumping into the market.
Fortunately, there are a few strategies you can use to ensure you don’t end up without a home after you sell. Your purchase of a new home likely depends on the sale of your old one, so here are some ways you can navigate this situation:
1. Sell now and negotiate a post-possession deal: You can go ahead and list your home, and we will negotiate a post-possession clause that allows you to stay in the home for up to 60 days after selling. After 60 days, it technically becomes a lease agreement, and some of our clients have been able to secure a lease for as long as six months after selling. And because our market has been so crazy, the costs of the lease are usually waived completely. This gives the seller plenty of time to find a new place to live, and their next purchase is no longer contingent on their previous home’s sale.
All of these approaches can help ensure that you don’t end up without a home after selling.
2. Get qualified to purchase without having to sell first: There are things you can do that involve leasing your property. This can lower your debt-to-income ratio and give you the funds needed to purchase another home while still owning your old one.
3. Buy first and then sell: If your purchase is contingent on the sale of your old home, there’s still a way you can buy a new home before selling. How? We have an investor that will give you the money up front, allowing you to buy the home in cash. As soon as it closes, you’ll have a temporary loan on the property. You then sell your old home (which will sell quickly), get the money from the sale, and get financing for your new property. This investor option is essentially a short-term loan that acts the same as cash. You may pay around 9% to 12% interest for a few months before refinancing into your new mortgage.
All of these approaches can help ensure that you don’t end up without a home after selling. If you’re thinking about selling and then buying a new home, contact us to learn more about which strategy may work best for your situation. We look forward to hearing from you soon.