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𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞? 🏠
It 𝐜𝐚𝐧 be possible but it isn't automatically the right move.
Buying first can give you more time to find the property you actually want.
But there's another side to consider:
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐭?
This is where your borrowing capacity, existing home loan, equity and overall financial position become important.
You may also hear about 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, which is short-term finance designed to cover the period between buying a new property and selling your existing one.
Before deciding to buy first, consider:
✔️ Can you comfortably manage the financial commitments?
✔️ How much equity do you have?
✔️ What happens if your current property takes longer to sell?
✔️ What costs could be involved?
✔️ What does the new borrowing look like?
✔️ Do you have a realistic selling strategy?
𝐁𝐮𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 — 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
The right decision depends on your circumstances.
Thinking about moving but don't know whether to **sell first or buy first?**
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