08/19/2026
Meet my little niece, Ava. 🥹
She’s adorable.
She’s also four.
And if you have a four-year-old, you can probably imagine what it looks like trying to SELL your house while you’re still living in it.
You just made dinner. There are toys everywhere. Laundry is happening.
And then…
📲 “You have a showing request in 30 minutes.”
Now you’re frantically cleaning, packing everyone into the car, trying to make your house look like nobody actually lives there.
Or worse—you decline the showing because you just can’t make it happen.
That’s why one of the conversations I have with homeowners is:
What if you bought FIRST and sold SECOND?
Move into your new house.
Get the kids, dogs, toys, laundry and LIFE out of the old one.
Then professionally stage it, keep it picture-perfect, and make it available for every possible showing.
And while there isn’t good national data that proves moving out and staging your home will automatically get you X% more money, we DO know presentation matters and moving out can make it a whole lot easier to present your home at its best.
So how do you buy before you sell?
Depending on your situation, we might look at:
🏡 Putting less down initially and applying your proceeds after the sale later (Recast)
🏡 Temporarily accessing other available assets (like 401K)
🏡 Using a bridge loan against your current home’s equity
🏡 Other buy-before-you-sell strategies based on your specific situation
Yes, some of those options can cost money.
But I also want you to think about the cost of NOT doing it.
What’s a missed showing worth?
What’s it worth to have your home professionally staged and ready every single time a buyer wants to see it?
And what’s your sanity worth when you’re not trying to hide Ava’s toys 30 minutes before strangers walk through your house? 😂
If you’re sitting there thinking, “I’d love to buy first, but I don’t know how I could possibly do that while I still own my house,” that’s exactly what I help people figure out.
DM me MOVE and let’s run the numbers. 🏡
