So you want to buy a house, but you have one to sell first and you’re worried that you’re going to have two payments or maybe not even have a house to move into before your house gets sold. Those are the challenges that come with both buying and selling at the same time. Don’t worry, we have a plan just for you.

Here are the top five tips to help make your buying and selling process much smoother.

Step number one: meet with a realtor like me in order to get a plan going in order to buy or sell your home.

Tip number two: get with a lender like me. Get to know what your buying power is before you get started with the process.

Step three: Have a plan in place to look at properties while your property is being listed and have a goal of having picked out 3 to 5 properties that you want to submit on as your property is being marketed.

Tip number four: Make sure you meet with your agent and work on a backup plan like a temporary lease agreement to help buy you an extra month while you look for that extra home.

And finally, step five: have a backup to the backup plan. In case you cannot negotiate a lease back, then you want to have some family or maybe look into short term rentals like the properties listed on Airbnb.

All right, guys, those are the top five ways to make your home buying and selling process much smoother. Don’t let any of this scare you when you have the right team in place, you know that it can be done. Thanks for joining us. We’ll see you guys next time.