There is a some thing called a Seller's Catch 22 that I wrote about on my other blogs in the past. This comes into play for homeowners that would like to sell their current home and buy a new home.

Do you sell first? Buy first? Either way is risky because you could end up owning two homes or no home at all. There is a careful balancing act of timing the sale of the current home and the purchase of a new home.

And let’s face it, the real estate market is ALWAYS changing and always has challenges. Is it a seller's market? Buyer's market? Balanced market? Last year is not the same as this year and next year will have it's own challenges as well.

You need to hire a real estate agent that thoroughly understands the CURRENT market and what your options may be. If you are thinking about making a move, consider these five things and then I hope you will give me a call to help you work out the details and your options.

• Where do you want to go & why?
• How much will you be spending on a new home?
• How much do you owe on your current house?
• When do you want to move?
• Is your current house more important in the moving equation or the next home?

Once you have these basics, an agent can dig more deeply into the "what if" situations, how the timing will pan out and make an individualized plan for you. There is not "one size fits all" in real estate. A lot of people think that the internet will help them DIY their real estate transaction but there are way too many variables for that. (Believe me, I was going to develop and sell a DIY system for buyers and sellers and it was too complicated.)



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