From one home to the next, without being displaced

Most of my clients sell one home and buy the next, and the hard part is the gap in between. My job is two things at once: get the maximum for the home you're selling, so you have the most to put toward the next one, and line up the timing so you move once, not twice.

I've personally sold a home and moved into the next one many times, and I've guided many clients through the same thing. I know this from both sides of the table: what it feels like as the owner with boxes half packed, and what it takes as the agent to make the timing work. Helping families through it is my pleasure and, honestly, my calling.

• Back-to-back closings. Your sale and your purchase close the same day or days apart, so the money from one moves straight into the other.
• A post-closing occupancy agreement. Sometimes called a rent-back: usually 1 to 30 days, negotiated into the contract so you can stay in your home after it sells.
• A sale-contingent offer. When the market allows, we write your offer on the next home so it depends on your current home selling.
• Buying first. When it suits your finances, a bridge loan or a home equity line can let you buy before you sell — worked out with a lender.
• Flexible dates. Possession and closing dates negotiated on both sides, so the two moves meet in the middle.

I walk it like a buyer would and tell you honestly what is worth fixing and what is not. I price it from recent comparable sales, market it properly, and when offers come in we compare them on terms as well as price — financing strength, contingencies, closing date, possession — because the highest price is not always the best deal for your next move.

Before we list, I prepare a seller net sheet so you know your walk-away number. You'll know what you'll have for the next home before you start shopping for it.

Problems I solve before you know they exist. With two closings in play, there's more that can slip. After more than ten years, I can usually see a delay coming — an appraisal condition, a title question, a lender document — and handle it early, often before it ever reaches you.

See what's in my listing package.

Moving up, downsizing, moving to the lake, or relocating across Northern Indiana — if you own a home and need the next one, this is the path we'll walk together.