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The typical person that now owns a home and wants to buy another one
will look at homes first and then list their home for sale with a
Realtor after they have signed a contract to purchase their new home. Of
course the contract they signed to buy their new home had a contingency
that they sell the home they now live in. The above situation could be improved upon. If you find a home you like and submit a contract to buy it contingent upon the sale of your home, the seller may flat out reject your contract so that their home is not off the market waiting on yours to sell. The seller may accept your contract and continue showing their property to other potential buyers and then accept another contract from another buyer if you haven’t sold your home yet. If more than one buyer wants the same home you want, your contract may be rejected in favor of another contract that doesn’t contain a home sale contingency. When you list your home for sale before contracting for a home to buy, you obtain many benefits. You know the price and net amount of cash you will actually receive from your home sale and don’t have to guess. When you contract to buy your new home you will have the ability to negotiate as an all cash buyer, which gives you tremendous leverage. If more than one purchaser submits a contract on the home you want to buy, yours will most likely be accepted since the others will probably be contingent upon the buyers selling their existing home. The reason that homebuyers don’t list their home and actually have it under contract before finding their new home is obvious. They believe they could be ?homeless?. Your Realtor won’t let that happen. When you accept a contract from someone to buy your existing home before you have contracted for another, there will be a special clause in the sales agreement that states that you have a certain amount of time from the date of accepting the contract on your home to find a home of your choice. In the event you do not successfully find a home of your choice in that time period, you may declare the contract on your existing home null and void. In other words, it is impossible for you to be ?homeless?. It’s to your advantage to list your home for sale first and then find your new home. If you would like help in selling or buying, I’d like to talk with you Maria Scors 973-610-1909 eMail: MariaScors@NJHomesMove.com |
