Buying and selling at the same time
Many clients are navigating both sides of the process at once. There is no one-size-fits-all approach.
The right strategy depends on your finances, risk tolerance, and timing. This is Chris's core specialty — the move-up family who needs to sell well and buy smart in the same season.
Your Options
Sell First
- Clear financial picture
- Lower risk
- May require temporary housing
Buy First
- Secure your next home before selling
- Can use strategies like recasting
- Requires careful planning to mitigate risks
Bridge & Creative Financing
- Bridge loans
- Flexible closing timelines
- Rent-back options
How Chris Eliminates the Gap
A typical buy-first sequence, with the sale prepped in parallel so the two transactions land softly — no double moves, no panic pricing.
Strategy & Financing Session
Equity analysis on your current home, pre-approval structured for buying before selling (recast, HELOC, or bridge as needed), and a target-market brief.
Hunt & Quiet Prep
While you search, Chris quietly scopes your current home's preparation plan — vendors penciled in, nothing committed.
Win the New Home
Offer structured around seller priorities — often with flexible settlement or rent-back that buys you time on the back end.
Prep Sprint
You move once. The moment your home is empty, the prep crew moves in — Chris's documented projects run 12 days to one month, start to market-ready.
Sell at Full Strength
Your old home hits the market prepared, priced, and staged — not rushed. 30 of Chris's 34 listings have sold at or above original asking price.
Two Settlements, One Plan
Timelines coordinated so proceeds, payoffs, and possession line up. The goal is not just completing both transactions — it's protecting your financial position and your sanity.
“Selling and buying at the same time is no small feat, but Chris guided us through it all with professionalism, patience, and confidence. We always felt we were in great hands.”
— Julieth, sold & bought with Chris