it’s Best to try and Sell a House Before You Buy/look for a House

jenster

Or visa versa

find the home you want then sell

whats the best way ? any tips pls

Gonzo1987

Place your property on the market if you want to be taken seriously.

Would you want to spend hours keeping your house in show home condition for someone who isn't even in a position to proceed look around? I know I wouldn't.

NobodysChild

I think you could have a mooch around to get a feel for the market, and get an idea of what you may want/the area you want/prices etc. But don't view anything without at least having an offer on yours. My sister got so many timewasters over 3-4 months several years back, that she told the agent to only send people who are already under offer.

kingstreet

Agents and their vendors want proceedable buyers and if I was selling I wouldn't entertain an offer from someone not in a position to proceed.

That means having an acceptable offer on theirs, as a bare minimum.

kleapatra

As someone who currently has their house on the market, I can't see why anyone would do anymore than look at Rightmove until they have an offer on their own property. You're just wasting the time of the poor people who are trying to sell their property! Plus until you have an offer on your own property, many people (me being one of them) don't know how much money is available to spend on the new house. It could be months (even years) before you sell your house and viewing properties now is just wasting everyones time!

SailorSam

I'd have a look around at what else was on the market even before i had a buyer for my own, but i wouldn't buy until i sold mine. I don't think i'd actually go viewing houses until i was ready to buy, i'd only 'view' on the Internet. Otherwise i'd be wasteing my own time and that of the seller.

mrsmazza

When we sold our house we said to the ea only do viewing from people under offer.

Susan1942

My position is though I live in England now I did live in Scotland and bought 4 different houses over the years as well as buying my current property in England
I always bought first and would not consider selling my house unless I had found something I wanted to move into I know the law in England is different from that of Scotland
I have bought and sold my houses with no longer gap than 3 weeks In 1998 I bought this apartment on the Tuesday on the day I viewed I had an Estate Agent to view the house in Scotland I was selling on the Monday I went back to Scotland on the Sunday A couple came Sunday evening at 6 30pm and the following am I had a firm offer for my house followed by the usual survey the following day and the offer accepted So in total a period of 7 days
I may have been very fortunate but I can make up my mind very quickly about whether I want to buy a property or not I just know that the space feels right The current house had been on the market for several months It so happened that the week I was going to be viewed the price was reduced by £20,000 I know I have been incredibly fortunate and things do not go to plan for a lot of people
Sue

movilogo

I can't see why anyone would do anymore than look at Rightmove until they have an offer on their own property. You're just wasting the time of the poor people who are trying to sell their property!

Only if you need to sell your property in order to buy a new one.


If you don't have to sell first, then really doesn't matter whether you put your property in the market first or after you bought the new one.

fed_up_and_stressed

movilogo wrote: »

Only if you need to sell your property in order to buy a new one.


If you don't have to sell first, then really doesn't matter whether you put your property in the market first or after you bought the new one.

I've just exchanged on a new property (complete on monday) and mine isn't even up for sale yet this is because being disabled i wish to move at leisure and also i can't be doing with the faff of viewings at all times of day - im letting the agents show it when its empty.

But then i can afford the expense of running both properties till my current property is sold.

phoebe1989seb

I do think that certain circumstances may apply why you might want to at least view some properties before your own is on the market/under offer.

I know that's what we did last year as we were only going to sell if we could get a particular type of house. Not only that but we were planning on moving long distance to an area we barely knew so wanted to check that the house and area were both suitable. We therefore planned a trip to investigate amenities etc nearby and it made sense to view the house we had our eye on at the same time.....

We did actually commit the mortal sin of offering before ours was even on the market and whilst that offer wasn't taken seriously - unsurprisingly - it spurred us into action to get our house for sale in case we missed out and just a few weeks later we were in a position (asking price accepted on ours) to secure it