Your Buying/Selling Stories...
Am interested in other people's experiences when selling their home to buy another.
We're interested in buying a house that is being auctioned in three weeks time. That doesn't give us time to sell our house before that auction in order to know how much money we have to play with. Yes, I can get RE agents to value this house but when I've had them in before they tend to under-quote. If I'm sensible and use their under-quote, I think we'll miss out on the other place. If I go on what I THINK we can get, we're in with a shot of the other place BUT if I get the selling price of our place wrong, I will not only feel stupid but I may have to increase my days at work.
So what to do? I've been studying the market for ages and houses with the floorplan we're looking for are really rare around here. Usually, I'd just wait it out but this is the first one I've seen in 12 months that actually ticks all our boxes.
So what have your experiences been when selling one house to buy another? Did you sell yours first, base your figures on what the RE agent told you or on what your gut told you?