5 Tips for Those Needing to Sell Their Current Home in Order to Purchase Their Next Home

Tips for Sellers
Written By Kristin Koonce Burroughs, REALTOR®

Let's talk about SELLING YOUR HOME + BUYING A NEW HOME!

Have you been thinking about selling your home but you're not sure where to start or whether or not it's still a good time to sell? If you'll need the proceeds from the sale of your current home in order to buy your next home, here are a few thoughts for you to mull around (or pass along to your friends + family in this position) and what I would professionally recommend!

HERE'S THE THING...if the perfect home hits the market, you want to be able to ACT FAST! If your offer will be contingent upon the sale of your current home, it is not in the seller’s best interest to accept your offer if the home you're selling doesn't already have a contract on it. Sellers want to know your offer is SOLID and they want to avoid as much risk as possible! They want to know they have nothing to worry about if they choose to accept your offer.

Here are 5 steps I recommend you take if you need the proceeds from one home in order to purchase the next one:

  1. Fill out my seller's intake form and let's see how much your house is worth.

  2. Let's get you connected with a lender (I've got folks I can recommend) and get you pre-approved so we know how much house you can afford with the estimated net proceeds calculated in.

  3. LET'S PUT YOUR HOUSE ON THE MARKET!

  4. Get it under contract ASAP!

  5. LOOK FOR YOUR NEXT HOME!

As a reminder, we are still in a seller's market! Just last week I listed a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house at $199,900 in Sabine ISD (with a Kilgore address) first thing Monday morning that received multiple offers. We were under contract by Wednesday afternoon!

Kristin Koonce Burroughs, REALTOR®
(903)241-2608
kristinkoonce@gmail.com
BOLD Real Estate Group

Kristin Koonce Burroughs, REALTOR®

My name is Kristin Koonce Burroughs and I’m a REALTOR® in East Texas for BOLD Real Estate Group.

For starters, I’m not your average real estate agent! I jumped into this business boldly four (4) years ago because I want to make a difference. I want to do what other realtors aren’t doing.

My entire business is built around loving people well. That’s my business philosophy and that’s what I’m all about! I want others to be so delighted with my services, they can’t help but tell their friends about their experience with me. I want my clients to say, “Working with Kristin is better than trying to do this alone.”

In regards to my work ethic, I’m a morning person and I get the majority of my work done before most people’s alarms go off. I’m creative, proactive, a go-getter, self-disciplined, and self-motivated with an appetite to grow and be better than I was yesterday. I’m a problem solver who is strategic and thinks outside of the box. I have a lot of energy, talk fast, work quickly, and don’t drag my feet. I care a great deal about offering integrity, kindness, grace, and punctuality to the clients, agents, lenders, inspectors, appraisers, and title companies I interact with. I treat every client as if they were my only client because that matters to me. Folks can tell when a realtor is too busy or inattentive.

I’m not in it for the money, but I will absolutely earn my paycheck. Realtors are the most expensive part of a real estate transaction. If someone is going to trust me with the biggest financial decision they will ever make, then you can bet your bottom dollar I’m going to make sure they get their money’s worth. I’m going the extra mile. It’s who I am. I put my all into everything I do.

So, if you’re looking for a real estate agent in East Texas who can help you list property or buy property, let’s chat. You won’t regret it.

https://www.kristinkoonce.com
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