We need to sell our house back home while buying in the Twin Cities. How do we manage both?
Answered by Chris Deutsch, Founder & Editor
Licensed Minnesota Realtor #20382264 ·
The short answer
With one quarterback instead of two transactions that never talk to each other. The listing back home needs a strong local agent — and you shouldn't have to find one from inside a moving box. I vet and place that agent through a referral network built over decades, brief them on your timeline, and stay in the loop on both ends. One plan, two markets.
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The longer answer
Sequence is the real decision. Selling first makes you a strong, certain buyer here, but may leave a short gap to bridge. Buying first closes the gap, but usually means the lender carries both houses for a stretch — workable more often than people assume. Your equity, your start date, and the speed of both markets pick the order. We map it before anything lists.
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