{"id":38237,"date":"2025-02-28T02:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=38237"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:07:54","slug":"best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the Best Way to Buy a House Before You Sell Yours?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re selling your home but also looking to purchase a new one, the timing of both transactions can feel nearly impossible to coordinate. If you\u2019re relying on the equity<\/a> in your current home to make a down payment on the new one, it may seem as if your only option is to sell, move out, and then find a third location to live while you shop for the new house.<\/p>\n

But before you resign yourself to months of disorder and stress, there is a new solution that simplifies the entire process and takes much of the burden off your shoulders. In this post, we\u2019ll share the benefits of a tool that is replacing the old way of making a move: the \u201cBuy Before You Sell\u201d program.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
\n \"homelight\n <\/div>\n \n

Yes, You Can Buy Before You Sell. Why Move Twice?<\/h3>\n

Through our Buy Before You Sell program, HomeLight can help you unlock a portion of your equity upfront to put toward your next home. You can then make a strong offer on your next home with no home sale contingency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \n

\n Buy Before You Sell<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/div><\/p>\n

What is a real estate Buy Before You Sell program?<\/h2>\n

With today\u2019s modern technology, there are real estate solution companies like HomeLight<\/a> that have developed creative, convenient, integrated programs that streamline the process of buying and selling a house at the same time.<\/p>\n

These \u201cBuy Before You Sell<\/a>\u201d programs provide a bridge to help you successfully complete your move to a new home \u2014\u00a0 significantly reducing anxiety and worries.<\/p>\n

To put it simply, if you have equity in your current home<\/a>, a Buy Before You Sell program provides remarkable convenience that is changing the real estate industry.<\/p>\n

A recent HomeLight survey<\/a> found that homeowners were borrowing nearly 50% of their equity to help pay down debt. But juggling that equity the traditional way can be cumbersome when trying to time your sale and balance the demands of moving<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Companies like HomeLight and partner agents can help you move into your new home with speed and certainty \u2014 while helping you get the strongest possible offer for your old home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Learn one of the best ways to buy a house before you sell yours. See how a modern \u2018Buy Before You Sell\u2019 service can make it easier & faster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":298,"featured_media":38243,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[192,771,322],"tags":[765],"class_list":["post-38237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-buyers","category-buying-a-house-while-selling","category-logistics","tag-selling-and-buying-a-house-at-the-same-time"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat's the Best Way to Buy a House Before You Sell Yours?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn one of the best ways to buy a house before you sell yours. See how a modern \u2018Buy Before You Sell\u2019 service can make it easier & faster.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What\u2019s the Best Way to Buy a House Before You Sell Yours?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn one of the best ways to buy a house before you sell yours. See how a modern \u2018Buy Before You Sell\u2019 service can make it easier & faster.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"HomeLight Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gohomelight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-28T10:00:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-02T18:07:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hl-blog.homelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"564\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Richard Haddad\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@gohomelight\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gohomelight\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Richard Haddad\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"11 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What's the Best Way to Buy a House Before You Sell Yours?","description":"Learn one of the best ways to buy a house before you sell yours. See how a modern \u2018Buy Before You Sell\u2019 service can make it easier & faster.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What\u2019s the Best Way to Buy a House Before You Sell Yours?","og_description":"Learn one of the best ways to buy a house before you sell yours. See how a modern \u2018Buy Before You Sell\u2019 service can make it easier & faster.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/","og_site_name":"HomeLight Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gohomelight\/","article_published_time":"2025-02-28T10:00:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-02T18:07:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":564,"url":"https:\/\/hl-blog.homelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Richard Haddad","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@gohomelight","twitter_site":"@gohomelight","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Richard Haddad","Est. reading time":"11 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/"},"author":{"name":"Richard Haddad","@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7d7103b037dcb5e844946ec92b02a128"},"headline":"What\u2019s the Best Way to Buy a House Before You Sell Yours?","datePublished":"2025-02-28T10:00:39+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-02T18:07:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/"},"wordCount":322,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","keywords":["Selling and buying a house at the same time"],"articleSection":["Buyers","Buying a House While Selling","Logistics"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/","url":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/","name":"What's the Best Way to Buy a House Before You Sell Yours?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","datePublished":"2025-02-28T10:00:39+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-02T18:07:54+00:00","description":"Learn one of the best ways to buy a house before you sell yours. See how a modern \u2018Buy Before You Sell\u2019 service can make it easier & faster.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","width":1000,"height":564,"caption":"Source: (alexraths \/ Unsplash)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/best-way-to-buy-a-house-before-you-sell-yours\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What\u2019s the Best Way to Buy a House Before You Sell Yours?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/","name":"HomeLight Blog","description":"Real Estate Advice from America's Top Agents","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"HomeLight","url":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/logo-hr-color.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/logo-hr-color.png","width":1348,"height":262,"caption":"HomeLight"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gohomelight\/","https:\/\/x.com\/gohomelight","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/homelight\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCimugR9XF17-OZ7B9fNnxWw","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HomeLight"],"description":"Everything you need to know to sell your house faster and for more money. Articles, guides, and advice from top agents all over the U.S.","email":"support@homelight.com","telephone":"(888) 688-0350","legalName":"HomeLight","foundingDate":"2012-01-01","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"201","maxValue":"500"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7d7103b037dcb5e844946ec92b02a128","name":"Richard Haddad","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fbb89d16f303ea1de47fd69852400830b4a663ea6dbb4eecafbea5c1403da721?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fbb89d16f303ea1de47fd69852400830b4a663ea6dbb4eecafbea5c1403da721?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"Richard Haddad"},"description":"Richard Haddad is the executive editor of HomeLight.com. He works with an experienced content team that oversees the company\u2019s blog featuring in-depth articles about the home buying and selling process, homeownership news, home care and design tips, and related real estate trends. Previously, he served as an editor and content producer for World Company, Gannett, and Western News & Info, where he also served as news director and director of internet operations.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.homelight.com","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/richard-w-haddad"],"url":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/author\/richardhaddad\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/298"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}