Selling to buy: doing both without the squeeze

The question is the order: sell first, buy first, or line them up for the same week.

• Start with what your home is worth and what you'd keep after the sale. That number sets your next price range.
• A flat fee instead of a percentage means you keep more of your equity for the next home.
• If you have a homestead now, Florida lets you carry up to $500,000 of its Save Our Homes savings to your next Florida homestead within three years (portability).
• You can ask to make your purchase depend on your sale, or line up both closings for the same week. Your broker can lay out which fits your timing.

See what your home is worthPlan both moves with your broker

Sources: Florida Constitution Art. VII §4 (portability); Florida Statutes §193.155. Programs and rules change; check what's current. This is general information, not legal or tax advice.