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Move-Up Strategy

Buy Your Next Home Before You Sell Your Current One

No contingent offers. No double moves. No living through showings. Unlock your equity, buy first, then sell vacant for top dollar.

Move-Up Strategy

How it works

If you own in the East Bay, you're likely sitting on serious equity - but it's trapped until you sell. Our buy-before-you-sell structures unlock that equity so you can write a non-contingent offer on your next home, move once on your schedule, and then sell your old home empty, staged, and unhurried - which typically nets more than selling while you're living in it.

Sellers and listing agents treat non-contingent offers completely differently. In competitive pockets like Walnut Creek, Danville and Pleasanton, removing the home-sale contingency is often the difference between winning and losing the house.

Move-Up Strategy

What it takes

Every structure is custom - it depends on your equity, income, and timeline. Some clients qualify carrying both homes briefly; others use bridge-style solutions. The starting point is one conversation and two numbers: what your home would sell for, and what you want to buy. Book a free strategy call and I'll show you your options.

Questions

Straight Answers

Do I have to qualify for two mortgages at once?
Not always - several structures avoid double-qualifying, and where carrying both briefly is needed, rental offsets or reserves often make it work. This is a planning conversation, not a rejection letter.
Is a bridge loan expensive?
Bridge-style money costs more than a 30-year mortgage - but it's short-term, and selling your old home vacant typically recovers the cost and then some. I'll show you the full math.
What if my home doesn't sell quickly?
We plan for that up front: pricing strategy with your agent, a payment plan you can carry comfortably, and backstops. No structure leaves you exposed to hope.
Can I do this and still avoid PMI on the new home?
Often yes - equity from the strategy plus programs like Bye Bye PMI can combine. Structure is the whole game.
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