Always measure both prices together - the home you sell and the home you buy. Summary: Selling & Buying Together The solution to selling and buying at the same time can be summed up in four simple stages. Stage 1, Find a Buyer Finding a buyer for your home does not mean selling your home. It means you have found a buyer who will accept your condition of you finding another home before you sell. Stage 2, Find a Home Finding a home does not mean buying a home. It means you have found a home where the seller will accept your condition of selling your home before you buy. Stage 3, Match Finances Once you have found a buyer for your home and you have found a home to buy, you have to make sure there is enough money from your sale to cover your purchase. Stage 4, Sell old home. Buy new home This is the final stage of selling and buying at the same time. It is the perfect solution with no risk and low stress. If the finances match, you sign a contract to sell at the same time as you sign a contract to buy. Make sure, of course, that the conditions of both contracts are the same, especially the 'time conditions'. You don't want to spend two weeks in a motel. A good real estate lawyer will help you. Selling and buying, at the same time, can be simple, safe and pleasant.