your agent will tell buyers, that it is a condition of sale that you must find another home. Agents may claim that this will deter buyers, but this is a strategy often used by the best agents to protect home-sellers. Before you find a buyer for your home, you may be tempted to go and look at other homes. If so, that's fine, provided that you remember this point - inspecting homes for sale does not mean buying a home. If you see a home you really like, then make it a condition of your purchase that you will not buy until you have sold. If you are genuine in your intentions - the best agents will understand this and they will look after you. They will agree that the best thing for you is to get the highest price possible for your home at the same time as you buy the home which best suits you. They will explain your conditions of sale to buyers and they will explain your conditions of purchase to sellers. Do not worry. This will work as long as you are not tempted. The Golden Rule is: Do not sign anything without speaking with your lawyer - or an independent and trusted adviser - first. One final point: Be reasonable, especially when it comes to price.  Some people make the mistake of holding out for too high a price on the home they are selling and they lose the home they want to buy.