From: "John A. Weeks III" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: To buy or not - first post
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:56:42 -0600

In article <1134445695.614673.112490@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
 twofivetwofivetwo@yahoo.com wrote:

> Knowing that we liked their house, they've given us a heads up that
> they're going to be selling soon. We wouldn't need agents, and the
> price is right but it is still a bit of a stretch for us.
> 
> They'd need to have their house on the market by April 1st, and we'd
> need a buyer for our house by that time in order to cut a deal with
> them.

How about putting your house up for sale now?  Advertise it
in the to be finished configuration.  If you don't get a
buyer, then everything is a moot point.  If you do get a
buyer, then hire out the work, and get the deal done in
time to buy the new place.  If for some reason it sells
right away, then find temporary housing until the new place
is ready.  Who knows...maybe you will find a handy person
who wants to buy the house as-is and finish it their way.

-john-

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