Sell first
Know exactly what you have to spend.
- Your down payment
- From your sale
- Mortgages
- Never two at once
- Between homes
- Often in your home after closing, rent‑free
- The trade-off
- You may need a short stay if the next home isn’t ready
Both
Sell and buy a home in Northeast Ohio with Johnny Brost. One plan.
Both moves.
Sell the home you have and buy the one you want, on one schedule.
Your equity
Your home, toward your next one.
Slide what your home might sell for and what you still owe. What’s left after your payoff and selling costs becomes the start of your next home.
Toward your next home, about
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After your payoff and the same costs as the net sheet, including my full listing service. About 3% of the next home’s price is set aside for your closing costs. Not a loan offer.
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The order
Sell first, buy first, or both on one day.
Each one works. Here’s how they compare.
Buy first
Move once, on your schedule.
- Your down payment
- From savings, a bridge loan or a home equity line
- Mortgages
- Two, for a few weeks
- Between homes
- None. You move straight in
- The trade-off
- Carrying both homes until yours sells
Same day
Sell and buy on one day.
- Your down payment
- From your sale
- Mortgages
- Never two at once
- Between homes
- None. Both close the same day
- The trade-off
- It takes planning and the right terms on both contracts. That’s my job.
One call usually makes the right order clear.
General information, not legal, tax or lending advice.
How it works
Every step, both moves.
Open any step to see what happens on each side, and who does what.
“They made the process easy by being very organized and responsive. We always felt like they had our best interest in mind and were honest with us throughout the process.”