The hardest part about buying and selling at the same time was, of course, timing. We needed to do massive renovations on the new home and it was going to take at least 4 months! Bob and Mike helped us navigate the selling contract on our previous home so we could essentially rent it back from the new owner. It gave us a little over 4 more months in the old house so we didn’t have to move into temporary housing with young kids while we were renovating, but we could still lock in a buyer and know what we would have to spend on renovations. That situation would have been really tricky and complex to navigate without Bob guiding us and negotiating on our behalf.
We also had other challenges during the process. But Bob helped us work through all of them. First and foremost, figuring out where we wanted to live! My husband and I were on different spectrums and different parts of the city at first! They helped us navigate that by showing us homes in both locations and talking through the pros and cons of each as we walked those houses. And we couldn’t be happier that we ended up where we did. The second challenge was simply inventory at the time. Bob was incredibly patient with us and was so on top of it. The minute something went on the market we might like, we got a call from him. He was so responsive when we called him and got us into showings immediately. He ultimately helped us navigate getting a home that hadn’t even hit the market yet, and that ended up being the first house we put an offer on…and we got it!
