If you plan to buy a home this fall -- but you already own a home, that you plan to sell -- then one of your first conversations should likely be with your favorite mortgage lender. 

It's a seller's market, after all, which means that...

[1]  When you are selling your home, you will likely find yourself able to negotiate favorable terms with most buyers making an offer on your home.

...but...

[2]  When you are making an offer to buy a home, the seller will likely have the upper hand in negotiations.

As such, if you are planning to make an offer to buy a house with any of these scenarios, you are unlikely to be successful...

So, if you want to have a fighting chance at buying a home right now, you will likely want to explore what it would look like to buy before (or independent of) selling your home.

Basically, will your lender allow you to buy a new home before selling your current home. 

If your lender says this is possible -- and if you are comfortable with it -- this will allow you to pursue houses that come on the market and make offers that are not contingent on the sale of your home.

But again, all of this starts with a conversation with your lender.  So, if you want to buy this fall, but will also need to sell, and you're not sure if you can buy before selling -- talk to a mortgage lender ASAP to find out!

If you need recommendations on some great mortgage lenders in this area, feel free to email me.