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I Have to Make an Offer Contingent Upon Selling My House. How Do I Sweeten the Deal?

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There are lots of other kinds of contingenciesinspection contingencies, appraisal contingencies — but the sales contingency can be especially tricky. In a hot market, sellers might be seeing offers without any contingencies, which makes a sales contingency a tough sell. Ask for a rent-back clause.

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Selling and Buying a House at the Same Time: How You Can Make it Work

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In a perfect world, you can put your current house on the market, sell quickly to get your equity out of your home to use for a down payment, and find your next dream home just as quickly. According to information collected by CoreLogic, a property data provider, homeowners averaged an equity gain of more than $56,000 in 2021.

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