The first thing you should do is to get yourself a notebook or start a
journal of sorts on your laptop. In this journal you need to keep track
of your search notes for your new house, as well as the selling
information for your current house. You’ll also need to keep track of
your personal business details like banking, schools for the kids, and
insurance. Your keeping track of all of this will save you a lot of
craziness along the way.
You have a monumental task in front of you. You must pack up and sell your current home, cross the country in your moving caravan, and move into a home that you may have only seen on the internet. You may get lucky enough to be flown to the new job for an interview or to sign your new contract, in which time you can take a look around at some of the homes you saw on the internet while searching.
Decide whether you want to buy right off the bat, or if you will just rent for a while first. It's sometimes smart to do that for a time while you get used to your new area and that will also make it clear which neighborhoods you want to live in and which you definitely do not want to live in.
If you need to sell your current home as quickly as possible to avoid paying double every month, you might consider approaching a real estate investor to see about getting a cash lump sum for your house. You may not get as much as you would selling it in the conventional way, but you will be free of the worry and free of the monthly payment.Real estate investors are found in almost every area of the country today. You’ll see them on billboards and in phone listings. Try asking a local realtor if they know of any and I’ll bet they do. Good luck in your new career.
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