Saleem

SSS,
It is really hard to know where to start sometimes. How do you eat an Elephant...one bite at a time...So to get to were you want you just start with the first bite.

It is important for you to know the bottom dollar on your current home that you can NET. What are the dollars you will walk away from closing with in your checking account that will allow you to purchase the home you want in Carmel. Once you know that figure...do you want to proceed?

If yes, then go talk with your lender and make sure you will be qualified to purchase in Carmel using your net figures, your current credit score and the current mortgage rates. Getting a mortgage today is probably different now than when you purchased in Brownsburg..so don't put up a SOLD until you know that you are pre-approved to purchase that house in Carmel.

Now, getting to your question of HOW WILL WE BE ABLE TO SELL OUR BROWNSBURG HOUSE? Most likely you have some work to do in preparing your property for the market. In this current market a listing coming onto the market must be in Pristine Conditions with NO Deferred Maintainance and Priced Below Market to move in a timely manner. So there is a lot of Hard Work, TIME and Focus needed to get your property market ready. Can't just put a sign in the yard anymore and wait for the buyers to come and buy. That is one of the reason Staging has become a listing tool in todays market. Staging is not decorating..it is de-personalizing your house so that the buyer imagine their lives in the home, plus staging always shows the space available for their use and the space is what the buyers are buying. (Please note that I am an Accredited Staging Professional.)

Interview at least 3 real estate agents that can help you through this process of pricing, staging and finding the least expensive ways to do what needs to be done to get your house market ready, yes call in the agents prior to doing all of the work..they should be able to give you advise and help you through this process. Go ahead and sign a listing contract with a future date for the house to go onto the market.

Remember: "They way we live in our home is not the way we market our property"

Having your house on the market can be stressful, however having your dream home within reach makes the work easier. Steven Covey says " Begin with the End in Mind"
So now that all of the hard work is completed and your property in Brownsburg is on the market, begin to looking at properties in Carmel so when an acceptable offer comes your way you are ready to make a bid on your new home. It is good to have at least three properties in mind at all times that you would consider buying.

Hope this helps and that I will be one of the agents you interiew. If you noticed all of the hard work is done up front...but it will make the rest easier...Inspection..easier, Packing to move, easier, Loan application easier, getting a SOLD easier.

Below is a link of a property I currently have listed in Brownsburg... - Tue Aug 4 2009, 09:10