buy before sell

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What happens if my Bristol house doesn't sell after I've bought another one?

You carry two mortgages until the Bristol house sells — or you build a dated exit before the second closing.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Powell?

Yes — you can buy before you sell in Powell if you have a written exit: dated retail, cash, or Your Home Sold Guaranteed*.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in East Ridge?

Yes — you can buy before you sell in East Ridge if you have a written exit on the house you own against solds near $249,500.

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What happens if my Kingsport house doesn't sell after I've bought another one?

You carry two mortgages until the Kingsport house sells — budget 57 days against solds near $299,900, or build a dated exit.

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What happens if my Hixson house doesn't sell after I've bought another one?

If the Hixson house is still unsold after you close on the next one, you face two payments and a 44-day median that only helps if you priced to solds.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Townsend?

Yes — if you date the exit on your Townsend house before you write on the next one. Bridge, contingency, cash, or guaranteed-sale can work; an undated second payment usually does not.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Hixson?

Can you buy before selling in Hixson? Yes, when house one is priced to solds near $435,000, the bridge is funded, and both possessions are dated.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Farragut?

Yes — if you date the exit on your Farragut house before you write on the next one. Bridge, contingency, cash, or guaranteed-sale can work; an undated second payment usually does not.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Ooltewah?

Yes if you can carry two payments — but budget a 75-day median, not a two-week hope.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Gatlinburg?

Yes — if you date the exit on your Gatlinburg house before you write on the next one.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Franklin?

Yes — if you date the Franklin exit first; buying without a dated plan is how move-up owners carry two houses.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Pigeon Forge?

Yes — if this sale has a dated exit. Contingent offers lose on a 92-day Pigeon Forge clock. Realtor.com’s median sold, opened Sep. 3, 2026, was $475,000.