This month, I worked with a family relocating to our beautiful Madison County, Alabama. We had begun our correspondence over the internet, after they expressed great interest in one of my listings. They were very excited about their relocation, and couldn’t wait to fly here and explore, hoping to find the home of their dreams. So they planned their trip, and feverishly began emailing me homes that they wanted to see once they arrived. They felt eager to buy, and came with checkbook in hand, ready to put down earnest money on a home.
Sure enough, they found a beautiful house that they loved, and we wrote up an offer. The only issue with the offer was they wanted to sell their current house before they bought a new one — to avoid a double mortgage payment. So, the offer was contingent on the sale and closing of their existing home.