Fast & Flexible Options
Buy your next home before you sell this one.
The old rule forces you to sell first, then scramble for a new place. The Trade-In flips the order: secure your next home, then let a 14-day-or-less marketing plan sell the current one. Garland structures both sides so you are not stuck holding two mortgages or moving twice.
Why DFW sellers use the Trade-In
Dallas and Collin County are moving markets. The home you want can go under contract in days, which makes the buy-first order dangerous for a seller who is still waiting to close. The Trade-In gives you the certainty of your next address before your current home goes on the market, and a plan to sell that home fast enough that the two closings line up, not overlap.
Shop like a buyer, not a clock
You negotiate your next home from strength. No builder or seller squeezing you because your current home has not sold yet.
Two closings that line up
Garland coordinates the purchase and the sale dates so the proceeds from your current home fund the next one, without a double move.
A sale that keeps its promise
The current home lists on the 14-day-or-less marketing plan: maximum exposure, a massive open house, and offers that show up fast.
How it works
- 1Set the budget. Garland values your current home with real Dallas-area comparables, so you know your buying power before you step into a single showing.
- 2Find the next home. You shop with your own buyer's representation, the full MLS, and local market data.
- 3Time the sale. Once your next offer is in place, the current home hits the market with the 14-day plan and the calendar written down.
When it fits
The Trade-In fits when your equity is tied up in your current home, when you want first pick of the neighborhood you are moving to, or when building a new home means a coordinated handoff. It fits less well when you are moving out of the area entirely, because then the cash offer path may be cleaner. Garland will tell you which.
The whole structure is put in writing before you sign: the sale plan, the timeline, and the numbers on both sides of the transaction. That is the standard on every selling option Garland offers.
Always go with the Best!
Your plan, in writing, before you sign.
Book a free 30-minute call and Garland will walk through your situation, the numbers behind each option, and the timeline, with no pressure. If the numbers do not work for you, he tells you that straight.