Science says people do twice as much to avoid pain then they will to gain pleasure. When it comes to selling your home investing in the process will help you avoid losing money and of course help you make more money at the settlement table. 

Many homeowners have no idea what their home is worth and worse only 21% use a Realtor to determine the price. What to do? Get an appraisal and use the guidance of a trained expert to set the price. 

Assuming you have a house to sell and you want to wait to find the perfect house before you list yours. This is the near perfect plan for pulling this off with the highest likelihood of success. 

The process of working with a real restate agent is set up for failure for both the agent and the homeowner. Most agents do not have the expertise to help a home seller net the most money for the home. Most listing agreements are too easy  to get out of and Realtors are afraid to invest money into  listing that might not sell.