Question by louwild78: How long can I stay in my house after I sell it?
I cant seem to find the answer to this question.
I am wanting to know how long can i stay in my house after I sell it to look for a property to buy?
I cant afford to buy before I sell mine so selling first is the only option.
Its all so confusing!!
Any info from people who have experience is appreciated.
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Answer by Jim L
When you sell your house, you and the buyer will agree to a closing date. That is the date when you will have to move out. Normally the closing date is 30-90 days in the future, giving everyone plenty of time to make moving arrangements. During that time you can buy another house and set the closing date for a later time, usually on the same date that you have to be out of your house.
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Normally, after you have signed over the house to the buyer – and contracts have been exchanged – the house becomes theirs – and if they want you out straightaway you have to go because you are then living in someone else`s property.
But most buyers are reasonable people, and will give you a bit of time to move out. They usually also need time too.
You have to move out by 12pm on the day of completion. After that the house is no longer yours.
On the state promulgated contract form in Texas there is a closing date and the very next paragraph deal with possession. In my area it is very common for the seller to get 48 to 72 hours after funding before they have to give up possession- but that has to be spelled out in the contract.
Once the sale has been agreed and Contracts exchanged it is up to the 2 parties to agree a date for completion. This should give plenty of time for everyone to get their act together. Typically a period of 2-3 months elapses between exchange and completion.
It will be stated in your Purchase Contract. For instance, if your Contract states “Buyer to receive possession upon closing”, they will get the keys at the closing and most Buyers I work with usually immediately go the property and take possession and change the locks, etc. Don’t try to stay at the home after your closing if you don’t have it in writing. At that point, the Buyer owns the property and you will be trespassing. Some Sellers have a contract which states they will pay the Purchaser rent for a specified amount of time after the closing until they move out. This is risky and most realtors will not recommend this arrangement.
You generally negotiate closing on the new house and the old house on the same day.
Generally you leave the house as soon as the deed of sale records; unless you have contracted to stay longer/
Louwild, that depends on what your and a buyer negotiate into the contract. You can ask the buyers to rent back the unit to you for a period of time. But to be honest, you are better off making arrangements to move into temporary housing, than to ask a buyer to wait on moving into their new home. Most buyers aren’t willing to do that.
You stay until closing, or rent from the buyer if you are going to stay longer. Of course they would have to agree to that.
There is an agreement made between you and the buyer of the property about the stay after you sell the house. The date that is fixed between you and the buyer is the date when you you have to move out. Theme date specified before leaving is the period where you have to shift you belonging.
Once the documents are signed between the owner and the buyer, the property becomes theirs and the period of stay depends in the buyers hand as after selling the property you are staying in else’s house. But practically it doesn’t happens, a grace period is set between the seller and the buyer for how long you can stay in the house. It depends as per the buyer.