You can see that there are few pros and cons between two options that are sell first and buy first, and it is must to know the information to help you decide.

It is true that you will have more time of negotiating if you look for selling first. Means of it, you do not have to agree with the first offer because you still have a house to stay. You have not any pressure from your side. So you can wait for the best offer to come before deciding to sell your house. Now you have a better chance to get highest price that is possible for your house.

If you are able to sell your house but you are not able to find a perfect house to buy then you can rent a place for temporary shelter. You can also have your things stored in a storage house temporarily. Even you can stay there in your selling house till few months if the buyer is not in hurry to use the house and can search a perfect house for purchase you.

In term of buying before selling are also certain pros and cons that are need to know you. If there are highest numbers of buyers before selling the houses then it is very easy to sell houses and it is also an advantage to buy first before selling. But if the buyers are less than sellers then you will have the burden of maintaining two houses while your old house is not yet sold. This can become a great problem for you especially if you have limited cash.