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Does It All Work Out?

  We are selling our first house & moving to Arizona. How do you buy the new home or time the move immediately after the closing/sale of current home? I figure we would have to pack Uhaul on Monday, close here on a Tuesday, drive to Phoenix on Wednesday, close on new house Thursday when our wire transfer of profit should be in bank (they said no more than 48hrs) & move in immediately. Does it ever go this smoothly?
 
  My guess is that it doesn't often go that smoothly.  I've been in the same house now for many more years than I want to tell you, so I have no experience.  But closings do get postponed, some last-minute title problem comes up, checks are sometimes held up...I'm sure it does go smoothly many times, but I just can't answer your question.  Maybe others will write in and tell us their experiences.
    Edith
Originally published on February 10, 2008
 
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