Buying first, then selling, in Shell Beach.
In 2021, I helped buyers purchase in northern Shell Beach before selling their Arroyo Grande home. Two transactions were running at once, so the order of the work mattered.
By Molly Lannen
What did the buyers want?
They wanted room for visiting family and a property they could remodel to their taste.
What did I focus on?
Their search brought together interior space, renovation possibilities and the location they wanted. We found a home a few houses from a beach access point at the time.
What was the result?
They purchased in northern Shell Beach and sold their Arroyo Grande home.
Beach access needs checking separately today; this account describes the situation at the time and does not establish that an access point is open now.
What can another buyer learn?
Decide the order of your buy and sale before the search narrows. Knowing which rooms you plan to change, and which you want as they are, keeps a renovation property from turning into a list of unknowns.
Talk through a buy and a sale.
Tell me what you're hoping to buy, what you need to sell and how the two need to line up.
Let's plan your move