How do I sell and downsize without ending up with nowhere to live?

Sell-and-downsize timing works best with a plan for the gap in the middle, whether that means a rent-back agreement with your buyer, a short-term rental, or a purchase contingency tied to your own sale. Joel Boss builds that sequencing into the offer and closing dates from the start rather than leaving it to chance. The goal is a closing date on your sale that lines up with move-in on the next place.