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Selling and buying · CT · MA & RI
Two closings. One plan.
Selling the house you are in and buying the next one means two transactions that have to line up. We handle both files, so one team is watching the order they happen in.
- 01Your sale closesTitle cleared, mortgage paid off
- 02Your proceeds are releasedWire instructions confirmed with you first
- 03Your purchase closesSame day, or later that week
Most of the stress is not the paperwork. It is the order.
People who have bought a house before are rarely worried about the documents the second time. They are worried about the gap: being between homes, or carrying two. Almost all of that comes down to a sequence, and a sequence is something you can plan for.
01
The money
Your equity is the down payment
For most people moving up, the cash coming out of the sale is the cash going into the purchase. That single fact is what forces the sale to close first, and it is the reason the two dates cannot be picked independently.
02
The contracts
The dates are negotiated, not assigned
Closing dates live in the two purchase and sale agreements. Whether your purchase depends on your sale closing is also a contract term. Both are far easier to shape before signatures than after.
03
The title work
A problem on one side can stall the other
An old mortgage never released, a lien, an estate in the chain of title. On a single sale that is an inconvenience. When your sale funds your purchase, it becomes the thing holding up both.
Two ways this usually gets shaped.
Neither is right for everyone, and the trade is the same one every time: certainty against convenience. What fits depends on your financing, your market, and how much risk you want to carry.
Sale first
Sell, then buy.
What that usually means:
- You know exactly what your equity is before you commit
- Your offer is not contingent on a house that has not sold
- You may need somewhere to be in between
Purchase first
Buy, then sell.
What that usually means:
- You are not moving twice, and not renting in between
- You may be carrying two properties for a stretch
- Your financing has to work without the sale proceeds
Which one makes sense is a conversation, not a rule. This is general information, not legal advice. Every situation is different. Reach out to discuss yours.
What one firm on both files actually does.
Not a promise that nothing goes wrong. A promise about who is watching when it does.
01
Reads both contracts together
Send us the drafts before you sign either one. We read them at no charge, and we read them as a pair, because a date in one only makes sense next to the date in the other.
02
Clears title on the home you are selling
In Connecticut the seller’s attorney is the one releasing old mortgages and liens so the sale can fund. On a move, that work is upstream of your purchase too.
03
Handles the funds between the two
We confirm wire instructions with you directly before any funds move. What we will not do is promise you a clock on a lender’s or a bank’s wire, because no law firm controls that.
04
Keeps one status, not two
A primary attorney stays on your file, backed by our closing attorneys and paralegals. You get a status update every week on every active file, and a reply the same business day when you ask.
One team that knows both dates.Coordinated sale and purchase closings · Mancuso Carey
Two closings, two fees.
We would rather say this plainly than let you find it on a settlement statement.
Our attorney fee
A flat $1,050 per closing.
- The same fee whether you are buying or selling
- A sale and a purchase are two closings, so two fees
- In writing before we begin work
Billed separately
Third-party costs, at cost.
- Title search and title insurance
- Recording fees
- Itemized, and not marked up by us
Want the whole picture before you commit? Run the numbers on the buy side and the sell side, or read what Connecticut closing costs actually include.
Moving questions.
The five we hear most from people doing both at once. If yours is not here, just ask.
Can the same firm handle both my sale and my purchase?
Yes. They are two separate transactions with two separate closings, but one firm can represent you on both. That is usually the point: the same people know what your sale has to produce and what your purchase has to receive.
Do the two closings have to happen on the same day?
No. Sometimes they land on the same day, sometimes days or weeks apart. The order matters more than the gap: if the money from your sale is what funds your purchase, the sale generally has to close and fund first.
What if my sale falls through after I am under contract to buy?
That depends entirely on what your purchase contract says. Some make the purchase contingent on your sale closing; some do not. Send us the draft before you sign and we will read it with you at no charge.
Do I pay two attorney fees?
Yes. A flat $1,050 per standard residential closing, the same on a sale as on a purchase, so two closings means two fees. Title search, title insurance, and recording fees are third-party costs billed separately at cost.
When do I actually get the money from my sale?
Once the sale closing is complete and funds have been received. We will not promise you a clock on it, because the timing of a lender’s or a bank’s wire is not something any law firm controls. We confirm wire instructions with you directly before any funds move.
This is general information, not legal advice. Every situation is different. Reach out to discuss yours.
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Tell us a few details about your transaction. A member of the team will follow up with next steps.
Moving, not just closing?
Send us both drafts before you sign either one. We’ll read them together, tell you how the dates line up, and give you our fee in writing. No charge for the read, no obligation.
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Selling and buying · CT · MA & RI
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