Trading Up in Positano to More Room and a Better View

Trading up in Positano is often about two things at once: more space and a better view. Many homes here have views, and many parks are close by, so moving up here means getting more of what drew you to Dublin in the first place.

The part that worries most owners is the order of the move. Sell first and you might rent for a while. Buy first and you could carry two mortgages. "Can we even afford this right now?" is the right question, and the answer starts with what your current home will sell for.

With Cornerstone Real Estate Team, one team handles both sides: pricing and launching your current home, and finding and winning the next one.

You'll also know what your equity buys before you tour. We price your current home from recent sales, then look at the larger Positano homes you'd consider with the same data. You'll see the gap clearly, and you can decide whether it's worth it.

1. Price what you have. We walk through recent sales of homes like yours, so you know your equity.
2. Decide the order. Buy first, sell first or time them together, based on your loan and your comfort. It's part of how we build the search around what matters to you.
3. Line up the loan. Your lender tells you what you can borrow before and after the sale.
4. Launch your current home. Cleaning, paint, landscaping and staging come first. Then photos, video, drone and a 3D tour. See how the launch campaign runs.
5. Win the next one. Offer terms from comps, a good-faith deposit in escrow and a careful inspection period, then escrow and title close both sides.

Timing is where most of the stress lives, so we plan it with you. How long prep usually takes for a home like yours, when the launch would start and how the purchase can line up with it. If the right Positano home shows up early, we'll talk through your options before you write.

Your part is the decisions and a bit of flexibility for showings. We handle the vendors, the media, the calls and the paperwork on both sides.