re: trying to buy a house before you sell yours - need options\suggestions

I tried to find a house in southdowns for a year. The only three that came on the market that interested me sold they day they were listed, before I could get a showing. I finally found a great place in the garden district and jumped at it. I had a house in capital heights that the realtor said would sell in three days. After six months, I just decided to rent it out. So far so good, but make sure you consider the worst case scenario and if you're comfortable with it, go for it. I would think you could easily rent your current southdowns house if it didn't sell for whatever reason.