Recent prices and pace make your order of operations especially important.
If your biggest concern is how to sell and buy without getting squeezed in between, I would start with sequencing. In Alhambra, CA, recent sales moved in 16 days, so your timeline needs to be built before the first listing or tour.
Recent numbers in Alhambra, CA showed a typical sale pace of 16 days, a typical asking price of $788,000, and a typical closed price of $820,000. With deals closing at 102.6% of asking, the market left little room for casual timing decisions.
That matters if you need your current home's sale to fund the next purchase. I would not treat those as separate decisions. I would line them up as one move with two parts, because a quick market can expose any gap between what you hope will happen and what your timeline actually supports.
Map your sale and purchase dates together. Get realistic about how much overlap you can handle. Choose a strategy before you make either side active. Keep your budget conservative enough to protect flexibility.
