When the market is a good buying market,…buy

When the market is a good selling market,…sell

If you have to sell in order to buy another piece of real-estate, do it only if you get a profit from the transaction.

My advice to you, MustangGal is to put your real-estate on the market at the price you need , in order to buy the real-estate you want . If you don't get that price, then don't sell. You have nothing to lose if you just try, but everything to gain. Also put your real-estate on the market as a private seller. If the market is bad, buyers will want to avoid real-estate fees.

I'm in the real-estate business in Germany, but the principle remains the same. Good luck to you. Hope you can full fill your dream.