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Two markets, one deadline
You are selling at one duty station and buying near the next. Both clocks are running at the same time. Your report date does not move for either of them.
Sammy Diaz · MRP Certified
Military Relocation · Lake & McHenry County, IL
Moving on orders means two markets at once.I run both.
I help military families sell at one duty station and buy near the next, sequenced around a report date that does not move.
Walk me through what is possibleComplimentary · Confidential · No obligation
Lake CountyPCS SequencingMcHenry County
The Real Problem
A PCS move is not one move. It is two.
The families I work with tell me the same things. We are scared. We are afraid of making a mistake. This is overwhelming. None of that is weakness. It is what a real timeline does to real people. My job is to take the timeline off your back.
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The timing is the hard part
The house is the easy decision. The sequence is what protects your equity, your move out date, and the day your family sleeps under a new roof.
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You are deciding from far away
Often it is one short house hunting trip, or sight unseen, while you are still on station. You need an agent who can be your eyes on the ground and tell you the truth.
How I Solve It
The sequence I run for a PCS family.
Four moves, in order. Each one protects the next.
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Read the orders and the report date
Everything starts here. The report date sets every other date on the page. We work backward from it, not forward from a wish list.
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Price the sale on real neighborhood data
Not the county average. Your street, your subdivision, the last six closings that actually match your home. Supply and demand, not a number that makes you feel good.
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Secure buyer representation in writing first
Before we tour a single home in your new market, we put representation on paper. That is the line between being a customer and being a client.
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Sequence both markets so they support each other
Listing date, offer windows, closing dates, temporary housing, household goods. Stacked in the order that keeps your family covered on both ends.
Sammy Diaz
MRP Certified
About Sammy
I am not your typical agent, and a PCS is not a typical move.
I hold the Military Relocation Professional certification. That means I have been trained specifically in the logistics and timelines of a military move. I speak the language of orders, report dates, household goods, and temporary housing.
I work Lake County and McHenry County at the street level. Not the headline market, the actual neighborhoods. I can tell you what your block is doing, what closed last month two doors down, and what that means for the number we put on your home.
I work my listings personally. I sit my own open houses. I coach sellers on price with supply and demand, not with the answer they want to hear. And I never show a buyer a home until representation is in writing.
That is the whole job. Tell you the truth, hold the timeline, and protect both ends of the move.
What Makes Me Different
Five commitments. Each one a client benefit.
MRP certified, fluent in PCS
I do not need the acronyms explained. I already know the timeline your orders just put on your kitchen table.
Neighborhood level pricing
Your price comes from your subdivision and your street. Not a county wide average that hides what your home is really worth.
I sit your open houses
I do not hand your listing to a junior agent. The person you hire is the person at the door on Sunday afternoon.
Honest price coaching
I tell you what the market will pay, with the data behind it. Supply and demand, not flattery, gets your home sold.
Representation in writing
Before we tour the first home in your new market, your buyer agreement is signed. That is the line between a customer and a client.
The competition leads with flags and slogans. I lead with the two market problem solved.
Start the conversationWhat To Ask Any Agent
Three questions that quietly tell you everything.
Use these on any agent you talk to, including me. The answers are the proof.
01Question
Do you know my exact neighborhoods, or just the general market?
Any agent can quote a county trend. Few can tell you what closed on your block last month. That difference is the difference in your sale price.
02Question
How will you sequence my sale and purchase around my report date?
The honest answer has dates in it. Listing date, contract windows, target close, temporary housing if needed. If the answer is vague, the plan is vague.
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Will I have representation in writing before we tour the first home?
Without a signed buyer agreement, you are a customer, not a client. The duties an agent owes you are not the same. Ask for it in writing on day one.
If an agent cannot answer all three, keep looking.
A Short Conversation
When you are ready, start the conversation.
Fifteen minutes. I will tell you where you stand in both markets and what the next ninety days should look like.
Talk it through with SammyIt is clarity, not a sales call