The right answer depends on how quickly homes are moving and how little room there is for hesitation.
If you are debating whether to put your home on the market before locking in your next place, I would treat speed as the deciding factor. In Farmington Hills, MI, pending homes moved into contract in 14 days over the previous 30 days, and closed sales took 10 days, so hesitation can cost you more than action right now.
There is not much slack in the current market. Pending homes were taking 14 days recently, closed sales averaged 10 days, and supply stood at 1.47 months. I see that as a market where sellers can create a clean exit plan, but only if the plan is ready before the listing goes live.
That matters even more for an owner trying to simplify life after years in the same house. A fast-moving market in Farmington Hills, MI can be helpful, but it can also compress decision-making. If you wait to think through showings, packing, storage, or possession timing until buyers start responding, the process gets harder than it needs to be.
Choose your non-negotiables now. Decide how quickly you can actually move once you accept an offer. Then prepare the home around that timetable, not around an open-ended idea of someday listing. Quick markets reward clear decisions.
