In this week's Buyer Insights, Jason and Melissa Smith end up facing a move because of a new job opportunity. As long-time renters, their initial reaction was to start checking out all the rentals available in the cities they were considering for their relocation, but after some serious searching with seriously dismal results, they decided to think about buying.

This is their story: 

In this Buyer & Seller Insights post, we'll be talking to Meg about her family's experience with a high-stress, cross-country double contingency sale - and if that description didn't give it away, I can confirm that this one is a doozy. Moving across the country is never easy - especially with a two-year-old and a two-month deadline. So did the Hensleys sell in time to buy before the clock ran out?

Here's their story:

"Once I was settled enough with my job and had saved some money, I knew it was time to take the dive." 

Meg is a young professional living in San Diego. In 2010, she'd been in San Diego for two years and was tired of paying the high rent with no equity to show for it, so she decided it was time to buy a condo.

This is Meg's story: