There are many reasons for someone wanting to sell their home and understanding which category you fall into will help you not only sell your home but also to buy you next one. One reason is the need to buy something a bit bigger. This could be because of a family reason or just the desire to move up to a larger home. Next could be to cash in on strong real estate sales in your area. With this strategy, however, you need to remember that you will be buying and selling on the same market so if your home is increasing in values so are others so choose your next neighbourhood carefully.