> so you only get $80k and can't make a cash offer for a new $200k home. Or if you are buying an $80k property with the proceeds, it is so different than the

> so you only get $80k and can't make a cash offer for a new $200k home. Or if you are buying an $80k property with the proceeds, it is so different than the sold property - either much smaller or less desirable in some way - that you are buying in what is effectively a different market altogether.