32 questions about selling for cash, answered directly

We start with the after-repair value (based on similar nearby homes sold recently), then subtract repair costs, our purchase, holding, and resale costs, and an investor profit. The written offer always includes these numbers. See the details and calculator on the compare page.

Usually not. A cash offer is lower than an agent sale because we pay for repairs and take on risk. In return you skip repairs, commissions, and waiting. If your house is in good shape and you are not in a hurry, we will recommend selling with an agent.

No commissions, no showing fees, no offer fees, nothing upfront. In most cases we also pay the normal seller-side escrow and title fees. It is all spelled out in the offer.

Escrow pays off the bank from the sale proceeds and the rest is yours. If you owe more than the house is worth, you would need the bank to agree to a sale for less than the balance (a short sale).

Escrow wires the money to your bank account, or issues a check if you prefer. Before closing, call escrow at a number you look up yourself to confirm the wire details. This protects you from email wire fraud.

The contract includes an inspection period, usually 7–10 days. If a major problem turns up that neither side could have seen (for example a badly cracked foundation under the flooring), both sides may renegotiate. We inspect carefully up front to avoid this, and we never deliberately offer high and then cut the price right before closing.

Yes. Comparing several written offers is your right. Compare price, closing date, who pays which fees, and the conditions for canceling.

Usually 2–3 weeks from signing. As fast as 7–10 days when the title is clean. Longer with probate, liens, or several owners.

Yes. Closing and move-out dates are written into the contract to suit you.

Yes, if agreed in advance and written into the contract. Many families close escrow first to get the cash, then stay a few weeks to move.

No. We buy as-is. Take what you want to keep; leave the rest and we will handle it.

Usually once to prepare the offer, and possibly once more during the inspection period. Always by appointment.

Yes. We can walk the house with someone you trust or by video call. Documents can be signed with a mobile notary, or at a U.S. embassy or consulate if you are overseas.

No. We are investors who buy houses. We do not hold a brokerage license and we do not represent sellers. If you want someone to represent your interests, talk to an agent or attorney of your own.

We may assign our purchase contract to a partner investor who takes title. Your price, closing date, and terms stay the same, and the money still flows through the same escrow. This is written into the contract before you sign.

A neutral company that holds the deposit, checks the title, pays off the bank, and releases funds only when all conditions are met. Neither side holds the other's money.

In California, selling a house does not require an attorney. But you always have the right to consult one before signing, and you should if you are in probate, divorce, or foreclosure.

Yes. Sellers of 1–4 unit homes in California generally must complete a Transfer Disclosure Statement about what they know. We help you fill it out.

All owners must sign, or give a valid power of attorney to someone to sign for them. If one owner will not sell, talk to an attorney.

A solar lease is transferred to the buyer or paid off. A PACE assessment on the property tax bill usually has to be paid off at sale. Escrow will tell you the exact amounts.

Not unless you want them to. No sign, no MLS, no open house.

Check our process: no upfront fees, all money through neutral escrow, written offers, the right to consult an attorney before signing, and nobody asks you to sign over your deed outside escrow. See the 8 warning signs of a bad buyer.

No. We only share it with escrow, title, and a partner investor who buys the house, and only if you agree to sell. See our privacy policy.

No. You have time to think and to ask family and an attorney. If anyone pressures you to sign the same day, be careful.

We only publish real reviews from real sellers and never write our own.

Contact the reverse mortgage servicer right away. With the common HECM loan, heirs usually have about 30 days to say what they plan to do and about 6 months to sell or repay, with extensions available. Heirs generally never owe more than the home is worth.

You need a durable power of attorney signed while they had capacity, or a trust with a successor trustee. Without those, a court-appointed conservatorship may be needed. Ask an attorney first. For older owners we always invite family to be present.

We can buy it. We agree on a move-out plan beforehand and write it into the contract.

We buy them. Escrow requests the HOA documents and pays any HOA dues owed from the sale proceeds.

We buy 2–4 unit properties with tenants. Leases and deposits transfer to the new owner by law.

It depends. Call us and we will review the documents with escrow and your attorney.

Delinquent taxes and penalties are paid from the sale proceeds at closing. In California, after 5 years of unpaid taxes the county can auction the property, so do not wait too long.