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Straight answers about selling a house fast, from people who buy them every week.
What we write about, and why
We buy houses for cash every week, in every state. That means we spend a lot of time explaining the same handful of things to sellers: how a cash offer is actually calculated, what a traditional listing really costs once you add up commission and repairs and carrying costs, and how to tell a genuine buyer from someone who will tie up your house and renegotiate later.
These articles are those explanations, written out properly. We have tried to be honest rather than promotional, including in the places where the honest answer is that selling to a cash buyer is the wrong move for you. If your house shows well and you have the time, a listing will usually net you more money, and we would rather you knew that up front.
If you would rather skip the reading and just see a number, you can request a cash offer, look at how the process works, or find the state you are selling in.
Selling Your House When You Have to Move for Work: Corporate Buyouts, the Partial Capital-Gains Exclusion, and Why the Timeline Is the Whole Game
If a job move is forcing a sale before you planned for one, three things determine what you walk away with: whether…
Selling a Vacant House: Insurance Lapses, Carrying Costs, and When the Cash Math Works
Most standard homeowner policies restrict coverage once a house has been vacant for 60 consecutive days. A vacant house also runs $340…
Selling a Hoarder House: What Lenders Won't Finance, What Cleanup Costs, and How the Cash Math Works
You can sell a hoarder house without cleaning it out. Here is why most conventional buyers cannot finance the purchase, what the…
Selling a House With Mold: Disclosure Law, What Kills the Conventional Buyer Pool, and the Cash Math
You can sell a house with mold, but disclosure is mandatory in most states, FHA and VA appraisers flag visible mold as…
Selling a House With Code Violations: What You Can and Cannot Transfer to the Buyer
You can sell a house with code violations on it. What you cannot do is hide them, and in most cases you…
Selling a Fire-Damaged House: Insurance, Disclosures, and When the Cash Math Works
You can sell a fire-damaged house. The real question is which route leaves more money in your pocket after the insurance payout,…
Selling a House During Divorce: Who Signs, Who Gets Paid, and What Happens When You Cannot Agree
Both spouses typically must sign to sell a marital home, and the net proceeds split per settlement or court order. Community property…
Deed in Lieu vs Short Sale vs Cash Sale: Which Option Fits When You Are Behind on Payments
Three ways out when you are behind on your mortgage. How each one works, what it does to your credit, what happens…
Cash Sale vs. Listing: The Break-Even Repair Number That Changes the Calculation
Should you fix the house up before listing, or take a cash offer as-is? The answer comes down to one number most…
Selling a House with Tenants in It: Notice Periods, Lease Rights, and What Changes by State
Fixed-term leases survive a sale in every state. Month-to-month notice periods run from 30 days in Florida to 90 days in Washington,…
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