What people ask before they sell to us

We pull recent sales of similar houses nearby, estimate what the house needs, and work back from what it will be worth once the work is done. Then we walk it in person, usually within 48 hours. When we give you the number we show you how we got to it, rather than just handing you one.

On the sale price, usually yes. A cash offer is below retail, and that is the trade. We buy at a discount because we take on the repairs, the carrying costs, and the risk that something unexpected turns up. What you get in exchange is speed, certainty, and no out-of-pocket cost. If you do not need those things, a listing will usually net you more, and we will tell you so. See the full side-by-side.

No. There is no fee for the visit and no fee for the offer, and receiving one commits you to nothing. If it does not work for you, that is a perfectly fine outcome.

We inspect before we make the offer, not after you have signed, so we do not come back and renegotiate after an inspection. Barring something genuinely hidden, like an undisclosed structural or septic problem, the number does not move.

As little as 7 to 14 days when the title is clean, or on a later date if you need more time. Inherited property often takes longer because of the title and estate work, and on those the attorney's timeline sets the pace.

No commissions and no fees to us, and we cover the standard closing costs. What is on the purchase agreement is what shows on your settlement statement. Debts that belong to the property, such as a mortgage payoff, back taxes, or a lien, are paid out of the sale at closing like in any other sale.

A North Carolina closing attorney. We use established local firms, and you are welcome to use your own. The attorney does the title work, holds the money, prepares the deed, and pays you.

No. We buy the house as it sits. Take what you want and leave the rest; we handle the cleanout.

By wire or certified check at closing, from the closing attorney.

Often, yes. If you need extra time to move, say so up front and we will build it into the agreement.

No. We are buyers. We do not list your house, we do not represent you, and we do not charge a commission. Because we are the other side of the transaction, you are always welcome to have your own attorney or advisor look at anything we send you.

Yes. We buy directly from homeowners with our own funds and our own capital partners. Some houses we renovate and keep as rentals, and some we resell. We are not a national lead site that collects your information and sells it to a list of strangers.

The sale closes at a North Carolina attorney's office, with a written purchase agreement, a title search, and a settlement statement, the same as any other sale. The money goes through the attorney, not through us, and you never pay us anything. You are welcome to pick the attorney.

We use it to look at your property and get back to you. We do not sell it or pass it around. The details are in our Privacy Policy.

Mecklenburg County and the counties around it: Cabarrus, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan and Union. That includes Charlotte, Huntersville, Concord, Kannapolis, Salisbury, Gastonia, Statesville, Mooresville, Lincolnton, Hickory, Newton and Monroe. If your property is just outside that area, call anyway.

Often, yes. In North Carolina a family can usually sell while the estate is still open, as long as the right people sign. Our inherited house page covers who has to sign, what happens without a will, and what to do when heirs live out of state.

Yes. We buy vacant lots, acreage, and mobile homes on their own land, not only houses.

Yes. Deferred maintenance, fire or water damage, a bad roof, a house full of belongings: these are the houses we buy most often, and they do not scare us off.

Not usually. The attorney finds them in the title search and they are paid from the sale at closing, so you do not have to clear them first. Tell us what you know early and we will structure the offer around it.

Not necessarily, but time matters. A sale has to close before the foreclosure sale, and the attorney needs time for the title work and the lender's payoff. Call as soon as you can; the earlier we talk, the more options you have.

No. We buy rental property with tenants in place, including tenants who are behind on rent or who will not cooperate with showings.

Then do not. Ask your questions, get the number, and take the time you need. An offer commits you to nothing.