Situations we help with
Whatever brought you here,
you have options.
Most of these are far more common than they feel from the inside. Here’s how a direct sale works in each one, and where it honestly isn’t the best move.
01
Inherited property
A house you didn't plan for, often shared with family and full of someone's things.
Inheriting a house usually means inheriting decisions about repairs you didn't choose, belongings nobody has had the heart to sort, and sometimes siblings who each want something different.
We buy inherited houses as they are, contents included if that helps. There's no need to clear it out, clean it, or fix anything. If the estate is still in probate, that's normal. We work on the estate's timeline and can talk to your attorney or the executor directly rather than putting it on you.
We're not attorneys and this isn't legal advice. If the estate has counsel, keep them involved. We're happy to work alongside them.
02
Behind on payments
If there's a date on the calendar, you still have more than one option.
Falling behind on a mortgage is more common than it feels from the inside, and it is not the end of your choices. Depending on where things stand you may be able to reinstate the loan, work out a modification with the servicer, sell before the sale date, or let the process run its course.
Selling to us is one of those options and not automatically the best one. If there's equity in the house, a sale can pay off what's owed and put the difference in your pocket instead of leaving it on the table. We'll look at your numbers and tell you plainly whether that's true for you.
We're not a foreclosure-rescue service, a lender, or attorneys. HUD-approved housing counselors are free to speak with and work for you, not for us. If keeping the house is your goal, start there.
03
Divorce or separation
One asset, two people, and a need to be done with it cleanly.
A house is often the last thing tying two people together, and dividing it usually means agreeing on a number and a date when agreeing on anything is hard.
A direct sale gives you both a fixed figure and a known closing date, without months of showings, price reductions, and negotiations to relitigate. We can work through attorneys on both sides if that's simpler, and we don't need either of you to be in the same room, or on the same call, to get it done.
Conversations with us stay between us. We're not attorneys and we don't take sides in how proceeds get divided. That's between you, your counsel, and the court.
04
Behind on property taxes
Tax balances get settled out of the sale. You don't pay them up front.
Unpaid property taxes don't have to be cleared before you can sell. They're paid out of the proceeds at closing, along with any liens, which means you don't need cash on hand to get out from under them.
Texas property tax penalties and interest add up on their own schedule, so the number moves. We'll pull what's owed and tell you what would actually be left after everything is settled, so you can decide from there.
We're not tax advisors. For questions about your specific tax situation, talk to a CPA or a property tax attorney.
05
Repairs you won't make
Foundation, roof, plumbing, fire, or a house that's just tired.
The traditional path asks you to spend money on a house you're leaving: get quotes, front the cost, live through the work, then hope it comes back in the sale price. For a lot of houses that math never works out.
As-is means as-is here. Foundation movement, roof at the end of its life, plumbing that needs redoing, fire or water damage, a house that hasn't been updated since it was built. We've priced all of it. Around here foundations come up constantly, because the clay under most of the Metroplex swells and shrinks with the weather and eventually the slab tells on it. A pier and beam quote is not a reason to be embarrassed about your house, and it is not a reason we would walk. You don't need to fix, clean, or stage anything. The condition is the reason we're the buyer.
06
Tired of being a landlord
Including with tenants still in place, or ones who've stopped paying.
Being a landlord is a job, and at some point it stops paying enough to be worth it: late rent, turnover, repairs at the wrong hour, or a tenant situation that's gone sideways.
We buy occupied rentals. You don't need to evict anyone, wait for a lease to end, or get the place empty and clean first. If there's a paying tenant we may keep them; if the situation is genuinely difficult, that becomes our problem at closing rather than yours.
07
A vacant house
Sitting empty, costing money every month, and a target for problems.
An empty house doesn't sit still. It costs taxes, insurance (often at a higher vacant rate), and utilities, and small problems (a slow leak, a broken window, someone noticing it's empty) get expensive while nobody is watching.
If you're paying to hold a house you don't use, we can take it off you as it stands, whether it's across town or across the country. You don't need to travel to it or arrange for anyone to meet us.
08
Moving or downsizing
When the date you have to be somewhere else isn't negotiable.
A job start, a family move, a place in a retirement community: sometimes the date you need to be gone is fixed and the housing market's timeline isn't.
A direct sale gives you a closing date you choose, so you're not carrying two housing payments or accepting a bad offer under time pressure. If you need to stay in the house for a few weeks after closing to finish the move, say so. That's usually workable.
Not sure which of
these you are?
You don’t have to have it figured out to ask. Tell us the address and roughly what’s going on, and we’ll tell you honestly whether we’re the right buyer.
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