Frequently Asked Questions
Selling your house by yourself (FSBO) is entirely achievable, but it requires substantial effort and research. Here's how you can do it:
- Understand Your Market: Gain a thorough understanding of your local real estate market. Determine the current value of your home as-is. Avoid overestimating its value based solely on personal preferences, such as aesthetics.
- List on MLS: Pay a flat fee to list your property on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), which can significantly increase your home's visibility to potential buyers.
- Effective Marketing: Learn how to market your property effectively. Utilize online platforms, social media, and traditional marketing methods to reach a wide audience.
- Negotiation Skills: Develop strong negotiation skills to ensure you get the best deal possible. Be prepared to handle tough questions and negotiations with potential buyers.
- Open Houses: Host open houses to showcase your property. Be prepared to answer questions from potential buyers and address any concerns they may have.
- Legal Knowledge: Familiarize yourself with all the laws and regulations related to real estate transactions in your area. This knowledge will help you navigate the process smoothly and avoid potential legal issues.
While selling your home without an agent means avoiding agent fees, you'll still encounter significant costs such as attorney fees, closing costs, holding costs, title insurance, escrow costs, and more for as long as you own the property.
We're your local cash home buyers here in Newark, Delaware. We believe in keeping things honest, upfront, and simple. Selling your house can be daunting, so we're here to walk you through every step, explaining everything clearly and working within your timeframe.
Need to sell your house quickly in Newark, Delaware? We're your best bet! No need to worry about repairs, agent fees, or the condition of your home. We'll even help if you're facing foreclosure.
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Looking to sell your house in Newark, Delaware? We buy houses for cash, regardless of their condition. If you want to avoid the hassles of traditional listings, we're the ideal alternative. Even if you're not in a rush but still want to skip the expenses and annoyances of listing with an agent, we're the perfect option for you.
We purchase houses throughout New Castle County and Kent County, Delaware. Whether your property is in Wilmington, New Castle, Newark, Newport, Elsmere, Dover, Smyrna, Felton, Harrington, Townsend, or any other city in Delaware, we are the trusted choice for selling your home As-Is.
Great question. We’re not agents, and we don’t list houses. We are professional home buyers: We buy houses that meet our purchasing criteria. From there we may repair the house and resell it to another homeowner or keep it as a rental ourselves.
Many of the houses we purchase are below market value (we do this so we can resell it at a profit to another homeowner). We are looking to get a fair discount on a property. However, in our experience, many sellers aren’t necessarily expecting a large "windfall" on the property but rather appreciate that we can offer cash, we close very quickly (no waiting for financing), and no time or effort or expense is required on your part of fix up the property or pay agent fees. If that’s what you’re looking for and you see the value in getting your house sold fast… let’s see if we can come to a fair win-win price. (Besides, our no-obligation pricing commitment means that you do not have to move forward with the offer we give... but it’s good to know what we’re offering!)
Great question, and we’re an open book: Our process is very straightforward. We look at the location of the property, what repairs are needed, the current condition of the property, and values of comparable houses sold in the area recently. As you know, house values have taken a huge hit in the last 5 years and most areas still haven’t seen prices come back up. We take many pieces of information into consideration… and come up with a fair price that works for us and works for you too.
This is what makes us stand out from the traditional method of selling your house: There are NO fees or commissions when you sell your house to us. We’ll make you an offer, and if it’s a fit then we’ll buy your house (and we’ll often pay for the closing costs too!). No hassle. No fees. We make our money after we pay for repairs on the house (if any) and sell it for a profit (we’re taking the risks here on whether we can sell it for a profit or not, once we buy the house from you… the responsibility is ours and you walk away without the burden of the property and its payments… and often with cash in your hand).
Real estate agents list properties and hope that someone will buy them. The agent shows the properties to prospective buyers if there are any (the average time to sell a property in many markets right now is 6-12 months) and then take a percentage of the sale price if they find a buyer. Oftentimes, the agent’s commission is 3-6% of the sale price of your house (so if it’s a $100,000 house, you’ll pay between $3,000 – $6,000 in commissions to an agent). Agents provide a great service for those that can wait 6-12 months to sell and who don’t mind giving up some of that sale price to pay for the commissions. But that’s where we’re different: We’re not agents, we’re home buyers. Our company actually buys houses. We don’t list houses. Since we’re actually the one buying the house from you, and we pay with all cash… we can make a decision to buy your house within a couple of days (sometimes the same day). Again, we make our living by taking the risk to buy the house with our own cash, repair the house, and market it ourselves to find a buyer (which is the hard part in this market).
There is absolutely zero obligation for you. Once you tell us a bit about your property, we’ll take a look at things, maybe set up a call with you to find out a bit more, and make you an all-cash offer that’s fair for you and fair for us. From there, it’s 100% your decision on whether or not you’d like to sell your house to us… and we won’t hassle you, won’t harass you... it’s 100% your decision and we’ll let you decide what’s right for you.