Renovating is literally our business, so nothing about a rough house scares us. Failed roofs, wet basements, fire damage, 1970s everything. We walk it once, make a cash offer, and you never lift a paintbrush.
Roof past its life, knob and tube wiring, foundation cracks and bowed block walls, flooded or moldy basements, fire and smoke damage, failed septic, hoarding conditions, houses stripped by a bad contractor mid project. We have seen all of it in metro Detroit housing stock, most of which was built before 1970. If the structure is standing, we will look at it, and even when it is not worth saving we are often buyers for the lot.
A financed buyer’s lender can refuse a house with a bad roof or dead furnace, which quietly removes most of the market. The investors left over will offer low anyway, but after you have paid for a listing period, kept the utilities on, and maybe been asked to make repairs just to keep a deal alive. Selling as is for cash skips the whole audition. The offer we make is the amount you get, with no commission and no repair credits clawed back later.
We start from what the house will be worth fixed up, using real sales on comparable streets, then subtract the true cost of the renovation and our margin for carrying the project. We will show you that math. It is an honest number, not a teaser that shrinks after an "inspection." When a house is close to retail ready, we will tell you that too, because in that case listing it may genuinely net you more.
No. Do not clean, do not haul anything away, do not apologize for the basement. We walk houses exactly as people live in them, and leftover contents can stay behind at closing.
Yes. Fire and water damaged houses are a normal part of our work. If there is an open insurance claim, tell us where it stands and we will structure the timing around it.
Yes. Violations, liens, and delinquent water or tax bills are settled out of the sale proceeds at closing through the title company. You do not need to pay them ahead of time, and we deal with the city afterward.
Tell us about the house and we will call with a cash offer, usually within 24 hours. No fees, no repairs, no obligation.
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