Three steps. No listing agreement, no inspection you pay for, and nothing that obliges you to accept the number we come back with. Here is exactly what happens at each stage, and how long it actually takes.
This takes about five minutes. We want the address, roughly what condition the place is in, and what is prompting the sale. That last one matters more than people expect, because somebody working against a foreclosure date needs a different conversation from somebody who has already bought the next house.
We do not need it tidy. We do not need photographs. We do not need you to have any idea what it is worth. If there is a tenant in it, a relative living there, or thirty years of belongings in the garage, tell us now rather than later. None of that is a problem, and all of it affects the number.
Two things go into it. What the house would be worth in good condition, based on what comparable properties in your neighbourhood have actually closed for recently. And what it would cost to get it there.
The gap between those, minus what makes the project worth taking on, is your offer. We will walk you through that arithmetic if you want to see it. What is not deducted: agent commission, because there is none; staging and repairs, because we handle those; and any allowance for the months the house would otherwise sit on the market.
If we need to see the property first, we arrange it around your schedule. It takes about twenty minutes and it is not a formal inspection.
If the number works, the date is yours. As little as 3 days when you need speed, or six weeks if you are waiting on somewhere else to move into. We do not push, and there is no penalty for taking your time.
Closing runs through a title company, which matters more than most sellers realise. They confirm the title is clear, hold the funds in escrow, handle the paperwork and record the deed. That protects you at least as much as it protects us. You sign, the title company releases the money, and the keys change hands.
Neither route is universally better. They suit different sellers, and the honest difference is usually time rather than money. These are typical sequences, not promises.
Finding out what your house is worth as it stands today costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Plenty of people use our figure as a floor and go and test the open market against it. That is a perfectly sensible thing to do.
