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Unsolicited Cash Offer

Seller Protection
Cash Offers From Developers, Flippers, and Investors

You Received
a Cash Offer
On Your Home.

How to tell what it is really worth before you answer

Developers, flippers, and investors buy below market for a living. That is their business and it is a legitimate one. Here is how to evaluate what they are offering, and what to know before you reply.

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“An unsolicited offer is a starting position chosen by someone whose profit depends on that number staying low. Know what your home is worth, then decide.”
Anne Sostman
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Closed sales
The basis for the number, not an automated estimate
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What The Offer Really Is

The first number is an opening position, not a valuation.

Developers, flippers, and investors are professional buyers. Their business is acquiring below market and capturing the difference. That is a legitimate business, and there is nothing wrong with receiving their call. What matters is that you evaluate their number against the open market rather than against nothing at all.

Direct approaches exist to avoid competition. When one buyer negotiates with one seller who has no other offers and no market data, the outcome is predictable. The same home exposed to several qualified buyers behaves very differently.

Sometimes the investor offer is genuinely the right answer. A home needing significant work, an estate that needs to close quickly, a situation where privacy outweighs price. Those are real, and I will tell you honestly when that is the case.

You are the only one at the table
No competing offers means no upward pressure on price.
As is has value, and a price
Avoiding repairs and showings is worth something. Worth measuring, not guessing.
Speed is real, and negotiable
A fast close is a concession you are granting. It should be reflected in the number.
The comparison that matters
Their offer against your likely net on the open market, after costs.

Before You Answer

Get the number first. Then the offer either stands up or it does not.

You do not need to decline, and you do not need to accept. You need one piece of information you do not currently have, which is what your home would bring if qualified buyers competed for it.

I will prepare that analysis from closed comparable sales, at no cost, with no obligation, and with no expectation that you list with me. Take it back to the investor if you like. An informed seller negotiates better, and quite often the same buyer improves their offer once they know you know.

Ask who they are
End buyer, or will this contract be assigned to someone else?
Ask for it in writing
Price, timeline, contingencies, and what happens if they walk.
Do not sign on the first visit
Nothing legitimate expires tonight.
Call me
I will value the home and read the offer with you. No cost, no obligation.

Common Questions

Questions Sellers Ask Most.

I received an unsolicited cash offer on my house. Should I take it?
Not before you know what your home is worth on the open market. An unsolicited cash offer is a starting number chosen by someone whose profit depends on that number staying low. It is not an appraisal and it is not a market value. Get the comparable sales first, then judge the offer against something real.
Why do developers, flippers, and investors contact homeowners directly?
Because buying before a home reaches the open market removes competition. One buyer negotiating with one seller produces a very different price than several qualified buyers competing. The direct approach is not improper, but understand what it is designed to avoid.
Is a cash offer really better than a financed offer?
Cash removes appraisal and loan risk, which has genuine value, particularly for a home that needs work. What cash does not do is make a low number fair. The right comparison is the cash offer against your likely net on the open market, not against your worst fear about the process.
They said they will buy it as is, with no repairs and no showings. Is that worth something?
Yes, and it is worth quantifying rather than accepting on faith. Convenience has a real dollar value, and sometimes it is the right trade. The question is whether the discount you are being asked to accept is larger than the cost and inconvenience you are avoiding. That is arithmetic, and I will do it with you.
How do I find out what my home is actually worth before I answer?
Ask for a comparative market analysis based on closed sales near you, not an automated estimate. I will prepare one at no cost and with no obligation. You are welcome to take that number straight back to the investor and negotiate with it. Plenty of people do.
What if I want a fast, private sale and not a public listing?
That is a legitimate goal and it does not require accepting the first offer that arrives. A discreet or off market sale can be run with multiple qualified buyers, which preserves competition while keeping the home off the MLS. You can have privacy and still have leverage.

Talk It Through

Got an offer you did not go looking for?

Send it to me. I will tell you what your home is worth on the open market and whether their number holds up, at no cost and with no obligation.

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