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Sell your house for cash · Los Angeles

Selling a house during a divorce in Los Angeles.

One conversation, one closing date. No showings, nothing public. One written number both of you can look at, without a negotiation about what the house is really worth. Neighbors find out when escrow closes, not before.

Get my cash offer

There is a version of this where the house goes on the market, strangers walk through it every weekend for two months, and the two of you have to keep agreeing on price reductions.

Most people I meet want the opposite of that. Whether it is a divorce or a separation that has not been filed yet, they want a number, a date, and to stop having the conversation.

How this actually goes.

  1. You tell me about the house.

    A few questions, on the form or the phone: the address, what shape it’s in, what’s going on. Maisha usually picks up. Her job is to get me to your kitchen table, not to talk you into anything.

    Day 0 · a few questions

  2. I bring you all three numbers in writing.

    I walk it with Marco, who sells the houses I buy and sits in on every seller meeting. You get the comps, the repair estimate and all three numbers on the spot. Not a “let me run this by my team.”

    All three numbers, at the table

  3. You pick the path and the date.

    You choose, I execute. Cash closes in about 17 days at a local title company. On path two the renovation starts and I handle every contractor, permit, photo and showing.

    Cash closes in about 17 days

Get my cash offer (323) 363-2731

Every option you have, including the ones without me.

Most of the ways this ends do not involve me. I would rather put them all in front of you now than have you find one of them out later. Here is the honest version of each, .

  1. One of you keeps the house and buys the other out

    If either of you can carry the loan alone and wants to stay, this is the option nobody is going to sell you. No commission, no move, no strangers walking through. It turns on what the equity actually is, which is what people are really looking for when they search for a divorce buyout calculator. A written offer on the open market is one honest way to set that figure. Your lender and your attorneys decide the rest, and I am not part of it.

  2. Keep it and rent it out

    Some couples hold the house and rent it, then split what it brings in until they are ready to sell. You keep the asset. You also stay in business with each other, with one loan, one insurance policy and one tenant to agree about every time something breaks. Los Angeles rules for landlords are strict, so ask an attorney who does that work before you count on this one.

  3. List it with an agent

    Put it on the open market with an agent. If the house is in reasonable shape, this is usually the option that pays the most, and I will say that plainly even though I buy houses for a living. What it costs is time and exposure. Showings on weekends, a public price history, and the two of you agreeing on every price change until it sells. If you can wait, and you can still make decisions together, take this one.

  4. Auction it

    An auction is fast and it is final, and the people bidding are there for a discount. It comes up in divorces because a sale is sometimes handled through the court, and that part is between your attorneys and the judge, not me. If you have any other option open, look at that one first.

  5. Do nothing for now

    Neither of you has to sell this year. If you can both carry the house and neither of you needs the money out, waiting is a legitimate answer. The version that hurts is the one nobody chose. Put a date on it, even a soft one, so it stays a decision instead of a default.

  6. Sell it to me

    My number is below what a finished listing would bring, and in exchange you get one written figure, a closing date you pick, no showings, nothing public, and a close at a local title company in about 17 days. That trade is worth it when the two of you want this over more than you want the last few thousand dollars. It is a bad trade when you have time and you are still working together well, and in that case I will tell you so at the table.

All three numbers, applied to this.

Path one · the cash offer

A fixed number and a date, which is usually the point here. There is nothing left to argue about once both are on paper.

What it costs you. Nothing. No commission, no repair credits, and no closing costs out of your pocket.

Path two · renovate and list

If both of you would rather have the higher figure and can wait, I will fund the work and we list it. It is the bigger number, but it is also more weeks of coordinating with each other.

What it costs you. My listing commission, and the renovation money comes back out of the sale proceeds at closing. Never out of your pocket.

Path three · built around your situation

Cash, funding or a listing, whichever the situation calls for. For when the house is not the actual problem.

What it costs you. Nothing up front. Whatever I advance, carry or pay for comes back out of the proceeds at closing, on terms you see before you sign.

Questions I get about this one.

Do both of us have to sign?

Whoever is on title signs, and in California that is usually both of you. If the court has ordered otherwise, bring me the order and I will follow it.

Can this stay private?

Yes. There is no listing, no MLS entry and no public price history. It closes at a title company like any other sale.

Should we sell before the divorce is final, or after?

Both happen, and which is better for you is a question for your attorneys, not for me, selling before the settlement and selling after it can land differently on tax and on how the proceeds are split. What I can do either way is give you a fixed number and let you pick the closing date around whatever they advise.

What if one of us wants to buy the other out?

Then you do not need me to buy it, and I will say so. A buyout turns on what the home equity actually is, and a written offer on the open market is one honest way to establish that figure. Take mine to your attorney and use it, even if the house never sells to me.

What if we cannot agree on the price?

Then the number goes to both attorneys in writing and they take it from there. My part is giving you something concrete to disagree about, which is easier than disagreeing about an estimate.

Can we close after the decree is final?

Yes. You pick the date. I have waited on a court calendar before and I will do it again.

Start with the address

Sell your house for cash in Los Angeles.

You’ll know all three numbers before I leave your kitchen. And if listing it the ordinary way is the better move for you, I’ll say so out loud.

  • No repairs, on any path
  • Nothing to pay for the visit
  • No obligation to take any of the three
Property address

Or skip all this:

(323) 363-2731

That’s my line. Maisha or I pick it up.