Your options, all three of them

Three numbers, and the honest advice about which one to take.

What I would pay in cash today, what the same house sells for once I fund the repairs and you don’t lift a finger, and what I would advance when the house is not the real problem. You see all of them before you choose, and if listing it the ordinary way beats the rest, I’ll say so.

Path one The cash offer

Path two The renovation money goes in first

Path three The one we build around your situation

Side by side

The same seven questions, answered for all three.

Path one The cash offer One number, signed, closing at a local title company in about 17 days. Path two The renovation money goes in first I fund the repairs up front, up to $150,000, then it lists and sells, and the money comes back out of the proceeds at closing. Path three The one we build around your situation Cash, funding or a listing, whichever the situation calls for. For when the house is not the actual problem.
Time to your money Path one · The cash offer About 17 days. You pick the date. Path two · The renovation money goes in first Repairs first, then it lists. Path three · The one we build around your situation However long the thing in your way takes to clear. Sometimes money moves in a week, long before the house sells.
What you pay Path one · The cash offer Nothing. No commission, no repair credits, no closing costs out of pocket. Path two · The renovation money goes in first My listing commission, and the renovation money comes back out of the sale proceeds at closing. Never out of your pocket. Path three · The one we build around your situation 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.
What you do Path one · The cash offer Nothing. Take what matters to you and leave the rest, I clear it out. Path two · The renovation money goes in first Nothing. My project manager runs the work. You don’t pick tile, chase contractors, or set foot in a Home Depot. I clear the house out on this path too. Path three · The one we build around your situation Tell me what’s actually in the way. I build the plan around it and my team runs it.
Who buys the house Path one · The cash offer Me, or an investor I bring in. If it’s an investor, I tell you before you sign. Path two · The renovation money goes in first A buyer on the open market, once the work is done. Path three · The one we build around your situation Depends on the plan: me, an investor or a buyer on the open market. You know which before you sign.
How firm is the number Path one · The cash offer The number I hand you is the number you get. No re-trade. Path two · The renovation money goes in first It’s a market estimate until a buyer signs. I’ll show you the comps behind it. Path three · The one we build around your situation What I advance, carry or pay for is firm and in writing. The sale price stays a market estimate until a buyer signs.
Best when Path one · The cash offer You need a date more than you need the maximum. Path two · The renovation money goes in first You’ve got time, and the equity is worth more to you than the speed. Path three · The one we build around your situation Money, a court, a second mortgage or a deadline is the real problem, and a fast cash sale would only be a workaround.
Days on market Path one · The cash offer Not listed. It closes. Path two · The renovation money goes in first However long the market takes once the work is done and it is live. Path three · The one we build around your situation Depends on the plan. If it ends in a listing, however long the market takes; if it ends in cash, it closes.

Path one

The cash offer

One number, signed, closing at a local title company in about 17 days.

Time to your money
About 17 days. You pick the date.
What you pay
Nothing. No commission, no repair credits, no closing costs out of pocket.
What you do
Nothing. Take what matters to you and leave the rest, I clear it out.
Who buys the house
Me, or an investor I bring in. If it’s an investor, I tell you before you sign.
How firm is the number
The number I hand you is the number you get. No re-trade.
Best when
You need a date more than you need the maximum.
Days on market
Not listed. It closes.

Path two

The renovation money goes in first

I fund the repairs up front, up to $150,000, then it lists and sells, and the money comes back out of the proceeds at closing.

Time to your money
Repairs first, then it lists.
What you pay
My listing commission, and the renovation money comes back out of the sale proceeds at closing. Never out of your pocket.
What you do
Nothing. My project manager runs the work. You don’t pick tile, chase contractors, or set foot in a Home Depot. I clear the house out on this path too.
Who buys the house
A buyer on the open market, once the work is done.
How firm is the number
It’s a market estimate until a buyer signs. I’ll show you the comps behind it.
Best when
You’ve got time, and the equity is worth more to you than the speed.
Days on market
However long the market takes once the work is done and it is live.

Path three

The one we build around your situation

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

Time to your money
However long the thing in your way takes to clear. Sometimes money moves in a week, long before the house sells.
What you pay
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.
What you do
Tell me what’s actually in the way. I build the plan around it and my team runs it.
Who buys the house
Depends on the plan: me, an investor or a buyer on the open market. You know which before you sign.
How firm is the number
What I advance, carry or pay for is firm and in writing. The sale price stays a market estimate until a buyer signs.
Best when
Money, a court, a second mortgage or a deadline is the real problem, and a fast cash sale would only be a workaround.
Days on market
Depends on the plan. If it ends in a listing, however long the market takes; if it ends in cash, it closes.

No obligation, and you see all three before you choose.

No obligation, and you see all three before you choose.

In writing

Four things I put on the paper.

Not because I am generous, because these are the four places this business hurts people, and a promise you cannot check is not a promise.

To find out

Nothing, and no obligation to take any of them.

And sometimes the answer is none of these. A plain listing with no renovation and no advance, or keeping the house, if that is what the numbers say, I’ll say it at your kitchen table and walk away with nothing. That is an acceptable ending, and it happens more than you would think.

Start with the address

All three numbers, before I leave your kitchen.

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.