How to tell if a “we buy houses” company is legit
Most of these buyers are real investors, and a few are not. Here is how to check any of them, including us, before you sign anything.
Guides for sellers
Plain answers about repairs, listing, direct offers, inherited houses, and closing costs. Written to help you ask better questions, whoever you sell to.
Seller closing costs: what to ask before you compare offers
The amount you receive depends on more than the headline price. Use a written list of seller-paid costs, payoffs, adjustments, and pre-closing expenses before choosing a path.
How cash offers are calculated: a seller’s guide
There is no universal cash-offer formula. Learn which property facts and transaction terms to ask about before you compare an offer with listing or waiting.
Cash offer vs. listing: how to compare the tradeoffs
A listing and a direct sale differ in repairs, showings, commissions, timing, and certainty. Here is how to compare the whole outcome.
Should you sell a house as-is or make repairs first?
Repairs can increase a sale price, but they also require money, time, coordination, and risk. Use these questions before deciding what work is worth doing.
Selling an inherited house: first steps before repairs or listing
Before spending money on an inherited property, clarify authority, ownership, belongings, condition, expenses, and the people who need to agree.
Selling a house with tenants in it: your options
You can usually sell a rented house with the tenants still living there. Here is what happens to the lease, the deposit, and your timing.
Behind on your mortgage? Your options before foreclosure
If payments have slipped, you have more options and more time than it may feel like. Start here: who to call first, what the choices are, and what to avoid.
What happens at closing when you sell to a cash buyer
A cash sale still closes through a neutral third party. Here is who does what, what you sign, and how the money gets to you.
Selling a vacant house: what it costs to hold it empty
An empty house still has bills and risks. See what to count, what insurers can do once a house sits vacant, and your options.
Selling a house with code violations
A notice from the city does not always stop a sale, but the violation does not disappear at closing. Here is what to check and your options.
Tell us about the house.
Share the address and Chase or Colby will call you to talk it through. If our offer isn’t right for you, you say no. That’s it.
What we’ll ask on the first call
- Who owns the house
- Who lives there, and how we could see it
- What condition it’s in
- When you want to move
Rough answers are fine.