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Sell your vacant lot fast in Richmond VA

A vacant lot is a financial drain.

You have to pay taxes on property that doesn’t produce income.

You have to pay to cut the grass.

You have to pay to keep the lot clean of trash.

Sell Your Vacant Lot for Cash - Richmond VA

How A Seller Got Rid of Her Vacant Lot

A seller contacted me about her vacant land.

She was behind on property taxes.

Her home needed repair.

Her husband had some debt that had to be paid off.

Would I buy her vacant parcel in the city of Richmond VA?

She needed to turn that lot into cash, sell that property fast, so that she could take care of those other more important needs.

That lot was an illiquid assest that she needed to sell fast and turn it into cash.

Would I buy her piece of dirt in Richmond’s Church Hill?

She sold her vacant lot

Richmond City has many parcels of land where houses use to sit. Houses were torn down and the ground sits clean and ready for a new house.

This lot was one such empty lot.

She and I agreed to a price to pay for her parcel of land and the paper work went to the title company.

I even agreed to pay all her closing costs.

There were some delays due to title issues, but once the title was cleaned up, she sold her vacant lot and the deal was done.

A happy seller of a vacant lot

The seller sold her lot fast.  She turned that vacant lot into cash to pay off her husband’s bills, clear up some of their debt and make repairs around their house.

I spoke with her again recently and here is what she told me:

Thanks for helping me sell my vacant lot fast.  I am so grateful and relieved that ordeal is over.  You persevered through the title problems and didn’t leave me hanging like a prior investor did. You got it done, and for that, I’m grateful – Ms. Cooper, Richmond VA

Sell your vacant lot

Do you have vacant land to sell? A building lot that could have a house on it?

Sell your vacant lot fast anywhere in the city of Richmond, Henrico County, or Chesterfield County.

Give me a call at 804-719-1489 and I’ll give you an offer or fill out the form at the “Get Offer” button below.

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3 Tips to Sell Your House Fast When it Has Problems

Some houses are a problem to sell via normal and traditional channels.  It’s hard to sell your house fast when there are problems with it.

Various problems I’ve seen

Here is an extreme problem:

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The seller couldn’t sell that house fast – it was missing an exterior wall.

Other houses are hard to sell fast because they are full of junk and smells, like when a hoarder lets the cats scat everywhere.

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I’ve seen all sorts of houses that are hard to sell fast because of the problems that exist:

  • Last updated 80 years ago.
  • Wall paper that would make my grandmother cringe.
  • Live roaches crawling in every room.
  • Infestations of rats, roaches, spiders.
  • Termites that have eaten away the framing.
  • A hot water heater installed in the attic, which burst and caused the ceiling to fall in.
  • Structures so old that the studs were shaved trees.
  • Incomplete Renovations

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3 Tips to Sell Your House Fast when it has problems

Houses like this are hard to sell quickly to future home buyers.

Normal home buyers are repulsed at odors and scared of extreme repairs.

1.  Find a real estate investor who loves handyman properties

I love properties with problems that can’t sell fast.

I love to purchase handyman specials.

Even if I do not personally buy it, I am networked with enough people that you don’t have to find them.

You don’t have to call every we buy houses persons in the phone book.

Call me and I’ll help you sell your handyman house fast.

2.  Price it right.

If your house is in need of significant repairs, you have to price your house right for a handyman investor to buy your house.

Most real estate investors like myself follow the same formulas in calculating our offers.

With so many foreclosures available in the current real estate market, your handyman house would need to be priced even lower than your competition.

Why?

Ask yourself this:

Would an investor spend the same amount of money on my fixer upper as they would on the move-in ready foreclosure down the street?  The answer is no.

If 80,000 could buy you a ready to move in house (only needs 5,000 to make ready) vs. your 80,000 house that needs 25,000 in repairs, which would you buy?

No

You won’t be able to receive top dollar for your handyman special.

But you don’t have to give your house away either.

Call me for a fair offer on your handyman fixer upper.

3.   Detach your emotions from your handyman house.

One seller was so emotionally attached to her house that she couldn’t sell it at a realistic price.

She saw that houses around her were selling for 135,000 and that is what she wanted for her house that was 80 years out of date.

We estimated that to fix the windows, install the air conditioning system, fix the floors, modernize the electrical system, straighten the structure, replace the roof and many more repairs and updates would cost nearly $80,000.

Because it was the house her parents had given her, the house she grew up in, her emotions flatly rejected our offer.  Her emotions prevented her from seeing that her house was not comparable to the $135,000 homes around her.

If you have a house that has problems, forgo the emotions.

Call me, and I’ll help you face some of those fears and will gently walk you through the process of our offer price.

Start Selling Your House

If you want to start a discussion with me about selling your house fast, call me directly during normal business hours.

804/719-1489.

I try to answer my own phone.

Or fill out this form and we can start a confidential conversation.

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I want to sell my home to investors in Richmond VA

The number one question home sellers ask (based on my unscientfiic observation) about how to sell a home to an investor in Richmond Virginia is

How does this work?

Hoes does it work to sell my home to investors?

So let me tell you.

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Start with a Free Phone Consultation

Most home sellers will start with a free phone consultation with a professional home buyer like myself.

We listen to the details of your situation and why you need to sell your house to a professional home buyer.

Maybe your home is

  • outdated
  • ugly house
  • stinky house
  • inherited house
  • one with too many repairs to make
  • falling behind on payments

There could be a variety of reasons.

We find a solution to selling your house to an investor

When we walk on the phone and learn about the details of your house and your situation, we custom design a solution.

That solution might be

  • All cash offer for your house with a speedy closing.
  • Help you arrange to sell it with owner financing and start collecting payments.
  • Take over your existing house payments or mortgage payments.
  • Refer you to our short sale specialist.

I’m happy to discuss your situation and pricing need to help you sell your home to investors in Richmond Virginia, or any of the surrounding areas.

Your next step

Pick up the phone and give me a call at 804-804/719-1489 during normal business hours, Eastern Time US.

I’ll either answer the phone myself or get back to you within 24 hours.

Or fill out this form, and I’ll call you when I’m in the office.  Please make sure your phone number is correct:

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How to sell my inherited home for cash in Virginia

Even though at this point you and I are anonymous, I want to communicate my condolences with your loss.

Did you just inherit an unwanted piece of real estate or home in Virginia (or any other state for that matter)?

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Maybe you have had this inherited home

  • a few years ago,
  • wasn’t sure what to do about it,
  • and now the house you inherited is just a vacant house,
  • sitting there as a museum to a deceased loved one
  • until you finally got around to dealing with it.

Unloading a inherited home where you may have grown up, or a relative may have passed away can be emotionally challenging.

  • Not wanting to let go.
  • Giving up a piece of your past.
  • Years, if not decades of memories in that inherited home.

Sell An Inherited Home In Virginia

casketIf you do find yourself needing to sell an inherited home, perhaps I can help make at least that ONE process a little more straightforward and easy to understand.

I can relieve the stress of dealing with this inherited home as the mortgage statements keep coming in, and the other bills pile up.

Selling a inherited home in Virginia can quickly get those

  • pesky mortgage  payments off your hands
  • Free up the equity
  • allow you to pay the taxes, final services, and so forth.

Getting rid of that inherited home allows you to finish settling some debt and take those tax payments off your hands.

Perhaps I can help you to sell your inherited home in Virginia.

As a private and professional home buyer, I meet with families and discuss their options and their situation.

Sometimes I can buy their inherited home.

When I buy inherited homes, there are no real estate agents, no commissions and no open houses.

I can make the sale of your home that you inherited a quick transaction.

I’ve done them in as little as four days, though usually they take about 2-3 weeks to finalize the sale of the estate.

You don’t have to hassle with dozens of people coming through at all hours of the day and night. Nor will you suffer from concerns about not knowing when or if your inherited Virginia home will ever sell.

Call me to see if I will buy your inherited home

I’ll be able to tell you whether your inherited house in Virginia may be something I’m interested in buying, with just a 10 minute phone call

If working with me doesn’t make the most sense for you, I’ll be the first to tell you that.

I will cheerfully point you in another, better direction.

Call me at 804-719-1489 during normal business hours, 9-5 Eastern time.

Or fill out this form to start the conversation to sell your inherited home.

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How to sell your house in 10 days

Lots of websites claim that you can sell your house in 10 days.

These “we buy houses” websites claim that you can sell your house in 10 days and be done with the entire transaction.

Imagine that:

  • call,
  • contract,
  • close,
  • cash in hand in less than 10 days.

Can it be possible in this market to sell your house that fast?

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The Secret to your 10 day house sale.

Let me fill you in on the secret to selling your house in 10 days.

Price or terms.

Before I explain how that works, let me share with you two reasons normal real estate transactions take so long

1.  Price at market level.

If you want top market dollar to sell your house fast, you will not sell your house in 10 days.

Those days are over.

Bidding wars for houses are rare.

Your house is like 200 others on the market that people can look at.

It might take 30-120 days for a buyer to even choose your house.

2. Banking delays.

If your buyer needs a bank loan, you’ll have to wait 45-60 days in current market conditions for a bank approval.

And sometimes, banks will not loan on a house even if the buyer agrees to a price.

I’ve got second hand stories of banks killing an agreement because they don’t like the price.

To close your transaction quickly, you’ll need to avoid the banks and have a cash buyer.

How to sell your house in 10 days.

Cash home buyers are professionals who either buy houses to fix and resell them, or buy houses to hold them as rentals.

These cash home buyers are looking for returns on their investment, not a home to live in.

For any of these “we buy houses” people to deploy their cash, your house will need to make them a reasonable return.

Thus, you as the seller must price your house according to the formulas they need to make a good return.

If everyone around you is asking for $100,000, and you will sell your house for $60,000, you’ll sell your house in 10 days, depending on the condition of the property.

By the time the house is fixed up and resold, the investor may only make 10-15% return after expenses.

If everyone around you asks for $100,000 and you will sell for $90,000, you’ll not sell your house in 10 days to anyone in this industry for cash.

Terms

If you will be flexible and allow for terms such as

  • taking over payments
  • holding a note for the equity, or
  • lease option your property

You can get a much higher price and close your transaction in 10 days or less.

The seller of one house I dealt with was willing to wait 5 years for her funds – she got an above market price in less than 10 days because she offered terms.

Another house seller let me to take over the mortgage payments and that gave them a closing in less than 14 days.  After I rehabbed the house, I sold it and paid off the mortgage.

To Sell Your House in 10 days

If you want to sell your house in 10 days or less, these are some of the criteria you’ll have to consider to help make it work.

If you are not sure and want to talk with a professional, you can give me a call at 804-719-1489 during normal business hours.

The consultation is free and confidential.

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How to sell your house fast

You are looking for how to sell your house fast in any market.

You might have a variety of reasons, reasons that have influenced your decision to dump your property at the lowest tolerable price.

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That is the key to sell your house fast:

Make it the lowest price that you can tolerate.

There are so many good deals available from banks who are giving their foreclosed houses away at .55 -.60 cents on the dollar.

That’s your competition.  

You’ll have to compete with them if you want to sell your house fast.

If you want to be sure to sell your house fast in two weeks, you have to price it next to the low hanging fruit – the bank foreclosed homes.

In the current market, it’ll take about 4 years to deplete the currently foreclosed homes.  So if you want to sell your house fast, you’ll have to take the lowest tolerable price.

Your next steps

If you want to sell your house fast, I can help you.  But you’ve got to help me with the price.

Do you have a house that you want to sell fast and don’t want to deal with?

Simply give us a call at 804/719-1489 and let’s talk.

If you want to contact me now to setup a phone conversation, fill out this form.  When I get the email, I’ll set up a phone call with you.

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How to Sell Your House AS IS

Some sellers may have found that they need to

  • relocate
  • avoid foreclosure
  • avoid costly repairs

All of these may suggest that you want to sell your house “as is” because there is no time for clean up, high end repairs, or not enough money in your hand to make the repairs.

Sell my house fast as is

Sell your house for cash as is

“As is” is just that.  We have bought these types of homes since we have been in business.  Here are some examples:

  • Rotten floor joists from bathroom toilet leak.
  • Trees growing through the living room floor.
  • Second stories that have collapsed into the first floor.
  • One house missing an exterior wall

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Now these are extreme rehab examples.  However, we have bought houses that are pretty, just out of date.

  • Outdated but functional kitchen.
  • Homeowners association complaints about siding and exterior repairs.
  • Estate clutter.

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If we talk about the fast sale of your home, we’d take it as is.

No need to make repairs, no need to fix things up.  No need to clean out the junk.

That is what we do.  We clean it out.  We make the repairs.  You simply get rid of your headache.

What now?

Call me during normal business hours in Virginia.  I try to answer my own phone:

804-719-1489

We buy houses for cash in the Richmond Virginia area. We’ve been doing this since 2001.

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