/* UP Buys Houses — site styles */
:root{
  --ink:#0E2233; --ink-2:#16324A; --slate:#4A5F72; --line:#DFE5EA;
  --paper:#fff; --sand:#F6F3ED; --mist:#F2F5F7;
  --gold:#D9A227; --gold-dk:#B4831A; --green:#1E7A5A; --red:#B3392F;
  --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(14,34,51,.06),0 8px 30px rgba(14,34,51,.08);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:Inter,system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;line-height:1.6}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:inherit}
:focus-visible{outline:2.5px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:2px;border-radius:3px}
.wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 6%}
.narrow{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 6%}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:12px 18px;z-index:200}
.skip:focus{left:8px;top:8px}

/* header */
header.site{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(255,255,255,.95);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.hdr{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:28px;padding:14px 0}
.logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;font-size:17px;text-decoration:none}
.logo .mark{width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:8px;background:var(--ink);display:grid;place-items:center;flex:none}
.logo .mark svg{width:19px;height:19px}
.logo small{display:block;font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--slate);text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:-3px}
nav.main{display:flex;gap:24px;margin-left:auto;font-size:14.5px;font-weight:500}
nav.main a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink-2);padding:4px 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
nav.main a:hover{border-color:var(--gold)}
nav.main a[aria-current=page]{border-color:var(--gold);font-weight:600}
.hdr-cta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px}
.tel{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap}
.tel small{display:block;font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--slate);text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:-3px}
.burger{display:none;margin-left:auto;background:none;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:7px;padding:8px 11px;cursor:pointer;font-size:16px}

/* buttons */
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--gold);color:#20170A;font-weight:700;font-size:14.5px;padding:12px 20px;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;transition:.15s;font-family:inherit;text-align:center}
.btn:hover{background:var(--gold-dk);color:#fff}
.btn.dark{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.btn.dark:hover{background:var(--ink-2)}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;border:1.5px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink)}
.btn.lg{padding:16px 28px;font-size:16px;width:100%}

/* hero */
.hero{position:relative;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;overflow:hidden}
.hero .bg{position:absolute;inset:0}
.hero .bg img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;opacity:.42}
.hero .bg:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(100deg,rgba(14,34,51,.96) 0%,rgba(14,34,51,.86) 42%,rgba(14,34,51,.42) 100%)}
.hero .inner{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:56px;align-items:center;padding:76px 0 84px}
.eyebrow{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:20px}
.eyebrow:before{content:"";width:26px;height:1.5px;background:var(--gold)}
h1{font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(38px,5.4vw,64px);line-height:1.04;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin:0 0 20px}
h1 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--gold)}
.hero p.lede{font-size:18.5px;color:#CFDBE5;max-width:44ch;margin:0 0 28px}
.chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:9px}
.chip{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:7px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.09);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);padding:7px 13px;border-radius:100px;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;color:#E7EEF4}
.chip svg{width:13px;height:13px;flex:none;color:var(--gold)}

/* form */
.formcard{background:#fff;border-radius:14px;box-shadow:0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.3);overflow:hidden;color:var(--ink)}
.formcard .top{padding:22px 26px 0}
.formcard h2.fh{margin:0 0 4px;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.01em;font-family:Inter,sans-serif}
.formcard .sub{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--slate);margin:0}
.prog{display:flex;gap:6px;padding:18px 26px 0}
.prog i{height:3.5px;border-radius:99px;background:var(--line);flex:1;transition:.3s}
.prog i.on{background:var(--gold)}
.steps{padding:18px 26px 26px}
.step{display:none}
.step.on{display:block;animation:fade .3s ease}
@keyframes fade{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(6px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
label.fl{display:block;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 6px;color:var(--ink-2)}
input.f,select.f,textarea.f{width:100%;padding:13px 14px;border:1.5px solid var(--line);border-radius:9px;font-size:15px;font-family:inherit;color:var(--ink);background:#fff;margin-bottom:14px}
input.f:focus,select.f:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(217,162,39,.15)}
.row2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:12px}
.opts{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:9px;margin-bottom:16px}
.opt{border:1.5px solid var(--line);border-radius:9px;padding:12px;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;cursor:pointer;text-align:center;transition:.12s;background:#fff;font-family:inherit;color:var(--ink)}
.opt:hover{border-color:var(--gold);background:#FFFCF4}
.opt[aria-pressed=true]{border-color:var(--gold);background:#FFF8E8;font-weight:600}
.microtrust{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:7px;font-size:12px;color:var(--slate);margin-top:11px;text-align:center}
.microtrust svg{width:12px;height:12px;color:var(--green);flex:none}
.backlink{background:none;border:none;color:var(--slate);font-size:13px;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;padding:10px 0 0;font-family:inherit}
.consent{display:flex;gap:9px;font-size:11.5px;color:var(--slate);line-height:1.5;margin-bottom:14px}
.consent input{margin-top:3px;flex:none}
.err{color:var(--red);font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;margin:-8px 0 12px;display:none}
.err.on{display:block}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;opacity:0;height:0;overflow:hidden}

/* trust bar */
.trustbar{background:var(--sand);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.trustbar .g{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:10px;padding:26px 0;text-align:center}
.trustbar .n{font-family:'Instrument Serif',serif;font-size:30px;line-height:1;margin-bottom:5px}
.trustbar .l{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--slate);font-weight:500}

/* placeholders */
.ph{background:repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg,#FBF4E2,#FBF4E2 8px,#F5EBD3 8px,#F5EBD3 16px);border:1.5px dashed var(--gold);border-radius:9px}
.ph-tag{display:inline-block;font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-dk);background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--gold);border-radius:5px;padding:2px 7px;margin-bottom:8px}

/* sections */
section{padding:82px 0}
section.tight{padding:60px 0}
.sand{background:var(--sand)}
.mist{background:var(--mist)}
.dark{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.dark p{color:#C5D3DE}
.shead{max-width:660px;margin:0 0 44px}
.shead.mid{margin:0 auto 48px;text-align:center}
.kicker{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-dk);margin-bottom:12px}
.dark .kicker{color:var(--gold)}
h2{font-family:'Instrument Serif',serif;font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(29px,3.7vw,44px);line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:0 0 14px}
h3{font-size:19px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:0 0 8px}
p.slate{color:var(--slate);font-size:16.5px;margin:0}

.steps3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px}
.s3{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:13px;padding:28px;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.s3 .num{font-family:'Instrument Serif',serif;font-size:42px;line-height:1;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:14px}
.s3 p{font-size:15px;color:var(--slate);margin:0}
.s3 .when{margin-top:14px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink-2)}

.bgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--line);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:13px;overflow:hidden}
.b{background:#fff;padding:30px 26px}
.b svg{width:22px;height:22px;color:var(--gold-dk);margin-bottom:14px}
.b p{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--slate);margin:0}

.tblwrap{overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}
.tbl{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#fff;border-radius:13px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow);font-size:15px;min-width:600px}
.tbl th,.tbl td{padding:16px 18px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);vertical-align:top}
.tbl thead th{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700}
.tbl thead th:nth-child(3){background:var(--gold);color:#20170A}
.tbl td:first-child{font-weight:600;width:22%}
.tbl td:nth-child(3){background:#FFFCF4;font-weight:600}
.tbl tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none}
.tbl .x{color:var(--red);font-weight:700}
.tbl .v{color:var(--green);font-weight:700}

.sitgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px}
.sit{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:24px;text-decoration:none;display:block;transition:.15s}
a.sit:hover{border-color:var(--gold);box-shadow:var(--shadow);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.sit svg{width:20px;height:20px;color:var(--gold-dk);margin-bottom:12px}
.sit h3{font-size:16.5px;margin-bottom:5px}
.sit p{font-size:14px;color:var(--slate);margin:0}
.sit .more{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:var(--gold-dk);margin-top:12px;display:block}

.founders{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:center}
.fphotos{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px}
.fphoto{aspect-ratio:4/5;border-radius:12px;display:grid;place-items:center;text-align:center;padding:20px}
.sig{font-family:'Instrument Serif',serif;font-style:italic;font-size:23px;margin-top:22px}

.tgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}
.t{border-radius:12px;padding:26px;min-height:200px}

.areas{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:14px}
.area{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:11px;padding:20px 18px}
.area .st{font-family:'Instrument Serif',serif;font-size:22px;margin-bottom:8px}
.area ul{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--slate)}
.area li{padding:2px 0}
.nationwide{margin-top:18px;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:24px 28px;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.nationwide p{margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#C5D3DE;flex:1;min-width:280px}

.faq{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.faq details{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.faq summary{padding:20px 0;font-weight:600;font-size:16.5px;cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;align-items:center}
.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.faq summary:after{content:"+";font-size:22px;color:var(--gold-dk);font-weight:400;flex:none}
.faq details[open] summary:after{content:"\2013"}
.faq .a{padding:0 0 22px;color:var(--slate);font-size:15.5px;max-width:75ch}

.finalcta{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;text-align:center;padding:88px 0}
.finalcta .btns{display:flex;gap:12px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:26px}

footer.site{background:#0A1826;color:#8FA3B5;font-size:14px;padding:56px 0 30px}
.fgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:36px;padding-bottom:36px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
footer.site h4{color:#fff;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 14px;font-weight:700}
footer.site ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
footer.site li{padding:4px 0}
footer.site a{text-decoration:none}
footer.site a:hover{color:#fff}
.legal{padding-top:24px;font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.7;color:#6E8598}
.disclose{background:var(--sand);border-left:2px solid var(--gold);padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;font-size:14px;color:var(--slate);border-radius:0 8px 8px 0}
.disclose.warn{border-left-color:var(--red)}

.pagehead{background:var(--mist);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:56px 0}
.crumb{font-size:13px;color:var(--slate);margin-bottom:12px}
.crumb a{color:var(--gold-dk);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600}
.pagehead h1{font-size:clamp(30px,4vw,46px);margin-bottom:10px}
.prose{font-size:17px;color:var(--slate)}
.prose h3{color:var(--ink);margin-top:34px}
.prose ul{padding-left:20px}
.prose li{margin-bottom:9px}
.prose p{margin:0 0 16px}
.two{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:50px;align-items:start}
.sticky{position:sticky;top:100px}

.mobilebar{display:none}

@media(max-width:960px){
  .hero .inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:36px;padding:52px 0 60px}
  .steps3,.bgrid,.sitgrid,.tgrid,.founders,.two{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .areas{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .trustbar .g{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:22px}
  .fgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  nav.main{display:none}
  nav.main.open{display:flex;position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;background:#fff;flex-direction:column;padding:16px 6%;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);gap:14px;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
  .burger{display:block}
  .hdr-cta .btn{display:none}
  .hdr-cta .tel small{display:none}
  .sticky{position:static}
  .mobilebar{display:flex;position:fixed;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:60;gap:8px;padding:10px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.97);border-top:1px solid var(--line);backdrop-filter:blur(8px)}
  .mobilebar a{flex:1}
  body{padding-bottom:66px}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}html{scroll-behavior:auto}}

/* ---------- testimonials ---------- */
.revgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:22px}
.revgrid.wide{max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto}
.rev{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:32px 30px;margin:0;box-shadow:var(--shadow);display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.sand .rev,.mist .rev{background:#fff}
.rev .qm{font-family:'Instrument Serif',serif;font-size:52px;line-height:.7;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:10px}
.rev .revtag{display:inline-block;align-self:flex-start;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-dk);background:#FFF8E8;border:1px solid #EBD9A8;border-radius:5px;padding:4px 9px;margin-bottom:16px}
.rev blockquote{margin:0 0 20px;font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.65;color:var(--ink-2);flex:1}
.rev blockquote .story{color:var(--slate);font-size:15.5px}
.rev figcaption{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:16px;font-size:14px}
.rev figcaption b{display:block;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink)}
.rev figcaption span{display:block;color:var(--slate);font-size:13px;margin-top:2px}
@media(max-width:860px){.revgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* brand mark inside the header/footer logo tile */
.logo .mark svg{width:22px;height:22px}
