The house needs more work than it's worth

The reason people stay stuck with a house like this is a bad assumption: that it has to be fixed before anyone will buy it. So they get a contractor bid they can't afford, and then they do nothing, and the house keeps deteriorating while the taxes and insurance keep coming.

You don't need to fix it, inspect it, or clean it

We buy the house in its current condition. We factor repair costs into the offer, which is genuinely why the number is below retail — but it also means you never write a check to a contractor, never pay for an inspection, and never spend a weekend hauling things to the dump. Take what you want and leave the rest.

Conditions that don't scare us off

• Foundation movement, cracked slab, pier and beam problems
• Roof at the end of its life, active leaks, storm damage
• Fire or smoke damage, flood or water damage, mold
• Knob-and-tube or aluminum wiring, failed electrical, no HVAC
• Hoarding conditions, animal damage, biohazard situations
• Open code violations, city liens, condemned or red-tagged
• Unpermitted additions, or a house that simply never got finished

Title problems too

Liens, back taxes, an old mortgage that was never released, a deceased person still on title, heirs who can't be located. These slow a sale down but they usually don't stop it. Our title company deals with this routinely — tell us what you know and we'll find out the rest.