Sell Your Home Fast and for Cash to Sugar Land Real Estate Investors

Selling by owner is a way to avoid real estate agent commissions. However, it does take much work to pull off successfully. Let's look at a bit of what it takes:

• Resolve any problems the property has, such as repairs, liens, and outdated spaces
• Improve curb appeal and have a professional decorate and stage the house
• Set the market price based on the property's condition and location
• Market the house online and offline
• Be prepared to handle negotiations and paperwork
• Hire a lawyer and title company to finalize the sale
• Selling a property is a full-time job, especially if you want to sell it in a short amount of time.
  
  

If you don't have the time, money, or desire to sell by owner, but still want to sell quickly, your best choice is to sell to a real estate investor.

We buy Sugar Land properties, in any condition, usually within 3 to 30 days. We handle all the paperwork and you walk away with the cash. There's no effort on your part.

Every house and situation is different. The investor must consider several things when making an offer on a property:

• The property's condition, if it needs repairs or major updates
• The property's location
• The cost of making repairs and updates
• The potential interest in the property after its renovated
• The amount of profit the investor could make
• After carefully weighing these factors, the investor will come to the seller with an obligation-free cash offer.

People sell their properties fast to real estate investors for a number of reasons. Quite often the seller needs to get rid of the property quickly or the house has problems the owner can't deal with.

Cash house buyers pay cash for houses in any condition, and close quickly. After the sale, the investor fixes up the house and puts it back on the market at full price for a profit.

You can pull a list of potential real estate investors off of a search engine. Just type in "we buy ugly houses for cash in Sugar Land, TX." Your challenge is finding a reputable investor from that list who won't attempt to defraud you. That can be difficult, if you don't know what you need to look out for.

Here are three scams we have heard about in recent months:

• An investor made an offer that was too good to be true. Then, before signing the purchase agreement, the investor tried manipulating the seller into a lower price. A total waste of time for the seller.
• A foreign buyer wanted to buy a house with seeing it or having it appraised. In the end, they didn't buy it. They, instead, used the seller's personal information to commit fraud.
• An investor signs a purchase agreement with the seller. However, before closing, the seller starts nitpicking the property and pressures the seller into signing documents that change the contract. What the seller didn't catch was that the new agreement included terrible new terms that favored the investor. The seller lost a lot of money.

In this part of Texas, it takes an average of 3 to 6 months to sell. However, that number doesn't mean much because every house and situation is unique. The condition and location of the property, as well as other variables, can extend the sale out for several months or even a year or more.

If you sell your home to us, however, it will take between 3 and 30 days. We average 11 days on the closing, no matter the property's condition or location.

Your home has serious issues that you can't deal with. It may be too much financially or you just don't want the hassle. Your choice is to sell it "AS IS."

The challenge you face is that you will need to handle the sale yourself. Many real estate agents won't take on an "AS IS" listing. They have to put a lot more work into the sale, while making less commission because the property is selling for less due to its condition. Plus, a majority of buyers don't want to buy a property in such poor condition.

That leaves you. Here's a list of what you will need to do to sell the house "AS IS":

• Get the house inspected to get a list of all of its problems
• Get estimates on what it will take to make repairs
• Resolve any legal issues with the property such as paying off any liens
• Calculate the market value of the house, taking the repair costs into consideration
• Market the house to potential buyers using different marketing channels
• Talk with buyers and set appointments for showings
• Disclose all problems to potential buyers
• Be prepared to negotiate
• Handle all paperwork associated with the sale
  
  

If you want a faster, easier option, sell the property off market to a real estate investor. You can sell "AS IS" and you don't need to do anything. The investor takes on the responsibility for fixing the property and marketing it.

A slow real estate market can make it hard to sell a home quickly. Here are a few things you can do to get a faster sale:

• Repair your house
• Update outdated parts of the house
• Stage and decorate the property to create a better potential buyers’ impression about your house
• Lower the price to widen the pool of potential buyers
• Hire a professional real estate photographer to get good photos
• Market the property extensively
• While these tips can be effective, they still don't guarantee that you can sell property quickly. The only sure way is to sell it to a real estate investor.

You own a "bad" house. It may be old, ugly, and have a ton of problems. It could be in a bad neighborhood with bad neighbors. It may have liens against it.

The hard way is to try to resolve the property's problems before putting it on the market. That means putting money into the property to make repairs and updates. It means paying off any liens. What you can't change, however, is the property's location.

The easy way to sell is to a real estate investor, "AS IS". You don't need to put any money out. Plus, you don't need to worry about its location or condition.

Selling an empty house is a challenge. Buyers have a hard time seeing the house as a home if it doesn't have furniture or the lights turned on. Plus, they wonder if the property has hidden issues or may be in a bad location.

Here are a few things you need to do to sell an empty house:

• Get it appraised so you can show potential buyers its fair market value
• Get estimates for repairs and get as many of them done as possible
• Turn on the utilities to protect the house from extreme weather
• Disclose all outstanding repair needs to buyers
• Stage and decorate the house so potential buyers see it as a home they can live in
• Secure the house to prevent squatters and thieves from entering
• The easiest way to sell an empty house is to sell it to a cash house buyer. It will go much faster, you don't need to make repairs, and you walk away with the cash.

A tax lien is something most buyers, and mortgage lenders shy away from. If your property has a lien against it, you can handle it in a few ways:

• Pay off the lien if you have the money
• Talk with the lien holder and try to negotiate a partial settlement or payment plan
• Talk with potential buyers to see if they would be willing to take on the lien
• Sell to a real estate investor who can take over the lien