Kansas City metro
Sell a house that needs repairs in Kansas City
We buy houses across the Kansas City metro that need work, from a tired kitchen to a failing foundation. Nothing gets fixed, nothing gets cleaned, and nobody walks through on a Saturday.
Repairs are why most people call us
Almost every other reason someone sells to a cash buyer — inheritance, foreclosure, a rental gone wrong — arrives with a repair problem attached. This is the common thread.
The situation is nearly always the same. An agent walks the house and gives you a list. The list adds up to more money than you have, or more time than you have, or more coordination than you can manage from where you live. And it has to be paid before the sale, out of your pocket, on the promise of a higher price later.
Selling as-is removes that requirement. You get less than a renovated house would fetch, and you spend nothing and wait for nothing.
What actually changes a cash offer
This surprises people. Cosmetic condition barely matters — we expect to paint, re-floor, and redo the kitchen regardless, so a dated interior is already priced in. Dirt and clutter matter even less.
What moves the number is anything structural, anything mechanical at end of life, and anything that would stop a future retail buyer's lender from financing the house.
- Foundation movement, bowing walls, or serious settlement
- Roof failure or an active leak causing interior damage
- Failed sewer lateral or collapsed drain lines
- Fire, flood, or mold remediation
- Knob-and-tube wiring or an unsafe electrical panel
- Structural rot, termite damage, or an unsafe deck
- Unpermitted additions and finished basements
- Well and septic problems on outlying properties
Do not spend money on a house you are selling as-is
The most common mistake we see is an owner spending several thousand dollars on repairs immediately before calling us, in the belief it will lift the offer by more than it cost. It nearly never does.
New carpet in one room does not change our arithmetic. A new roof might, but only by roughly what a roof costs — and you paid retail for it while we would have paid contractor pricing. Painting rooms we are going to gut changes nothing at all.
If you are deciding between fixing and selling, get our number first. It costs nothing, and it tells you what the work would actually have to return to be worth doing.
The comparison worth running
Do not compare our offer to a Zillow estimate. Compare it to the money that would actually reach your account through a listing: the likely sale price, minus repairs, minus commission, minus concessions negotiated after inspection, minus the mortgage, insurance, taxes, and utilities you pay while it sits.
For a house in good shape, that comparison usually favors listing, and we will tell you so. For a house needing serious work, it is much closer than sellers expect, and often goes the other way once the carrying costs are counted honestly.
Ask us for our arithmetic and ask an agent for a net sheet. Then decide with both in front of you.
Questions we get asked.
You do not need to. If you already have one — say a previous sale fell through — send it. It makes our number more accurate and reduces the chance of a later adjustment.
Yes. Foundation issues are common on the metro's older stock, especially pre-war construction. It affects the price, not the decision. If you have a structural engineer's report or a contractor bid, send it.
Very little on condition alone. Where we do decline, it is usually title — an ownership dispute, an unresolved lien, or a missing heir — rather than the state of the house.
No. Take what you want and leave the rest, including furniture and trash. The cleanout is ours.
Find out what we would pay.
Send the address and we will come back within 24 hours with a written number and the arithmetic behind it. No fee, and no obligation to take it.
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