Cash home buyers have only recently begun taking over the Tacoma real estate market. You know who I’m talking about. The folks (or companies) who don’t need to get a loan to buy a house and can just buy it outright. They have plenty of Benjamins to throw down and don’t need a permission slip from the bank to do it. This new “trend” has completely changed the home-sale journey for many homeowners and the expectations have been altered. List and wait for a buyer, and hopefully close, in 30-45 days? Unacceptable. This has added a new “express lane” for homeowners who are looking to sell quickly and without any headaches. The “In-N-Out Burger” of home sales, if you will.
In fact, there are some instances where homeowners are able to work with an all-cash buyer and sell and close their property within days. Not weeks or months; days. This is great for people who are relocating for work, have an unwanted property that they’ve inherited or are facing financial struggles and need to secure some cash quickly. There’s no need to “spruce things up” or negotiate any offers like there would be if you were selling with a traditional “list and sell” transaction. You get an offer, they probably buy it as-is, whenever you want to, end of story. Makes it pretty easy, huh?
That’s what we are doing here at We Buy Houses As Is. We have started a company and have assisted homeowners with navigating the “Wild West” of the local market as experienced, cash home buyers. We make fair-priced cash offers and handle all of the paperwork and sellers don’t deal with any of the headaches or fears of a traditional listing/sale. I would say it’s a win for most people.
So, there you have it. The real estate market has seen a significant shift and change. Since it is so easy for homeowners to sell quickly “as-is”, without brokerage fees or the time to get something sold with a list/sale, many people are looking for experienced home buying companies to help them get this done and, so far, working with We Buy Houses As Is has been a solid pathway and viable solution. We take pride in being able to serve many of the homeowners and provide help and solutions to navigate the “new” problems of the real estate market today and tomorrow.
Understanding Cash Home Buyers
Cash home buyers — which could be real estate investors or companies that specialize in buying homes, as well as individuals with access to a lot of cash — buy your house outright without having to secure a mortgage loan or establish financing. That means they can close a sale extremely quickly, without any need for a home loan to be approved by a bank, which will allow you to overcome the trouble of home loan rejection.
Some of these buyers even purchase the home you’re trying to sell “as is”; that means they will buy the house in its current condition! This is one of the biggest reasons to sell your home to a cash buyer. Even if you are among distressed homeowners struggling to sell houses in good condition, your home will still be able to sell despite a bad housing market. So, you won’t have to lift a finger or toil with your hard-earned money just to shell out for all those costly repairs and updates. You no longer have to undergo the rather laborious and perhaps complicated process of performing your own home inspection while trying to find out the common reasons why your house is not selling according to your expected timing.
When you present your spotless house to bunches of potential individual buyers, you don’t have to worry about improving your house condition or dolling up your house with a fresh coat of paint, furniture pieces with the latest design, or pretty-looking DIY decor, as with the usual house marketing.
For older houses that have been on the market for a certain period of time, you would agree with this kind of arrangement, especially if you are handling a pesky inherited property. Like many others, in order to make your house sell like hotcakes, you are sometimes pressured by the real estate agents into hiring a reliable and experienced home inspector to perform a brutally honest home inspection, who might uncover deep-seated “issues”, just to allay the potential misgivings of traditional buyers.
Then, maybe they would poke around and auxiliary inspectors such as a master electrician, stubborn roofer, licensed plumber, and structural engineer would follow suit to do the same.
The Home Buying Process with Cash Buyers
The home buying process for cash buyers is streamlined:
Initial contact and consultation: This is where you will discuss with your real estate agent (or the seller) what your interests and requirements are. Some buyers are clear on their budget. Some buyers are clear on what features they want in a home. Either case is fine, as this will make things clear enough to be productive.
Property assessment and valuation: Now that your agent knows what you’re looking for, you both can start the process of evaluating properties, preferably within your ideal price range and location. Remember, it doesn’t take as long for you to see properties and give your valuation for them (if you know what you’re doing), compared to regular buyers. For most, this is only a minor hiccup.
Offer presentation: Now that you’ve inevitably found a property that you like, it’s time to present your offer. This is where you can give your offer as-is, meaning that it’s only contingent on the inspection and negotiation period being successful, which helps tremendously. The absence of financing largely simplifies the negotiation process, allowing the house to automatically be offered at asking price.
Deal structuring: This is where you work out the nitty-gritty of the purchase contract, where you’re able to negotiate a lot of terms for the contract in your favor (typically with a contingency). This is where you’re able to loop the bird dogs in your network to structure a beneficial deal.
The close: And last but not least, the final step in an all-cash transaction and the final step of the home buying process (finally!). As stated earlier, this is the best step in the home buying process, because it’s the end! Once this is finished, the process is thankfully completed!
The Home Selling Process in Tacoma
“The steadfast uptick in today’s home prices continues to shock and awe — bringing joy to homeowners looking to sell, but heartache to first-time buyers with limited budgets. Indeed, a recent report from the National Association of Realtors found that single-family home prices rose in 99% of the markets it follows during the spring of this year.
Even if you’re in ‘the camp’ that benefits from these price gains, it may feel frustratingly impossible to predict which way they’ll go next. Luckily, there are some strategies you can deploy to better understand your own local (or target) market — either as a buyer or a seller. As always, make sure to visit our Advisers page to help connect with a home buyer, selling agent, or mortgage expert.”
Why Choose We Buy Houses As Is?
We Buy Houses As Is is a company that seeks to provide homeowners in Tacoma with a seamless, stress-free, and quick way to sell their properties. Our mission is to take away traditional problems with selling your home—you won’t have to worry about making repairs, staging your home, keeping it clean for showings, or going through weeks of uncertainty.
We have bought many houses in Tacoma. If you want to know about some of the experiences we provided homeowners in the past with, check out our client reviews. We have one really good review of a gentleman we helped sell an inherited property in less than a week, so he could go back and move on with things he wanted to deal with involving his family.
We buy any homes, in any condition, and we will buy them in cash. With our unique selling strategies, you won’t even have to pay a realtor or brokerage fee, which could end up saving you a ton of money. Are you going through a foreclosure? Behind on your payments? Job relocation or family changes? Every day that you continue to own the property, you are losing money. We will offer you a quick and fair cash price for your home. We will close at a local, neutral third-party company, and you will have cash in your hands in as little as seven days. Consider reaching out to us today to hear our no-obligation cash offer price on your home.
Dealing in Tacoma’s competitive market, we are cash home buyers. Unlike common home buyers who have to wait for financing (i.e., applying for a loan), we can close deals much more quickly. This allows those who are trying to relocate for a new job or are facing hardship (like dealing with Tacoma’s covid housing market) to get their house sold quickly.
Selling your house fast means fewer headaches. We buy houses as-is and give you cash; this can save you thousands of dollars in repairs and drive up your ROI on the sale. This means that…
You don’t have to prepare a thing in your house, inside or out! Forget any worries of ‘staging’ a room in the home.
You don’t have to repair a single thing (no costly repairs, no patching, no painting). We purchase homes “as is.”
Imagine the feeling of knowing that you get a ‘sure thing.’ There will be no waiting and worrying, hoping that your house will sell. It is SOLD. If you want to call us, just give us a ring at +1 206-291-6117 for a no-obligation offer!