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Do I have to make repairs before selling my house for cash?
A straight answer from a licensed Florida real estate brokerage — then what you can check yourself and when to bring in a licensed professional. Free consultation: (888) 440-3766.
No. When Premier Real Estate Group Inc buys your house directly, we buy it as-is, in any condition, so you do not have to make repairs, clean out the house or host showings. We give you a written cash offer with no obligation to accept it.
The trade-off is that a cash offer is usually below what a repaired home could bring on the open market. It trades price for speed and certainty. If your house is in good condition, listing on the MLS may net you more, and we can list it for you instead.
Why repairs come up so often in Florida
Florida homes take a lot of wear: hurricane season, heavy rain and flooding, humidity, salt air near the coast and long cooling seasons that work HVAC systems hard. Roofs, plumbing, electrical and air conditioning are the items that most often need attention. On a traditional sale, a buyer's inspection and insurance requirements can turn those items into repair requests or price negotiations.
A direct cash purchase works differently. Premier Real Estate Group Inc is the buyer, acting for its own account, and we take the house in its present condition. That includes houses with storm, water or fire damage, deferred maintenance, unpermitted work or belongings still inside. The service covers Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties only.
Skipping repairs does not skip the closing paperwork. The sale still closes through a title company or closing attorney, with a title search, payoff letters for any mortgage or lien, the deed and the Florida seller's flood disclosure (s. 689.302, F.S.). Title problems, not the condition of the house, are what most often slow a closing. We can close in as little as 14 days when title is clear, or on a later date you choose.
What you can check yourself
Open code cases and unpermitted work
Ask your city or county code-enforcement office whether any case or recorded code lien is open on the property. These are resolved or paid at closing as the city or county requires.
Liens, mortgages and unpaid taxes
Gather your mortgage statement and look through county records for liens or unpaid property taxes. A title search will find them, and payoffs are handled through the closing.
Insurance claims for storm or water damage
If damage may be covered, ask your insurance agent about an open or possible claim before you decide. Flood damage is generally excluded from standard homeowners policies and needs separate flood coverage.
Condo or HOA requirements
If the home is in an association, read the documents for approval and estoppel letter requirements. Those steps can affect the closing date.
When to bring in a licensed professional
Call us when you are weighing a cash offer against listing, because the right choice depends on the home's condition, your timeline and your title. We will give you a written cash offer, and a licensed real-estate professional can also walk you through what listing on the MLS could look like. In a direct purchase we are the buyer, not your agent, and you are free to have your own agent or attorney review any offer.
Some situations need other professionals too. If you are behind on payments or a foreclosure has been filed, talk to a HUD-approved housing counselor (free, through HUD or 800-569-4287). For an inherited house, the personal representative needs authority to sell, from the will or the probate court, and the estate's attorney confirms it. In a divorce, each owner's attorney should review the terms. If the house has tenants, the leases generally continue and deposits are accounted for at closing. Not legal or tax advice.
Premier Real Estate Group Inc is a licensed Florida real estate brokerage (broker license BK3314523). Verify at Florida DBPR.
What we will do
- Make a written cash offerWe review the house and your situation and put a written cash offer in front of you, as-is, in any condition, with no obligation.
- Put the costs in writingThere is no real-estate commission and no listing fee when we buy your house directly. Who pays which closing costs is written into the offer before you sign.
- Let you pick the closing dateWe can close in as little as 14 days when title is clear, or on a later date you choose. Closing goes through a title company.
- Compare listing insteadIf listing on the MLS would net you more, we can list the house instead, under a written listing agreement where a commission is typically paid.
Related questions
- Do I have to clean out the house before a cash sale?
- No. We buy as-is, so there is no cleaning, repair work or showings required. Call us at (888) 440-3766 to talk through what is left in the house.
- Does an open code-enforcement case stop a cash sale?
- Not necessarily. An open case or recorded code lien is resolved or paid at closing as the city or county requires. Verify the details with your local code-enforcement office.
- Do I pay a commission if you buy my house?
- There is no real-estate commission and no listing fee when we buy your house directly, because we are the buyer and not your agent. If you list with an agent instead, a commission is typically paid and the amount is set in a written listing agreement.
- Will a cash offer be higher or lower than listing a repaired home?
- A cash offer is usually below what a repaired home could bring on the open market, since it trades price for speed and certainty. We can give you a free consultation and a comparative market analysis so you can compare both routes.
- Do you buy houses outside South Florida?
- Our cash offers cover Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties only. If your home is elsewhere in Florida, call us and we can talk about listing it through a licensed agent.
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Premier Real Estate Group Inc
Broker of record Maxim Bohadana, Florida broker license BK3314523
(888) 440-3766