Selling options
Sell Your House for Cash in Puget Sound, As-Is
A cash offer means no bank, no appraisal, and no financing that falls apart the week before closing. Here is exactly what ours includes, what it costs you, and when it is the wrong choice.
- One written offer within 24 hours, with the worksheet behind it.
- No repairs, fees, or showings. We pay standard closing costs.
- Close in as few as 10 days, or pick a date months out.
What a real cash offer is
Cash means certainty, not a lowball.
Anyone can write “cash offer” on a postcard. What makes ours real is that it is in writing, it comes with the math, we deposit earnest money with a licensed Washington escrow company, and we can show proof of funds before you sign. There is no appraisal contingency and no loan contingency, so the number you accept is the number that closes.
It is also, almost always, below what a fully renovated version of your house would sell for on the open market. That is the honest trade: you give up some price; you get speed, certainty, and zero work. On a house that needs $60,000 of repairs and would sit through inspection negotiations, that trade often nets you more than listing. On a move-in-ready house in a hot neighborhood, it usually does not, and we will tell you that.
What is included
Everything below is standard, not an upsell.
- Standard seller closing costs paid by us: escrow fee, title insurance for the buyer, recording fees. Washington real estate excise tax is a seller obligation on any sale and appears on your settlement statement.
- As-is means as-is: failed roof, foundation cracks, oil tank, knob-and-tube, hoarding, fire or water damage, mold. We price it, we do not ask you to fix it.
- Leave what you want: furniture, belongings, vehicles that do not run, the shed full of stuff. We clear it after closing.
- Your date: close in as few as 10 days, or set a date after your move. A short rent-back after closing can be written into the contract when you need the proceeds first.
- Tenants and probate handled: we buy with tenants in place under Washington notice rules, and we work with your probate attorney’s timeline.
- No re-trading: once you accept, the price changes only if a title or inspection issue we could not have seen appears, and we show you why.
When cash is the right call
Good fit when
- The house needs work you do not want to fund or manage.
- There is a deadline: a foreclosure sale date, a job start, a probate distribution, a divorce settlement.
- It is tenant-occupied and you would rather not manage a move-out and a listing.
- You value a certain number on a certain date over a possibly higher number in four months.
When you should list instead
Probably not a fit when
- The home is move-in ready and in a neighborhood where retail buyers compete.
- You can wait 60 to 120 days and absorb the carrying costs and commission.
- Maximum price matters more to you than convenience or certainty.
See your offer. Then decide.
A written cash offer within 24 hours, the math shown, no obligation. If listing would net you more, we will say so.
Sound Home Offer is a professional home-buying company, not a real estate brokerage, attorney, or financial advisor, and we do not act as your agent or in a fiduciary capacity. We may purchase your property directly, purchase and resell it, or, where disclosed in writing, assign our purchase contract to another buyer. An investor offer is typically below full retail market value in exchange for speed, certainty, and buying as-is. Selling to us is one option among several; you are encouraged to seek independent legal, tax, and financial advice before signing anything. Read our full disclosures.