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Selling a house with code violations in Columbus Ohio usually comes down to two choices. You can spend the time and money fixing the problems before you sell, or you can sell the house as is and let the buyer deal with them after closing. Going through the city can mean permits, inspections, contractors, opening…

Yes, you can usually sell your house if you’re behind on mortgage payments in Columbus, Ohio. Missing payments doesn’t automatically mean you’ve lost your house or the equity in it, but your options can shrink as foreclosure moves forward. If you’re behind, find out what you owe, talk with your lender, and decide whether you…

A cash home sale in Central Ohio usually closes in 10 to 14 days. A financed sale takes 45 to 60 days and can fall apart a week before closing when the buyer’s loan or appraisal comes up short. My name is Marc Van Steyn, founder of EasySell Cash Homebuyers. For more than 20 years…

A cash home sale in Columbus Ohio can close in about 10 days. That’s the stretch from your first phone call to the day the funds reach your account. The cash home sale timeline in Columbus Ohio runs faster than a traditional sale for one reason. There’s no lender, no appraisal, and no repair haggling…

The five Columbus cash home buyer scams that should make you walk away all live in the contract: nominal earnest money, and/or assigned language, open ended inspection clauses, unverifiable proof of funds, and a push to sign your deed outside title escrow. Each one moves the risk onto you and hands the buyer a free…

You are in a tight spot, and you need a clean exit. Perhaps you are dealing with a structurally compromised inheritance in Linden, a tenant dispute that has pushed you to the brink of exhaustion, or a pile of municipal code violations that you simply cannot afford to fix. Then comes the lifeline: a cash…

A wholesaler doesn’t buy your house. They lock it under contract and try to sell that contract to a third party for a fee. That means they can walk away if no buyer shows up. A local end buyer buys the home directly with their own money, puts earnest money into escrow, and closes on…

Wondering how I get paid selling my house for cash? You get paid at closing through a licensed title company. The title company wires your proceeds to your bank account or cuts you a check after it clears any liens and records the deed. You never transfer ownership before the money is confirmed. How Do…

Yes, a cash buyer can lower their offer after you’ve signed, but you’re never required to accept. Whether they can pressure you into it depends entirely on the contingencies in your contract. A buyer with a vague inspection clause and $100 in earnest money can threaten to cancel and lose nothing. A buyer with $10,000…