The California Partition Action and How to Sell When Co-Owners Disagree
Co-owning a property works well until it does not. Maybe you inherited the family home with a sibling and one of you wants to sell while the other wants to keep it. Maybe you bought an investment property with a partner and the relationship has broken down. Maybe you ended a marriage and neither party […]
Selling a House in a Living Trust and What Los Angeles Families Need to Know
If a parent or grandparent set up a living trust in California, there is a good chance the family home was placed inside it as part of the estate plan. That is smart planning. But when the time comes to sell that home, whether because the original owner has passed, the property needs to be […]
A Day in the Life of a Los Angeles Cash Home Buyer
Most people only ever see the end of what we do. They get a call, we make an offer, we shake hands, we close. What they do not see is everything that happens before we pick up the phone and everything that keeps moving in the background while their sale is in escrow. This post […]
What Happens to Your Personal Data When You Request a Cash Offer
Most sellers who fill out a cash offer request form online are focused on one thing: finding out what their home is worth. The last thing on their mind is what the company on the other end does with the name, phone number, email, and address they just submitted. But it is a fair question […]
How Our Cash Offer Compares to an iBuyer Algorithm and Why Local Knowledge Wins
You have probably seen the ads. Enter your address. Answer a few questions. Get a cash offer in 24 hours. iBuyer companies like Opendoor and Offerpad built their entire model on the promise of instant, algorithm-driven offers. On the surface it sounds appealing. But when you dig into what that algorithm actually knows about your […]
How BuyYourProperties.com Handles Liens and Judgments During a Sale
One of the most common things that stops a home sale before it ever gets started is a lien or a judgment sitting on the title. Sellers see it on the preliminary title report and immediately wonder if the whole deal is finished. Most of the time, it is not. Liens and judgments are incredibly […]
Why Our As-Is Contract Means Zero Repairs Are Required From You
Sellers hear the term as-is and immediately feel relieved. No repairs. No fix-it list. No contractor quotes. But then a little doubt creeps in. Does as-is really mean what it sounds like? Or is there fine print somewhere that pulls the rug out? The short answer is that when you sell to us, as-is genuinely […]
What an Independent Escrow Company Actually Does in a Cash Sale
A lot of sellers hear the word escrow and picture a pile of paperwork they will deal with at the end. The reality is that escrow does far more than collect signatures at the finish line. In a cash home sale, the independent escrow company is the neutral third party that holds your money, verifies […]
5 Red Flags of Scam Cash Buyers Operating in Southern California
Southern California has one of the most active cash home buying markets in the country. That is a good thing if you need to sell fast, but it also means there are bad actors operating right alongside the legitimate ones. The California Department of Real Estate has issued repeated consumer alerts warning homeowners about predatory […]
Why We Request a Title Report Immediately and Why It Protects You
One of the first things we do after agreeing on terms with a seller is request a title report. Not at the end of the process. Not after inspections. Right away. Some sellers wonder why we move on this so quickly. The honest answer is that the title report protects everyone involved, and the sooner […]