Is This You?

People who've never tried to sell a home themselves just don't seem to understand all that's involved in the process: The details, the time, the waiting, the ads that never seem to make the phone ring, having strangers and their children walking through your bedroom and looking through your closets... Strangers who feel obligated to pick apart the most trivial features of your interior decorating tastes and haggle over price.

You must also be good at determining if you have a qualified buyer or just another "brick-kicker" as well as understanding the other areas of the business such as opening the title, the loan process, termite reports, disclosure statements, surveys, appraisals, general repairs required by most lenders, title commitments, title insurance, and a host of other requirements that are required to close the sale. Any misunderstanding or problem in any of these areas could scare off a potential buyer, causing you to have to start the process all over again.

More often than not, many of these people will walk through your house, smile, ask lots of questions, and seem really interested, but are then never to be heard from again. During this whole time, you must keep your house picked up, neat and clean, so that if someone wants to see your house, it is ready to be shown day or night. You may also need to make repairs to the house or possibly paint or re-carpet it, because most of today's home buyers want everything in perfect, move-in condition before they give you their hard-earned money. You've probably heard the saying "Champagne taste and a beer pocketbook." This is exactly what you are likely to encounter as you attempt to sell your house.

As you can see, selling your house could easily become a bigger hassle than you ever thought possible... in fact, it can easily turn into your worst nightmare!

As we said before, we are not Realtors. We are real estate investors and we know what homeowners go through when they try to sell their home. You may still be in the "thinking about it" stage. Maybe you've tried listing your house with an agent or maybe you haven't decided you're ready to go that route yet.

While it can't hurt to list with a real estate agent or broker, by the same token, do they ever seem to have the same "feel" for your house as you do? After all, if you had a computer sitting in your office loaded with thousands of nice, beautiful homes of all shapes, sizes and price ranges... what kind of real "selling" would you actually do?

Most agents will come out and meet with your, tell you how many houses like yours they have sold, and that they will advertise it in the newspaper and on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), where all licensed Realtors will be able to see that your house is available for sale. Rarely is the agent who "lists" your house the agent who "sells" your house. The commission you pay to sell your house is therefore split between the listing agent and the selling agent.

Many agents specialize in getting listings, placing them in the MLS system, and then just sit back and wait for another agent to sell the house so they can collect their commission. They are not really concerned how long it takes to sell your house as long as someone buys it during the term of the listing agreement, which is usually 6 months to 1 year. And if you think about it, why would an agent with prospective buyers spend most of their time trying to sell your particular house anyway, especially when the MLS system is loaded with thousands of nice, beautiful homes to choose from and they get paid no matter which house they sell? After all, Realtors don't have any personal liability if your house sits on the market for an extra month or two. Remember, Realtors don't have to make your payments, cut your grass or take care of any maintenance. Selling houses through a Realtor is a number game, and you become only one of those numbers.

For this very reason, more and more people are going the "For Sale By Owner" (FSBO) route: You buy a sign, make some flyers, place an ad in the local paper and wait for the phone to ring. If all goes well, after you've talked to several people, rearranged your schedule to show the house many times, called back all the prospects and left messages on their answering machines, someone will finally be interested in drawing up a contract to buy your house. Now what do you do? Do you know how to write up a real estate contract? How to deal with the title companies? Mortgage companies? The closing process? What does the buyer do, what do you do? It's not as easy as it first seems.

But let's say you get the contract signed. Now several weeks pass and you haven't heard a word. You start to think that something is wrong. Financing? But it's supposed to be the buyer's job to get a loan, not yours, right? Come to find out, the buyer could not get approved for the loan, the deal falls through and you have to start the process all over again! What a pain...

We've been there too. Right back to square one with a beautiful house, priced right, and not a clue how to make it go away. All the while, your date to move is getting closer and closer.

Sometimes the reasons people sell their house are good ones, such as getting a new job or a job transfer, moving to a bigger house, or retiring out of state. Sometimes the reasons aren't so good, such as divorce, health problems, loss of job, death of a loved one, foreclosure, or bankruptcy.

Many times, thinking about selling turns into wanting to sell, and it's amazing how fast "want to sell" can become "have to sell." If this happens to you, for whatever reason, it can put you in quite a bind. That's where DadsBuyHouses.com can help.

What if we were sitting at your dining room table right now and we told you that we wanted to buy your house? No problem if your house needs repairs. No problem with the non-assumable loan. No problem catching up any payments in arrears. We can probably wrap up the whole thing within a few days, depending on the circumstances. Would that make you feel better if that were the case?

We don't know how much you owe, how much your house is worth, or any of that. Those details can be handled when we are sitting at your table. What we do know... and what you should know, is...

As professional real estate investors, we buy and sell properties. With your house, we'll probably structure several options, and let you choose the one that best suits your needs.

The purchase price and the terms of our agreement will be sufficient, we guarantee it. We can immediately take the financial burden of any monthly mortgage payments off your back and also take care of any fix-ups or maintenance, regardless of how minor or how serious. What's more, we'll close when you're ready.

Look, like we said earlier, people sell homes for various reasons. Maybe it's a new job that requires a move and they don't want to carry double house payments. Maybe it's a company downsizing that creates the problem. It could be bankruptcy or foreclosure or they could've won the lottery. Perhaps they want to build, they're tired of the same old neighborhood, they need something bigger or something smaller. It could be death or divorce or a marriage or birth. Whether you're moving across town or across the US, to a new home or to an apartment, you've got other things to concern you. We'll take care of your house.

For whatever reason, that house has become something to move beyond. To sell, to put behind you, so you can get on with the business of living your life.

Granted we don't know your particular reasons for selling, we do know how to get your house closed as quickly and as professionally as possible. In fact...

Here's the game plan to sell your house fast...

After we agree on the purchase price and verify the amount you owe on your mortgage, if the circumstances are right we may pay all cash at the closing. If not, we may work out monthly payments for a period of time. Whichever way you go...

Please don't misunderstand or assume that we have to "steal" your home, or that you need a lot of equity for us to be interested. We've worked with all kinds of circumstances and have been thoroughly trained to create solutions after so-called "experts" have given up and quit.

Again, if you call in the facts, we'll tell you within minutes if we can help.

One of the main benefits we can offer you is "Peace of Mind". Sometimes the hardest aspect of having to move is actually having your home up for sale and your life in limbo. You've heard the saying "Sometimes the not-knowing is the hardest part!" When you approve the paperwork with us, you will know that your payments will be made and home taken care of so you can start over and have that peace of mind.

We can take care of all the paperwork in about a week. We simply order the title work and draw up the papers. We can set a date when you can move out and we will take over the home after that.

Benefits to Sellers

The following is a list of the benefits of our program and how they apply to you, the seller. Some of these points might not apply to you, but most should:

If by chance we can't do business, that's OK. But we honestly believe you'll be pleasantly surprised when you call. We specialize in providing solutions! By calling, you give us the chance to be your solution. We urge you to let us try.

What do we do now?

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