We Help You Sell Your House
how the process works
STEP 1: Tell Us About Your Property
Person to person. Let’s simply talk about your house and why you need to sell. No call centers, stock email responses or salesmen. Tell us how we can serve you.
STEP 2: If Your House Meets Our Purchase Criteria
We’ll contact you to setup a quick appointment to see your house. No agents or 5-hour showings. Discreet meet-and-greet. We’ll take a look around and make a few notes to gather enough info to organize a fair offer.
STEP 3: We’ll Present You With A No-Obligation Offer
Again, person-to-person. Every family or investor situation is different. We will openly and honestly discuss with you all your options with YOU in the driver’s seat.
STEP 4: We Close with a Local Reputable Title Company
Cash in your hands quickly! Once the sales contract is signed, you can have peace of mind knowing the paperwork will be filed properly. Cash in your hands and the headache gone for good.
Why Would You Sell to Us?
I Buy NorCal Houses provides the simplest option for selling your house. No listing fees. No agent commissions. And a quick, hassle-free closing process. Don’t worry about the hassle of repairs or renovations. Let us get rid of the headache and hassle of dealing with an unwanted property. Sell your house without the hassle of a traditional sale.
See the side by side comparison below:
When You Sell to Us for Cash
✓ Cash Offer Quick
Let’s talk about your house first. Then, we’ll assess it with our extensive experience in the local housing market, providing you with a fair, no-strings-attached offer.
✓ Don’t Deal With the Hassle of Showings
Pack up what you need and leave all the repairs and cleanup to us. No open houses, and no need to do any work to the property to show prospective buyers.
✓ Pick Your Closing Date
We can close in mere days if that’s what you need! We can work around most timelines and closing date schedules. Let’s talk about when you need the cash and we can customize a plan for you moving forward.
✓ Closing Costs are Taken Care Of
Those extra fees and costs that sneak in at the last minute can add up when selling your home. We take care of all of them, zero coming out of your pocket.
✓ Zero Commissions
Because we are buying directly from you, the homeowner, there are no commissions coming off the top. What we promise will go in your pocket will stay in your pocket.
✓ We Do Repairs and Cleanup!
Does your house need a bit of work or some cleaning up? With us, all that will be handled for you. You can even leave behind unwanted items and we’ll take care of that headache as well.
When You Put Your House On the Market
✘ The Sale Can Take Months – And Those Months Add Up!
Every day that goes by, your house is costing you money. Sometimes, the sale of a home can take upwards of 90 days. Life might not allow you the luxury of waiting for an on-market sale to go through.
✘ A Revolving Door
All kinds of buyers and agents will be coming to look at your home- most of them being people you’ve never met. This can be a serious disruption to your life as the house will have to be “camera ready” for the showings, and you’ll have to plan your schedule around them.
✘ Closing is Not Done On Your Schedule
After you accept an offer, you can expect to wait for 30-60 days for the deal to close – and that’s assuming they don’t come back with issues discovered during inspection. And then, if their financing falls through, you can be 25 days into escrow and have to go back to square one…
✘ Seller Pays Closing Fees
Expectation on the market is that the seller will take care of closing costs. You can expect to pay close to 2% of the sale price.
✘ Don’t Forget About Commissions!
Another expectation of sellers on market, is that they will pay commissions and fees on the sale. Plan for about 6% of the sales price in commissions/fees coming off the top of your sale price.
✘ Issues Show Up on the Inspection? You’ll Probably Have to Fix It.
Home buyers will hire a 3rd Party Home Inspection company to ensure everything is in perfect condition. If they find problems during the inspection period, you could be expected to take care of the issues they find.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why wouldn’t I just list my house with a Real Estate Agent?
When you sell on-market, you will have dozens of people walk through your home with open houses, buyers who might have their financing fall through, and home inspection worries. Each item can add stress and months to the sale process. Then, when you take into account the agents’ fees and items the buyer requests you to fix, the actual amount you get in your pocket is almost never the price for which you sold it.
What are ALL my options to sell my house?
2. Sell the house yourself (For Sale By Owner): You’re doing all the work an agent would: taking photos, creating listings, showing the property and organizing contract signings. You will definitely save some money this way, but your time investment is substantial. Plus, you’re still on the hook for all repairs and clean-up.
3. Sell now to I Buy NorCal Houses: Avoid all of the hassles with listing on the market and having to take care of every repair. You just let us know when you need to close and what your needs are, and we will give you our fair, no-obligation offer. Difficult situations, irritating tenants and properties in disrepair are our jam!
What’s my easiest option?
Sell directly to I Buy NorCal Houses—we buy houses directly from you, the homeowner. Sell your house fast without the hassle of dealing with on-market buyers or the cost of commissions.
1. Sell “As-Is:” Does your house need repairs you don’t want to or can’t afford to make? Great! We’ll take care of that.
2. We’ll Clean Out and Declutter: Have extra projects you have laying around that you can’t take with you? Old furniture you don’t want? Don’t worry about it! We’ll take care of that.
3. No Commissions (and We’ll Pay All Closing Costs!): We don’t charge commissions, because we’re the only buyer you have to worry about. We don’t make our money by sneaking in extra costs to you. We’re in the business of fixing up houses and going through the hassles ourselves to sell them.
4. Fully Confidential and Discreet: Avoid having to share your information with the world through the MLS- with agents and dozens of buyers. Our process is completely private and discreet.
Can you even help me? My situation is really complicated.
Divorce, foreclosure, death of a family member, burdensome rental property, and almost every other real-life situation you can imagine. Sometimes, our clients are simply too busy to take the time to deal with what typically need to be done to prepare a house to sell.
We’ll know very quickly if we can help you, and unlike selling through an agent, you don’t have to wait to see if the buyer can get financing- we’re ready to buy right now!
Can I leave my troublesome tenants in the house?
How quickly can I get paid?
What does “as-is” mean?
We buy your Northern California house in “as-is” condition, which means you don’t have to worry about doing repairs, decluttering, or getting it ready for showings. We’ll handle all repairs, inspections, etc. after we purchase your house. We’ll factor this into our offer, of course, but it saves you the money and the headache associated with getting your house ready to sell.
What does “all-cash offer” mean?
What if I don’t need a fast closing?
Are you just going to give me a low-ball offer?
What we offer is based on what the value of the property may be once we make the necessary improvements and upgrades. We’re entirely transparent with this offer process and happy to walk you through how it works. The old-fashioned way, person to person and in most cases, face-to-face.
Is this legit?
Yes—thousands of your neighbors are exploring their options when it comes to selling their house the easiest, fastest and most transparent way.
If you don’t have the time or ability to list your house on the market for top dollar, we offer an alternative. We’ll work with you to assess your situation, make you a transparent all-cash offer and close on your timeline.