How to choose a quick sale company to buy your house

Why might I need a quick buyer?

In the current climate, even though there are not very many buyers out there, there are still individuals who need to sell their homes fast. For example, you may be struggling financially and need to finance a divorce or sell up before your home gets repossessed. On the other hand, you could have inherited a home, but you do not wish to keep it. Whatever the reason, there are probably times when you wish someone would ‘buy my house now’, more so if you have had it on the market for a while.

How do they buy houses quickly?

The simplest way to picture this is to imagine a buyer who wants to do a cash deal to buy your property. In the case of HB4u – we are a genuine company that buys homes for cash rather than an individual, but the principle is the same. They make you a cash offer, and you have to decide whether the offer is to your liking and whether it will allow you to solve your current problem.

How do I choose a company?

The more obvious choice is to pick the company offering you the best deal, but with that, you should do some research. You want to ensure you are dealing with reliable and trustworthy people, after all. Remember, true cash buyers, will not offer full market value for your home. Essentially, you need a buyer with several characteristics, so ask yourself whether the firm is:

1. Reliable and trustworthy

The most crucial factor is ensuring you do thorough research. Don’t be afraid to ask around and seek testimonials from customers or to ask questions about any aspect of the process. A trustworthy company will always give you a prompt and straight answer.

2. Flexible

You are making a big decision by selling your property and, in turn, are likely to be very busy. The buyer needs to work around your needs, not tell you how it should be. They need to be able to value your property when it is convenient for you and adjust schedules so that any payments come through to you before you need them.

3. Realistic

This goes hand in hand with treating you fairly. In all contact with you, the firm needs to be realistic about expectations. They should be able to tell you straight forward how much your property is worth (even if it’s not the same as your own valuation) if a viewing schedule can be made at the time you want & anything else related to your property which may be of an issue at a later date if not discussed right away.

4. Understanding

Any transaction is a partnership of sorts, and selling a house is no exception. A company that understands your situation is much more likely to be able to help you in the way you need, and provide relevant advice, than one which only cares about completing the next sale.

A firm that fully understands your needs can cater for you better on all levels. If they put in the effort to understand your situation, they are much more likely to be able to help you in the way you need them to. They can provide relevant advice, offer support & devise a plan which will suit your needs.

For some extra information, Money Advice Service has put together a great article wherein they discuss quick house sales. Click here to read the article. 

How Housebuyers4u will buy your house for cash quickly and fairly

The enquiry form will ask basic questions about the property, for example, the location, the type of property, details like the number of bedrooms and whether it has parking or a garage, and the general market value of the property.

Once we have the details, our team will value the property and make you a cash offer within hours.

This will typically be lower than the asking price of your property. (Tip: To roughly estimate the value of your property, visit Zoopla and plug in your property details). However, bear in mind that you won’t be paying any commission to estate agents or fees to solicitors.

The bottom line won’t actually be much different than if you were selling to an individual, except the process will be much quicker.