Compare your options
Selling to We Buy Houses Houston vs. listing with a local Texas agent
Even in a sellers' market, it is smart to look at your options. You may get a higher top-line sales price listing with an agent — but that does not always mean more money in your pocket or less headache.
| Category | Traditional Selling with an agent | Direct sale Sold to We Buy Houses Houston |
|---|---|---|
| Commissions / Fees | 6% on average is paid by you, the seller | None |
| Who pays closing costs? | 2% on average is paid by you, the seller | None — we pay all costs |
| Inspection & financing contingency | Yes — up to 15% of sales fall through | None |
| Appraisal needed | Yes — sale is often subject to appraisal | None — we make cash offers |
| Average days until sold | +/- 91 days | Immediate cash offer |
| Number of showings | It depends | 1 (just us) |
| Closing date | 30–60 +/- days after accepting offer | The date of your choice |
| Who pays for repairs? | Negotiated during inspection period | None — we pay for all repairs |
Commissions / Fees
With an agent
6% on average is paid by you, the seller
With us
None
Who pays closing costs?
With an agent
2% on average is paid by you, the seller
With us
None — we pay all costs
Inspection & financing contingency
With an agent
Yes — up to 15% of sales fall through
With us
None
Appraisal needed
With an agent
Yes — sale is often subject to appraisal
With us
None — we make cash offers
Average days until sold
With an agent
+/- 91 days
With us
Immediate cash offer
Number of showings
With an agent
It depends
With us
1 (just us)
Closing date
With an agent
30–60 +/- days after accepting offer
With us
The date of your choice
Who pays for repairs?
With an agent
Negotiated during inspection period
With us
None — we pay for all repairs
An inspection contingency lets the buyer take time to inspect and then back out of the sale or renegotiate if repairs are needed. A financing contingency gives the buyer room to back out if they cannot obtain a loan or if the home does not appraise for the value the bank needs to close. We do not use bank financing, so you never have to worry about our ability to close.
Work the numbers
See which way actually helps you get where you're going
We will not be able to offer you full retail value for your house — but we offer other benefits the traditional route simply cannot.
From offer to close in as little as 7 days
You get rid of the headache of that property fast and avoid paying any more utility, tax, insurance and mortgage payments. If you list and wait 90+ days to close, you have to factor in every cost of holding that property while you wait.
Never fix anything up or clean again
No cleaning the house again and again for buyer after buyer. We do not care how dirty it is — we have seen worse — or how many repairs it needs. A complete fixer? Great, we love projects. That saves you time and money you keep in your pocket.
No pesky closing fees
Because we are a full-service professional home buyer here in Texas, we make it easy. We pay all of the closing costs. What we offer you is what you get, minus any mortgage payoff or other encumbrances on the property.
When you add up the time you could save, the no-hassle experience and the money you will save on commissions, fees and holding costs while you wait to sell the traditional route — for many area homeowners, selling to a professional house buyer is the best viable option.
Is it for you?
You have nothing to lose by getting an offer — no obligations, no pressure. But you could lose thousands of dollars, or months of your time, by not finding out.
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Common questions
Questions about selling direct vs. listing
Will I get full market value for my house?
No. We will tell you that up front: we will not be able to offer you full retail value for your house. You may get a higher top-line sales price listing with an agent, but that does not always mean more money in your pocket once commissions, closing costs, repairs and months of holding costs are accounted for. What we offer instead is speed, certainty and no repairs, fees or showings.
When is listing with an agent a better choice than selling to you?
If your house is in good condition, you have about three months to wait and you do not mind paying a commission, listing with a good agent will likely put more money in your pocket. We will be the first to tell you that. Selling to us makes more sense when the house needs work you cannot fund or the sale is on a deadline — a foreclosure timeline, probate or a divorce that needs to be finished.
How are you different from a real estate agent?
Real estate agents list properties and hope that someone will buy them. The agent shows the properties to prospective buyers if there are any (the average time to sell a property in many markets right now is 6–12 months) and then takes a percentage of the sale price if they find a buyer. Oftentimes, the agent’s commission is 3–6% of the sale price of your house (so if it’s a $100,000 house, you’ll pay between $3,000 and $6,000 in commissions to an agent). Agents provide a great service for those that can wait 6–12 months to sell and who don’t mind giving up some of that sale price to pay the commissions. But that’s where we’re different: we’re not agents, we’re home buyers. Our company actually buys houses. We don’t list houses. Since we’re actually the one buying the house from you and we pay with all cash, we can make a decision to buy your house within a couple of days — sometimes the same day.
Who pays the closing costs when I sell to you?
We do. We pay all of the closing costs and other costs associated with the sale. There are no fees or commissions. What we offer you is what you get, minus any mortgage payoff or other encumbrances on the property.
Are there any fees or commissions to work with you?
This is what makes us stand out from the traditional method of selling your house: there are NO fees or commissions when you sell your house to us. We’ll make you an offer and if it’s a fit then we’ll buy your house (and we pay all of the closing costs too). No hassle. No fees. We make our money after we pay for repairs on the house (if any) and sell it for a profit — we’re taking all of the risk on whether we can sell it for a profit or not. Once we buy the house from you, the responsibility is ours and you walk away without the burden of the property and its payments and often with cash in your hand.
What do you have to lose? Get started now.
We buy houses in any condition, anywhere in Houston, at any price. No commissions, no fees and absolutely no obligation.