{"id":28323,"date":"2026-02-12T02:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=28323"},"modified":"2026-02-13T06:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:45:06","slug":"how-much-do-you-lose-selling-a-house-as-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-much-do-you-lose-selling-a-house-as-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling a House \u2018As Is\u2019: How Much Money You Stand to Lose \u2014 and Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/selling-a-house-as-is\/\">Selling a home as-is<\/a> has its perks, from saving on the cost of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/prepare-your-home-for-sale\/\">preparing your home<\/a> to potentially avoiding painful repair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-to-negotiate-when-selling-a-house\/\">negotiations<\/a> with a buyer down the line. But there\u2019s one major drawback to selling as-is: less money in your pocket. So, how much do you lose selling a house as-is?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"geo-cta widget-cta widget-cta--content     widget-cta--dark widget-cta--dark-blue-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--content\">\n        <div class=\"widget-element--content-header\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"homelight logo\" class=\"widget-element--logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\" width=\"106\" height=\"25\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"cta-headline widget--bold\">Sell Your House As-Is and Compare Options<\/h3>\n                        <p>House needs work? No problem. Skip repairs, staging, and showings. Get an all-cash offer in 24 hours with HomeLight\u2019s Simple Sale platform and close in as little as 7 days. You can also request an expert estimate of what your home might sell for using a top-rated agent.<\/p>\n        \n                <div class=\"widget-element--buttons\">\n            <a data-type=\"In Content CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/simple-sale\/quiz?interested_in_agent=true#\/qaas=0\/\" class=\"cta-click-track widget-element--button\">Get started<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A simple equation for calculating how much less you\u2019d net doesn\u2019t exist. So we reached out to the experts, a select group of industry pros for insider answers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/agents\/kim-batterman-wi-94-79587\">Kim Batterman<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/states\/wi\">Wisconsin-based real estate agent<\/a> who has more than 20 years of industry experience<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Ryan Dosenberry, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeshorehomebuyer.com\/about\/\">Lakeshore Home Buyer<\/a> in West Michigan, one of the largest cash home buyers in the area<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Jordan Fulmer, co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.momentumpropertysolution.com\/about-us\/\">Momentum Property Solutions<\/a> and buyer of as-is homes in Huntsville, Alabama<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rynelambert\/\">Ryne Lambert<\/a>, a longtime real estate investor based in Wisconsin<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cashhousebuyerstampa.com\/about-us\/\">Katherine Marino<\/a>, real estate investor at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cashhousebuyerstampa.com\/about-us\/\">Cash House Buyers Tampa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To give you an idea of how your home might stack up and how much you would lose selling a house as-is, several of our experts revealed actual dollar figures from past transactions, along with insight into factors that affected their offers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selling your home \u201cas is\u201d can relieve some of the stress. 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