{"id":29947,"date":"2025-11-26T02:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=29947"},"modified":"2025-11-28T07:06:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:06:33","slug":"direct-home-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/direct-home-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Direct Home Buyer and Are They a Good Option for Sellers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Selling a home may bring good things, like the chance for new beginnings and monetary proceeds. However, depending on the circumstances, the stress and amount of work needed to complete the sale may be an unwanted burden for some homeowners. Either due to personal difficulty or a house in a significant state of disrepair<\/a>, some homeowners might seek a faster or easier path to closing day.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where direct home buyers can enter the picture. These individuals or companies will buy your home for cash \u2014 albeit typically for less than you would fetch on the open market \u2014 in exchange for the convenience of a smoother and quicker sale process<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Skip repairs, staging, and repeatedly showing your home. Connect with a trusted direct home buyer through HomeLight’s Simple Sale platform and receive an all-cash offer within 24 hours. Close in as little as 10 days. You\u2019ll also receive an estimate of what your home might sell for using a top-rated agent.<\/p>\n \n

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Although there\u2019s a lot to consider before deciding to sell your home to a direct home buyer, experienced North Carolina real estate agent Alyson Gulassa<\/a> says the biggest misconception about selling to a direct home buyer is whether you can still use an agent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you operate with a house-buying company<\/a>, you can choose to have representation in many cases,\u201d Gulassa says. \u201cI think that is something that potential sellers don\u2019t always realize.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having representation or not is no small matter. Even though direct home buyers promise convenience, they ultimately act in the company\u2019s best interest, not your own. Furthermore, although there are many legitimate companies operating in the market, disreputable companies also exist, so it\u2019s good to have someone experienced on your side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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