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If the prospect of selling your home seems daunting and arduous, you may want to consider a house-buying company, such as an iBuyer, real estate investor, or house flipper. However, if you\u2019re like most sellers, you also want to get the highest return on your investment and approach the transaction with confidence in who you\u2019re dealing with. Going with a house buying company<\/a> is definitely not a one-size-fits-all approach, but it could be a viable path for some situations.<\/p>\n

Seasoned real estate agent Alyson Gulassa works with the North Carolina-based Ginger Vereen brokerage team<\/a>, which sells homes more than 56% quicker than the average Raleigh area agent. She advises sellers to keep house-buying companies on their repertoire of options and shares insights about when to consider using one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Although the difference in sale price between selling on the open market and selling to a house-buying company can vary widely even from one neighborhood to the next, according to Gulassa, using one will likely mean leaving some money on the table. For this reason, she says selling to a house-buying outfit makes more sense as an option for sellers whose primary focus isn\u2019t maximizing their return on investment.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt definitely depends on what a person\u2019s motivation is for selling the property,\u201d Gulassa explains. \u201cThe cases I see where it makes the most sense to target that type of iBuyer<\/a> (instant buyer) or investor type buyer is when someone is in a situation where they need to move quickly<\/a> and money is not their primary focus.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

House buying companies include iBuyers, house flippers, and investors. See how much they pay, pros and cons, and how to know who\u2019s legitimate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":286,"featured_media":38857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[342,319],"tags":[809],"class_list":["post-29962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negotiations","category-selling-advice","tag-companies-that-buy-houses"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow Much Do House-Buying Companies Pay & Are They Legit?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"House-buying companies include iBuyers, house flippers, and investors. 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