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Selling a House with Water Damage After a Flood?

If you are selling a water-damaged or flooded house, here you'll learn how to sell your property fast and, most importantly, for cash! Keep reading...

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  • NO out-of-pocket expenses

  • NO realtor commissions

  • NO repair expenses

  • NO closing costs

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How to Sell My Flooded House?

When selling a house with water damage after flooding, you have three available options to choose from.

Option #1

Sell to Investor

If you're in a hurry, don't want to spend on expensive repairs out-of-pocket and prefer getting paid in cash, this is your best route.

Option #2

Sell with Realtor

If you're not in a rush, don't mind investing in repairs and are open to paying a 6% commission, this is your best route.

Option #3

Sell by Yourself

If you're comfortable handling legal documents, marketing your house, negotiating and much more, this is your best route.

Why Sell My Flooded Home to an Investor?

Here is why many homeowners have decided to sell their houses that have been flooded to a real estate investor like us…

  • We buy houses in any condition
  • We pay cash for houses
  • We cover all the costs
  • We close very fast
  • We pay more
  • No real estate agent commissions
  • No waiting months for a buyer
  • No endless home showings
  • No closing costs or fees
  • No repairs required
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How It Works

Sell your house with water damage fast in 4 easy steps!

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1 STEP
Request a Cash Offer
Submit your property by filling out a quick web form to request an obligation-free cash offer.
2 STEP
Book an Appointment
Our representative will call you to schedule an appointment to come see your property.
3 STEP
Accept the Offer
After viewing your home, we will give you a fair offer based on your local market value.
4 STEP
Cash in Your Pocket
If you accept our offer, after just a few days from the formal closing you will get your cash!

Check Out What Home Sellers Are Saying

We've helped many homeowners sell property over the years. But don’t just take our word for it.

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Compare Us to Others

Find out why many homeowners have been selling their flooded homes to us.

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Frequently Asked Home Selling Questions

Read some of the most frequent questions we get asked by homeowners about selling a water-damaged house fast

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Can you sell a house with water damage?
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It's possible to successfully sell a property that has been water-damaged, and also sell a house after a flood.

You do need to keep to one specific requirement, though. You have to disclose water damage when selling a house.

Sellers have to submit a property disclosure form including a part that asks the owner to clarify any water intrusion into the property, including the roof, the foundation, as well as the basement.

You're required to show the paperwork to any and all interested buyers.

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Can I sell my flooded house?
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Absolutely, you can sell your flooded home, but you have to disclose the fact that your property suffered flood damage to your interested parties.

Lenders often inform potential buyers about flood risks by requiring flood insurance in the due diligence period.

Listing the home's flood zone status directly on the property disclosure is the smartest thing to do for any house seller.

We’re open to purchasing homes that have flooded before and those constructed within flood zones. We’re happy to give you a cash offer.

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How fast can I sell my house with water damage?
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We can make an offer on the house dealing with water issues, and we're able to close the sale in about 3 to 30 days from the time you agree to our offer and sign the contract!

Our company is known all over the areas we serve for our experience in buying properties that do not match the typical definition of “turnkey” houses.

Working with water-damaged homes is something we have done frequently, so we have the experience to close these types of transactions smoothly.

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Can I sell my house with water damage AS IS?
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Selling your home as a renovation project is completely doable, even if it has water damage problems.

Major moisture issues frequently bring other difficulties such as foundation defects and black mold growth, in addition to everything. The house certainly stands out to our company, in spite of these flaws.

Even minimal water damage may conceal bigger problems that are causing severe harm to your property.

Submitting an offer on your property remains a goal for our team, even with the water damage or many additional complications.

Message us, and we can visit the property to provide you with an offer.

Should you connect with us before you take on renovations, we might be able to save you considerable time and work, on top of stress.

We can purchase the property exactly as it is! Signing the closing documents as well as the purchase agreement is really all you will need to take care of.

All of the closing expenses are covered by our company, plus we do not mind if you decide to leave stuff you don't want in the property. Our team deals with the whole cleanout so you can skip the extra stress along with cost.

Besides water damage, the following typical problems will not scare our investors in the slightest:

  1. Fire Damage
  2. Roof Damage
  3. Mold Damage
  4. Foundation Damage
  5. Structural Damage
  6. Storm Damage
  7. Termite Damage
  8. Polybutylene Pipes
  9. Lead-Based Paint
  10. Septic Damage
  11. Unpermitted Work
  12. Lead Pipes
  13. Asbestos
  14. Hoarder
  15. Radon
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What type of properties do you buy?
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Every type of property is good for us:

  1. Single-Family
  2. Condominium
  3. Townhome
  4. Mobile Home
  5. Duplex
  6. Triplex
  7. Fourplex
  8. Land

Even if you want to sell a property not included in the list above, contact us anyway!

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Why should I sell my water-damaged house to your company?
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We are seen as the go-to cash real estate purchasing company. Homes that have severe moisture issues are a great fit for us, thanks to our extensive history of purchasing properties like this.

You will get plenty of perks by selling the house to us:

  1. You sell quick
  2. You sell for cash
  3. You sell “AS IS”
  4. No extra expenses
  5. No endless showings
  6. No waiting months for a buyer
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How to sell a house with water damage?
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Trying to sell a water-damaged home provides you with a few different choices.

The Easy Way:

  1. Message our team to request a cash offer.
  2. After we visit your property, our company will present an offer.
  3. Signing the paperwork and opening escrow occurs immediately after you take our cash offer.
  4. Your money is issued right after all of us sign the closing documents upon the conclusion of the escrow process.

The whole process turns out to be completely straightforward! Our crew even pays the closing expenses and takes care of any junk you do not want to move.

The Hard Way:

  1. Look for a broker willing to handle a home with moisture damage. This is not a simple job.
  2. Shortly after you put signatures on the listing contract, you will need to outline the water issues on the seller's disclosure.
  3. Getting the property in front of interested purchasers is the next move. You may find yourself holding broker tours or public showings as a part of the marketing process.
  4. As soon as you land a buyer and put your signature on the contract, the inspection period starts, which could mean decreasing the price after the property inspector spots flaws. A few weeks will easily slip by during this phase.
  5. Once escrow opens, you have to wait for the buyer's mortgage approval plus the lender's final review of the water-damaged house. Getting a hazard insurance carrier ready to insure the home presents another barrier for prospective purchasers. This part of the timeline may extend for several weeks or even longer.
  6. At last, you will reach the end and close the escrow process. Closing costs as well as realtor commissions are going to be taken from your payout upon finalizing your sale.
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Is disclosing water damage when selling a house required?
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Except if you're selling to relatives or a spouse, you have to disclose water damage when selling a house.

Sellers need to fill out a seller's disclosure and then give it to prospective purchasers, or the buyer's realtor, ahead of completing the transaction of their house.

Documenting the water damage is required in a specific portion of the disclosure form.

There exist a few more exceptions to the state-mandated disclosure law. Court-mandated sales or foreclosures frequently let you skip the disclosure forms for a house with water damage.

These sales frequently forgo the property disclosure entirely, which means you don't have to report any moisture damage. It's an "as is" transaction for the court or bank, which covers any condition issues.

You're also off the hook for reporting water problems in the development if your own unit stayed dry.

Once you take the cash offer for your property, according to the regulations, you must send us a filled-out disclosure form.

Please know that the details in it won't lead us to change our minds. We're looking into presenting you with a cash offer for your damaged home.

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Is selling a house that has been flooded hard?
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Marketing a property with water problems is not easy. Any indication of flood damage frightens purchasers, as these days folks are highly aware of the dangers of toxic mold.

But we aren't regular property buyers. We're not intimidated by any water damage. We won't be afraid of toxic mold, as we have expertise in remediating the dangers of it and rehabilitating water-damaged houses.

A lot of prospective purchasers do not have the required knowledge to handle it. Seeing water damage or even mold on a disclosure form is generally enough to make prospective buyers walk away from your home. As for our company, we actively search for properties just like yours.

Contact us if you want to get a commitment-free cash offer.

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Our motto is 100% Customer Satisfaction! If, for any reason, we won't be able to buy your water-damaged house, we will connect you with another reputable investor from our network who will. We have access to hundreds of local cash home buyers who are waiting to buy flooded houses like yours!

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