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  • How To Sell A Distressed Property in Cincinnati & Dayton

    For those who need to know how to sell a distressed property in Cincinnati & Dayton, we’ll cover the options you have available. Traditional listings for this type of property are not suggested as they don’t attract most buyers, take far too long, and are too costly for most owners of a distressed property.

    Life can bring unexpected changes that leave you searching for solutions. Homes can fall into states of disrepair that are far beyond the owner’s capacity to handle. There could have been a death, divorce, illness, or job loss, leading to lost income or a forced relocation at play.

    Let’s dive into some of the options to sell a distressed property in Cincinnati & Dayton

    Professional Buyers

    There are always two sides to everything and this holds true when considering how to sell a distressed property in Cincinnati & Dayton. Let’s explore using the service of a professional cash buyer when you’re selling. Due to the nature of cash sales, you’ll benefit time-wise because of the ability to perform extremely quick closings.

    Additionally, the sale is as-is and there won’t be any downtime waiting for the right buyer. Nor will you be required to make the investment of your precious time and money in repairs. Another advantage is you’re not carrying any legal risk, as with selling on your own and since most professional buyers pay all of the closing costs, you’ll save even more.

    Now, because the professional buyer is taking all of the risks, and offering the advantages of cash sales, their offers are below the prices being realized in the current real estate market. A word to the wise, do your research on who you’re dealing with. Regrettably, there are unscrupulous buyers who may try to take advantage of time or financial constraints they learn you’re up against. 

    Do-It-Yourself

    Selling a distressed property in Cincinnati & Dayton on your own may sound appealing because you’re in charge. Additionally, you won’t be responsible for an agent or auctioneer fees, which can negatively impact your bottom line on the sale. If you’re knowledgeable on marketing and all of the legalities involved, while you may need to invest a great deal of time, you can save money by handling everything yourself.

    Conversely, inexperienced in marketing and the legal details, selling on their own often leads owners to failure. Not only don’t they realize the highest profit on their property through their errors, but they could also end up in a legal nightmare with no way out.

    Professional Auctioneers

    Property auctions rarely imitate art, where fantastic prices are realized in movies and on television. Avoiding the headaches of showing your property is one of the favorable aspects of auctions. Additionally, these properties close within 30 to 40 days and sell as-is, so you won’t need to continue to pour time and money into repairs and upkeep of your distressed property in Cincinnati & Dayton.

    While there are advantages to using a professional auctioneer, keep in mind the usual fee for their service is a rather high 10 percent of the final purchase price. Should the bidder be responsible for the auctioneer’s fee, lower bids overall are incentivized. Otherwise, you’ll be responsible for their fee, absorbing additional costs.

    Due to the nature of auctions, the outcome isn’t guaranteed, you may be up against the issue of low attendance. There is also the innate competition when a high volume of properties is up for auction at the same time, leading to lower bids.

    No matter which you choose, make educated decisions by taking the time to understand all of your options. Would you like to learn more about how we can help you sell a distressed property in Cincinnati & Dayton? Just call Ohio Cash Buyers LLC today at

    or send us a message any time!

  • How to Avoid Foreclosure: The Last-Minute Save

    Real-Life Solutions to Real-Life Problems

    Going through a divorce. Facing a foreclosure. Every time he took one step forward to get things back on track, it felt like he fell two steps back. He was making progress, though. He was sure he’d be able to catch up on payments and save his house.

    We’d been following up with him regularly for months, so he knew exactly who to call when his home was put up for auction through the Sheriff (read more about how this happens directly at the Warren County website here). It was a warm Friday afternoon when he called us to see if we were still interested in purchasing his home. Tony answered the phone and assured him that yes, we were still very interested in buying the house. It was at that point that we discovered the house was scheduled to hit the auction block on Monday – the upcoming Monday, only THREE days away, at 8:00A.M. sharp!

    It was going to take a lot of carefully-placed moving pieces to make it happen, but we were more than ready for the challenge. We called our attorney. We put together our paperwork, met him at the property that afternoon, and got everything signed. We crossed all of our T’s and dotted all of our I’s.

    > Read more about selling a house when going through a Divorce here, then give us a call! <

    Tony was running up to the courthouse at 7:50A.M. that Monday with all of the necessary legal paperwork in-hand. The judge accepted, and we had bought ourselves a little more time to complete the title-work and close. We were by no means out of the woods yet, but we had completed the first (and hardest) step in the process, and we were eager to proceed.

    The next snag we hit was that due to the divorce not being totally finalized, the property was still deeded to both the homeowner AND his ex-wife. We’ve handled that exact situation many times before, so we started tackling that problem after we were done at the courthouse. As it turned out, his ex-wife had left town. Actually, she had left the country entirely! The homeowner wasn’t in close contact with her anymore, so we had to track her down and get her onboard and squared away, too.

    In the end, we were able to make it all work out, and created the best WIN-WIN situation we could for the homeowner, the ex-wife, and our team! Not only did the homeowner walk away with some cash from the sale to us, but he also saved his credit from taking an even bigger hit!

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  • Selling a House: The Retiree’s Top Pick

    Memories. Beautiful, but painful; they surrounded him every moment of the day in this house. His wife had passed a few months prior, and he was ready to move on and into a retirement community. He had a pretty good idea of what he wanted out of a retirement community, so he set about conducting a LOT of research on all of the local offerings and crossing off the ones that didn’t fit what he was looking for, one by one. Eventually he had narrowed the list down to the perfect community for him! There was a slight problem, though – there was a long waiting list to move into this particular community, and it required quite a bit of paperwork, follow-up, and logistics to move into.

    On top of that, he had to figure out how to fix up and sell his house so he wouldn’t be making payments on a house he didn’t live in or need anymore. The house wasn’t in bad shape by any means – though there was the pool in the backyard that wasn’t really a pool anymore. It was a large, yawning chasm surrounded by broken cement and dirt. It was a safety hazard, and he didn’t even want to think about what it would take to either recreate the pool, or demolish it and fill the void that it would leave behind. There was just so much to do to get it all lined up in a way that made sense. If he had to spend the money and time fixing the property up, how much would that cost? How long would it take? How could he be sure he would be hiring reliable people to do the work? Once it was finished, how long would it sit on the market? Had he overestimated its value? What if it took months to sell? What if it took a year or longer?

    Luckily, he found us. We were more than happy to talk to him and carefully explain all of his options, and what he would get out of each one. He decided it was best for him and his circumstances and peace of mind to sell the house to us instead of someone else less experienced, and we were eager to get everything arranged on his behalf. We contacted the Director of the retirement community and made sure all of the paperwork was filled out correctly, then verified that he was on the waiting list. After that, we called back every couple of weeks to check in, and kept him updated on his place in line so he could prepare.

    A few months later, he was at the top of the list, and we scheduled movers to help him move into his new home. He hardly had to lift a finger through the entire process with us, and by the way, in case you’re wondering – seven months passed from the day he signed a purchase agreement with us to the day of closing! He even joked with Tony that we might think he was a squatter! That wasn’t the case at all, though. We’re here to help, not cause more stress or worries. We knew what we were doing, and we’re very pleased that it all worked out just as we thought it would!

    Best of luck, sir! It was such a pleasure to be able to help in such an awesome and tangible way!

  • Sell Inherited Property: The Tired Landlord

    The house was a rental. She had inherited the property from her mother-in-law. The renters that were living in it were not paying their rent. She didn’t know exactly how to handle the situation – she’d never had to evict anyone before, and she didn’t want to have to sink the time and money necessary to go through the whole eviction process to remove her bad tenants.

    The house needed work, too. Her late husband had started trying to do the repairs himself, but there was still a lot left to fix, and the tenants hadn’t done anything to make the condition of the home any better. In fact, they had just made it even worse. What was she going to do? How do you sell a house with bad tenants in it that needs repairs? How do you sell a house without paying commissions? Can you sell a house like that fast and walk away better for it? She felt stuck!

    Selling an inherited house wasn’t something she did every day. Her options at this point seemed to be:

    • Evicting the tenants through an attorney, then spending thousands of dollars on repairs, then listing it with a Realtor, then hoping it sells. Wow. That’s at least several months of stress, hassles, and worries, not to mention the actual financial commitment! How long would it take to evict (five weeks or more, read more about Ohio evictions) ? How much would that cost? After that, how long would the repairs take to complete? How much would that cost? What if the contractors did bad work or took forever to finish? Then she’d have to list it with an Agent, and how much would that cost? How long would it take to find a buyer? What if the buyer required her to do even more work to the home? What if their lender fell through and she had to start the actual selling process ALL OVER again?? This was NOT what she wanted to do.
    • Ignore the problem until the city condemned the house or the tenants managed to destroy it entirely. Geez, that would be horrible. She still had to pay taxes on it. She was running deeper and deeper into the red with each passing month.
    • Find a homebuyer willing to buy houses as is. If she could skip the eviction process and the repairs, and find someone who would buy an inherited property without repairs, then she could get out from under this house!

    “We buy houses for cash, any condition, any situation! Get a fair cash offer for your home, no obligations.”

    She read the words several times before she decided that it was worth her time to talk to us and see exactly who we were and what we were all about. She was skeptical at first, of course. It sounded too good to be true. Were there really “professional” homebuyers around that bought houses like hers for cash for a fair price? Since there were no obligations, she had nothing to lose by chatting with us.

    Tony answered her call. She explained her whole situation after he reassured her that we were real and truly local. He was no stranger to this type of situation, and he knew exactly how to help! Yes, we could buy the house as is, in its current condition, and we wouldn’t ask her to do any repairs. Yes, we could buy an inherited home with bad tenants in it and she wouldn’t have to worry about them. Yes, we could close in one week or in ten weeks. Yes, we would be paying cash for the house. Yes, we would be walking her through every step until closing!

    I needed to get out. Get from underneath it – it was a big weight on my shoulders. And you made it so easy, the next day I felt like… the weight of the WORLD had been taken off. SO easy, thank you!”

    We buy houses like this every single day in the Cincinnati and Dayton regions. It doesn’t have to be complicated. It doesn’t have to be stressful. Now she feels a HUGE sense of RELIEF. We are very happy that we were able to help, and we look forward to speaking to YOU if you ever find yourself in a situation similar to hers, or the many others we’ve worked with over the years!

  • How to Sell A House Fast & Simple

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    November 13, 2020

    Media Contact: Sara Kemerer, Public Relations Specialist

    Phone: 513-639-9146

    Email: Skemerer@cincinnati.bbb.org

    Ohio Cash Buyers Named 2020 Torch Award Winner

    CINCINNATI, OH. (November 13, 2020) – The Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics is Greater Cincinnati’s only ethics-centered awards program. For 20 years, local businesses and nonprofits have demonstrated their dedication to ethics by going through a process of self-evaluation and submitting to feedback from a panel of judges. 

    This year, five organizations were named winners: Brighton Center, CareStar, Inc., Circle Tail, Inc., HealthWarehouse.com, and Ohio Cash Buyers. Two organizations were recognized as honorees: Keep Cincinnati Beautiful and Rx Integrative Solutions. 

    Torch is a program of BBB Center for Ethics, designed to encourage and celebrate outstanding ethical organizational practices. All finalists involved—including Ohio Cash Buyers—have earned this remarkable commendation.

    “It’s a privilege to celebrate Ohio Cash Buyers as a 2020 Torch Award Winner,” said Jocile Ehrlich, president and CEO of BBB Cincinnati. “The strength of their commitment to exceptional ethical practices is truly inspirational. We’re proud to award Ohio Cash Buyers this honor, along with all of this year’s winners and honorees.” 

    Ohio Cash Buyers is thrilled to be recognized for extraordinary business operations. “Our team is very grateful for this honor, and we hope it will spread the word to everyone that we are here and ready to help if they ever find themselves in a situation where they might need to sell their house!” said Tony Deal, Director of Acquisitions of Ohio Cash Buyers.

    Ohio Cash Buyers encourages local businesses to learn more about the Torch Awards program by visiting TorchApp.org. 

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    Ohio Cash Buyers is a family-owned home-buying business from Middletown. Founded in 2014 with the goal of helping neighbors and improving communities, Ohio Cash Buyers solves a wide array of difficult and time-sensitive real estate problems that require creative and tenacious solutions. For those facing the possibility of foreclosure, or who have inherited a house or own a rental property they don’t want to keep; for people preparing to downsize or move into assisted living facilities—Ohio Cash Buyers is there to help.

  • How to Sell without an Agent

    How to Sell without an Agent

    Selling your house as-is, without an Agent involved, does not have to be complicated or difficult. It can be a smooth and easy process, as long as you find a great local homebuyer who has funds at the ready, and who has a proven track record for performance and service. How do you decide which cash buyer to sign a contract with, though? Where do you even start?

    We Buy Houses! Finding a Cash Buyer

    The first step, after you’ve decided that you might want to sell your home, rental property, or inherited house, is to speak to someone who would be interested in buying your house from you. There are several homebuyers around Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus, but not all of them have been around for very long, and not many of them have the funds on hand at any one point in time to be able to purchase your house in cash (we pay cash for houses, of course). It’s important, therefore, to locate someone who buys houses that can put their money where their mouth is, and who will work with you to create the best win-win scenario possible. How do you screen a potential buyer, though?

    1. Ask your friends, family, and community for recommendations. You may learn that one of them has worked with a cash buyer and had a great (or terrible) experience with them. You can also try social media groups and check out reputable accreditors such as the Better Business Bureau, Google My Business, local Chambers of Commerce, and Yelp.
    2. Call! If you’re not comfortable speaking over the phone, most trustworthy homebuyers are also fine with communicating by text, email, or live chat through their website or social media pages. There shouldn’t be any obligation to speak to the buyer, and they should be happy to work around your schedule. Call us at 513-815-5000, or email us at info@ohiocashbuyers.com!

    Sell Your House Fast

    Once you’ve gone over the basic details, you can sell your house quickly to a seasoned homebuyer. If they aren’t willing to work on your timeline, then you should move on to a different buyer. Sometimes you might need to sell a house later down the road, rather than right now. It’s a great idea to go ahead and establish a relationship with a great local “we buy houses” buyer early on in the process, so you aren’t stressing about finding one later.

    Sell Your House As Is

    Selling a house as is can be nearly impossible if you list your home through an Agent. Most interested buyers will expect you to do a long list of repairs and improvements before they’ll agree to close on your house. That can mean long delays, hefty repair bills, and repeat inspections or appraisals…not to mention Agent’s commissions and fees! When you sell your home to a local professional homebuyer like us, you skip ALL of that unnecessary hassle and headache. We buy houses as is, and no renovations are too big or too small!

    Reviews, Testimonials, & Ratings

    Trust, but verify! Anyone can tell you they’re great, and that they’ll totally do everything they say they will. How do you know for sure that they’re not a scam, though? Well, the best way is to do some digging. See what other people say about them, especially on places like Google and the BBB. Google makes it very difficult to remove a negative review, and the BBB goes the extra mile to verify that reviews are real, so they’re great, reliable places to start. From there you can surf other websites and social media to make certain you have a well-rounded and realistic perception of the homebuyer and their trustworthiness and ethical standing.

    Also: Avoid Foreclosure, Navigate Probate, & More

    Sometimes we find ourselves in situations and circumstances that aren’t terribly straightforward and easy to navigate. If you’re wanting to sell a house because you’re attempting to avoid foreclosure, you’re going through Probate court, you’re going through a divorce, you’re wanting to retire and move into assisted living, etc, make sure your cash buyer is experienced and well-equipped to help you through your situation successfully. It’s much better to deal with a homebuyer who understands your circumstances, and the steps necessary to get you through them, than to deal with someone who is inexperienced and likely to cause more problems than they solve.

    We buy houses as is, in any condition, and in any situation. We pay cash for houses and we are experienced, professional homebuyers.

    Check out our Real-Life Solutions page to read your neighbors’ stories, and then reach out to us to get started!

  • Selling a House Fast at Christmastime

    Selling a House Fast During the Holidays

    Ohio Cash Buyers Buys Homes As Is Quickly in Cincinnati Dayton & Columbus

    How do you sell a house fast? How do you sell your home quickly when everyone is busy with the holidays? It can be pretty simple, actually!

    “But wait,” you’re thinking, “my situation isn’t simple, and there’s no way it can be done quickly!”

    Well, where there’s a will, there’s a way (Having years of experience and a mindset towards community doesn’t hurt, either). 

    We buy houses as is, in any condition, for cash. That’s just the tip of the iceberg, though. “Cash Buyers” can be a dime a dozen these days, but TRUE, performing cash buyers are another story entirely.  Read about how to choose the best cash buyer here.

    Ohio Cash Buyers goes so much farther than buying your house – we focus on how to really help solve our neighbors’ problems, and that often includes providing a whole host of services and connections to our homeowners, above and beyond what most companies will do for you. Here’s a brief list of just some of the many services and resources available when you work with us:

    • Moving Arrangements, including Movers, Storage Unit Rentals, Truck Rentals, and in extraordinary cases, even PODs!
    • Sorting Possessions, and deciding what to do with all of them. Sometimes that means connecting to an antiques dealer or auctioneer and holding an estate sale. Sometimes that means connecting to local charities to distribute furniture or other items that can be used by other families in the community. We can handle all of that for you, and more!
    • Repairs and updates. We take care of everything, and you don’t have to do anything. No finding and scheduling flaky contractors, no extra money spent on a roof or kitchen, and no unnecessary headaches.
    • Taxes, liens, and outstanding mortgages. We see these and work through them every single day. If you’ve inherited a house, you may not know all of the entanglements and issues that come with it, and you shouldn’t NEED to try and become some kind of financial and real estate detective and expert when you have much more important things to focus on. We’ve got you covered.
    • Probate, Legal, or Title Issues. Need an experienced attorney that listens to you and your needs, and can navigate the system without causing more problems for you? We know a few OUTSTANDING attorneys in the Cincinnati and Dayton areas, and since you’re referred to them through us, they will absolutely maintain our one-on-one style of taking care of you on your own timeline and budget. We routinely work with heirs to settle estates and purchase houses in Probate cases, across many different counties. Title issues are easily solved with our amazing title company resources – when you’ve worked alongside someone for a decade, you know they’re competent, reliable, and flexible (see testimonial from one of our title companies below)!
    • Finding a New Home. Who better to help you find the perfect new place to call home than someone who deals with homes day in and day out every single day of the year (except maybe Christmas)? Why jump through hoops and work with five different people and companies and have to keep up with all of them and pay all those commissions and fees when you can chat with us and we’ll do all the work for you? Maybe you’re looking for a condo. Maybe you’re wanting to downsize and move into the country. Maybe you’re exploring the option of moving into Assisted Living. We do ALL of that legwork for you, and you get to choose from only the BEST options, rather than trying to wade through dozens of options that don’t fit your needs in the slightest.
    • Avoid Foreclosure. We’ve saved many homeowners from going through the ugly process of foreclosure, and it always brings everyone a HUGE sigh of relief when we get to closing and their credit is saved from total ruin. Even if your home is scheduled for Sheriff’s Auction, we CAN intervene and work our magic, but we do need time to get all of the pieces of the puzzle into the right place to make it happen. Don’t wait until the last minute and wind up escorted out onto the curb with your belongings tossed into black garbage bags – NO ONE should ever have to go through that.

    We buy houses from our neighbors in order to make our communities a better place for all. We achieve this by sticking to our core values and leveraging all of our expertise and resources to create win-win solutions for everyone. If you’ve been thinking about selling a house for any reason, it only makes sense for you to reach out and see what we can do for you. There are no obligations to speak to us, and you’re more than welcome to say “no, thank you,” if you don’t like the sound of our offer.

    “I have worked with Bryan and his team at Ohio Cash Buyers, LLC on hundreds of closings for over a decade. They are amazing to work with and provide necessary information to make our job easy. They are ready to close when they say they will be and I have seen them help many people over the years to sell quickly due to divorce, bankruptcy, foreclosure, etc. All Points Title would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone who needs to sell a home for any reason, and actually, we do so very often. They are always a pleasure to do business with and in all the years we have been doing closings with them, we have never had any complaints or issues before, during or after the closing. They are currently working on a property in Fairfield that the owner decided to have friends and family help with rehab and they were losing serious money and needed to get out from under the pressures. The OCB team offered not only to buy the property even with all the existing problems, but also to allow them to stay in the home for several weeks until after the holidays. Bryan’s team also offered to rent a Pod to store their things until they found where they wanted to go and went as far as to offer to help them move. I have been impressed with the way Bryan and the Ohio Cash Buyers Team manages to handle the entire process with grace and poise, while looking out for the client. We look forward to working with them for many years to come!”

    – Sue Biddle, Co-Owner | All Points Title; Hamilton, OH.

    Read about our Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Outstanding Ethics!

  • Cash for Houses in 2021

    The year 2020 has brought most of us some level of turmoil and unpleasantness, but hopefully it brought you some good things, too! We don’t know about you, but our team here at Ohio Cash Buyers is very ready for 2020 to be over with, and for 2021 to be a better, healthier, happier year for everyone!

    We did have some bright spots this year, including winning the prestigious Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for Outstanding Ethics in the Marketplace, receiving the BUILD Award for Best Real Estate & Construction Company in Ohio, and seeing our very first billboard in Kenwood off of I-71 – but all of those things seem secondary next to the work we were able to do within our communities to improve our neighbors’ lives and really make a DIFFERENCE.

    We buy houses in Cincinnati and Dayton for cash in order to provide a trustworthy, valuable service to the people of southwestern Ohio. They say that if you love what you do, you won’t work a day in your life. We can truly say we love what we do here, but it is most definitely still a lot of hard work! That’s part of what makes us the most trusted homebuyers in the area, though. We go above and beyond to find the best possible solutions to problems, even if it’s not through us.

    Sell your home fast for cash to us and save yourself all of the headaches, hassles, and extra fees.

    Let’s take a quick look back at some neighbors we helped in 2020:

  • Sell Your House in Dayton Ohio!

    Sell your house in Dayton, Ohio to an established homebuyer and move on and out from under whatever it is that’s been holding you down. Start 2021 off fresh. Work with real people that have real solutions to your problems, not someone who talks a great game but can’t follow through.

    And now, a brief poem in lieu of a lengthy article that gets terribly redundant after the first two paragraphs because someone is just trying to fill space and stuff their post full of keywords:

    We buy houses, big and small; condos, rentals, one and all. In any condition and at any time, we’re your trusted homebuyers with cash and bad rhymes. #ohiocashbuyers#webuyhouses#cashforhouses#homebuyers#sellyourhouse

    Sell your home fast to Ohio Cash Buyers!

    Feel free to check us out on the Cincinnati chapter of the Better Business Bureau so you KNOW you’re talking to the real deal.

  • Sell House and Rent in Cincinnati Ohio?

    How do you sell your house without having to move out? What if you’re building a new house somewhere, and you want to sell your current home, but you still need someplace to live in the meantime? What if there are construction delays?

    Well, you start by talking to us! We know that everyone’s situations and circumstances are unique, and we consider each and every person’s needs and desired outcomes when crafting our custom cash offers for them. We’re not some big, scary corporation that treats you like a piece on a conveyor belt – we work with you to create the best win-win solutions that we can. That means if you need some kind of special setup, we can probably do that for you!

    Even if you’re facing foreclosure, tax liens, major repairs, a divorce, a bankruptcy, or a host of any other difficulties that may lead you to want or need to sell your house, we can take a hard look at all of the puzzle pieces and see what we can put together for you – and it’s totally free, with no obligations from you necessary.

    Can you sell your house quickly for cash, but not have to move out immediately, maybe even rent it? YES. Can every Buyer do that for you? NO.

    When you talk to us, you’re talking to local professionals who have the network and resources to pull together things that others simply cannot. What does this ultimately mean for you? Solutions to your problems, and often in ways you’ve never even thought of yourself.

    Reach out to us today to get started, and see what we can put together for you – again, it’s totally “on the house,” and there’s no obligations from you involved. Stay safe and warm out there!