Sell Your Brent Home As-Is — No Repairs, No Cleanout, Just Cash

Yes - we buy homes throughout Brent, including Westernmark, the Marcus Pointe Golf Course area, the historic grid-pattern streets west of U.S. Highway 29, and properties in zip codes 32526 and 32505. We're familiar with the 1950s-1980s bungalows and shotgun houses that make up most of Brent's housing stock, and we buy them as-is regardless of condition or age.

We also serve sellers in nearby Ferry Pass, Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, and the broader Escambia County area. If you're not sure whether your address qualifies, call us and we'll confirm within minutes.

None. We buy Brent homes exactly as they sit - cracked slab, outdated electrical, old roof, hurricane damage, mold, unpermitted additions, whatever the condition. Many of the homes we purchase were built in the 1950s through 1980s and need significant updating. That work is our problem, not yours.

You don't need to clean out the house either. Leave what you don't want and we handle the rest.

Florida cash sales close through a licensed title company or real estate attorney - not just between buyer and seller directly. The title company runs a title search, clears any existing liens, prepares the closing documents, and handles the transfer of funds. This protects you as the seller and ensures you receive clear payment.

We coordinate everything with the title company on your behalf. You'll receive a settlement statement before closing so you can see exactly what you net - no surprise fees added at the table. For more background on how Florida real estate closings work, see this Florida real estate closing guide from a licensed Florida title company.

From accepted offer to funding, most Brent closings take 14-21 days, though we can move faster if your situation requires it.

Florida is a judicial foreclosure state, which means your lender has to file a lawsuit and get a court judgment before they can take your home. In Escambia County, that process runs through the county courts and typically takes 6-18 months from the first missed payment to a final judgment - sometimes longer if the court docket is backed up.

That window is actually an opportunity. If you sell your home before a judgment is entered, you stop the foreclosure, pay off the mortgage balance from the sale proceeds, and walk away without a foreclosure on your record. A cash sale can close in a matter of weeks, which is often fast enough to get ahead of the court timeline. If you're already in the foreclosure process, call us right away so we can assess how much runway you have.

We start with recent comparable sales in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area - homes similar in size, age, and location that have sold in the past 90 days. Then we adjust for your home's condition. Older Brent homes often need roof work, HVAC replacement, updated plumbing, or cosmetic repairs - we estimate those costs honestly and factor them into what we can pay.

We also account for our holding costs, closing costs, and a margin that makes the project workable for us as investors. What's left is your offer. We'll walk you through the numbers if you want to see how we got there - we don't hide the math.

Your homestead exemption ends when you sell and no longer own the property as your primary residence. This means your property tax bill was likely lower than what a future buyer will pay once the exemption is removed and the assessed value resets to market rate - but that's the buyer's concern, not yours.

For you as the seller, the more relevant implication is that any accrued Save Our Homes cap benefits (the assessment growth limit tied to homestead) don't transfer to a new home automatically - you'd need to apply for portability when purchasing your next Florida home. If you're buying elsewhere after selling, talk to a tax advisor about portability before you close.

Yes. With roughly 31% of Brent properties occupied by renters, this comes up often. We purchase tenant-occupied homes and take over the landlord relationship at closing. You don't need to evict anyone or wait for a lease to expire before selling to us.

We'll need to know the lease terms, current rent, and whether the tenants are month-to-month or under a fixed agreement. That information helps us structure the offer accurately, but it doesn't prevent us from moving forward.

We buy homes with open code violations and unpermitted additions. These issues can make a traditional listing complicated - buyers get nervous, lenders sometimes won't finance the purchase, and you end up stuck. We're not a lender and we don't need a property to pass inspection, so code issues don't kill the deal.

Just disclose what you know. Florida law requires sellers to disclose known material defects even in as-is cash sales. We factor disclosed conditions into our offer rather than using them as a surprise to renegotiate after the contract is signed.

If the mortgage payoff exceeds what we can offer, a standard cash sale won't work - but that doesn't mean you're out of options. A short sale (where the lender agrees to accept less than the full payoff) may be possible, though it takes lender approval and more time. We can discuss what that process looks like and whether it fits your situation. It's worth a conversation before you assume you're stuck.

Military PCS timelines are tight, and we close fast enough to work with most transfer windows. Once you accept our offer, we target a closing date that matches your departure schedule - in many cases as few as 14 days from accepted offer. We coordinate directly with the title company to keep things moving and we won't slow you down with contingencies or inspection delays.

If you're relocating from the Pensacola area, this is one of the most common situations we handle. Reach out as soon as you have your orders and we'll give you a straight answer on whether we can meet your date.