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Yes - and it protects you. New York is an attorney state, which means a licensed New York attorney is expected to handle the closing on both sides. Your attorney coordinates the mortgage payoff with your lender, reviews the deed, and ensures the transfer is recorded correctly with Westchester County. Our side brings our own attorney to handle the buyer documents. You are responsible for retaining your own seller's attorney, but we can point you toward local Yonkers-area real estate attorneys if you need a referral.

This step adds a few days to the process compared to states that use title companies alone, but it also means a licensed professional is confirming every dollar moving at closing - which most sellers find reassuring rather than burdensome.

New York State charges a real estate transfer tax on the sale price, and Westchester County may add a local transfer tax on top of that. In a standard transaction, these come out of your proceeds - the buyer does not absorb them unless you specifically negotiate that. At Yonkers' current median sale price of around $607,000, you are also close to or above the threshold where New York's mansion tax applies to the buyer. We walk through the estimated net proceeds with you before you sign anything so there are no surprises at the closing table.

Co-ops are more complicated than condos for cash buyers. A condo is real property, so a cash purchase works much like buying a single-family home - title transfers, deed records, and we close through attorney coordination. A co-op, by contrast, is a share interest in a corporation, not a deed to real property. Most co-op boards in Yonkers and Westchester require board approval of any transfer, which takes time and is not guaranteed. We evaluate co-op situations case by case, but if your building has a restrictive board or a right of first refusal, the timeline and feasibility change. Call us and we will be direct with you about what is possible for your specific building.

It can - if you move before the process advances too far. New York uses judicial foreclosure, which means your lender has to file a lawsuit in Supreme Court to take the property. After the 90-day pre-foreclosure notice, there is a mandatory settlement conference within 60 days of service, then motion practice, then potentially trial. The whole process from first missed payment to completed foreclosure often runs well over a year in New York - sometimes much longer in contested cases.

That window is your opportunity. If you sell before a foreclosure judgment is entered, the sale pays off the mortgage and the foreclosure action ends. A cash offer we send you this week can lead to a closing in 14 days or fewer, which is far faster than waiting to see how the court process unfolds. The key is acting before the judgment of foreclosure and sale is signed by a judge.

Most likely, yes. New York probate runs through Surrogate's Court, and for a family home - which most inherited Yonkers properties are - the simplified small-estate procedure almost never applies. The court validates the will, appoints an executor or administrator, inventories assets, handles debts and taxes, and then authorizes the sale. That process can take several months before an executor has the legal authority to sign a sale contract.

Once you have that authority, a cash sale can close quickly. We work with estates regularly and can coordinate directly with your estate attorney to move efficiently once the executor paperwork is in order. If you are not sure where you stand in the Surrogate's Court process, your first call should be to a Westchester County probate attorney - we can help you understand what to expect on our end once they confirm your status.

Yes - we buy in all Yonkers neighborhoods, including Cedar Knolls, Homecrest, Woodstock Manor, Lawrence Park West, Hearthstone-Westchester Hills, Northeast Yonkers, Northwest Yonkers, Southeast Yonkers, Southwest Yonkers, and Wakefield Park. Cash offer pricing does vary across these areas based on local demand, property type mix, and proximity to commuter access. A home near the Metro-North corridor or the Hudson River waterfront tends to draw stronger buyer interest than one in a more transitional block - and that affects what we can offer. We assess every property individually, so the best way to find out what your specific address looks like is to call or submit your address directly.

We target 7 to 14 days for most straightforward Yonkers sales. The New York attorney coordination step adds a few days compared to title-only states, but it does not add weeks - both attorneys work from standardized closing documents and the title search in Westchester County typically moves quickly for clear-title properties. If your title has liens, judgments, or estate complications, realistic timelines extend, and we will tell you that upfront rather than promise a closing date we cannot hit.

We start with recent comparable sales in your specific Yonkers neighborhood - not city-wide averages. From there we account for the property's condition, any deferred maintenance or repairs needed, carrying costs, and our resale or rental margin. Yonkers is a seller's market right now, with a median sale price around $607,000 and homes averaging about 4 offers - that strong demand does work in your favor on cash offer pricing compared to markets with weaker buyer activity. We show you the math. If you want to understand why a number is what it is, ask us and we will walk through it line by line.

No agent commissions and no fees to us. You will still owe your seller's attorney fee for the New York closing - that is a standard cost in any New York residential sale, cash or otherwise, and we do not cover it. You will also owe any applicable state and Westchester County transfer taxes out of proceeds, as described above. Outside of those standard New York closing costs, you pay nothing to us - no inspection fees, no repair escrows, no closing cost contributions.