Got a Cash Offer on Your House?
See What It Actually Nets You.
The postcard says "fast cash, no fees, no repairs." Fine. Enter their number below and see the side-by-side: what you'd walk away with from the cash offer vs. what you'd likely walk away with selling on the open market — after commissions, prep, and time. Two minutes. No email required.
Cash Offer vs. Open Market
Side by Side
Don't know your market value? Similar recent sales in your neighborhood are the honest starting point — or request a free CMA and come back with a real number.
The Reality Check
Cash Buyers Aren't Evil.
They're Just Not Paying Retail.
Their Margin Is Your Discount
An investor's offer has to cover their repair budget, holding costs, resale costs, and profit. Every one of those dollars comes out of your price. That's not a scam — it's their business model. It just shouldn't be invisible to you.
"No Fees" Isn't Free
"No commission, no closing costs" sounds great until you notice the discount baked into the price is usually several times larger than the fees you're skipping. Compare nets, never headlines.
Sometimes Cash Wins
Major structural problems, a hard deadline, an inherited house three states away — there are real cases where speed and certainty beat price. If that's you, the math will show it, and Mike will tell you straight.
Bring Their Number.
Mike Brings the Real Math.
Send the cash offer you received and the property address. Mike pulls actual recent sales for your street and shows you what the open market would likely net you — in writing, free, no listing agreement required. If their offer holds up, he'll tell you to take it.
Cash Offer
Questions, Answered
Are "we buy houses" cash offers legitimate?
Many are legitimate businesses, and for some situations — serious disrepair, an urgent timeline, an inherited property you can't manage — a cash sale can genuinely be the right call. The problem isn't legitimacy; it's that the offer is usually priced well below what the home could sell for on the open market, and most sellers never see that gap in writing. This page exists so you see both numbers before you sign.
How much below market are investor offers usually?
It varies by buyer and condition, but investor offers are built to leave room for repairs, holding costs, resale costs, and profit — and that margin comes out of your price. The honest comparison is never "cash offer vs. asking price"; it's "cash net vs. listed net." That's exactly what the calculator above shows.
When does taking the cash offer make sense?
When the discount is smaller than the cost — in money, time, or stress — of a traditional sale for your situation. Structural issues, hard deadlines, and out-of-state properties can all tip the scale. Small gap? The cash offer may be reasonable. Five-figure gap? You deserve to know before you sign.
Will Mike try to talk me out of it?
No. The reality check is free and the answer is the answer. If the cash offer is genuinely your best path, Mike will tell you that — it has happened before. What he won't do is watch a Northland homeowner hand over tens of thousands in equity without ever seeing the comparison.
Don't Sign Anything Yet.
One free reality check before you give up your equity. Worst case, you take their offer anyway — with your eyes open.