Selling a vacant house
Close With Creative buys vacant houses in any condition, closing in 7 to 14 days on the cash path or 45 to 90 days on a novation where the property would sell for materially more once renovated. You do not clean the property, remove anything left in it, or make repairs. There is no fee to you and no closing cost charged to you.
A vacant house can be sold as it stands. We buy in any condition, take whatever has been left behind, and close in as little as 7 days. Nothing needs cleaning, clearing or fixing first.
An empty house does not sit still. Insurance gets more expensive or lapses, the utilities still run, small problems become structural ones, and the longer it stands the more a buyer will want off the price.
The costs that keep running
Property taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance do not pause because nobody lives there. Most vacancy policies also cost more than standard cover and carry exclusions, and an unoccupied property that suffers water damage in winter can go from a cosmetic sale to a structural one in a single season.
You do not have to clear it out
Furniture, belongings, a garage nobody has been into for a decade — leave all of it. We take the property as it stands and deal with the contents ourselves. Sellers routinely spend thousands on a clear-out before calling us, and it changes our number by nothing.
When a vacant house is worth renovating first
If the property would sell for materially more with work done, the novation path is usually the better answer: we fund and manage the renovation, list it at retail, and you take 85-95% of the final sale price without spending anything. That takes 45 to 90 days instead of 7 to 14, and we will tell you when the extra time is not worth it.
This applies to you if
- The property has been empty for months or years
- You are paying taxes, insurance and utilities on a house nobody uses
- It is full of belongings you do not want to deal with
- It needs work you do not want to fund or manage
Four ways to sell
Most home-buying companies give you one number. We price your property against all four structures and show you every outcome side by side, so the choice is yours.
Vacant Property — common questions
Do I need to clean out the house before selling?
No. Leave everything. We take the property as it stands, contents included, and that does not change the offer.
Will you buy a house that has been vacant for years?
Yes, in any condition. Long vacancy usually means deferred maintenance, which affects the number but not whether we buy.
What if there is mould, water damage or a failed roof?
We still buy it. Those are the conditions the cash and wholesale paths exist for. On a property where repair would materially raise the sale price, novation may pay you more.
Can you buy if the utilities are shut off?
Yes. We do not need power or water on to evaluate or to close.
What if I inherited the property and it has been empty since?
That is common, and it often involves probate as well as vacancy. Our inherited property page covers how the estate side works alongside the sale.
Whatever you are facing, there is a path
Life rarely sells a home on schedule. These are the situations we are asked about most, and what each one actually changes about your options.
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