Sell a House Due to Job Relocation in Clearwater — Fast, As-Is, Cash

Add up what the house costs each month: mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, lawn and pool service, and a property manager or a neighbor's favor to check on it. Multiply by the four to six months a conventional sale takes from listing to closing, then add the commission, around $18,000 on a home near the city's $305,000 median, and the repair credits the buyer's inspector will request on an older roof or panel. Compare that against a cash offer that closes before you leave with none of those costs. The cash offer is below a retail list price. It is frequently close to the retail net, and it removes the months of paying for a house you no longer live in.

A cash closing can be set for almost any date once the title company has done its search, which takes about a week. Some sellers close the week before the movers come and spend the last nights in a hotel. Some close the week after, with a short post-closing occupancy agreed in writing. Some need to leave immediately and close a month later from the new city. We sign the contract now at a fixed price, which lets you commit to a lease or purchase in the new city knowing exactly what the Clearwater house will bring, and the closing date is yours.

Once you have left, nothing requires your presence. The title company sends the closing documents to a mobile notary in your new city or by overnight package; you sign, the deed is recorded in Pinellas County, and your proceeds are wired. The keys, garage openers and anything else can be left with a neighbor or in a lockbox. If you have a mortgage, the payoff is handled by the title company; if you have a home warranty or utilities to transfer, we can advise on the timing. Many of our sellers never return to Clearwater after the moving truck pulls away.

Some employers offer relocation assistance that includes a home-sale program, a buyout, or reimbursement of selling costs. Those programs have their own rules and timelines, and some involve a relocation company making a guaranteed offer after an appraisal process. If you have one, compare its net to our written offer; we are glad to provide a figure within 24 hours for that comparison. If your package reimburses only commissions and closing costs, note that a cash sale to us has neither, so the reimbursement is not an advantage for a listing.

Preparing a house for a listing is the last thing a relocating family has time for. We buy the house in its current condition: the roof you were going to replace next year, the air conditioner that limps, the garage you did not finish clearing. Take what you are moving and leave what you are not; our crews handle the rest after closing. There are no showings, so the house does not need to be kept presentable while you pack. One visit from us, usually within a day or two, and then a written offer.

Send the address and your move date. We visit within a day or two, deliver a written offer within 24 hours of the visit, and open title when you accept. The Pinellas County title company closes on the date you choose once the search is clean, in about a week at the earliest. We pay the customary closing costs, and there is no commission. If your house is in good condition and your employer is covering carrying costs for months, a listing may net more and we will say so; if you want the house sold before the job starts, the offer makes that possible.