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Everybody, welcome to the Danny Hou- Buys Houses podcast. This is the second episode. I'm your host,
Danny Johnson, coming to you from sunny San Antonio, Texas,
where it's already feeling (laughs) like summer in March.
If you've got a house that, that's seen better days,
maybe it's got foundation issues, structural damage, or years of deferred maintenance,
and wanna sell it as is, you're in the right place. Today, we're diving into why
selling your house as is to a cash home, house-buying company like mine
can be a game changer for you.
Whether you're a homeowner tired of making repairs, an heir
with an inherited fixer-upper, needs a ton of work, or a landlord stuck with a trashed property,
been there before, it's not fun, this episode is for you. So stick around.
We're gonna cover the benefits of selling as is for cash and answer some listener questions,
and show you how to get started selling your house fast for cash. So let's just jump in.
All right. So who am I?
My name's Danny Johnson. I run Danny Buys Houses right here in San Antonio. And for the last 20-plus
years, I've been helping people sell their house fast, no repairs, no stress, and for all cash.
We're not some big faceless corporation. We're local,
and I'm from San Antonio, and I get what it's like to deal with a house that's more trouble than it's worth.
My team and I focus on making the process simple and human.
You're not just a number to us. You're a neighbor.
Now let's talk about selling a house as is. What does that even mean?
It's exactly what it sounds like. You sell the house in its current state,
the way it is. No fixing the leaky roof,
no leveling the foundation, no cleaning out the mess left by evicted tenants,
uh, or a family member. (laughs) You know, no having to clean out the house left to you by a hoarder aunt.
All right. You can sell it the way it is and skip the hassles.
Sounds too good to be true, and I get that. Some people,
you know, question, "Well, well, what's the catch," right? Well, it's not.
You know, here's how it works and why it might be perfect for you.
First off, speed. Selling a house the old-fashioned way with a
Realtor, listings, and showings takes time and is a lot of hassle.
In San Antonio, it can take about 125 days plus on average to close a deal.
And that's over, what, four months?
So if your house needs major repairs, add more time for fixing it up
or having it sit on the market because it needs repairs. And
let's face it, people looking to buy a house to move into want something that's ready to move into. So
with us, though, at Danny Buys Houses, you can sell it in as little as a week,
you know, and have it closed. I've had folks sign papers and get cash in just a few
days when they needed to move fast because of foreclosure and, or other reasons.
Now, imagine that. No waiting, no wondering if you're gonna find
a buyer and at what price. It's just all happens quickly. You're done and moving on with your life.
All right. Now, the second benefit here is no repairs. And this is huge.
Say you've got a fixer-upper with structural damage or foundation that's sinking faster than the stone in
San Antonio River, traditional buyer
will want a home inspection. And they're gonna find even more problems,
then demand that you fix it, or they're gonna walk away.
You know, that's money and hassle you don't need,
uh, to deal with. So at a Danny Buys Houses, that's why we exist. We buy the house as is.
You got a funky kitchen, you got cracked walls, doesn't matter.
Don't even get me started on having to work with
contractors. We've taken houses down to the studs and turned them around,
and no amount of repairs is gonna scare us.
You get to avoid all of this, and we'll take care of it.
Now, the third benefit is certainty. When you list a house, you're kind of rolling the dice.
Will the buyer's loan fall through? Will they back out after the inspection?
With a cash sale like ours,
that's not a worry. We've got the funds ready. And once we agree on a price, it's a done deal.
No banks, no delays, just a straight shot to closing.
So the fourth benefit of working with someone like Danny Buys Houses
is you save money. Realtors charge commissions, thousands of dollars off your sale price.
Then there's closing costs, repairs, staging. It adds up pretty quick.
When you sell with us, there's no commissions, no fees.
We even cover a lot of the closing cost. So you get to keep more cash
and equity from your, from your home.
All right. The fifth one that people really
enjoy getting as a benefit of using our service
is simplicity. Life's messy without a complicated house sale.
Maybe you inherited a house full of junk. Maybe your tenants trashed the place when you evicted them.
You don't want to deal with it, right?
You don't have to. Call us and we'll check it out, make an offer,
and handle everything with a local title company.
You sign, you get paid, and then you're free of the problem, and that's it.
All right.
I want to share a quick story as well. Is last month,
you know, I worked with Maria, a landlord here in San Antonio. Her tenant skipped out, leaving holes in
the walls, trashed the place, busted the water heater, and left the yard like a jungle. She was fed up,
and she didn't want to sink thousands into repairs just to list it.
She called us and we walked through the place, mess and all, and gave her a fair cash offer.
We then closed it in 10 days. And she ended up telling me, "Danny, you took a weight off of my shoulders."
And that's what we do. We lift the burden so you can move on.
Selling as is
isn't exactly for everybody though.
If your house is in great shape and you've got time,
a Realtor might actually be a better option for you to get top dollar.
But if you're staring at a money pit,
or you just want a fast, uh, offer to move on, cash is king. No judgment here.
We've seen it all, and we're here to help.
All right.
So now, this part of the episode, I like to, to cover some listener questions.
And we've got some for you, so let's, uh,
spend some time going through those and getting some answers for, for people asking questions. "So Danny,
uh, I inherited my mom's house in Castle Hills. It's old, needs a new roof,
and I live out of state. Should I fix it up first?"
That's from Tom in California. Tom, great question.
No, you don't need to fix it up. Uh, we buy houses like yours all the time. Old roof, not a problem.
Uh, you don't even have to be here. We can coordinate everything remotely through the title company
and mobile notaries, uh, and things like that. So you save the
cost and the headache of repairs, and we'll get you fast cash. Just, uh,
if you're interested in, uh, trying to get an offer from us
or getting an offer from us pretty quickly for that house in Castle Hills,
just, uh, go to dannybuyshouses.com
and fill out that form, and we'll, we'll take it from there. All right?
Okay, let's see. This next one is, "My house has foundation issues. Will anybody buy it as is?"
That's Lisa from right here in San Antonio. Lisa, yes,
we will. Foundation problems don't scare off us, even though they scare most traditional buyers.
Uh, we've handled worse. Once bought a place where the floor sloped like a fun house, and, uh,
so don't worry about it. We'll make it work. You're not stuck. Give us a shout.
Uh, we'll take care of it
and make you an offer.
All right. We've got another one here.
Last one. "I'm a landlord, and my rental's a wreck after
bad tenants. Can I sell it without cleaning it out or fixing it up?" That's Xavier in New Braunfels.
Absolutely, Xavier. Leave the mess,
take what you want, walk away, and we'll deal with it. Uh, we've seen houses with clothes piled up,
fridges full of who knows what, and other things. So, uh,
and by the way, don't open that refrigerator if it's got old food and it's been off for a while. Trust me.
That smell is something you don't want to experience.
But, uh, we'll take care of it. Yeah,
just go to dannybuyshouses.com, fill out the form, or just give us a call.
If you've got more questions, anybody out there listening, send them my way. I love hearing from you
and, uh, maybe we'll get to it on the next episode.
All right. So if you're wondering how to get started, you've heard me say it already here,
you head over to dannybuyshouses.com, fill out the fast cash offer form.
It's dead simple. If you're in San Antonio or places like New Braunfels, Seguin,
Boerne, Universal City,
uh, Converse, Selma,
I think I said Seguin already, I'll say Seguin.
Uh, all these places in San Antonio and around San Antonio,
we're, we're happy to help. We can pay cash for your house.
Um,
just fill out the cas- uh, fast cash offer form on the website. Takes maybe like two minutes.
It's really quick. And then we'll contact you
and, uh, get a, get an appointment s- set up so that we can go visit the house and make you an offer.
And, uh,
once all that's done, if you like the offer, we can assi-
we can sign the, uh, purchase agreement and get that over to the title
company and get started on it so we can get it closed.
Um,
and look, I get it. You know, selling a house can feel overwhelming. There's a lot... It's mo- mostly because
most of us don't sell, or most people don't sell,
you know, more than s- a couple houses in their lifetime. So
it's understandable that every step of the process is not fully understood everybody, by everybody.
But we're here to help. If you have questions, by all
means, just reach out. We're glad to answer any questions, even if we don't buy your house.
Just contact us, uh, at dannybuyshouses.com.
And, uh,
you know, we've been doing it for 20 years,
and we've seen a lot of things, so we can
most likely help you. If we can't, if we don't know how to help you, we can,
you know, recommend a professional,
especially if you need an attorney or somebody like that, recommend you to an
attorney, uh, to help you take care of that.
All right. So that's all for today, everybody.
Uh, thanks for tuning in. If you liked this episode, share it with somebody who needs to hear it,
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Next time, we're gonna talk about our mission at Danny Buys Houses and why we're doing what we do,
why we got started, all that kind of good stuff. So if you want to hear that,
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listen to that next episode. Until then, this is Danny Johnson saying take care, sell smart,
see you later.