(instrumental music plays) Everybody, welcome to the Danny Buys Houses podcast. I'm your host,
Danny Johnson, coming to you from San Antonio, Texas.
Uh, today's episode, I'm gonna be pulling back the curtain on who we are here at Danny Buys Houses
and we're gonna talk about our history, our mission, and why selling your house as is, fast, to us,
might be the lifeline that you need.
Plus, I'm gonna answer some listener questions and show you how to get started.
All right, so who is Danny Buys Houses?
Well, that's me and my team. I'm Danny Johnson, longtime resident of San Antonio,
who's been in the real estate game for over two... Wow, it's been 20 years now. So back in 2003,
I started this company
as a way to,
uh, start investing in- in real estate, uh, for long term, uh,
financial reasons. You know, I wanted to be able to,
uh, start my own business and be there for my kids and- and not miss a thing. You know, be at every, uh,
sporting event and all that kind of things, and- and be able to have the time to do what I wanted to do
and not, uh, be stuck at a job. And so that's why I got into the real estate, uh, business
and actually bought my first house as a fixer-upper to live in
and, uh, remodeled that house while I was living in it,
and, uh, learned the- learned the ropes that way. And that was way back in 2003.
Uh, since then, uh, we've grown Danny Buys Houses and have- have done well over six,
seven, maybe even 800, uh, houses so far,
uh, since then here in San Antonio and surrounding areas like Seguin, New Braunfels, and things like that.
So we're basically a local we buy houses type company, not some big, uh,
you know, out of town outfit or big corporation or anything
like that. We live here, we work here, and we care about our community
and, uh, really do care about the homeowners that we help,
uh, move through situations that are just difficult and involve real
estate, involve a house that needs a lot of repairs.
Uh, you know, if you got tenants that you had to kick out and they-
they really destroyed the house, I've been there so many times (laughs)
myself where, uh, you know, it's just like, wow, you know, I- I only made
maybe two months of rent and then had to evict and that took
months, and when I got the house back, I had to fix it up and spend $10,000.
It's not fun, and I get that sometimes, but, um,
we buy, we- we take care of situations like
that for people in San Antonio and surrounding areas. So our mission
is, uh, simple but powerful, helping San Antonio homeowners
get to a better place in life and supporting them through the process.
Now, that's not just a slogan. It's what drives us every single day
as we get up and look at- at houses and make offers and, uh,
and get them fixed up and put on the market and sold or rented
and things like that. So maybe you've inherited a house that you don't want,
uh, maybe foreclosure's knocking at your door,
uh, or you're tired of dealing with tenants who trash the
place. Whatever the reason, we're here to take that burden off your shoulders. Now, we buy houses for cash,
fast, and as is. So no repairs, no waiting, just a fair deal so that you can move on.
Uh, just back into the history part of it, let me take you back to, uh,
to what- what got me even interested in- in the real estate thing as being a part of this. M- my father
showed me how to- how to properly determine repair
costs on houses that need lots of repairs, 'cause he had been a contractor himself
for years when I was a kid
and actually helped him with a lot of demo
on houses, uh, you know, as they were being fixed up as a kid on a lot of the projects,
uh, that he did for his mentor in real estate investing. And so,
uh, when I saw
him start real estate investing himself in buying houses that needed work and fixing them up,
it got me hooked, and I began looking for that first project. So
like I said, that first one was a HUD home that I, uh, that I purchased that needed a ton of repairs.
Uh, and HUD stands for Housing and Urban Development. They actually sell HUD foreclosures
and, uh, FHA foreclosures,
and you can actually,
you know, buy those houses that need, uh, need work.
But the house was livable, so I lived in it while he fixed it
up and I enjoyed it so much, I began looking for another house to buy as is.
And that got me started in marketing directly to homeowners
to see if they wanted to sell their house for cash, and- and the ball really started rolling.
So I was flipping houses and talking to the homeowners and I kept hearing the same thing.
Uh, you know, everybody was basically saying things like, "Danny, I just want this house gone.
I don't have time or the money to fix it up."
And they were stressed, going through divorces, dealing with tax bills, you name it. And I thought,
you know, this is, uh,
this is really helping a lot of the people,
uh, that- that just need a quick way to do it since it's providing that solution. So
I had a software background. It's actually what I went to college for,
and so I- I built and maintain our website at dannybuyshouses.com.
And so I'm pretty sure I first set that website up back in 2008.
There was one before it in 2005, but we don't need to get (laughs) into all of that.
Uh, I start to geek out about that stuff. But,
uh, Danny Buys Houses is, uh, I actually built
that website myself. If you've not visited, please check it out and let me know what you think.
Uh, we've helped hundreds of homeowners
since then, like I've talked about. We've- we
played- we've bought houses with busted roofs, fire damage even,
uh, even houses packed with stuff from the floor to the ceiling.
Every single time, we aim to leave people smiling and glad that they found us.
Um,
and you might be wondering, so what sets you apart from all the other people that buy houses? And,
you know, I th- I really feel like what sets us apart is that we're real.
You know, I've been doing this for two decades and we
built a reputation that you can trust. You can check out our
A+ accredited rating with the Better Business Bureau that we've had since 2015,
since we started, uh, doing that with them.
And we're not here to waste your time. We give fair cash offers based on what your house is worth,
as is, exactly the way it is. You don't have to e- you know, make any repairs to sell the house to us.
We close fast, sometimes in a week even,
uh, because we know life doesn't wait.
So the benefits. Why sell to us? First, there's speed. Traditional sales drag on.
I think the average right now in San Antonio is something like 125 days.
With us, you're done in days, and whenever you're ready,
we can get it closed.
All right, so if you need
to be done and have this thing closed within five days, we can shoot for that,
uh, and get that done most of the time. If you need a little bit more time, say you need a month or something,
we also can just schedule the closing for that time.
Now, sometimes you might have a house that you wanna sell,
uh, or need to sell even,
uh, but- but you need the money to move. You don't have the cash to be able to move and go on to the next
place that you're gonna be transitioning to.
And in those cases, we- we offer what's called a lease-back. So we can close on it
and then you can still live there for a couple weeks or- or whatever we determine you need.
Uh, and then you have that time and you have some of the proceeds from the sale to be able
to make that transition. So if that's stopping you, don't let it. Uh, we're here to help.
All right,
let's see. So if, uh, you know, the- the second benefit of- of selling to us is
the, you know, no repairs obviously. If you've got foundation,
uh, problems, which is super common in San Antonio, it's almost like
what we should be asking people is, "Do you not have foundation problems?" (laughs) 'Cause that'd be the-
that- that'd be the weird one, somebody
that's not having foundation problems. So, uh, owed taxes maybe eating at you.
All that stuff we can handle, we can help you.
Uh, certainty is the next one. So, you know, there's no buyer loans that you risk having fall apart. So,
you know, the worst thing is having a situation where you need to move quickly,
you- you agree to sell it to somebody,
and then a week later or two weeks later, you're- you're already moved out
and then they're telling you, "Hey, we- we're not gonna close on it. We can't buy it,
because things... we- we weren't able to."
You know, you just don't need that (laughs) in your life, 'cause then you're back to square one and
you're already moved on and thought it was done, and then here you are finding out that, no, it was not done,
and you have to start all over again. So if you don't want that, contact us
at Danny Buys Houses. We've got the track record.
Uh, we'll get that house closed.Fourth, you save big. No agent fees.
Uh, you're not gonna pay thousands of dollars in commissions to a real estate agent. No closing costs.
Uh, I mean, we pay typical closing costs. We cover,
uh, all that stuff and there's no fee or cost for our service, right?
Fifth one is it's easy. You don't have
to clean up anything, you don't have to stage the house. You don't have to fix anything.
You can literally just take what you want out of the house, leave everything else behind,
and- and walk away, right? We'll take care of- take care of all that stuff.
Um,
so I wanna give you an example. A few years ago, a guy named Robert reached out. He inherited his mom's house.
It was old, it was falling apart, and it was full of stuff.
Now, he lived in Dallas and couldn't deal with it because it was just-
y- you know, with work and his family and everything.
He said, "Danny, I just need this gone." And, uh,
so we decided to go check it out. We gave him a fair cash offer,
closed it in 10 days, and he didn't have to lift a finger.
Uh, the closing was done remotely for him
out there in Dallas, so he didn't even have to come to San Antonio to deal with it. And,
uh, that's basically like what we do, you know? Real estate solutions that work
depending on your situation. All right? We've seen
plenty of situations having done so many hundreds of- of deals.
So
now,
in the episode is when
I like to transition into doing the, uh, listener
questions. So first up, "Danny, how do you figure out the offer?
I'm facing foreclosure and I need to know it's a fair offer."
Uh, this is from someone named Sarah in- here in San Antonio.
That's a great question, Sarah. You know, we look at your house's value and its condition.
Uh, we don't need the house perfect. We bought places with major damage.
Uh, but we're basically looking at what's it cost to fix up? What could we sell it for? And then, uh, our- our
bit of profit on top of that, so that we can determine the offer.
And, you know, really there's no cost to you to get an offer from us. So I could tell you,
uh, you know, specific formulas, but those depend on what we're gonna do with
the house. If we're gonna rent it, sell it, all those things. But
rather than just confuse you with all that stuff,
uh, if you just wanna fill out the form on dannybuyshouses.com or give us a call,
let us know about the exact property.
Uh, we can take a look at it and we can make you an offer. There's no cost to do it.
Uh, literally walking through the house and- and looking at what it needs
and determining the offer most of the time only takes like, uh, about 30 minutes,
right? So there's- there's no cost or obligation to accept our offer.
Uh, you can have it and, uh,
and you know, if you're not ready to sell or you say, "You know, I wanna think on it."
You can do that, you know, take your time
and get back to us. So that's what I advise, uh, if you're interested in-
in doing that, just get in touch with us.
All right.
Hopefully that helped Sarah.
And here's another one. "I've got bad tenants who wrecked my rental. Can you still buy it?" Hey, Miguel,
uh, from New Braunfels. Yeah, absolutely. We've seen-
we've seen all these trash houses, eviction leftovers.
Um, you don't gotta fix a thing. We'll take care of it and, uh,
buy it as is. And let's see. "What if
I have one with tenants still?"
Uh, that's a, you know, another situation we could talk
about. We can- we just need to know the exact situation.
Uh, we have bought houses with tenants before, so it's definitely something that we can do.
Uh, you'll just have to get in touch with us though,
uh, Miguel, and we'll- we'll get into that.
Last one. "What's the catch?" (laughs) "Why no fees?"
Uh, yeah, I get it. You know, we... Uh,
Linda from- from Boerne. There's no catch really. You know, we're real estate investors.
Uh, we make money by fixing up the houses and selling them later.
And that lets us skip fees and commissions
because we're gonna make a profit on reselling the house. So you don't pay anything,
uh,
you know, to fix up the house or to even sell the house. You're just basically getting an offer for
the house in its current condition.
And, uh, we have contractors that we can have the work done
at a lower rate than- than you might as a homeowner
because we keep them busy and they're willing to give us discounted rates to get the houses fixed up so we can
build in a lot of our profit that way.
Now, obviously we're not making- we're not paying,
you know, top of market price as a fixed up house for your house.
Uh, we've gotta have some room in it to be able to make that profit. So,
uh, if the house is in great shape and you're not in a hurry,
you know, listing through an agent's
could be your- your best bet to get the highest, uh, dollar
for your property. So
just keep that in mind.
All right. Anybody else listening have more questions, you can hit me up.
I'm here to help and glad to answer those on a future episode.
And, uh, if you're interested in getting started, you wanna get a- an offer for your house in San Antonio,
uh, head over to dannybuyshouses.com. It's right
there on the homepage. You're gonna see our fast cash offer form.
Fill it out. Takes like two minutes.
And tell us about your house, where it is, what shape it's in.
And be honest, we've seen worse than you think. Trust me. (laughs) And, uh,
just submit it. You know, don't- don't, uh, second guess it.
You got nothing to lose. We don't charge anything.
Uh, we'll call you pretty quickly and set up an appointment to go see the house and make you the cash offer.
Uh, so that's- that's basically really it, you know? And then- then you can
decide whether you want to accept that and we'll sign a purchase agreement.
And if not, then, uh, no harm, no foul.
No problem. All right?
So I know selling a house can- can feel heavy, it can be daunting. And, uh,
you know, whatever the situation is,
um, you know, a lot of times,
you know, there's some hesitation in contacting someone, a cash home buyer like Danny Buys Houses because,
uh, you know, a lot of times,
you know, people can be a little bit embarrassed about the situation.
And I just wanna urge you to not be, because really it's about,
you know, taking care of yourself and your family
and moving through that situation by making smart decisions,
and, uh, you know, getting a cash offer from us doesn't cost you anything.
And it's taking action towards resolving whatever situation that you're facing.
And I'm not trying to minimize anybody's
situation. I know it stinks. I've been through tough situations myself.
Um,
and, uh, you know, it's never fun, but we all have to get through them and we have to-
to push and- and really work through it. So
if you'd like to get a cash offer from us, feel free to give us a call or visit dannybuyshouses.com.
And that's it. Really, that's all I got for today, friends. Thanks for listening.
If, uh, this helps, share it with somebody who's maybe stuck with a house they don't want
or need, or a situation they don't want or need and want to get through.
Uh, and the next episode we're gonna dig into how to spot a legitimate cash buyer,
right? So if you're saying, "How do I... I know there's... I'm getting,
you know, postcards and letters from different people about buying my house. How do
I know who's legit and who's, uh, who's gonna be able to actually
close and do what they say they're gonna do?" All righty.
This is Danny Johnson from Danny Buys Houses saying take care
and, uh, catch you next time.