We are the Tuckers – Kim and Don. We started kcmoHomeBuyer over 20 years ago and along the way, we were joined by our Son Scott. Plus we have a great team that we work with including our title company, our contractors, and a bunch of people that help us along the way.rnrnOur “About Us” page on our website will give you a much closer look at who we are and what we are about. Take a second to visit that page now so you can make our acquaintance. We have been in business for over 20 years, we are honest, and we think fairly nice people.

We Pay Cash For Houses in Kansas City and surrounding areas. The simple answer is that we buy in most locations and in any condition. We offer an alternative to the hassles of the traditional real estate agent listing. We offer options for those with less than perfect houses, those that are working on condensed timelines, or people who just want to avoid all the things that come with a traditional listing including the expenses of the commission and the hassle of people, inspections, and repairs.rnrnAnd because we are also licensed agents we can offer you more options than the average cash home buyer or even the average real estate agent.

Is A “We Buy Houses” Company Right For Me?

We are not desperate to sell our home in Kansas City, nor are we in a hurry! rnrnWhile we certainly do save time, we have found that the majority of sellers we have purchased houses in Kansas City from were not desperate to sell (at all). They were not trying to save themselves from foreclosure. Most of our sellers went with us simply because they just don’t want to deal with repairs, constant walk-throughs, or any hassle one experiences selling a house the traditional way. Some had already tried to work with a real estate agent and it didn’t work out.rnrnWe offer a great option to consider when you want to sell quickly or with ease because we buy houses in any condition, as-is, and we have the knowledge and the team to work through just about any circumstance. It doesn’t cost you anything for us to take a look and see how much we can offer for your home in KC. We can tell you if listing your house in the traditional manner would be a better choice. We offer all your options, completely free, without any obligation. You have everything to gain.

Will Cash Home Buyers List My House On The MLS?

Our intent is to buy your house in cash, rehab it (if there is any work that needs to be done), and sell it again at a profit. We have many solutions to buying your house, including seller financing, wholesaling, and of course buying it for cash. All this ensures you will get your house sold fast!rnrnBut because we are also licensed agents, and we have several vetted agent friends, we can offer you the MLS listing option when it better fits your needs. Sometimes that option will be with Scott our in-house agent and sometimes we will connect you with one of our very experienced top real estate agents.

How are you different from a real estate agent?

he average real estate agent will not actually buy your house. Agents will list and market your house on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), in hopes a buyer will be interested. Agents charge commissions and fees. Listing your house in Kansas City with an agent means you pay closing costs, and title fees, and have to tolerate countless walkthroughs while the house is on the market which can sometimes be a long time.rnrnWe are just a small family team with the cash and connections to other cash buyers interested in buying houses to rehab them and put them back on the market for sale for a profit. We are cash buyers and investors. We are the ones actually buying your house. When we buy your house, you skip the entire hassle of the “agent” process and jump immediately to the offer and closing on the property you have for sale in Kansas City. When we buy your house, we cover the conventional expenses associated with selling a house like closing costs and inspections. And the most notable difference is that we do not charge you any fees or commissions when we buy your house. As mentioned, we skip the entire “agent” process.rnrnBut, if you find an agent and the whole listing process would be a better fit, even after the work, time, closing costs, and commissions, we are here to help.

How Does It All Work, How Can You Help?

Simply tell us a little bit about your house. We will use this information to complete a market analysis of your house that along with our notes from our walk-through, will be used to present you with an all cash offer. After you accept that offer, we take care of the rest of the short process, and you receive your money at closing.

What are My Obligations After I Talk to You?

There are no obligations, at all.rnrnWe understand that you have options. We know there are people out there eager to scam you, and eager to take advantage of you and your situation. To distinguish ourselves from those, we make sure you know there is no pressure, no obligation.rnrnYou truly and absolutely have nothing to lose. We make you an offer and if you accept the offer, great! You will get your cash quickly. If you do not accept the offer we will do our best to guide you in the right direction.

Do I Need To Clean My House Before I Move Out?

Not only do you not need to clean your house before you move out, but you also don’t even need to straighten it up before we come to look at it. Don’t worry about anything. We’ve seen way worse.rnrnJust take whatever it is you want to take and leave the rest. Food in the fridge, been there. Clothes on the floor, done that. Assorted furniture, the charities we donate to love furniture. Heck, we’ve cleaned out all sorts of things, including a frozen turkey and even a 65 Mustang. Believe me when we say, we have seen it all. So why not make things easier and just take what you don’t want to part with and let us deal with the rest? If we find anything we think you didn’t mean to leave behind, we’ll reach out and let you know.

What if I Need Help With Some of the Stuff?

We work with a lot of home buyers who are either downsizing their homes, moving into assisted living, or selling a home they have inherited. They have a few things they want to take but for the most part, they have a house full of stuff that needs to be sold, donated, or just plain thrown away. We can take care of it all, although we have had a few sellers who have inherited and needed to go through EVERYTHING first because they kept finding money, information on unknown accounts, and other valuables that their mother had tucked away in every drawer, pocket, and shoe.rnrnRest assured if we do find Grandma’s long-lost diamond ring, we will give you a call.

What Does It Cost, Do You Have Any Fees or Commissions?

There is no money out of your pocket. All fees are paid by us (we get it back when we sell the rehabbed house to another buyer).

Do You Really Pay A Fair Price for Properties?

Yes, we do pay fair prices. But please keep in mind that there is a difference between a fair price and market value. If the house needs a lot of work, we take the market value of the house and subtract all the costs of repairs needed. This adds up to our fair price. In some special cases, we can present highly competitive offers at market value. However, in those cases, we can’t pay all cash. Instead, we might ask for seller financing or we might take over your current mortgage.

My House is In Terrible Condition, Will You Still Buy It?

We buy homes in Kansas City in any condition good or bad. We primarily buy to fix them up, so the more room for improvement, the more attractive your house is to us. So, Yes, absolutely! We’d love to buy your house even if it is in bad shape, and you may be surprised by how much we will offer for your house! Just fill in our form and see how much we will offer you in cash for your house in KC!rnrnNote when we say We Buy Houses in Kansas City or in KC, we mean the entire Kansas City Metro area.

How Many Houses Do You Buy? What do You Do with Them?

We get this question – all – the – time!!rnrnWe buy a lot of houses. Our goal is to buy, renovate, and resell about 5 to 10 houses a year. Some years we do less and other years we buy way more. And what do we do with them? Simple. We buy them, rehab them and sell them again at a profit. Our home renovations bring new life to neighborhoods. Good for the people, good for the economy, good for everyone!

How Do I Get Started with My Cash Offer?

Getting started is easy. Simply visit our website at www.kcmoHomeBuyer.com, fill out the form, then wait for our call or email.:

House on Horizon in Blue Springs — This house on Horizon in Blue Springs we actually bought and rehabbed in 2011 and bought it again in 2021.

What Does It Cost to Sell a House

Do you know how much it costs to sell your house in Kansas City? When working with a real estate agent, there can be a large number of costs that home sellers aren’t always aware of. Before signing a listing agreement with a Kansas City real estate agent, ask them to prepare a net sheet sho you know all of the costs you will likely face!

Many people aren’t prepared for what is required of them when trying to sell a house with a Kansas City real estate agent. There are numerous costs, time commitments, and exhausting activities that go into selling your house the traditional way. Below, we will take a look at what it costs to sell your house with an agent in Kansas City, versus what it costs to sell your house directly to a professional buyer. You can get an offer from our team so you can plug in the numbers for your property, determine which way of selling your house in Kansas City is right for you!

Hiring An Agent In Kansas City

Commissions

When you hire a real estate agent in Kansas City to help you sell your house, you’ll be faced with commission costs when the house does eventually sell. These costs can be a huge blow to a seller’s profits as the average commission runs somewhere around 6% of the final sale price. So let’s say you sell your house for $150,000. You’ll have to immediately fork over $9,000k to your agent and that’s not including transaction fees that some agents charge on top of commission.

This commission is negotiable however so you may be able to negotiate a reduction. And the task that the agent does are often well worth it offering tips to get the home show ready, sharing resources, taking good photos, writing good marketing and getting your house in front of as many people as possible.

Plus their showing system facilitates buyers getting preapproved so they are qualified, working with a buyers agent who will schedule times to show the property. To get your home in front of the maximum number of people, listing it is the way to go. But not all sellers have the time sell a home with an agent.

Closing Costs

Closing costs include things like transfer taxes, recording fees, and other miscellaneous costs. When you work with an agent to sell your house in Kansas City, you can expect to spend about 2% of the final sale price in closing costs.

These costs vary widely you can typically expect transfer taxes in KS, to pay for an owners title policy for the new buyer, a fee for the transaction itself to the title company, recording fees to record your deed or releases of your liens. Plus tax prorations, home owner association prorations, and sometimes a few other fees.

Here at kcmoHomeBuyer we typically like to have the sellers closing costs come out of the seller’s proceeds and for the buyer to pay their own closing costs. . . this is how the standard transaction is handled in this area. However, we can cover those costs in our offer, should you want us to do that.

Repairs

Depending on your property, your repair costs can total up to a small fortune. You may find yourself making repairs before you list it, only to have them snowball into major expenses. In many cases, you may find that you have to make even more repairs after the inspection period. Many home buyers will try to negotiate after the inspector has been through, asking you to make the needed repairs, or by issuing a credit or discount on the price of the home.

We often completely renovate the home and then inspector comes through and we end up with another $2,000 to $3,000 in repairs. So if your home needs those updates and repairs to begin with, your traditional buyer may be asking for a lot more.

We highly recommend that you assess your needed repairs before you offer your house for sale. It may be that taking the time and money needed to get those done before you sell will generate ultimately a higher sales price and a faster purchase contract. But how much time and money will you have to invest to get the repairs done. And what happens if you DIY and it looks bad and has to be redone. Or worse you hire a contractor that doesn’t work out so well, costing you time and money you may not want to spend.

After you know what your repair costs might be, then get a cash offer from us and weigh that against the time and money needed to make repairs.

Holding Costs

Many people don’t realize how much it costs to own a home. As a homeowner, you are dealing with things like property taxes, homeowners insurance, and utility bills. The bills can get pretty high if your home is older, and not energy-efficient. You’ll also have to contend with the continued maintenance, repair costs, and the expenses required to keep the house ready for property showings. If your house sits on the MLS for a long time, your holding costs can really add up! But when you sell your house directly to kcmoHomeBuyer, we will be able to close on your property, free and clear, in only a matter of days.

Seller Concessions

This is something a lot of people don’t think about. Just today we were trying to determine the best price for our new listing that’s coming out on Elmira Street soon. As we browsed through all the houses sold 7 out of 8 of them showed that the seller paid closing costs on behalf of the buyer. What this means is the buyer has closing costs associated with getting the loan on their home, but they want the seller to pay those costs out of their proceeds. Some buyers increase their purchase price to cover this and some don’t. But back to this house on Elmira, the closing costs these buyers wanted paid was $3000 on one and the other 6 received $5,000 in closing costs paid by the seller on behalf of the buyer.

If you sell to someone like us, we pay our own way. We pay all of our own closing costs as the buyer.

Marketing Expenses

Marketing costs when selling your house the traditional way are no joke. Depending on your agent, you may find you are spending a lot of money to market the house on your own. You may need premium listings, professional signage, or photography in order to showcase your property in its best light. Don’t assume that because you hire an agent all of your marketing costs will be covered. Every agent is different and you may wind up spending more than you think to sell your house fast in Kansas City.

Your Time

When we look at selling cost articles, rarely do we see the seller’s time listed. But think about it, everyone’s time has value to them. Those that have a lot of extra time on their hands do not value it at quite the cost as someone who has very little of it. So consider yours . . . and how you value your time. Do you want to spend it getting a house ready to sell, or do you want to get the house sold quickly so you can get back to your normal life.

Selling Your House Directly

On the other hand, selling your house directly to kcmoHomeBuyer, won’t cost you a thing. While not every buyer works in the same way, selling your house to our team will free you of any costs or fees. You won’t have to worry about making repairs, cleaning up, or having to wait around for a buyer to come along. There are no commissions, agent fees, or marketing costs. You will be able to sell your house fast in Kansas City free and clear, once and for all!

Before you sell your house in Kansas City, you need to know exactly what it will cost you. Many home sellers are blindsided by costs and fees they weren’t expecting when they work with a local real estate agent. Before you sign a listing agreement, take a look at what we can do for you. A direct sale may be the solution you need for your house in the Kansas City area! However, you won’t know for sure until you get a no-obligation offer from our team!

If you want to sell your house in without any of the costs or waiting, reach out to our team today to find out what we can do for you!

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While we are licensed Real Estate Agents with Realty Resource, this site is maintained in an effort to purchase houses, not list them as agents. We are acting as buyers and would love to buy your vacant houses, your fixer-upper houses, your inherited houses, your loved ones houses . . . pretty or ugly or pretty ugly, we love them all.