
Do you need to sell an unwanted property in Los Angeles? Are you stressed because you received a notice of foreclosure, code enforcement violation, or lien? Did you recently inherit a rental property? Need to sell to due to divorce? Did you already attempt to sell the property through a traditional sale and it resulted in a failed home sale?
Selling a house in Los Angeles is a big decision. There are many ways to get the job done and it’s important to find the solution that is in your best interest in your unique situation. While most homeowners opt for a listing, more and more are choosing a direct sale option. For many, the process can be confusing and not always discussed in the best light. Unfortunately, this stigma keeps many homeowners from selling the way that is in their best interest.
Selling your house to a direct buyer like Fair Sale Homes can be an excellent option that can make the process much smoother and less stressful. Before you decide what to do with your unwanted property, here’s what it really means to sell your house directly in Los Angeles.
What Exactly is a Direct Sale?
Direct buyers are companies or individuals who purchase homes directly from the homeowner, without the need for a real estate agent or listing on the open market. These direct buyers are also called investors. Some of these investors buy and hold real estate long-term. Others, buy, rehab, and resell the property on the open market for a profit. Whether it’s a short-term profit or a long-term investment, these direct buyer/investors are on the search to buy real estate as-is at a price that makes sense for their business and is fair to the property seller. Direct buyers already plan to rehab and repair the property in order after closing the sale, so they don’t have any interest in asking you repair or upgrade the house.


Direct buyers are can be a great option for those who need to sell their house quickly, want to avoid costly repairs and renovations, or simply want to avoid the hassle of dealing with real estate agents and the traditional home-selling process. After all, considering that a large percentage of homes in Los Angeles were built in the early 1900’s, they’re not in the best shape, size, or condition to be listed on the MLS. A direct sale to a professional buyer or investor who will rehab the Los Angeles fixer upper and put a rehabbed property back on the market for the end buyer might be what’s best for the community as well.
How the Process Works
While we can’t speak for all homebuyers in Los Angeles, the process of working with Fair Sale Homes is incredibly simple. The first step is to reach out to our team and tell us a bit about the property, your situation, and your selling goals. Right away, we will be able to determine if a direct sale has the potential to be in your best interest. From there, we will analyze the property based on it’s location and condition and make you a straightforward, fair, and direct offer for your home. Whether or not you choose to accept is completely up to you. There is never any pressure to sell.
At Fair Sale Homes, we are more focused on helping homeowners than we are on buying homes. As such, we are happy to answer any questions you have about the home selling process with no obligation. At the end of the day, are we planning to buy your home? Yes, we are buying your house as-is for cash if the price and timeline work for you. That said, the way we treat you during the process is with respect and transparency. We will inform and educate you along the way with any research or information we might have.
Simplified Home Selling
One of the biggest advantages of selling your house to a direct buyer in Los Angeles is the speed and simplicity of the process. Since there is no need for a real estate agent or listing on the open market, there are no showings, open houses, or negotiations with potential buyers. Instead, the direct buyer will typically make an offer within a few days of seeing your property, and the sale can be completed in as little as a few weeks.
Fewer Steps in the Process
The sale can be completed in just a few weeks because a some steps from the traditional real estate sales process can be skipped. Below are the buyer side steps that are skipped when you choose to sell your house as is to a direct buyer.
- Finding a buyer: Save time by waiting to attract buyers and qualifying those buyers
- Qualifying for a loan: Save time by avoiding the process loan qualification (for the buyer)
- Cancellations: Save time due to uncertainty of the buyer’s level of commitment to close
Shorter Timeline
The simplified process when selling your Los Angeles to a direct buyer is completed in a matter of 10 to 14 days, as opposed to the 2 to 3 month process (which can be longer if you need to restart and find a new buyer).
No Commissions or Fees
A unique financial benefit about selling your house directly to an investor in Los Angeles is that you won’t have to spend any money on things like commissions, agent fees, marketing costs, or listing fees. When you sell directly to a buyer such as Fair Sale Homes, you will be able to keep all of the money in your pocket that you would have otherwise paid to own and sell the home.
Eliminate Sales Costs
Since you are selling your house to the direct buyer, you are not hiring an agent to find you a buyer. Therefore, agent commissions which add to up 5% or 6%, and closings costs equivalent to 2%, don’t apply. So let’s add up all those costs that you get to avoid. By selling your house in Los Angeles to a direct buyer, you eliminate 8% to 9% of cost. Given a large volume of houses in Los Angeles sell for $600,000 or more, that’s nearly $50,000 of costs that are eliminated when selling your house to a direct buyer.
Skip Steps to Repair, Clean, and Stage
In the traditional home sales process via an MLS listing, there will be recommendations your agent/realtor recommends. To compete with the well-maintained houses in the Los Angeles market, your realtor might ask you to make upgrades or repairs, clean your house, and stage it. Because a direct buyer such as Fair Sale Homes typically buys a house as-is, you get to avoid spending the time and effort on these three steps which can be costly and full of surprises, since most sellers don’t have the cash upfront or time to complete these preparation steps to put their home on the market.
Our process is completely free – there is no cost to work with our team and we will never charge you to clean, repair, or market the property in any way.
No Waiting For The Banks
The average buyer relies on bank financing and a home mortgage lender to close the deal. This can extend the process by days or even weeks as all approvals are made and papers are signed. There are inspections, appraisals, and many things that can hold up the process when you are trying to sell your house.
When you choose a direct sale to Fair Sale Homes there is no waiting on the banks. Instead, we can buy your house, repairs and all, in only a couple of weeks because we don’t wait for any approval from a bank or lender. With cash in hand, we have actually bought fire damaged houses and uninhabitable houses because the decision, control, and money is in our hands.
No Continued Holding Costs
No matter how you look at it, owning a home will cost you money every month. Utilities, maintenance, taxes, insurance, and possibly a mortgage are setting you back each month. If the house sits on the market for a while, you could wind up spending thousands on a house you don’t want.
Since you have already made the decision to sell your house Los Angeles, every day going forward that you don’t sell it is unnecessary holding cost incurred in a situation that you are trying to move forward from. The quicker you can sell your house, the closer your holding costs stay closer to $0.
No Cleaning or Repairs
When you sell your house in Los Angeles on the open market, it’s common for buyers represented by realtors to request repairs or renovations before closing. One of the best things about working with Fair Sale Homes is that we buy your house as-is. This means you get to avoid spending the time and money on this step. In reality, most sellers don’t carry that much cash in reserve to pay for to complete these cleaning and repairs.
No longer will you have to spend money fixing it up or waiting around trying to find a buyer who wants to. We will handle all of the clean-up and repairs. You simply take what you want to keep and we will handle the rest. In some cases, we’ve had home sellers in Los Angeles leave behind junk cars, old furniture, and home repair materials that they no longer wanted.
Avoid Showings and Open Houses
One of the most stressful aspects of selling a house in Los Angeles is the constant showings and open houses. Not only do you have to keep your house clean and presentable at all times, but you also have to deal with the stress of strangers walking through your home and judging every aspect of it. With a direct buyer, however, there are no showings or open houses to worry about. You only have to show your house once, to the direct buyer, and that’s it.
Becuase there are so many old homes in Los Angeles, selling your house directly is a great option! Our simple process can save you time, money, and energy when selling your Los Angeles home. To learn more about what we can offer, send us a message or give us a call at (626) 863-7006!
WE BUY HOMES across cities Southern California. A sample of cities where we buy homes for cash: East Los Angeles, Lincoln Heights, Silver Lake, Atwater Village, Van Nuys, Northridge, Pacoima, Panorama City, Harbor City, and Wilmington. Also, we buy apartments in Los Angeles, CA. Whether you are experiencing home foreclosure, code violation, failed property sale, or simply have an unwanted property, we will work with you to find a solution.