Sell Your House As Is in Northwest Indiana
No repairs. No cleaning. No judgment. Sell your house exactly as it sits for a fair cash offer.
Homes Bought Since 2011
If you want to sell your house as is, roof problems, flood damage, fire damage, or years of deferred maintenance and all, you are in the right place. Every house has a story, and with us, none of those stories disqualify you: we buy houses as-is across Northwest Indiana, for cash, in exactly the condition they are in today, no repairs, no cleaning, and no judgment about how the house got here.
Preferred Home Buyer has been buying as-is homes across Lake County and Northwest Indiana since 2011. BBB A+ accredited, real office at 8021 Cleveland Pl in Merrillville, and after fourteen years, there is very little we have not seen.
Call (219) 348-8098 or fill out the offer form. Free, no obligation, and nobody will ask you to apologize for the house.
What As-Is Really Means When You Sell to Us
Selling as-is means the house transfers in its current condition: you fix nothing, replace nothing, clean nothing, and make no promises about the roof’s opinions on rain. One honest note: Indiana sellers generally still complete a standard disclosure form about known issues, and being straightforward there protects you. The difference with us is that nothing you disclose scares us off. We price the work in and move forward.
Compare that with listing an as-is house on the open market:
- Retail buyers say as-is, then negotiate anyway. The inspection report arrives and suddenly there is a repair credit conversation, week four.
- Lenders are pickier than buyers. FHA and similar loans have condition requirements, and houses needing major work often cannot be financed at all, which shrinks your buyer pool to investors anyway.
- Showings punish honest houses. Twenty strangers walking through to confirm what you already told them, while the listing accumulates “days on market.”
Selling directly to a cash buyer skips the theater. One walkthrough, one written number, one closing date.
The Condition List That Does Not Scare Us
We have bought houses with every one of these, usually several at once:
- Major systems done: failed roofs, dead furnaces, 60-amp electrical panels, knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized or collapsed plumbing
- Water and fire: flooded basements, storm damage, fire damage, mold, houses mid-insurance-claim
- Structural trouble: foundation cracks, settling, leaning garages, porches separating from the house
- The overwhelming ones: hoarder houses, houses packed with a lifetime of belongings, properties vacant for years
- Paperwork problems: city code violations, unsafe-structure notices, open permits from projects that never finished
Condition changes the offer amount, not the answer. And you never write a contractor a check on the way out.
How It Works, With Numbers You Can Check
How it Works
1. Call or send the form.
Tell us the address and, in whatever detail you like, what the house needs. You will not surprise us.
2. One walkthrough.
We look at everything so nothing renegotiates later. Do not clean first, seriously.
3. A cash offer with the math shown.
Recent sold prices for comparable homes in your specific area, minus the realistic cost of the work. If you accept, we close at a local title company in as little as 3-5 business days*, or on your date. No commissions, no fees, and we pay typical closing costs. One honest caveat we tell every seller: if your house is in good shape and you have time, listing it may net you more, and we will say so when it is true. Our offers make the most sense when repairs, timing, or life circumstances make the traditional route expensive or miserable.
Still Have Questions?
Why Sell As-Is to Preferred Home Buyer
- Renovating is our business, so repairs do not spook our pricing. We estimate work like the contractors we hire every month, not like a nervous first-time buyer.
- No inspection renegotiation. The offer you accept is the offer you close on.
- The cleanout is on us. Take what you want and leave the rest, whether that is one closet or the whole house.
- Verifiable and local. BBB A+ accredited, buying since 2011, office in Merrillville you can visit.
Wondering what your house would bring exactly as it sits? Call (219) 348-8098 and find out for free.
As-Is Seller Questions, Answered
Do I need to clean or empty the house before you see it?
No, and please do not. We walk houses in every condition, and cleaning does not change our math. Leave belongings, furniture, whatever is there; the cleanout becomes ours after closing.
Will you really buy a hoarder house?
Yes, and we have bought several. No judgment, no commentary, one respectful walkthrough. If a full walkthrough is not possible, we can often still make it work.
The city has cited the house for code violations. Can I still sell?
Yes. Open violations, fines, and even unsafe-structure notices transfer with the sale to us, and we resolve them with the city afterward. Bring the paperwork and we will factor it in transparently.
The house has fire damage and an open insurance claim. Now what?
We buy fire-damaged houses regularly. Depending on where the claim stands, there are a few ways to structure the sale, and we will walk through them with you. Do not let the house sit open to the weather while you decide; that only grows the damage.
Is an as-is cash offer just a lowball?
A fair as-is offer reflects what the house is worth minus what it genuinely costs to fix, and we show that math line by line. Compare us against listing: subtract commissions, the repairs buyers demand, and months of taxes, insurance, and utilities while you wait. The gap is usually smaller than the internet promised you.
Do I still have to disclose problems if I sell as-is?
Indiana sellers generally complete a standard disclosure form, yes, and honesty there protects you legally. The difference with us: nothing on that form kills the deal. We have read some memorable ones.
What kinds of properties do you buy as-is?
Single-family houses, duplexes, condos, and small multi-family buildings across Northwest Indiana, occupied or vacant, in any condition.
How fast can an as-is sale close?
As little as 3-5 business days* after you accept, through a local title company. If you need longer to make arrangements, you pick the date and it holds.
Hear From Our Clients
The House Is Ready Now, Exactly As It Is
Stop waiting until it is fixed, cleaned, or presentable. Get a real number for the house you actually have.
Call Preferred Home Buyer at (219) 348-8098 or fill out the offer form now. Buying houses as-is across Northwest Indiana since 2011. BBB A+ accredited.
We buy houses as-is in Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Schererville, Munster, Highland, Crown Point, and across Northwest Indiana. Also see: sell a house in foreclosure, sell an inherited house, sell a rental with tenants.