Selling a House ‘As Is’: How Much Money You Stand to Lose — and Why
Selling your home “as is” can relieve some of the stress. But how much do you lose selling a house as is? Discover expert insights and tips.
Selling a home as-is has its perks, from saving on the cost of sprucing up your home to potentially avoiding painful repair negotiations with a buyer down the line. But there’s one major drawback to selling as-is: less money in your pocket. So how much do you lose selling a house as-is?
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A simple equation for calculating how much less you’d net doesn’t exist. So we reached out to the experts, a select group of industry pros for insider answers:
- Wisconsin-based real estate agent Kim Batterman, who has more than 20 years of industry experience
- Ryan Dosenberry, owner of Lakeshore Home Buyer in West Michigan, one of the largest cash home buyers in the area
- Jordan Fulmer, co-founder of Momentum Property Solutions and buyer of as-is homes in Huntsville, Alabama
- Ryne Lambert, a longtime real estate investor based in Wisconsin
- Katherine Marino of Cash House Buyers Tampa
To give you an idea of how your home might stack up and how much you would lose selling a house as-is, several of our experts revealed actual dollar figures from past transactions, along with insight into factors that affected their offers.
