Selling a House ‘As Is’ in Washington State

Selling your Washington home “as is”? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, you’ve likely decided that the goal is to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on.

“Some people have a lot more time and energy to engage and make the best of the sale, and some people don’t,” says George Graham, a top real estate agent in the Seattle, Washington, area. An as-is home sale often indicates that the home has some “big-ticket items” that won’t pass the required inspection or appraisal, he adds.

Listing a house as-is may attract lower offers and limit your prospects, and it doesn’t always prevent buyers from trying to negotiate savings.

However, in today’s real estate market, Washington sellers may be pleasantly surprised by current prices. Graham, for example, sold a three-bedroom, two-bath home in Olympia that went for roughly 47% above asking price, despite having uncooperative tenants.

Let’s take a closer look at how to sell a house in Washington State, your options for getting an offer, and what to expect from the process.