Questions

No. The House Getter is a trade name of Berry Capital Ventures LLC, and we are real estate investors. We are not a licensed real estate broker or agent, we do not represent you in a transaction, and we are not paid a commission.

That distinction matters. An agent works for you and owes you a duty to act in your interest. We are the other party to the transaction. If you want someone whose job is to represent you, hire an agent or an attorney, and we will still be here afterwards.

Sometimes, and sometimes not. We or one of our investor partners may purchase your home. We may also assign our purchase contract to another buyer, who then completes the purchase in our place.

Either way, the price and the terms in your signed contract do not change, and the closing still happens through the title company. If we intend to assign the contract, that is disclosed to you in writing before you sign.

You do not pay us anything, and there is no commission, because we are not agents.

A sale still has closing costs. Some are customarily paid by the seller and some by the buyer, and the split is set out in the contract. The title company gives you a settlement statement before closing that shows every line item, including any payoff of your mortgage or of unpaid property taxes.

We start from what comparable homes in the same area have recently sold for in good condition, then subtract what we expect the repairs to cost, the costs of holding and reselling the property, and a margin for the risk we take on.

We will walk you through those figures rather than just handing you a number. If our arithmetic looks wrong to you, tell us. And if a contractor quote you already have is very different from our estimate, we would like to see it.

No. Submitting the form starts a conversation, nothing more. You are not agreeing to sell, you are not signing anything, and you can stop at any point.

If you later receive a written offer from us, that is also not binding on you until you choose to sign a contract.

An independent title company or a closing attorney, not us. They perform the title search, hold any earnest money in escrow, prepare the settlement statement, pay off anything recorded against the property, and record the deed.

You are welcome to use a title company or closing attorney of your own choosing.

Yes, and we would encourage it. You can have an attorney, an agent, a family member or anyone else review a contract before you sign it.

Anyone who pressures you to sign on the spot, or who discourages you from getting advice, is telling you something important about themselves. That applies to us as much as to anyone else.

We use it to contact you about your inquiry. If you check the consent box on the form, that also allows us to call and text you about it, including with automated technology.

Checking the box is optional and is not a condition of anything. You can reply STOP to any text to opt out. We do not sell or share mobile numbers or SMS opt-in data with third parties for their own marketing. See our Privacy Policy and SMS Terms for the detail.

That depends far more on your situation than on us. A straightforward sale of a property you own outright can close within a few weeks. A property in probate, or one with title issues or unpaid liens, takes as long as those things take to resolve.

We would rather give you a realistic date than an impressive one. You choose the closing date within what is actually possible.

That is often the right decision, particularly if your home is in good condition and you are not under time pressure. A listing on the open market will usually bring a higher price.

Our Your Options page sets out the comparison honestly, including where a direct sale is the weaker choice.