Sell a house that needs repairs in Buffalo, NY — no contractors, no punch list
Buffalo's housing stock is old and proud — and pre-war homes show it: outdated wiring, galvanized plumbing, roofs worn down by lake-effect winters. If the repair list has outgrown your budget or your patience, an as-is cash sale puts the crews on our side of the table instead of yours.
The person on this page is the person who answers the phone — no call center, no lead reselling.
Get your fair cash offer
Tell us about the property and the situation. We reply with next steps and a written cash offer — free, with no obligation.
How we help with repair-heavy houses.
- 01The cost of the work is reflected in the written offer — and the reasoning is in writing too.
- 02No contractor bids to collect, no estimates to chase, no project to manage.
- 03No listing photos pretending the house is something it is not.
- 04Our construction division renovates the house after closing — that is the business model, and it is why the offer can be fair.
The real cost of fixing a Buffalo home before selling
Older Buffalo housing stock, a lot of it 70-100+ years old, often carries issues that don’t show up until an inspection: knob-and-tube wiring, aging roofs, foundation settling from freeze-thaw cycles, or outdated plumbing. A traditional buyer’s lender will usually require these fixed before closing, which means the seller fronts the repair cost with no guarantee the sale even closes afterward. We buy homes in any condition, including ones that wouldn’t pass a conventional inspection, so there’s no repair list to work through and no risk of a buyer backing out after an inspection turns something up.
Repairs needed: your options
Do Nothing
- Who pays for repairsYou, upfront
- Inspection riskBuyer can renegotiate or walk
- Time to sellDelayed until repairs complete
- Out-of-pocket cost before closingOften thousands
List with an Agent
- Who pays for repairsYou, upfront
- Inspection riskSame
- Time to sellDelayed until repairs complete
- Out-of-pocket cost before closingOften thousands
Sell to Irish Jones Home Buyers
- Who pays for repairsNo one, sold as-is
- Inspection riskNo buyer inspection contingency
- Time to sell7-14 days
- Out-of-pocket cost before closingZero
Estimate
Estimate your cash-sale savings.
Move the sliders. We’ll roughly total what a traditional listing would cost you that a cash sale to Irish Jones Home Buyers skips.
Potential savings with a cash sale
$41,750
- Agent commission
- $21,000
- Closing costs (seller)
- $8,750
- Repairs avoided
- $12,000
For illustration only. Your actual offer depends on local Buffalo comparable sales and the condition of the house.
Why sell to Irish Jones Home Buyers.
We buy as-is
Condition is our starting point, not your problem to fix first — repairs, belongings and all.
No fees or commissions
No listing agreement and no agent commission. The written offer is the number.
Close on your timeline
Cash means no bank approvals in the way — you pick the closing date that fits.
Local & licensed
A Buffalo office, a 716 phone number and NY real estate license #10491209386 you can look up.
Quick answers.
See all questionsEvery offer starts with comparable sales in your neighborhood, then accounts for the work our own crew would take on after closing. You see that reasoning in writing.
Yes — condition is our starting point, not a dealbreaker. We have bought houses with every kind of deferred maintenance.
Fine — half-finished projects are a normal part of what we buy. Tell us where the work stands and it goes into the offer.
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