Maybe you’ve inherited your parents’ house. Now you’re responsible for a house filled with furniture, boxes, paperwork, clothes, keepsakes and decades of memories.
Maybe Mom or Dad are downsizing after living there for 40 years.
The house itself might not even be the most overwhelming part.
It’s figuring out what to do with everything inside.
This is where Liberty Road Homes can help you with sorting things out. We help families in the Kansas City metro with these type of situations and more. We can buy houses as-is, with no inspections and repairs, no commissions and we pay for all the closing costs.
What If I Inherited a House Full of Belongings?
This is one of the situations where selling as-is can be especially helpful.
When a parent or family member passes away, their house may contain decades of belongings.
Suddenly, you’re not just dealing with a house.
You’re sorting through family photos, furniture, paperwork, clothing, keepsakes and memories.
And if you live out of state, the situation can become even more difficult.
You may be traveling back and forth while simultaneously dealing with the estate, insurance, utilities, property taxes, maintenance and everything else that comes with an inherited property.
If your family decides to sell the inherited house, you don’t necessarily have to completely empty it first.
Liberty Road Homes can purchase the property as-is and allow your family to take the belongings you want while leaving unwanted items behind.
That lets you spend your time figuring out what you want to keep instead of worrying about getting everything else out of the house.
What If I’m Helping an Elderly Parent Downsize?
We also see this when families are helping Mom or Dad move.
Maybe your parent has lived in the same Kansas City home for 30 or 40 years.
Now they’re moving into a smaller home, moving closer to family or transitioning into senior living.
The new place may only have room for a fraction of what’s currently in the house.
That can leave adult children staring at a basement, garage and closets filled with more stuff than they don’t know what to do with.
Before you automatically assume you need to organize an estate sale, hire a junk removal company and spend the next six weekends cleaning everything out, know that we can help.
What About a Rental Property With Stuff Left Behind?
Landlords run into this problem, too.
A tenant moves out and leaves furniture, trash or other belongings behind. Or maybe you’ve owned the rental for years and you’re simply ready to stop dealing with the property.
Before removing tenant belongings, make sure you understand any applicable landlord-tenant requirements regarding abandoned property.
But once you’re legally able to deal with those belongings, you may not need to renovate and completely clean out the property before selling it.
Liberty Road Homes buys rental properties throughout the Kansas City area, including properties that need significant work.
If you’re tired of being a landlord and would rather sell the rental as-is, we’re happy to take a look.
Is It Better to Clean Out the House Before Selling?
This is where we’ll give you an answer you might not expect from a company that buys houses:
Sometimes, yes.
If your house is in relatively good condition and cleaning it out would allow you to list it traditionally and receive significantly more money, that may be worth doing.
Selling directly to a real estate investor isn’t the right choice for every homeowner.
The real question is: What are you trying to accomplish?
If your priority is getting the absolute highest possible sales price and you have the time, money and energy to prepare the property for the market, listing with a real estate agent may make more sense.
How Much Does It Cost to Clean Out a House?
The answer depends heavily on what’s inside.
Junk removal with dumpsters can range from $800 to about $5,000+ …. It all falls back on how much stuff and furniture is in the home.
A relatively empty house may only need a basic cleaning, which a cleaning company can do for under $500.
If the house needs a deep cleaning it’ll cost you around $1,250 to have it professionally cleaned.
And that’s before addressing repairs.
Instead of immediately spending money getting the property ready, it can make sense to determine what the house is worth before and after doing all that work.
You may find that spending the money makes sense.
Or you may decide you’d rather let someone else deal with it like us.
Are you ready to sell your Kansas City house?
Liberty Road Homes takes pride on helping hundreds of sellers with their houses in the Kansas City metro.
We’re the easy button for convenience when looking to sell your house as-is.
You don’t have to figure out the entire house before talking to us.
Call or text us today at 816-290-7004 if you’re interested in selling a house you own.
Take care of the things that matter to your family. We buy the property and handle what’s left.
About Liberty Road Homes
Thank you for visiting our blog. We’re proud Kansas City residents dedicated to purchasing off-market properties for cash without involving commissions. Unlike some ‘flippers’ or ‘investors’ looking to pay pennies on the dollar, we approach buying your home differently than everyone else…and we do that by LISTENING TO YOU.
We want to know, not just why you are selling, but what your goals are and how selling the house will help you reach them. We want to approach buying your home the same way we would as a friend or a family member. Our goal is to help create a scenario that is a win-win for everyone involved and everyone to end up better off than when they started.
This is what separates Liberty Road Homes from everyone else.
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