Selling a House ‘As Is’: How Much Money You Stand to Lose and Why

Selling a home as-is has its perks, from saving on the cost of preparing 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? Overwhelmed With Major Home Repairs? House needs work? No problem. Skip repairs, staging, and showings. Get an all-cash offer in 24 hours with HomeLight’s Simple Sale platform and close in as little as 7 days. You can also request an expert estimate of what your home might sell for using a top-rated agent. 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: Kim Batterman, a Wisconsin-based real estate agent 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, real estate investor at Cash House Buyers T...