Gaston, Cleveland, Lincoln & Catawba Counties, NC
Sell a Vacant House in North Carolina Before It Costs You Another Month
Written cash offer within 24 hours. No repairs, no commission, no closing costs, and no obligation.
- Your insurer has flagged it as vacant or is refusing to renew.
- You are paying taxes and utilities on a house nobody lives in.
- The city has sent letters about the grass or the condition.
- Something has already been stolen or broken into.
Call (704) 481-6298 or text (844) 482-9105. Calls Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm ET. Texts answered any time.
How do you sell a vacant house in North Carolina? A vacant house is expensive to hold, and vacancy itself tells us very little about condition. There are really two situations under this label. A house that is simply empty after a death or a move is usually intact and priced mainly for time on market. A house that has had people getting in is a different property: copper and fixtures stripped, and a rehab bill to match. What vacancy does mean either way is that there is no tenant to negotiate around.
How we handle this
Tell us how long it has been empty
It matters for what we will find inside, and we would rather know than be surprised.
We find out which kind of vacant it is
Empty but intact, or empty and stripped. It is the single biggest variable in the number, and it is the reason we will not quote you a figure over the phone before anybody has been inside.
We will meet you there, or use a lockbox
If you are out of the area, you do not have to drive out.
Written offer within 24 hours, contents included
Whatever is still in there stays. Cleanout is our cost.
Stop paying for it
Taxes and insurance prorate at closing and the carrying cost ends.
The one thing we won't do to you
We don't re-trade you on condition
We only make an offer after we've walked the property with you. Once you sign, the price does not change because of what we find in the house. No repair renegotiation, no inspection deduction, no "our contractor came back with a bigger number." Being moved off the number a week before closing is the most common complaint people have about cash buyers, and it is the one thing we will not do to you.
What this costs you compared to listing
| Selling to Monthaven | Listing with an agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Commission | None | Typically 5–6% of the sale price |
| Do you sign before you see a number? | No, you see our offer first, with no agreement | Yes, a listing agreement comes first |
| Seller closing costs | We pay them | You pay them |
| Repairs before sale | None, we buy as-is | Usually required to show and to pass inspection |
| Price changes after inspection | None, we don't re-trade on condition | Commonly renegotiated after the buyer's inspection |
| Who actually buys the house? | We do, with our own funds | A retail buyer, usually with a mortgage |
| Cleanout | Included, leave what you want | Your cost |
| Showings | One walkthrough | Ongoing, on the buyer's schedule |
| Financing falls through? | Can't, there is no loan | A real risk right up to closing day |
| Time to close | 7–21 days, your date | Often 60–90 days from listing to funding |
| Sale price | Below full retail, that's the trade | Full retail, if it appraises and closes |
We're not going to pretend a cash offer beats a retail sale on price. It doesn't. It beats it on certainty, speed, and everything you don't have to do. If your house shows well and you have three months, list it, and we'll tell you that on the call.
Questions people ask us about this
The house has been empty for years. Will you still buy it?
Yes. Long-vacant houses are a large share of what we buy. Expect the number to reflect condition, because years of vacancy usually mean water damage, and water damage is the expensive kind.
The house is empty but nothing has happened to it. Is that different from a stripped house?
Completely, and it is worth saying because people assume vacant means ruined. A house that has been sitting since a death or a move is usually fine. It gets priced for the time it will take and the condition it is actually in, not punished for being empty. A house where people have been getting in is a different property: copper gone out of the walls, fixtures gone, sometimes water damage from cut lines. Tell us which one you have and we will tell you roughly where the number lands.
There is still furniture and belongings inside. Do I have to clear it?
No. Take what you want and leave the rest. Cleanout is included in the offer, not deducted from it.
What if I owe back property taxes?
Delinquent taxes are a lien and are paid from the proceeds at closing. As long as the sale price covers the liens, back taxes do not stop a sale. If they exceed the value, tell us early and we will be straight with you about it.
What if I do not have the deed or cannot find the paperwork?
That is normal and rarely a problem. The closing attorney searches title at the Register of Deeds and establishes the chain of ownership. Missing paperwork on your end is not usually the obstacle people expect it to be.
Nothing here is legal, tax, or financial advice. We buy houses; we are not attorneys or accountants. For anything that turns on your specific circumstances, talk to a North Carolina attorney or a CPA. We will work with yours.
Where we buy
Gaston County
- Gastonia, NC
- Belmont, NC
- Mount Holly, NC
- Bessemer City, NC
- Cherryville, NC
- Dallas, NC
- Stanley, NC
- McAdenville, NC
- Cramerton, NC
- Lowell, NC
- Ranlo, NC
- High Shoals, NC
Cleveland County
- Shelby, NC
- Kings Mountain, NC
- Boiling Springs, NC
- Grover, NC
- Kingstown, NC
- Lattimore, NC
- Fallston, NC
- Lawndale, NC
- Casar, NC
- Belwood, NC
- Patterson Springs, NC
- Polkville, NC
Lincoln County
Catawba County
Other situations we buy in
Facing foreclosure
You know how foreclosure works. You just don't believe the bank will actually go through with it.
Inherited a house
The house is three hours away and you cannot keep driving out to check on it.
Going through a divorce
Neither of you can afford the mortgage alone.
Done being a landlord
The tenant has stopped paying and you do not want to run an eviction.
House needs major repairs
The roof is at the end of its life and insurance has already been out.
Relocating or job transfer
You have a start date and the house is not sold.
Pet damage or hoarding
The smell has gotten into the floors and you can't get it out.
Find out what your house is worth to us
A written offer within 24 hours. No fee, no obligation, and no pressure if the number isn't right for you.
Worth reading before you decide
Who Actually Has to Sign to Sell a House in North Carolina
Spouses not on the deed, siblings who own 25% each, heirs nobody told you about. Two deals where the signature problem surfaced late.
How Much Do Cash Home Buyers Actually Pay in North Carolina?
The real formula behind every cash offer, why the discount is bigger on some houses than others, and how to check whether the number you were given is fair.