We Buy Houses in Washington When You Are Relocating

Yes. Washington allows a notary who holds the state's electronic-records endorsement to notarize closing papers over live video, so in most cases you can sign from wherever you are now. The title company sets up the details and confirms that its process and the county accept it. We handle everything on the ground here, and you never have to fly back.

We can close in as little as seven days. There is no lender, no appraisal and no financing contingency, which is what removes the delays that push a normal sale past a moving date. Tell us the day you need to be gone and we will tell you honestly whether we can beat it.

Yes, and many people do. Take what fits in the truck, leave the rest, lock the door and go. We can close a week later or a month later, sign over video, and deal with whatever was left behind. The house does not have to be empty for us to buy it.

Two things. First, the closing date is yours, so the sale can fund before the first rent is due at the new place. Second, we offer up to $20,000 in advance to qualified sellers once the purchase agreement is signed, which can cover a deposit or the movers before the house closes. Ask us about it when you call.

Some people do, and it can work. It also means being a landlord from another state, with Washington's rules on notice, rent increases and evictions applying to you from a distance. If you have already tried that and are done, our page on selling a rental covers buying with the tenant still in place.

Nothing to us, and one thing to the state. We charge no commissions, no fees and no closing costs. The seller does pay Washington's real estate excise tax at closing, at 1.1% of the price up to a little over half a million dollars and more above that, plus a local rate, and it comes out of the proceeds rather than out of your pocket. Washington has no state income tax and its capital gains tax exempts real estate, though federal rules still apply, so ask a CPA if the house has gained a lot.

No. We buy as-is, and a house that was going to need a new roof before it could be listed is simply a house we price with a new roof in the number. Our page on houses that need major repairs covers how we cost that.

Now you already know what the open market thought, which makes this an easier conversation. We will give you a written number that does not depend on anybody's lender, and a closing date that does not move. If listing again would likely net you more, we will tell you that too.