We Buy Houses in Knoxville, TN

Yes, and those are some of the houses we buy most. Settling foundations in older East and North Knoxville homes, a roof or HVAC at the end of its life, water or fire damage, dated wiring or plumbing — none of it disqualifies your house. You fix nothing and clean nothing. We factor the repairs into the offer and handle all of the work after closing.

Most cash closings run 7 to 14 days through a local Knoxville title company, and we can sometimes move faster if you have a hard deadline. You pick the date, so if you need three weeks to sort out a move or wait on another closing, that works too. The timeline bends to your situation, not ours.

Fair question. The industry has earned some of that suspicion. Plenty of so-called buyers are actually wholesalers who tie your house up under contract and shop it to someone else, and a few make a high offer just to grind it down before closing. We buy directly, close at a licensed local title company, and put the terms in writing up front. Before you work with anyone, us included, ask whether they are the actual buyer, read their Google reviews, and never sign something you do not fully understand.

We buy it. We are not agents and this is not a listing. There are no showings and no waiting on a buyer mortgage approval. We are the buyer, we use our own funds, and once we agree on a price, closing is in our hands.

None. No agent commissions, which is the 5 to 6 percent a traditional sale takes out of your pocket, no listing fees, and no service fees skimmed off the top. In most cases we cover the standard closing costs too. The price we agree on is essentially what you walk away with.

No. Take what you want to keep and leave the rest, whether that is old furniture, junk in the garage, or whatever is in the attic. We handle the cleanout and the repairs after closing. There is no painting, patching, mowing, or hauling for you to do.

Often, yes. Tennessee is a non-judicial foreclosure state, so a trustee sale can move in roughly two months once it starts, and a cash close can sometimes beat that clock. But selling is not always the answer, so look at the free foreclosure-prevention help linked on our site first. Sometimes a call to THDA or a HUD-approved counselor fixes it without selling at all.

We work with these all the time. Whether the house is still in probate, held in a trust, or owned by several siblings who need to agree, we can work with the estate, the attorney, and everyone on title to keep it straightforward. Most of it happens by phone and email, which helps a lot when heirs live out of state.

Yes. If you are a tired landlord near UT or anywhere in Knox County, you do not have to wait out a lease or turn the unit over one more time. We buy tenant-occupied rentals as-is and sort out the tenant side after closing.

Tennessee has no state income tax, so there is no state tax on the sale itself. Whether you owe federal capital gains depends on your cost basis, how long you owned the home, and whether it was your primary residence. The IRS primary-home exclusion covers a lot of sellers. We buy houses, we are not tax advisors, so check anything specific with a CPA. For many Knoxville sellers the tax is smaller than expected.

None at all. Getting a cash offer is free, and you are never obligated to take it. We would rather you make the right call for your situation. If that is selling to us, great, and if it is listing or staying put, we are glad we could help you see it clearly.