We Buy Houses in Houston, TX — Cash Offer in 24 Hours

Houston is the biggest cash-buyer market in America for a reason: no zoning, a huge stock of 1950s–1980s housing, and a climate that punishes deferred maintenance. If you own a home that flooded in Harvey or Imelda and never got fully repaired, a rental in Alief or Greenspoint you're done with, or an inherited house in Sunnyside with three siblings on the deed, the retail market is a slow and expensive way out. CBI Cash Offer gives you a written cash number within 24 hours and lets you pick the closing date. We buy inside the Loop and far outside it — Acres Homes, Third Ward, Pasadena, Spring Branch, Katy, Humble — in any condition, including homes with open insurance claims, unpermitted additions, and foundation movement in Houston's notorious gumbo clay.

Why Houston sellers call us first

Houston’s market looks healthy on paper — homes here move faster than in Austin — but that average hides a hard split. Updated homes in good school zones sell in days. Homes with a flood history, an aging roof, or original 1970s systems sit, get lowballed by retail buyers after inspection, and often fall out of contract twice before closing. Every fall-through costs you another month of taxes, insurance, and utilities.

We skip all of that. No inspection-option period games, no lender, no appraisal contingency, no repair credits negotiated at the eleventh hour.

Flood history? We still buy.

This is the question Houston sellers ask most. Yes — we buy homes that flooded, including:

• Homes that took water in Harvey (2017), Imelda (2019), or the 2024 derecho and Beryl
• Homes with prior FEMA claims on the CLUE report
• Homes in mapped floodways and the Addicks/Barker reservoir pools
• Homes that were remediated to the studs and never finished

A flood history caps your retail buyer pool dramatically — most lenders and most families simply pass. It doesn’t stop a cash buyer who already knows the elevation certificate game. We price the risk honestly and show you the math.

Where we buy in Harris County

Everywhere, but the bulk of our Houston closings come from: Acres Homes, Sunnyside, South Park, Third Ward and Fifth Ward infill, Sharpstown and Alief, Greenspoint, Spring Branch, north-side neighborhoods off the Hardy Toll Road, and the working suburbs — Pasadena, Channelview, Baytown, Humble, Katy, and Cypress.

No zoning means Houston has more mixed-condition blocks than any city in Texas — and it means we can often pay more than you’d expect for a rough house on a good lot, because the land carries real value on its own.

Foreclosure timelines in Harris County

Texas runs one of the fastest non-judicial foreclosure processes in the country. Harris County trustee sales happen the first Tuesday of every month at the Bayou City Event Center. From the Notice of Sale posting, you may have as little as 21 days. If you’ve received a Notice of Default or your servicer has stopped accepting partial payments, call us the same week — we’ve closed purchases in under 10 days and stopped sales the Friday before auction.

What we’ll pay (and why)

Same three-line math we use everywhere: after-repair value from closed comps in your zip over the last 60 days, minus an honest repair budget (in Houston that usually means foundation, roof, sewer line, and HVAC first), minus our holding and resale costs. What’s left is your offer — line-by-line, no black box. If your home qualifies for our Market Advantage Program (homes in Oak Forest, Garden Oaks, and the better parts of Spring Branch often do), we’ll show you that number too — it’s frequently higher than the straight cash offer — and let you choose.

Why sell to CBI Cash Offer in Houston?

• Local-market pricing. Our offers reflect actual Houston comps from the last 60 days — not national averages.
• Title in the right county. We close at title companies in Harris County — no out-of-state weirdness.
• Any condition. Damage, deferred maintenance, tenants in place, inherited estates — bring it all.
• Two ways to sell. Take the cash offer, or see if your property qualifies for our Market Advantage Program.

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