What do these guides cover?
These are plain-English guides for Camden County and South Jersey homeowners on selling a house quickly —
including inherited and probate homes, stopping foreclosure, selling as-is, how cash offers are calculated,
and how a cash sale compares to listing with an agent. Written by Tom O’Donnell, a local cash home buyer.
Comparisons A side-by-side comparison of the three ways to sell a house in New Jersey — a local cash buyer, an online iBuyer, and listing with a real estate agent — covering speed, fees, repairs, certainty, and what you actually net.
Comparisons Not all 'we buy houses' companies are the same. Compare local owner-operators, national franchises, online iBuyers, and wholesalers — plus the red flags to avoid and the exact questions to ask before you accept a cash offer in New Jersey.
Selling Options A realistic timeline for selling a house in New Jersey — how long a traditional listing takes from prep to closing, versus a cash sale that can close in about a week.
How Offers Work What cash investors actually pay for houses in New Jersey, the 70% ARV rule of thumb most use, a worked example, and how to tell a fair offer from a lowball.
Selling As-Is How to sell a hoarder or heavily cluttered house in New Jersey without cleaning it out — a discreet, as-is cash sale where you take what you want and leave the rest.
Inherited & Probate A plain-English walkthrough of selling a house in probate in New Jersey — from opening the estate at the county surrogate to getting authority to sell and closing — plus how a cash sale fits the timeline.
Property & Code Open code violations or a failed certificate-of-occupancy inspection don't have to stop your sale. Here's how municipal code issues work in New Jersey and how to sell a house with violations as-is for cash.
Title & Liens Liens and judgments don't stop you from selling your New Jersey house — they get paid from the proceeds at closing. Here's how property liens, judgment liens, and tax liens work in NJ and how a cash sale clears them.
Selling Options Two ways to sell a house without a realtor in New Jersey — for sale by owner (FSBO) or a direct cash sale — with the steps, the costs you save, and the trade-offs of each.
Life Situations A guide for NJ seniors and their families on selling the longtime family home — handling decades of belongings, timing the move to senior living, the capital-gains exclusion, and paying off a reverse mortgage.
Taxes & Costs A plain-English look at the taxes and costs of selling a house in New Jersey — the Realty Transfer Fee, the nonresident 'exit tax' withholding, and the federal capital-gains exclusion — and when each one actually applies.
How Offers Work A plain-English explanation of what a cash offer on a house is, how a cash sale works in New Jersey, and the pros and cons compared with a financed buyer.
Selling Options A side-by-side comparison of selling your South Jersey house to a cash buyer versus listing with a real estate agent — commissions, repairs, timeline, and what you actually net.
How Offers Work A transparent breakdown of how legitimate cash home buyers calculate their offers — the ARV minus repairs minus costs formula — so you can spot a fair offer from a lowball and negotiate with confidence.
Selling As-Is What 'selling as-is' really means in New Jersey, what disclosures you still owe, and how an as-is cash sale lets Camden County homeowners skip repairs, staging, and inspection renegotiation.
Inherited & Probate A step-by-step guide to selling an inherited or probate house in Camden County, New Jersey — the NJ probate process, the stepped-up tax basis, inheritance tax, and how to sell fast.
Landlords & Rentals How to sell a rental property with tenants still living in it in Camden County — your obligations under New Jersey landlord-tenant law, lease transfer rules, and how to sell fast without evicting.
Foreclosure New Jersey is a judicial-foreclosure state, which gives homeowners months to act. Here's how the NJ foreclosure timeline works and how selling for cash can stop it and protect your equity and credit.