Cash Buyer vs. iBuyer (Opendoor / Offerpad)
How a local family-owned cash buyer differs from an iBuyer like Opendoor or Offerpad. Fee structure, certainty, and timeline compared.
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People often lump cash home buyers and iBuyers together, but they're different businesses with very different models. If you're choosing between them, here's how they actually compare, and where each one fits.
What an iBuyer is
iBuyers are large technology companies, like the national instant-offer platforms, that use algorithms to make quick offers on homes. They typically want houses in good, recent condition, in standardized suburban tracts, and they charge service fees that can run 5 percent or more, sometimes with repair deductions after their inspection. They're essentially a faster version of a traditional sale for a move-in-ready home.
What we are
We're a local, family-owned cash buyer, in business in the Bay Area since 2009. We buy directly, with our own funds, and we specialize in the homes iBuyers reject: older houses, homes that need work, properties tangled in probate, liens, or foundation issues. We're not an agent and charge no commission.
How to choose
- iBuyer: newer, move-in-ready home in a standard neighborhood, willing to pay the service fee for convenience.
- Local cash buyer (us): home needs work, has a complication, or you want to deal with real local people who pick up the phone, walk the property, and give you a number that won't get cut after an inspection.
A real person here will give you a fair offer and an honest comparison. Call or text 415-800-1415, or fill out the short form below. A real local person answers, usually within the hour during the day, and you'll have a cash offer within 24 hours.
Three simple steps. A real person at every one.
Most clients go from first call to cash in hand in 3 to 7 days. No agents, no listing, no strangers walking through your house.
1Step 1
Tell us about the house
Call us or share a few details online. No pressure, no long forms. A real local person picks up.
2Step 2
We make a fair cash offer
Within 24 hours we’ll send a no-obligation cash offer. We coordinate with attorneys, family, and probate as needed.
3Step 3
Close on your timeline
Choose your closing date. Fast as 3 to 7 days or whenever you’re ready. Walk away with cash, on terms that work for you.
What we’ve done. And what comes next
Numbers our team is proud of. Real reviews from Bay Area homeowners below. Pulled fresh from Google.
2,000+
Homes purchased
Across Northern California
17 yrs
In business
Family-owned since 2009
3–7 days
Typical close
Or whenever works for you
4.3★
Google rating
From 24+ reviews
Talk to a real person about your situation.
Tell us about the house. We’ll send a fair, no-obligation cash offer in 24 hours. And you can take it or leave it.
- A real local person picks up. Not a call center.
- We coordinate with attorneys, family, and probate.
- You pick the closing date.