Chicago North Shore · Direct home purchase

Sell your house exactly as it is.

We buy homes that need work, directly from the owner. You don't fix anything, clean anything, or show it to anyone.

Tell us about your house Free · No obligation

What you skip

Repairs Renovation Staging Showings Clean-out We pay the closing cost

The whole idea, in three lines.

We buy it in its current condition.

Old kitchen, bad roof, forty years of deferred maintenance. That's the kind of house we're looking for.

Take what you want. Leave the rest.

Furniture, boxes, whatever's in the basement — as agreed, it can stay. You never have to empty the house.

You choose the closing date.

Quickly if you need it. Months out if that's easier. We work around your schedule.

How it works

Tell us about the house

The address and a few basics. Two minutes, one form. No photos, no estimates, nothing to prepare.

We come and look

If it looks like a fit, we set up one walkthrough. You don't need to tidy up for us.

We make an offer

In writing, based on the house as it stands today. You're free to say no.

You pick the date

Need to be out fast? When the property and circumstances allow, we can move quickly. Need more time? We'll wait.

Leave it as is

Take what matters to you and walk away. We handle everything that's left.

Start with step one

Why people call

“I just don't want to deal with all of this.”

Most people who call us aren't excited to move. Something changed, and the house became one more thing to manage. Usually it's one of these:

An inherited house A move that happened fast Repairs that keep adding up A house too full to sort through Family or health changes Just done with it

No pressure, no pitch. Just one more option to weigh.

A two-story home with a red front door, bought in as-is condition

Does your house fit?

We buy single-family homes that need work. If a couple of these sound like your house, it's worth a conversation.

01A kitchen or bathroom nobody has touched in decades

02Repairs that have been put off for years

03An old furnace, old wiring, old plumbing

04Roof, siding or foundation trouble

05Water or fire damage

06A house you inherited and don't want to manage

07Rooms still full of furniture and belongings

08A house that simply isn't ready to list

Not sure it fits? Ask us anyway — we'll tell you straight.

Two ways to sell. Side by side.

List it on the market

Best if you want the highest possible retail price and have the time.

—Make the repairs first
—Empty and clean the house
—Stage it and photograph it
—Showings and open houses
—Wait, negotiate, hope it closes
—You pay agent fees
—You pay the closing costs

Leave It As Is

Best if you want it simple, certain and over with.

—Tell us about the house
—One walkthrough, no prep
—A written offer, no obligation
—Your closing date
—Leave what you don't want
—No agent fees
—No closing costs

We're not going to tell you one is always better. We'd just like to see whether ours makes sense for you.

Where we buy

The North Shore and the northwest suburbs.

We live and work here. A house that needs renovation doesn't scare us. It's what we're looking for.

Tell us about your house.

Four fields. No estimates, no photos, nothing to prepare. We'll come back to you with next steps, or tell you straight if it isn't a fit.

Prefer email? contact@leaveitasis.com