I hope this doesn't offend anyone, that is not my intention, but I really need some advise.

I don't want to offend all the real estate folks here on the forum
but I have a question, I need to sell my house,
it is a nice duplex, and it is in the middle of Hagerstown
right in the city. Every other house on my street
is for sale, for a long time.

Its a nice duplex, and would be a great investment, since it could be
turned back into 2 appartments. It has two seperate hot water heaters,
and 2 different electical boxes. Newly remodled Kitchen, I like my house
but ...moving since I got married.

now I only bought my house 2 years ago, so we know I won't make any money
and with the commission with the real estate folks (no offense) I can't afford
to list it...

does anyone know if those companies that claim to buy your house are
legitimate, and legal? I just got a flyer in the mail, we buy ugly houses, quick
cash, and so on...

need to sell as fast as I can....

any ideas or interest??

thanks so much

Dare I ask how much you are hoping to get for it?

You may PM the info, if you don't want to post it.

Who buys those ugly houses?
Posted by: Chris Palmeri on January 25

You've probably seen the billboards. Big black and yellow signs proclaiming "We Buy Ugly Houses." Just who are these people with bad taste and money to burn? Turns out the signs are a creation of HomeVestors of America Inc., a Dallas-based firm that sells franchises to investors who want to use the company's formula for making money in real estate. It works like this: Franchisees pay $46,000 to join the program and for that they get a two week training course, a personal coach, an exclusive territory and the company's proprietary software program that helps them analyze how much to pay for a home and how much it will cost to renovate. The goal, says company chief executive John Hayes, is to buy houses for 65 cents on the dollar, fix them up and either rent them, sell them or flip them to another investor in the company's network. Is that kind of discount really possible in the kind of hot market we've had in recent years? Hayes says yes. Last year, HomeVestors' 250 franchisees purchased 6,500 ugly houses, a 27% increase from 2004. "There are more distressed properties than meets the eye," Hayes says. "We're not talking about million-dollar ocean front condos." Indeed, the average home his franchisees purchased cost less than $100,000.

Most of these places will offer you alot less than what your property is worth. I am a Realtor and would gladly research the market for you, if you're interested.

For a fee of course. J/K Mimi

For a fee of course. J/K Mimi

No fee required