Get a cash offer for a house when you're relocating.
New job, new city, new orders. Enter the address and see a real cash number. Close before you move, or pick a date that matches the truck.
The job starts Monday. The house has to be handled.
A job relocation compresses every decision. You have 4 to 8 weeks from offer letter to first day, and the house is one of three dozen things on the list. You don't have 90 days for a listing, or the bandwidth to manage showings from 800 miles away.
Military PCS orders are the hardest version of this. You don't get to pick when. The orders say report by X and you're done. We've closed PCS moves in under 21 days more than once, in markets near every major US base.
Corporate relo packages sometimes include a guaranteed-buyout option through a relocation company — that's often a better number than a cash sale. Check the packet before you call any buyer.
Your stage sets your buyer pool and your offer range.
What a cash buyer actually pays here.
The cash offer math is standard: ARV × 0.65–0.75, minus repairs, minus margin. Relocation doesn't discount the house directly — what changes is the buyer's leverage. If you've already moved and the house is empty with a mortgage running, the buyer knows you want out. Expect offers to drift 2–3 points tighter once the house is vacant and you're living somewhere else.
Example: $290,000 ARV in Tampa, FL, $12,000 in minor repairs, you haven't moved yet. The math lands at $290,000 × 0.74 = $214,600, minus $12,000 repairs, for a cash offer around $202,000. Close timed to your move-out date, 30–45 days out.
Hybrid strategy is worth considering on a clean house with a decent timeline. List for 30 days while you pack. If it doesn't sell, take the cash offer waiting in the wings. The cash offer doesn't go stale — we'll re-quote at closing.[1]
Cash vs. listing — here's how long each takes.
You pick the close date. We've closed relocations in 10 days (military PCS, orders effective immediately) and 90 days (spouse transferred but kids finishing the school year). Tell us the constraint and we'll work inside it.
With work before listing, photos, time on market, and inspection risk. On a tight timeline, a listing usually doesn't close in time — you'd want cash or a hybrid strategy.
When cash is NOT the right move for a relocation.
If your employer's relocation package includes a guaranteed buyout, that's almost always a better number than a standard cash sale. Relocation companies use appraisal-based buyouts that net 85–92% of retail — well above the 70% cash range. Read the packet before you call anyone.
If you have 60+ days and the house is in good shape, list it. Modern listing tools, remote showings, and e-signature closings mean you can sell from 1,000 miles away. Your agent handles showings; you sign DocuSign from the new city.
And if you're renting it out instead of selling — because the market is soft or you might move back — that's a different playbook. See the rental-property pillar.
Cash offer · List with agent · Relocation buyout.
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