We checked 80 California cash home buyers and programs against BBB files, Google reviews, their own terms and California law. Eight made our ranking, seven of them publish how they price, and every company that did not rank is listed with its reason.
Looking to sell my house fast in California? These eight cash home buyers in California scored highest on our checks and are ranked by rubric score, not size. Peachtree Homes leads at 95 of 100.
Last verified October 29, 2026. Ratings show the Google score, review count and the date we checked it. Timelines and fees are quoted from each company’s own site; “Not stated” means the company does not publish it. Open Details to see published offer methods.
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Company
Seller rating
Best for
Offer speed
Typical close
Seller fees
Buys as-is
Coverage
Peachtree Homes
4.9/5
51 Google reviews · checked Oct 29, 2026
Santa Clara County houses with foundation movement, unpermitted work or a tenant
Not stated
As little as 7 days
Covers closing costs; no fees or commissions (stated)
Yes (foundation, fire damage and unpermitted additions named)
San Jose, Santa Clara County and the Bay Area
Eazy House Sale
5.0/5
30 Google reviews · checked Oct 29, 2026
Los Angeles County houses with fire damage, liens or a difficult tenant
Not stated
As little as 7 days
No closing costs or fees (stated)
Yes (fire damage named)
Los Angeles County
Rework Cash Offers
5.0/5
37 Google reviews · checked Oct 29, 2026
Sacramento-region inherited or fire-damaged houses where the seller can wait two weeks
Not stated
As little as 2 weeks
Covers every closing cost (stated)
Yes (“No repairs”)
Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado and San Joaquin counties
Bobby Buys Homes
4.9/5
107 Google reviews · checked Oct 29, 2026
Sacramento or Stockton houses with foundation problems, tax liens or tenants
Not stated
10–14 days
No fees or commissions; pays all costs (stated)
Yes (“any condition”)
Greater Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, Vacaville and Yuba City
John Medina Buys Houses
4.8/5
92 Google reviews · checked Oct 29, 2026
LA or Orange County houses with unpermitted additions, a garage conversion or tenants
Not stated
As little as 7 days
No commissions, hidden fees or closing costs (stated)
Yes (“any condition”)
Los Angeles and Orange County
Casey Buys Houses
5.0/5
77 Google reviews · checked Oct 29, 2026
Inland Empire or Southern California mobile or manufactured homes, tenant-occupied rentals, or inherited houses with liens
Not stated
As little as 7 days
$0 fees or commissions (stated)
Yes (fire damage, foundation problems and mobile homes named)
The Inland Empire and Southern California
Darren Buys Homes Cash
4.8/5
33 Google reviews · checked Oct 25, 2026
Roseville or Sacramento mobile homes, tenant- or squatter-occupied houses, or recorded liens
Not stated
As little as 7–10 days
No fees or commissions (stated)
Yes (“Any condition”)
Sacramento County, Roseville, Citrus Heights and Elk Grove
Mrs. Property Solutions
5.0/5
51 Google reviews · checked Oct 29, 2026
Pasadena or San Gabriel Valley houses with an unpermitted garage conversion or open code case
Not stated
As fast as 14 days
No commissions or fees; pays standard closing costs (stated)
Yes (“any condition”)
Los Angeles County and Southern California
Offer timing, fees, and availability depend on the property and written terms.
Every “we buy houses California” company below passed both gates. Ranked buyers are in the Bay Area, Los Angeles County and the Sacramento region; Casey Buys Houses, in Diamond Bar, says it buys throughout the Inland Empire. No buyer based in San Diego, Orange County or the Central Valley made the cut, and the best in each is listed below. Each card shows the record, what we could not verify, and one question to ask before you sign.
Peachtree Homes
Verified
Active Since
2020
Est. Closing
As little as 7 days*
Est. Offer
Formula published*
Deal Volume
Not stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula only when the company publishes one itself.
Peachtree Homes, LLC, with principal Jason Nesbitt, is a cash buyer based in San Jose with a BBB start of December 2020. It has the highest score in California: a written offer formula with a local worked example, all six California property types named, a 7-day floor and closing costs covered. The trade-off: a short record, 51 reviews, and a real estate license on its BBB file that a seller should ask about. Ask them this before you sign: “Is Peachtree Homes, LLC the buyer on this contract, and is anyone on your side acting as a licensed agent in this deal?”
Eazy House Sale
Verified
Active Since
2011
Est. Closing
As little as 7 days*
Est. Offer
Formula published*
Deal Volume
Not stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula only when the company publishes one itself.
Eazy House Sale, a corporation with president Geremy Shigeo Yamamoto, is a cash buyer based in West Covina with a BBB start of January 2011. It publishes a written formula that states its own selling-cost assumption, a 7-to-60-day closing window and a no-fee policy, and names five of six California property types. The trade-off: accreditation only since January 2026, exactly 30 reviews, and a licensed principal. Ask them this before you sign: “Which entity signs as buyer, Eazy House Sale or Yamamoto Equity, and what minimum profit did you subtract in my offer?”
Rework Cash Offers
Verified
Active Since
2016
Est. Closing
As little as 2 weeks*
Est. Offer
Formula published*
Deal Volume
Not stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula only when the company publishes one itself.
Rework Cash Offers, operated by Rework Properties Inc. with owner Pratik Pathapati, is a cash buyer based in Sacramento with a BBB start of June 2016 that matches its site. It explains its offer in plain words, covers every closing cost in writing and offers a $5,000 close guarantee (company-stated). The trade-off: a two-week floor, a private mailbox as its only address, and four of six property types named. Ask them this before you sign: “Will the $5,000 close guarantee your site advertises be written into this contract, and is Rework Properties Inc. the buyer of record?”
Bobby Buys Homes
Verified
Active Since
2015
Est. Closing
10–14 days*
Est. Offer
Not published*
Deal Volume
Not stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula only when the company publishes one itself.
Bobby Buys Homes, operated by BJP Properties, LLC with CEO Robert Peterson, is a cash buyer based in Sacramento with a BBB start of May 2015 that matches its site. It has the largest review base among our ranked buyers, a written 10-to-14-day close with all costs paid, and five of six property types named. The trade-off: one BBB complaint, accreditation only since March 2025, and offer inputs but no formula. Ask them this before you sign: “Can the price change only for items found in a written inspection report, and will that be in the contract?”
John Medina Buys Houses
Verified
Active Since
2014
Est. Closing
As little as 7 days*
Est. Offer
Formula published*
Deal Volume
Not stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula only when the company publishes one itself.
John Medina Buys Houses, listed by BBB as a limited liability company with alternate name MPC Inc and president John Medina, is a cash buyer based in San Pedro that says it buys directly. It has eleven years of accreditation, no BBB complaints in the last three years, 92 reviews, all six California property types and an offer formula built around legalizing unpermitted work, which is common in Los Angeles. The records conflict on its age: 2013 on its site, 2014 and 2012 on BBB, and 2015 on Google. Ask them this before you sign: “What profit and safety margin did you subtract, and will the $1,000 on-time close guarantee your site advertises be in the contract?”
Casey Buys Houses
Verified
Active Since
2013
Est. Closing
As little as 7 days*
Est. Offer
Formula published*
Deal Volume
300+ homes
company-stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula only when the company publishes one itself.
Casey Buys Houses, listed by BBB as a limited liability company with alternate name CJ Capital Group LLC and president Casey TeVault, is a cash buyer based in Diamond Bar with a BBB start of September 2013. It is open about its model: it publishes a formula with a stated 10% selling-cost input, names all six California property types and says in writing that it sometimes assigns contracts to an investor partner. The trade-off: “over 18 years” on its site against a 2013 BBB start, accreditation only since July 2025, a licensed owner, and the chance that your buyer at closing is someone else. Ask them this before you sign: “Will CJ Capital Group LLC close this purchase itself, and if you assign it, will the contract name the assignee and keep my price and closing date?”
Darren Buys Homes Cash
Verified
Active Since
2012
Est. Closing
As little as 7–10 days*
Est. Offer
Formula published*
Deal Volume
Not stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula only when the company publishes one itself.
Darren Buys Homes Cash, operated by Nerradscali Corp with president Darren Brown, is a cash buyer based in Roseville with a BBB start of January 2012. It names all six California property types, publishes a symbolic offer formula and says in writing that it does not wholesale. The trade-off: “Since 1992” on its site against a 2012 BBB start, 33 reviews, and an owner who is also a licensed broker. Ask them this before you sign: “Are you acting only as the buyer here, with no broker role or commission, and will “no assignment” be in the contract?”
Mrs. Property Solutions
Verified
Active Since
2017
Est. Closing
As fast as 14 days*
Est. Offer
Formula published*
Deal Volume
150+ homes
company-stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula only when the company publishes one itself.
Mrs. Property Solutions, with CEO Cristina Ortega, is a cash buyer based in Pasadena with a BBB start of January 2017. It names all six California property types, explains its offer in plain words and pays standard closing costs. It has the most unresolved records among the ranked eight: “Inc.” on its site against a sole proprietorship on BBB, 2016 against 2017, accreditation only since May 2026, and a 14-day floor. Ask them this before you sign: “Which legal entity is the buyer on this contract, and can you show me its Secretary of State filing?”
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Estimated sale price
$728,773
Repairs paid by seller
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$1,435
Estimated proceeds
$727,338
Estimated sale price
$809,748
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$41,135
Other costs
$2,790
Estimated proceeds
$765,823
Estimated sale price
$899,720
Repairs paid by seller
$40,000
Agent fees
$45,706
Other costs
$4,155
Estimated proceeds
$809,859
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California
The inputs and defaults behind your estimate.
Modeled after-repair value
$899,720
As-is value ÷ 0.90 · scenario estimate; starting benchmark $899,720 (Existing single-family median · C.A.R., Sep 2026)
As-is market value
$809,748
Default: 90% of reference benchmark · adjustable
Repair budget
$40,000
Your input · adjustable
Agent commission
5.08%
Listing assumption · negotiable, not a mandated rate
County transfer tax
$1.10 / $1,000
$0.55 per $500 of price or part, usually paid by the seller (negotiable); many cities add their own tax
Selling a California home for cash means a county transfer tax the seller usually pays, a closing handled through escrow rather than a lawyer, and disclosures you cannot waive even in an as-is sale. Prices and cash-buyer coverage vary widely between the coast and the Central Valley.
How much do cash buyers pay in California?
Seven of our eight ranked buyers publish how they price, and none publishes an offer percentage. Eazy House Sale and Casey Buys Houses come closest: each says its selling costs are about 10% of after-repair value. Many investors screen deals with the 70% rule, a formula, not a measured offer.
Compare net to net, never a cash price against a listing net. A cash sale saves the commission, but you may still pay the county transfer tax, a city transfer tax, the owner’s title policy and part of escrow, depending on where you live and what your contract says.
The purchase price and every deduction from it
County transfer tax: $1.10 per $1,000 of price, customarily paid by the seller in every county on Chicago Title’s 2026 guide ($990 at a $899,720 price)
City transfer tax where it applies: the City of Los Angeles adds $4.50 per $1,000, plus its Measure ULA tax of 4% of the whole price above $5.4 million (5.5% from $10.9 million); Oakland charges 1.5% between $300,001 and $2 million; San Francisco’s tax replaces the county’s
Escrow and the owner’s title policy: by custom, Southern California sellers split escrow and pay the owner’s title policy, core Bay Area buyers pay both, and Sacramento and Santa Clara sellers pay both; your contract decides
The closing date, and what lets the buyer reprice or walk away
How the California market affects a cash sale
California prices are roughly flat year over year, and sales are falling. Each figure below names its source and period, and we never combine two data series in one sentence.
The spread inside the state is wide. In the California Association of Realtors’ September 2026 data, the San Francisco Bay Area median was $1,325,000, while Fresno County’s was $429,450, down 3.5% from a year earlier.
The median price of an existing single-family home was $899,720 in September 2026, up 1.7% from $884,390 a year earlier, with an unsold inventory index of 3.7 months, per the California Association of Realtors.
In the same report, the median single-family home sold in 29 days, and annualized sales were down 6.5% from a year earlier.
California listings spent a median 55 days on market in September 2026, against 58 a year earlier, per Realtor.com data.
All-cash purchases were 25.1% of Riverside-San Bernardino sales, 24.4% in San Francisco-Oakland and 23.8% in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim from January to April 2026, below the US share of 31.4%, per Realtor.com.
California had 16,040 foreclosure starts in the first half of 2026, the third most of any state, per ATTOM.
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 7.32% for the week ending October 22, 2026, against 6.19% a year earlier, per Freddie Mac.
What the seller owes before closing
A cash buyer can speed up the money, but California disclosure duties still apply in an as-is sale.
Transfer Disclosure Statement and Natural Hazard Disclosure; delivery “may not be waived in an ‘as is’ sale” (Civil Code 1102.1). If delivered late, the buyer may terminate within 3 days, or 5 by mail or email (1102.3). Sales by an executor, administrator or trustee administering an estate or trust are generally exempt (1102.2).
In a high or very high fire hazard severity zone: defensible-space documentation (Civil Code 1102.19) and, for homes built before 2010, a fire-hardening notice (1102.6f)
A written statement that the home has an operable smoke alarm (Health & Safety Code 13113.8) and that the water heater is braced (19211)
Federal lead paint disclosure for homes built before 1978, including as-is cash sales (EPA)
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Do I need a lawyer to sell my house for cash in California?
No law requires one. California sales close through escrow, run by an escrow company licensed by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation or by a title company (Financial Code 17200). It is worth hiring a lawyer for a probate sale, a home in foreclosure or a contract the buyer wrote.
Most sellers have no cooling-off right. The FTC Cooling-Off Rule excludes real estate. California’s exceptions are a home in foreclosure, covered in the next section, and, until January 1, 2027, a sale signed after an unsolicited offer in 15 fire-affected ZIP codes (Civil Code 2079.26); otherwise, once you sign, the contract is your protection.
Selling a California home in foreclosure
Most California mortgages foreclose without a court. A servicer must contact an owner-occupant, or try to, at least 30 days before recording a notice of default (Civil Code 2923.5), then wait at least three months (2924) and post a notice of sale at least 20 days ahead (2924f). In our reading that is about four months at the earliest. You can reinstate until five business days before the sale (2924c), and there is no right to buy the home back after a trustee sale.
Once a notice of default is recorded on your owner-occupied home, an investor buying it must use a written contract with a cancellation notice, and you can cancel until midnight of the fifth business day (Saturdays count) or 8 a.m. on the sale day, whichever comes first (Civil Code 1695.4). Until then the buyer cannot take a deed, record anything or pay you (1695.6).
Since 2025, a listing with a California broker or a signed purchase contract that pays off your loans can postpone the sale about 45 days, once for each, if the trustee receives it at least five business days before the sale (2924f(e)). Paid foreclosure consultants cannot charge before finishing the work, take a deed or power of attorney, or buy your home, and must register with the Attorney General (Civil Code 2945.4, 2945.45).
Direct buyer or wholesaler?
California has no law written for wholesaling. A bill that would have required a license, AB 1850, was held in committee in May 2026. Anyone who markets your home to other buyers for a fee without a real estate license risks breaking the state’s broker licensing law (Business & Professions Code 10130, 10131), but how that applies to a contract assignment is unsettled.
Darren Buys Homes Cash says “No call centers. No wholesalers.” Casey Buys Houses says “On some deals we work with an investor partner and assign our purchase contract to them”, so ask who will be on the deed. Several ranked buyers or their owners hold real estate licenses; ask whether anyone is acting as your agent. An offer that leaves your mortgage in your name (“subject to”) is not a cash sale; ask a lawyer before signing one.
Does Opendoor buy houses in California?
Yes, according to its own pages. Opendoor’s help center says it operates in every postal code in the lower 48 states where single-family homes are available, and its Sacramento page lists 26 California cities. Its eligible home types list mobile or manufactured homes, including those on permanent foundations, as not eligible. Its Sacramento page says you can close in 21 to 60-plus days, and it publishes no fee percentage.
Sundae lists six California markets and also runs an investor marketplace. HomeGo lists a Los Angeles market and says properties are generally resold simultaneously, as-is, to a non-affiliated entity. Offerpad and Express Homebuyers list no California market, and we could not verify a HomeVestors or Joe Homebuyer franchisee from their own pages.
Property types that change the deal
Probate, tenants, unpermitted work, mobile homes and wildfire shape what a California cash buyer will pay and how fast it can close.
Inherited homes: a primary residence worth up to $750,000 may pass by court petition instead of full probate (Probate Code 13151), and real property worth up to $69,625 by affidavit (13200), for deaths since April 1, 2025 (Judicial Council). In a court-confirmed probate sale, your accepted offer can be topped in court by a bid at least 10% higher on the first $10,000 and 5% on the rest (Probate Code 10311).
Prop 19: an inherited home that does not become the child’s principal residence is usually reassessed, which is one reason many heirs sell (Board of Equalization)
Tenants: a sale does not end a lease; the seller must transfer the deposit to the buyer or refund it, and tell the tenant in writing (Civil Code 1950.5), and statewide just-cause rules can apply after 12 months (1946.2)
Unpermitted ADUs built before 2020: an owner can often ask to delay enforcement for five years if the fix is not needed for health and safety (Health & Safety Code 17980.12), so ask your city before accepting a steep discount
Mobile homes in a park: the park can screen the buyer but must give its standards within 15 days and decide within 15 business days of a complete application (Civil Code 798.74)
Fire-affected areas: until January 1, 2027, no one may make an unsolicited offer on a home in 15 listed Los Angeles and Ventura County ZIP codes, including parts of Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena, and a seller who signs after one can cancel within four months (Civil Code 2079.26)
When a cash sale is the wrong call
A cash sale wins when time, condition or certainty matter more than price, and loses when you can wait. In our worked example, a California home worth $899,720 after repairs and needing $40,000 of work (our assumption, not a sourced figure) nets about $588,500 from a 70%-formula cash offer after about a month, $813,200 from listing as-is at $859,720 after about 3 months, and $809,900 from renovating and selling at $899,720 after about 5 months. Each column pays the county transfer tax and costs of $633 a month; the two listing paths also pay a 5.08% commission (Clever survey, August 2026, 50 California agents).
That gap of about $224,700 is the price of speed in this example. It leaves out escrow, the owner’s title policy and any city transfer tax, which depend on your county and contract. The median is for single-family homes in every condition, and the carrying cost uses long-held Prop 13 tax bills, so treat it as a simplification. The calculator above sets the as-is price at 90% of the median and the cash price at 90% of that, so only its repair-and-list figure matches this example.
Cash tends to win for fire damage, unpermitted work you cannot legalize, a tenant you cannot remove, a probate house heirs cannot carry, or a home in foreclosure. It tends to lose for an insurable, move-in-ready home in a market where listings still sell within a few months.
Deed fraud in California and where to report it
Knowingly recording a forged or false document is a felony in California, and a court can void the forged instrument after a conviction (Penal Code 115). By January 1, 2027, every county must mail owners a notice within 30 days when a deed or deed of trust is recorded on their property (Government Code 27297.7). Some counties already offer alerts; the Department of Real Estate lists them. A notice is an alert, not a block.
If your home sold at a trustee sale for more than you owed, claim the surplus from the trustee yourself; only your own lawyer may charge to help (Civil Code 2945.1, 2945.4). After a tax sale you have one year from the tax deed’s recording to claim excess proceeds from the county at no cost (Revenue & Taxation Code 4675).
Report unlicensed brokerage or predatory offers to the Department of Real Estate at (877) 373-4542, equity-purchase and rescue scams to the Attorney General at (800) 952-5225, escrow problems to the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation at 1-866-275-2677, forged deeds to your county District Attorney, and fraud to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
A buyer for a home in foreclosure whose contract has no cancellation notice, or who asks you to sign a deed before your five business days end
Deeding your home in foreclosure to someone with a promise you can buy it back, which California presumes is a loan, or a rent-back with a repurchase promise
Upfront fees, a power of attorney or a lien to “save” your home
Promises of “all cash, a quick closing, a hassle-free transaction, a pre-closing cash advance”, or vagueness when you ask questions (DRE)
A buyer who says you can skip the disclosures because the sale is as-is
Wire instructions that change by email; call the escrow officer at a number you found yourself
A claim that a cash sale nets more than listing; the FTC’s 2022 Opendoor order treated that claim as deceptive when unsupported
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Every ranked company passed two pass/fail gates, then earned up to 100 points across six checks. We rank by score, not size, and publish every company that did not make the list.
Gate 1 (pass/fail): a named legal entity on the company’s site or BBB file
Gate 2 (pass/fail): a physical address on at least two of site, BBB and Google, with no conflicting address
Founding date, 15 points: 15 for a third-party date with no conflicting claim, 7.5 when the company’s claim conflicts with the record, 0 with no third-party date
Reviews, 20 points: Google count of 100+ earns 20, 30 to 99 earns 15, 10 to 29 earns 10, under 10 earns 0
BBB file, 15 points: 15 for A+ and accredited, 10 for A+ not accredited, 5 for Not Rated or a lower letter grade, 0 for no BBB file, minus 2 per complaint in three years, never below 0
Closing timeline and fees in writing, 15 points: 15 for a day count plus a fee policy, 10 for a fee policy plus a timeline without a day count, 7.5 for only one of the two, 0 for neither
Offer method, 15 points: 15 for a formula or worked example, 8 for named inputs, 3 for “fair offer” only
California property types, 20 points: the share of six named on the company’s own pages (fire or wildfire damage, foundation or earthquake damage or unpermitted additions, tenant-occupied, probate or inherited, liens or back taxes, mobile or manufactured homes)
Ties: the company with fewer unresolved record conflicts ranks higher, then the one with more Google reviews
No company paid to be included or ranked. A company whose own site makes a trust or business-model claim contradicted by a third-party record or its own terms, such as a BBB rating or accreditation BBB does not show, is held until resolved. Google ratings were pulled on the dates shown; deal volumes are company-stated and were not matched to deed records. We did not search Secretary of State records, DRE licenses or court records for this update, so “no complaints” means none in the BBB file.
The buyers we checked and did not rank
72 companies and programs did not make the list, most for a reason you can check in two minutes. We state the record conflict, never a motive.
We Buy Los Angeles, We Buy Houses In Bay AreaHeld. BBB rates each F for unauthorized use of the BBB name or trademarks, with a “Misuse of BBB Name and/or Logo” alert.
Eugene Bay Area Home BuyersHeld. Its site says it is BBB A+ accredited with 200+ five-star Google reviews; we found no BBB file under its name and 10 Google reviews.
Property Sales GroupHeld. Its site says it is BBB accredited; BBB shows an A+ rating, not accredited.
JiT Home Buyers (Oakland)Passed both gates; scored 86.7, below our cut of 87.5. Its Oakland Google listing showed 4.8 from 29 reviews on October 29, 2026, under our 30-review band; its own site says “31 Reviews on Google”. It publishes its own selling-cost and profit assumptions.
Ummah Homes (Sacramento), Infinite Cash Home Buyers (Fresno)Passed both gates but scored 80 to 84.2. Ummah publishes a formula but has 14 Google reviews, and on October 26 we found three of the six property types on its pages. Infinite is the best Central Valley buyer we found.
Laurel Buys Houses (Sacramento)Passed both gates; scored 77.2. We held it on October 25 and 26 because its homepage said “we wholesale houses” while its FAQ says it buys with its own cash; on October 29 that wholesale line was gone from its homepage and the other pages we scanned. Its title says “Trusted For 25 Years”; BBB lists a 2015 start.
Tarek Buys Houses (Anaheim), Rapid Home Solutions, Nor-Cal Home Buyers, Frank Buys Houses, Diamond Home BuyersPassed both gates but scored 76.7 to 79.7: no offer method beyond a “fair cash offer”, fewer than 30 Google reviews or a founding-year conflict. Tarek is the best Orange County buyer we found.
Seller’s Advantage, SoCal Home Buyers, We Buy Properties In The Bay Area, Gordon Buys Homes, Twin Home Buyer, Capitol Buys Houses, Brothers Buy Homes, I Buy SDPassed both gates but scored 72.2 to 76.2, mostly for BBB complaints, founding-year conflicts, no published formula or no BBB accreditation. Seller’s Advantage (Irvine, with a San Diego office) scored highest for San Diego.
Home Offer Direct, Bay Area Home Offers, Fast Home Buyer California, Superior Homebuyers, GREimagined, Trusted House Buyers, We Buy Houses in San Diego, We Buy Houses In Fresno, Skye Homes, K O Development, Sell Quick California, Home Helpers GroupPassed both gates but scored below 70, or could not be fully scored: fewer than 10 reviews, many BBB complaints, few property types, or a site that blocked our check.
John Buys Bay Area Houses, OC Home Buyers, Osborne Homes, InsightfulREI, Valley Home Offers, SD House GuysAddress conflict: their site, BBB and Google listings do not agree on one suite or street address.
Maple Home Buyers, Cyber Home Buyers, Los Angeles Cash Home Buyers, Riverside Home Buyers, Sutrimont Home Buyers, R&H Distressed Properties, Central Valley House Buyer, Oak Valley Homebuyers, Direct Home BuyersNo legal entity named on the company’s own site, with BBB listing a sole proprietorship, no file at all, or (R&H) a file rated F.
Astra Home Buyers, Sold it As-Is, Offer Pledge Home Buyers, Pacific Coast Home Buyers, Cashoffer.LANo second matching street address, and in most cases no named entity.
California House Buyers, Crespo Buys Houses, Priority Home Buyers, SV VenturesTheir sites blocked our check or did not load; Priority is a multi-state brand; BBB search results place its headquarters in Nevada.
Simply Sold RE, Flat Fee Buyers, Santa Cruz House BuyersOut of market or not a cash home buyer: a Northeast-focused company, a buyer’s-agent business and a licensed brokerage.
Sundae, HomeGo, Offerpad, Express HomebuyersNational platforms; covered in our Opendoor section above. Offerpad and Express list no California market.
HomeVestors (We Buy Ugly Houses), Joe HomebuyerFranchise systems; their own pages blocked our check, so we could not verify the franchisees from their own pages.
WeBuyHouses.com, Zillow, Clever Offers, HomeLight Simple Sale, Houzeo Cash OffersA network of independent offices, a page we could not check, and publishers’ own offer programs; not buyers themselves.
OpendoorA national iBuyer, covered separately in our guide above rather than ranked.
