We checked 40 cash home buyers and programs that appear in Boston searches and lists against BBB files, Google reviews, their own terms and Massachusetts law. To be ranked, a company’s own site had to name Boston, a Boston neighborhood or Suffolk County. Six made our ranking, and every company that did not is listed with its reason.
Looking for cash home buyers in Boston? These six passed our checks and are ranked by rubric score, not size. New England Home Buyers leads at 82.2 of 100.
Last verified October 26, 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
New England Home Buyers
4.9/5
115 Google reviews · checked Oct 26, 2026
Boston sellers who want the no-assignment promise in writing
Not stated
7–14 days on average (stated)
Zero commissions and closing costs (stated)
Yes (“we buy as-is”)
Every Boston neighborhood and Greater Boston, per its Boston page
IPS Cash
4.8/5
174 Google reviews · checked Oct 26, 2026
Boston condo or triple-decker sellers who want a stated closing window
Not stated
7 to 60 days
No commission and “No out of pocket expenses” (stated); deed excise and attorney not named
Yes (“Sell As-Is”)
Boston and beyond the Suffolk County line, per its Boston page
Ephesus LLC
5.0/5
119 Google reviews · checked Oct 26, 2026
Revere, East Boston, Chelsea and Winthrop sellers who want a Suffolk-based buyer
Not stated
Within 7 days for most clients (stated)
No fees, closing costs or commissions (stated)
Yes (“in ANY condition”)
Boston, Revere, Chelsea and Winthrop
Moss Home Solutions
4.7/5
930 Google reviews · checked Oct 26, 2026
Boston sellers who want the deed excise covered and the smoke and CO inspection arranged in writing
Not stated
“Close when you choose”
Zero fees, commissions or closing costs; covers deed excise (stated)
Yes (“In Any Condition”)
Boston page; works most in the South Coast and Greater Attleboro, per its own site
Telegraph Hill Home Buyers
4.8/5
23 Google reviews · checked Oct 26, 2026
South Boston, Dorchester and South Shore inherited or hoarder homes
Not stated
As little as 7 days
Zero fees and commissions; no closing costs (stated)
Yes (“WE BUY HOUSES AS-IS”)
Boston, Cape Cod and the Plymouth area
Pegasus Home Buyers
5.0/5
18 Google reviews · checked Oct 26, 2026
Revere and North Suffolk sellers who want a stated closing average
Not stated
10–14 days (average, stated)
No fees or commissions; closing costs “None” (stated)
Yes (“in any condition”)
Boston, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Chelsea and Winthrop
Offer timing, fees, and availability depend on the property and written terms.
Every “we buy houses Boston” company below passed both gates and names Boston, a Boston neighborhood or Suffolk County on its own site. Three are based in Suffolk County; the others buy across Greater Boston from Haverhill, Seekonk and Nashua, New Hampshire. Each card shows the record, what we could not verify, and one question to ask before you sign.
New England Home Buyers
Verified
Active Since
2019
Est. Closing
7 to 14 days on average*
Est. Offer
70–90% of market value (company-stated)*
Deal Volume
$25M+ in transactions
company-stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula or range only when the company publishes one itself.
New England Home Buyers, LLC, owned by Steven and Shady Elia, is a direct cash buyer based in Haverhill with a BBB start of November 2019. It is the only ranked Boston buyer that writes “we never assign your contract to a third party”, it has a clean BBB file and 115 reviews, and it is the only one that publishes an offer range. The trade-off: “over 10 years” on its Boston page against a 2019 BBB start, and a range we could not test. Ask them this before you sign: “Will you write the no-assignment promise and “zero closing costs”, naming the deed excise and my attorney, into the purchase and sale agreement?”
IPS Cash
Verified
Active Since
2016
Est. Closing
7 to 60 days*
Est. Offer
Not published*
Deal Volume
Not stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula or range only when the company publishes one itself.
Inherited Property Solutions LLC, doing business as IPS Cash and owned by Joseph Theriault, is a cash buyer based in Nashua, New Hampshire, with a 2016 BBB start that matches its site. It has a large review base and a written closing window, and its Boston page names the condo and triple-decker cases common here. The trade-off: two BBB complaints describing price changes or exits after signing, and no offer method beyond a “fair cash offer”. Ask them this before you sign: “What lets you change the price or walk away during due diligence, and how many days is that period?”
Ephesus LLC
Verified
Active Since
2012
Est. Closing
Within 7 days (most clients)*
Est. Offer
Not published*
Deal Volume
Not stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula or range only when the company publishes one itself.
Ephesus, LLC, with president Baris Berk, is a cash buyer based in Revere, in Suffolk County, with a BBB start of October 2012. It has been accredited since 2017 with no complaints in its BBB file, has 119 reviews, and says most clients close within seven days with no fees. The trade-off: a 2000 founding claim against a 2012 BBB start, a street address it shares with Pegasus Home Buyers, and no offer method beyond “a reasonable all-cash offer”. Ask them this before you sign: “Is Ephesus related to Pegasus Home Buyers at the same address, and which entity will take title?”
Moss Home Solutions
Verified
Active Since
2019
Est. Closing
“Close when you choose”*
Est. Offer
Not published*
Deal Volume
300+ purchases
company-stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula or range only when the company publishes one itself.
Moss Home Solutions, LLC, with principal Christopher Moss, is a cash buyer based in Seekonk with a BBB start of September 2019. Its Massachusetts page is the only one on this list that says in writing it pays the deed excise and arranges the smoke and CO inspection, and it has by far the largest review base. The trade-off: four BBB complaints in three years about contact after opting out, no day count, no offer inputs beyond “a fair cash offer”, and a home market south of Boston. Ask them this before you sign: “Will Moss Home Solutions LLC itself take title at closing, and will the written net figure show the deed excise and smoke and CO inspection as costs you pay?”
Telegraph Hill Home Buyers
Verified
Active Since
2021
Est. Closing
As little as 7 days*
Est. Offer
Not published*
Deal Volume
Not stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula or range only when the company publishes one itself.
Telegraph Hill Realty Holdings LLC, doing business as Telegraph Hill Home Buyers and owned by Devon Turner, is a cash buyer based in South Boston with a BBB start of November 2021. It is the only ranked buyer headquartered in Boston, with a clean accredited file and a written seven-day close with no closing costs. The trade-off: 23 reviews, no offer method, and three of six property types named. Ask them this before you sign: “Which entity takes title, and will “no closing costs” cover the deed excise and my attorney in the purchase and sale agreement?”
Pegasus Home Buyers
Verified
Active Since
2019
Est. Closing
10 to 14 days (average)*
Est. Offer
Not published*
Deal Volume
Not stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows a formula or range only when the company publishes one itself.
Pegasus Home Buyers, which BBB also lists as Commonwealth Real Estate Group, LLC, is a cash buyer based in Revere with president Matt Tasgin and a BBB start of June 2019. It has clear written terms and neighborhood pages across Boston. The trade-off: 18 reviews, one BBB complaint, no offer method, and a street address it shares with Ephesus LLC. Ask them this before you sign: “Is Pegasus related to Ephesus LLC at the same address, and which entity signs the purchase and sale agreement?”
What could you walk away with?
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Estimated proceeds
Illustrative estimates · Tap a method for costs
Estimated sale price
$729,000
Repairs paid by seller
$0
Agent fees
$0
Other costs
$4,963
Estimated proceeds
$724,037
Estimated sale price
$810,000
Repairs paid by seller
$0
Agent fees
$40,743
Other costs
$6,314
Estimated proceeds
$762,943
Estimated sale price
$900,000
Repairs paid by seller
$40,000
Agent fees
$45,270
Other costs
$7,903
Estimated proceeds
$806,827
Illustrative estimates. Before mortgage payoff, capital gains tax and costs not shown.
Boston
The inputs and defaults behind your estimate.
Modeled after-repair value
$900,000
As-is value ÷ 0.90 · scenario estimate; starting benchmark $900,000 (Single-family median, Greater Boston Association of Realtors market area · Sep 2026)
As-is market value
$810,000
Default: 90% of reference benchmark · adjustable
Repair budget
$40,000
Your input · adjustable
Agent commission
5.03%
Listing assumption · negotiable, not a mandated rate
Seller's attorney
$1,000
Estimated fee
Massachusetts deeds excise
$4.56 / $1,000
$4.56 per $1,000 of price ($2.28 per $500), paid by the seller unless the buyer agrees in writing; Boston charges no transfer fee of its own
Smoke / CO certificate
$50
Single-family allowance
Carrying costs
$589 / month
Suffolk County median taxes paid $4,671 (ACS 2024) + Boston insurance $2,395 (NerdWallet), excluding mortgage
Illustrative estimates. Before mortgage payoff, capital gains tax and costs not shown. Your property and actual costs may differ.
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Estimated proceeds by selling method
Selling method
Sale price
Repairs
Agent fees
Other costs
Timeline
Est. proceeds
Cash sale
$729,000
$0
$0
$4,963
About 1 month
$724,037
List as-is
$810,000
$0
$40,743
$6,314
About 3 months
$762,943
Repair & list
$900,000
$40,000
$45,270
$7,903
About 5 months
$806,827
Illustrative figures, not an offer. Excludes mortgage payoff, capital gains tax, and costs not shown.
Boston
A quick breakdown of the defaults used in this example.
Assumption
Value used
Basis
Modeled after-repair value
$900,000
As-is value ÷ 0.90 · scenario estimate; starting benchmark $900,000 (Single-family median, Greater Boston Association of Realtors market area · Sep 2026)
As-is market value
$810,000
Default: 90% of reference benchmark · adjustable
Repair budget
$40,000
Your input· adjustable
Agent commission
5.03%
Listing assumption · negotiable, not a mandated rate
Seller's attorney
$1,000
Estimated fee
Massachusetts deeds excise
$4.56 / $1,000
$4.56 per $1,000 of price ($2.28 per $500), paid by the seller unless the buyer agrees in writing; Boston charges no transfer fee of its own
Smoke / CO certificate
$50
Single-family allowance
Carrying costs
$589 / month
Suffolk County median taxes paid $4,671 (ACS 2024) + Boston insurance $2,395 (NerdWallet), excluding mortgage
Cash sale price
90% of as-is
Illustrative assumption, not a buyer quote
Holding periods used
30 / 80 / 140 days
Cash / as-is / repair · illustrative, used to calculate carrying costs
Selling a Boston home for cash means the Massachusetts deed excise, an attorney at closing, a smoke and CO certificate from the fire department, and, for triple-deckers and condos, tenant and conversion rules that shape what a buyer will pay.
How much do cash buyers pay in Boston?
Only one ranked buyer publishes a number. New England Home Buyers’ Boston page states “cash offers of 70 to 90 percent of fair market value”; we could not check that range in practice. The other five describe only a fair or reasonable offer.
Compare net to net, never a cash price against a listing net. A cash sale saves the commission, but you still pay the deed excise, your attorney and the smoke certificate unless the buyer agrees in writing to cover them.
The purchase price and every deduction from it
Deed excise: $4.56 per $1,000 of price ($4,104 at a $900,000 price), paid by the seller unless the buyer agrees in writing; Boston charges no transfer fee of its own
Your closing attorney: Massachusetts closings are attorney-run; flat fees for a straightforward closing commonly run about $750 to $1,250 (Clever, October 2026)
Smoke and CO certificate from the Boston Fire Department, needed before the sale (the smoke part applies to pre-1975 buildings of one to five units; CO applies to all)
The closing date, and what lets the buyer reprice or walk away
How the Boston market affects a cash sale
In the Greater Boston Association of Realtors market area, single-family prices were up 2.5% from a year earlier in September 2026. Each figure below names its source and period, and we never combine two data series in one sentence.
The single-family median in the Greater Boston Association of Realtors market area was $900,000 in September 2026, up 2.5% from a year earlier, per GBAR. The market area is wider than the city of Boston.
The condo median in the GBAR market area was $675,000 in September 2026.
Single-family homes in the GBAR market area spent 43 days on market in September 2026.
All-cash purchases were 24.5% of Boston-metro sales from January to April 2026, down 2.8 points from a year earlier, per Realtor.com. Nationally, the same report puts the all-cash share at 31.4%.
Boston’s fiscal 2026 residential tax rate is $12.40 per $1,000, per the city’s Assessing Department, and owner-occupants could save up to $4,353.74 through the residential exemption.
Boston traps that change the deal
Triple-deckers, condo rules and tenant notices shape what a Boston cash buyer will pay and how fast it can close.
Triple-deckers and two- to four-family homes: about a third of Boston housing units are in two- to four-unit buildings, per 2024 Census survey data (our calculation); a three-unit triple-decker is below the city’s four-unit conversion threshold
Condo conversions: converting a Boston building from before December 1983 with four or more rental units needs a city permit, a year’s notice to tenants and relocation help of $10,000 to $15,000 per unit, under the city’s conversion ordinance
Condo sales: the seller must provide a 6(d) certificate showing unpaid common charges
Tenants: a tenancy at will is not ended by the sale itself (G.L. c. 186, § 13), and any notice to quit in Boston must include the city’s rights notice and be filed with the city
Proposed transfer fee: Boston has asked the Legislature for a seller-paid fee of up to 2% on the part of a price above $2 million; as of October 2026 it is in committee and is not law
Deed fraud: the Suffolk Registry of Deeds offers a free alert when a document is recorded under your name; it warns you but does not block the recording
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Does Opendoor buy houses in Boston?
Yes, according to its own Massachusetts page, which says it serves markets statewide. It publishes no Massachusetts fee.
HomeGo lists a Boston office with a Newton-area ZIP code and says properties are generally resold simultaneously, as-is, to a non-affiliated entity. Offerpad and Express Homebuyers list no Massachusetts market, and Sundae’s homepage names none. HomeVestors operates through Boston-area franchisees whose terms we could not read.
Direct buyer or wholesaler in Boston?
New England Home Buyers writes “we never assign your contract to a third party”. Some companies on Boston results pages invite wholesalers to assign contracts or pass your home to investor partners; we list them below as not cash buyers. Ask in writing who will be on the deed.
What the seller owes before closing
Massachusetts requires several certificates before a home changes hands, and most fall on the seller unless the contract moves them. A cash buyer can speed up the money, but not these steps.
Registry of Deeds recording fees are $155 for a deed and $105 for a mortgage discharge; ask your attorney which ones fall to you.
Smoke and CO certificate from the local fire department on every sale or transfer; the fee is set locally, $50 for a single-family home in Lawrence and Concord (M.G.L. c.148 §26F).
Title 5 septic inspection within 2 years before sale, or 3 if the system is pumped annually. A failed system does not block closing: upgrade within 2 years, or the buyer takes it on by written agreement with the Board of Health (MassDEP).
Lead paint notification for homes built before 1978, about 69% of the state’s housing units (ACS 2014–2018, per MA DPH): give the state form and disclose known lead before the purchase and sale agreement (M.G.L. c.111 §197A).
Municipal lien certificate from the tax collector within 10 business days for a $25 fee, usually ordered by the closing attorney (M.G.L. c.60 §23).
Condo 6(d) certificate of unpaid charges from the association (M.G.L. c.183A §6).
Do I need a lawyer to sell my house for cash in Massachusetts?
Yes. The Supreme Judicial Court held in 2011 that an attorney is a necessary participant at a Massachusetts closing, so a cash deal with no lawyer involved is a red flag. Secondary sources put the seller’s attorney at roughly $600 to $1,500 statewide.
There is also no cooling-off period. The FTC Cooling-Off Rule excludes real estate, and the Massachusetts home-solicitation law covers goods and services, not a home sale. Once you sign, the contract is your protection, which is the case for having a lawyer read it first.
Probate: a personal representative can sell, but an intestate estate needs a court license to sell (Petition MPC 210), and a special personal representative cannot sell (M.G.L. c.190B §3-715).
Divorce: once a divorce is filed, neither spouse may sell without the other’s written agreement or a court order (Rule 411).
Tenant-occupied: there is no statewide tenant right to buy today, and rent control is banned statewide. A tenant opportunity-to-purchase provision was in conference committee in late September 2026, so check its status before you sign.
Chapter 61, 61A and 61B land: the town has 120 days to match a bona fide offer before a residential or commercial sale can close (M.G.L. c.61 §8).
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 Boston-area home worth $900,000 after repairs and needing $40,000 of work (our assumption) nets about $585,700 from a 70%-formula cash offer after about a month, $810,000 from listing as-is at $860,000 after about 3 months, and $806,600 from renovating and selling at $900,000 after about 5 months. Each column pays the deed excise, about $1,000 for an attorney, a $50 smoke certificate (the state fee cap) and costs of $589 a month (Suffolk County median taxes from the 2024 American Community Survey plus NerdWallet’s Boston insurance figure); the listing paths also pay a 5.03% commission (Clever survey, August 2026).
That gap of about $224,300 is the price of speed in this example. The median covers the GBAR market area and mixes homes in every condition, and the attorney figure is an estimate, 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 sale price matches this example; its carrying cost uses 140 days rather than five months.
Cash tends to win for tenants who will not leave, a condo buyers cannot finance, a fire, an estate managed from far away, or a foreclosure date. It tends to lose for a move-in-ready home in a market where listings sell in weeks.
Spotting a scam and where to report it
Quitclaim deed fraud is rising: FBI Boston warned in April 2025 of 1,576 Massachusetts real estate fraud victims and $46.3 million in losses from 2019 to 2023, per ALTA. The Registries of Deeds offer free email alerts when a document is recorded in your name. Read our guide to avoiding cash buyer scams.
Report problems to the Attorney General’s consumer hotline at (617) 727-8400 or online, or the Division of Banks at 617-956-1501. For a suspicious recording on your title, contact your Registry of Deeds first, then the police. You can also report fraud to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
An offer to “save” the home if you sign over the deed, or a sale where you rent it back or keep a right to buy it back (Massachusetts AG)
Upfront fees for foreclosure help, which 940 CMR 25.00 bans
Being told not to call your lender or lawyer, rushed signing, or payment by wire or app (FTC)
A claim that a cash sale nets more than the open market; the FTC’s 2022 Opendoor order treated that claim as deceptive when unsupported
Our synthesis of the Massachusetts rules above: no attorney at closing, a deposit not held in an attorney or broker escrow, or pressure to skip the lead form or Title 5
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Our methodology
Every ranked company passed two pass/fail gates, names Boston, a Boston neighborhood or Suffolk County on its own site, and scored at least 56 of 100, the lowest score on our Massachusetts list. 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
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
Offer method, 15 points: 15 for a formula or worked example, 8 for named inputs or a published range, 3 for “fair offer” only
Massachusetts property types, 20 points: the share of six named on the company’s own pages (multifamily or triple-decker, condo, septic/Title 5, inherited/probate, tenant-occupied, fire/hoarder)
Scores here were re-checked on October 26, 2026 with BBB complaint deductions, so they can differ from our Massachusetts page
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 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 the Massachusetts corporations database, license or court records for this update, so “no complaints” means none in the BBB file.
The buyers we checked and did not rank
34 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.
Whiteacre PropertiesHeld. Its homepage displays a “BBB ACCREDITED BUSINESS A+” seal; BBB says it is not accredited and rates it A, with four complaints in three years.
Pavel Buys HousesHeld. Its homepage says it buys directly from owners; its terms describe “a lead generation service” that “earns fees from third parties”.
Home Cash Solutions, Ocean City Development, We Buy Old PropertiesPassed both gates but not ranked: Home Cash Solutions (74.7) names no Boston, neighborhood or Suffolk page on its own site; Ocean City Development (47.2, with 19 BBB complaints in three years) and We Buy Old Properties (41.3, with 8 Google reviews and BBB Not Rated) scored below our 56 bar.
Sell Fast Boston, Modern Property SolutionsBBB lists a sole proprietorship, and the company’s own site names no legal entity.
Driven Cash Homebuyers, Eclipse Buys Homes, Clearway Home BuyersAddress conflict: site, BBB and Google do not agree on one street address (Clearway: three Google listings at three addresses).
Joe Homebuyer New England, Sell My House Fast Mass, Hermod Homes, Alpha Real Estate Investments, AllVest Group HomevestorsNo legal entity or no second street address on the company’s site, BBB and Google.
Turning Point Home BuyersRanked on our Massachusetts page, but its site blocked our check, so we could not confirm that it names Boston.
Mass Property Buyers, We Buy Houses Mass, Summit Buys Houses, Simply Sold RENo Boston, Boston neighborhood or Suffolk County page found on their own sites (sitemap, areas page or homepage checked).
sellmyhousefast.com, webuyhouses.com, iBuyer.com, USA Home Buyers, ASAP Cash OfferNot cash buyers themselves: a lead service, a network of independent offices, a marketplace, a partner model and a company that invites wholesalers to assign contracts.
Clever Offers, HomeLight Simple Sale, Houzeo Cash OffersPublishers’ own cash-offer marketplaces, not buyers; Clever and Houzeo rank their own programs first.
Offerpad, Sundae, HomeGo, Express Homebuyers, HomeVestors (We Buy Ugly Houses)National platforms and a franchise system; covered in our Opendoor section. Offerpad and Express list no Massachusetts market, and Sundae’s homepage names none.
OpendoorA national iBuyer, covered separately in our guide above rather than ranked.
