We checked 51 New York cash home buyers and programs against BBB files, Google reviews, their own terms and state law. Seven made our ranking, and every company that did not is listed with its reason.
Looking to sell my house fast in New York? These seven cash home buyers in New York scored highest on our checks and are ranked by rubric score, not size. Prestige Home Buyers and Handsome Homebuyer tie at 81.3 of 100; Prestige ranks first on fewer open record conflicts.
Last verified October 25, 2026. Ratings show the Google score, review count and the date we checked it or the date of the Google Maps data. Timelines and fees are quoted from each company’s own site; “Not stated” means the company does not publish it.
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Company
Seller rating
Best for
Offer speed
Typical close
Seller fees
Buys as-is
Coverage
Prestige Home Buyers
4.9/5
34 Google reviews · checked Oct 25, 2026
Suffolk and Nassau sellers with a tenant or estate problem
Not stated
As little as 7 days
No fees or commission (stated)
Not stated
Long Island; also lists Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island
Handsome Homebuyer
4.5/5
113 Google reviews · checked Oct 25, 2026
Occupied or encumbered Nassau and Suffolk homes
Not stated
As little as 7 days
No fees; covers closing costs (stated)
Not stated
Nassau, Suffolk and the five NYC boroughs (site-wide line)
Cash Buyers NY
5.0/5
52 Google reviews · checked Oct 25, 2026
Queens and Brooklyn co-ops, two-families and tenant-occupied homes
Not stated
As little as 7 days
No fees; covers seller closing costs (stated)
Yes (“take the house exactly as it is”)
NYC, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Long Island
Sell Now Homebuyers
4.8/5
33 Google reviews · checked Oct 25, 2026
Hudson Valley and Capital Region sellers
Not stated
21 to 30 days
No commission or closing costs charged (stated)
Not stated
Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Putnam, Albany and neighboring counties
Leave The Key Homebuyers
5.0/5
71 Google reviews · checked Oct 25, 2026
Inherited or tenant-occupied Long Island homes
Not stated
“On your timeline” (no day count)
No fees or commissions (stated)
Not stated
Long Island; Brooklyn page also lists Queens, Staten Island and upstate cities
Helping Homes REI
4.9/5
71 Google reviews · checked Oct 25, 2026
Rochester-area sellers
Not stated
30 days
No fees (stated)
Not stated
Rochester and surrounding areas
We Buy Long Island Homes Fast
5.0/5
49 Google reviews · Maps data Sep 29, 2026
Nassau and Suffolk sellers who want a no-assignment promise
Not stated
14 to 28 days
No commissions or fees (stated)
Not stated
Nassau and Suffolk
Offer timing, fees, and availability depend on the property and written terms.
Every “we buy houses New York” company below passed both gates. Most work on Long Island or in the Hudson Valley; no Buffalo, Syracuse or North Country buyer ranked. Each card shows the record, what we could not verify, and one question to ask before you sign.
Prestige Home Buyers
Verified
Active Since
2019
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 only a percentage the company publishes itself; none of the ranked buyers publishes one.
Prestige Home Buyers Inc. is a direct cash buyer based in Brentwood, with president Warner Quiroga and a BBB business start of July 2019. It has the cleanest record in the set: one address across its site, BBB and Google, an accreditation that matches what the site says, and written terms on timeline, fees and how it prices. The trade-off is reach and volume: it is a Long Island company with 34 Google reviews. Ask them this before you sign: “Will Prestige Home Buyers Inc. be the buyer named on the contract and the deed, with no right to assign it to someone else?”
Handsome Homebuyer
Verified
Active Since
2022
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 only a percentage the company publishes itself; none of the ranked buyers publishes one.
Handsome Homebuyer LLC is a cash buyer based in Melville, owned by Charles Weinraub, with a BBB business start of February 2022. It has the largest Google review base of the ranked buyers and is the only one that lists the deductions behind its offer line by line. The records conflict on its rating: its site shows a higher Google score and count than Google does, and the site publishes no street address of its own. Ask them this before you sign: “Will Handsome Homebuyer LLC itself take title, and will “we cover closing costs” in the contract include the NYC and NYS transfer taxes?”
Cash Buyers NY
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 only a percentage the company publishes itself; none of the ranked buyers publishes one.
Cash Buyers NY Corp is a cash buyer on the Queens and Nassau line at 249-74 Jericho Turnpike, with CEO Qasir Ahmad and a BBB business start of January 2021. It is the only ranked buyer that names co-ops and explains board approval, and it puts “our own funds” in writing. The records conflict on its age: the site says it has bought homes since 2000, while BBB lists 2021. Ask them this before you sign: “Will the offer letter list the NYC Real Property Transfer Tax, the NYS transfer tax and any co-op flip tax as costs you pay?”
Sell Now Homebuyers
Verified
Active Since
2012
Est. Closing
21 to 30 days*
Est. Offer
Not published*
Deal Volume
300+ homes bought
company-stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows only a percentage the company publishes itself; none of the ranked buyers publishes one.
Sell Now Realty Group LLC, trading as Sell Now Homebuyers, is a direct cash buyer based in New Paltz, owned by David Brown, with a BBB business start of January 2012. It is the strongest upstate buyer we found: it names its counties, publishes the most honest timeline in the set and says plainly that it buys at a discount to resell. The records conflict on experience: its header says 20+ years, while BBB lists 2012. Ask them this before you sign: “Will the 21 to 30 day closing be a contract deadline, and what happens to the deposit if it slips?”
Leave The Key Homebuyers
Verified
Active Since
2019
Est. Closing
“On your timeline”*
Est. Offer
Not published*
Deal Volume
“Hundreds” of homeowners
company-stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows only a percentage the company publishes itself; none of the ranked buyers publishes one.
Mid-Island Property Solutions, LLC, trading as Leave The Key Homebuyers, is a cash buyer based in Amityville, with partner Benjamin Wagner (BBB; its site lists Larry and Ben Wagner as owners) and a BBB business start of December 2019. Its record is consistent: the founding date matches, a single address appears everywhere and BBB accreditation is in place. The trade-off is disclosure: it publishes no day count and no offer method, and does not say in writing whether it is the end buyer. Ask them this before you sign: “Will Mid-Island Property Solutions, LLC take title itself, or can this contract be assigned to another buyer?”
Helping Homes REI
Verified
Active Since
2019
Est. Closing
30 days*
Est. Offer
Not published*
Deal Volume
Not stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows only a percentage the company publishes itself; none of the ranked buyers publishes one.
Helping Homes REI, LLC is a cash buyer based in Rochester, co-owned by Chris Lawrence and Andrew McDermott, with a BBB business start of November 2019. It is the Rochester option, with a real Google review base and written 30-day and no-fee terms. The trade-off: BBB moved it from A+ to “Not Rated” between September and October 2026, it names no offer inputs, and BBB shows two addresses. Ask them this before you sign: “Is Helping Homes REI, LLC the purchaser on this contract, or do you pass deals to other cash buyers?”
We Buy Long Island Homes Fast
Verified
Active Since
2020
Est. Closing
14 to 28 days*
Est. Offer
Not published*
Deal Volume
300+ homes, $130M+
company-stated
*Est. Closing is quoted from the company’s own site. Est. Offer shows only a percentage the company publishes itself; none of the ranked buyers publishes one.
Principal Equity Holdings LLC, trading as We Buy Long Island Homes Fast, is a direct cash buyer based in Locust Valley, with president Michael Plactere and a BBB business start of June 2020. It is the only New York buyer we found that puts “no wholesaling” on its site, and its 14 to 28 day timeline is realistic. The trade-off is reach: it covers two counties and names few property types, and its site’s 2019 date does not match BBB’s 2020. Ask them this before you sign: “Will you put “no assignment” and “no renegotiation after inspection” into the contract?”
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$364,500
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$3,146
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$361,354
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$405,000
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$18,711
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$5,372
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$380,917
Estimated sale price
$450,000
Repairs paid by seller
$40,000
Agent fees
$20,790
Other costs
$6,928
Estimated proceeds
$382,282
Illustrative estimates. Before mortgage payoff, capital gains tax and costs not shown.
New York
The inputs and defaults behind your estimate.
Modeled after-repair value
$450,000
As-is value ÷ 0.90 · scenario estimate; starting benchmark $450,000 (Statewide median (single-family, condo, townhome) · NYSAR, Sep 2026)
As-is market value
$405,000
Default: 90% of reference benchmark · adjustable
Repair budget
$40,000
Your input · adjustable
Agent commission
4.62%
Listing assumption · negotiable, not a mandated rate
Seller's attorney
$1,000
Estimated fee
NYS transfer tax
$4.00 / $1,000
$2 per $500 of price or part, paid by the seller; inside NYC the city tax adds 1% (to $500,000) or 1.425%
Selling a New York home for cash means a seller-paid transfer tax of 0.4% (more inside New York City), a closing handled by lawyers in practice, and a 14-business-day right to cancel if your owner-occupied home is in foreclosure or more than 60 days behind. Prices vary widely across the state.
How much do cash buyers pay in New York?
No buyer on our list publishes an offer percentage, so a percentage you see next to one of these names did not come from the company. Many investors screen deals with the 70% rule: after-repair value times 70%, minus repairs. It is a screening formula, not a measured offer.
Compare net to net, never a cash price against a listing net. A cash sale removes the commission, but you still pay the transfer tax and your attorney. Ask every buyer for a written net figure that names who pays each item.
The purchase price and every deduction from it
New York State transfer tax: 0.4% of the price, paid by the seller (0.65% for NYC homes at $3 million and up)
Inside New York City, the city transfer tax: 1% up to $500,000 and 1.425% above, also on the seller
The mansion tax (1% at $1 million and up) is the buyer’s, not yours
The closing date, and what lets the buyer reprice or walk away
How the New York market affects a cash sale
New York prices are rising while supply grows, so speed is what a cash buyer sells you. 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 Redfin’s May 2026 data, the Westchester single-family median of $1,212,500 was about eight times St. Lawrence County’s $150,000 and about four times Erie County’s $295,800, so one statewide cash-offer percentage tells you little about your home.
The statewide median sales price was $450,000 in September 2026, up 5.9% from $425,000, per the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR). The median mixes single-family homes, condos and townhomes.
Inventory reached 35,294 homes in September 2026, up 9.8%, with 4.0 months of supply against 3.6 a year earlier (NYSAR).
New York listings spent a median 61 days on market in September 2026, against 64 a year earlier, per Realtor.com data.
All-cash purchases were 32.0% of New York metro sales from January to April 2026, down 3.9 points, per Realtor.com. No statewide figure is published.
11,983 New York properties had foreclosure filings in the first half of 2026, up 16.1%, 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 not New York’s paperwork. Most of these items fall on the seller.
Property Condition Disclosure Statement, delivered before the buyer signs a binding contract (RPL 462). The $500 credit that let sellers skip it was repealed in 2024. Estate, foreclosure and some family transfers are exempt.
Federal lead paint disclosure for homes built before 1978, including as-is cash sales (EPA). In New York City, rented pre-1960 one- and two-family homes also carry Local Law 1 records a buyer will ask for.
Transfer tax returns and payment at closing: 0.4% state, plus the city tax inside NYC.
Payoff letters for any mortgage, liens and judgments, so title can clear
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Do I need a lawyer to sell my house for cash in New York?
No statute requires one at closing, but in New York each side customarily hires its own lawyer, and only a lawyer can be paid to prepare your deed (Judiciary Law 484). A cash buyer that supplies the lawyer, or says you do not need one, is a red flag.
There is no general cooling-off period. The FTC Cooling-Off Rule excludes real estate, and the 14-business-day cancellation right below applies only to owner-occupied homes in foreclosure, on a lien sale list or more than 60 days behind on the mortgage. For everyone else, the contract is your protection.
In foreclosure or behind on the mortgage: the 14-business-day rule
New York’s Home Equity Theft Prevention Act covers the sale of an owner-occupied one- to four-family home that is in foreclosure, on a tax or utility lien sale list, or securing a loan more than 60 days past due. If it applies, you can cancel until midnight of the fourteenth business day after signing, and the deed cannot take effect before the fifth business day. Some agency pages still say five days to cancel; the statute says fourteen.
The contract must be in at least 12-point bold type with a “NOTICE REQUIRED BY NEW YORK LAW” notice telling you to consult an attorney or community organization, and warning against a lawyer the buyer provides. A violating sale can be rescinded within two years, and the Attorney General can seek up to $25,000 per violation. The first criminal conviction under the law came in September 2025.
Foreclosure in New York goes through the courts. Lenders must send a 90-day notice before filing, and owner-occupants get a settlement conference within 60 days of filing proof of service. ATTOM put the average New York foreclosure at 2,007 days in Q2 2026, the third longest in the country. You usually have time to compare offers. Free counseling: Homeowner Protection Program, 1-855-466-3456.
Direct buyer or wholesaler?
New York has no law aimed at wholesalers, and as of October 25, 2026 we found no wholesaler bill pending. A company that signs to buy your home and then sells that contract to another investor is not breaking a specific statute, but anyone who markets a home for another person for a fee needs a broker’s license. Ask in writing whether the company will close in its own name, and ask for a clause that bars assignment without your written consent.
Only one ranked buyer, We Buy Long Island Homes Fast, writes “no wholesaling” on its site, and only Cash Buyers NY writes that it buys with its own funds. A newer law, GBL Article 36-E, makes certain recorded listing or “service” agreements unenforceable, including ones lasting more than two years or binding future owners. If anyone asks you to sign one, have a lawyer read it first.
Does Opendoor buy houses in New York?
Yes, according to its own pages. Opendoor’s New York page says it buys statewide and names Brooklyn, Queens, Poughkeepsie and Syracuse among its markets. It promises closing in as few as 21 days and publishes no fee percentage.
Its eligible home types are single-family homes, townhomes and some condos; co-ops are not listed, and very old homes may not qualify. We list Opendoor as an alternative rather than ranking it. Offerpad, Sundae, Express Homebuyers, HomeGo and Knock do not list New York. HomeVestors franchises appear in Google listings, but we could not verify a New York franchisee.
Property types that change the deal
Some New York sales need a board, a court, a spouse or a tenant’s rights to be dealt with first. A cash offer does not skip any of them.
Co-ops: the board must approve the buyer, and courts defer to board decisions under the business-judgment rule (Levandusky), so a board can reject without stating reasons, subject to fair housing law. A flip tax is lawful if the building’s documents provide for it (BCL 501(c)). A cash offer does not bypass the board.
Condos: a building’s bylaws may give the board a right of first refusal; if so, its waiver letter is a closing step
Rent-stabilized and tenant-occupied homes: the 2019 rent law ended vacancy deregulation, and Good Cause Eviction applies in New York City and the 19 municipalities that had opted in as of May 4, 2026, unless an exemption applies (small landlords, co-ops, condos and newer buildings among them). Where it applies, sale of the building is not a ground for eviction, so expect a buyer to price in the tenants.
Probate: an executor’s power to sell comes from EPTL 11-1.1 and the will or letters; no one can sell a decedent’s home without letters testamentary or administration from Surrogate’s Court
Divorce: once a case is filed, automatic orders bar either spouse from selling without consent or a court order (DRL 236)
Upstate tax foreclosure: former owners now have a claim to surplus proceeds (RPTL 1197), which is worth knowing before you accept a “sell before the county takes it” pitch. New York has no statewide septic or well inspection at sale.
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 home worth $450,000 after repairs and needing $40,000 of work nets about $272,200 from a 70%-formula cash offer, $385,700 from listing as-is and $382,300 from renovating first. All three paths pay the 0.4% transfer tax, a $1,000 attorney and carrying costs of $688 a month; the two listing paths also pay a 4.62% commission (Clever survey, August 2026, 25 agents).
That gap of about $113,500 is the price of speed in this example. Renovating first nets slightly less than listing as-is because the work and the extra months cost about what they add. The example uses the statewide median as the after-repair value, which is a simplification; upstate prices are far lower, so the dollar gap shrinks while the share holds.
Cash tends to win for inherited homes, homes with open violations, tenant problems or a foreclosure deadline. It tends to lose for a move-in-ready single-family home in a market where homes sell in about two months.
Spotting a scam and where to report it
Deed theft has been a crime in New York since July 2024. Stealing title to a home occupied by at least one person is first-degree grand larceny regardless of value, and the Attorney General now has jurisdiction alongside district attorneys.
Report deed theft or a predatory buyer to the Attorney General’s Help Line at 1-800-771-7755 or online. Lender and title complaints go to the Department of Financial Services. Free foreclosure help: 1-855-466-3456. You can also report fraud to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
Being asked to sign a deed or a power of attorney with the contract. Distressed property consultants are barred from taking either (RPL 265-b)
An offer to “save” the home if you deed it over and rent it back or keep a buy-back option (FTC)
Upfront fees for foreclosure help, payment by wire or app, or being told not to call your lender
A buyer who calls itself your “advisor” or “consultant”, or a lawyer supplied by the buyer
A claim that a cash sale nets more than listing; the FTC’s 2022 Opendoor order treated that claim as deceptive when unsupported
Our synthesis of the rules above: a deposit not held by an attorney in escrow, or a “sign today” deadline when you are months from a foreclosure sale
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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
Reviews, 20 points: Google count of 100+ earns 20, 30 to 99 earns 15, 10 to 29 earns 10
BBB file, 15 points: 15 for A+ and accredited, 10 for A+ not accredited, 5 for Not Rated, 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 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, 3 for “fair offer” only
New York property types, 20 points: the share of six named on the company’s own pages (co-op, condo, 2-4 family, rent-stabilized or tenant-occupied, inherited/probate, open violations or fire damage)
No company paid to be included or ranked. A company whose own site makes a trust claim contradicted by a third-party record, such as a BBB rating 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 court dockets or query the New York Department of State entity database for this update, so “no complaints” means none in the BBB file.
The buyers we checked and did not rank
44 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.
Nickel City Buyers (Cheektowaga)Held. Its site says “A+ BBB rating”; BBB lists it as Not Rated and not accredited. Its site and Google profile also give different purchase counts.
Brett Buys Roc Houses (Rochester)Held. Its site says “Plus BBB A+ Rated”; we found no BBB file. Its site states a candid 45 to 50 day cash timeline.
Pace Home Buyers (Larchmont)Held. Its site claims an A+ BBB rating; we found no BBB file and no published street address.
Hudson Valley Cash Buyers (Wappingers Falls)Address conflict: site and BBB show Wappingers Falls; a second Google listing on the same phone shows White Plains. Would likely rank once reconciled.
Real Property Buyers (Hewlett)Address conflict: its own terms give a Dallas, Texas notice address; its contact page, BBB and Google give Hewlett.
Sell My House Rochester NYAddress conflict: site shows Rochester; BBB shows Pittsford. No legal entity on its site.
Dylan Buys WNY (Victor)No street address on BBB or its site; BBB says the company did not respond to its September 2026 questions.
Joe Homebuyer BuffaloCould not verify terms: the site listed on its BBB file does not resolve. A franchise of a national system; the strongest Buffalo candidate.
Simply Sold RE (New Rochelle)Passed both gates but scored 45.8: no New York Google listing found, and its site’s “Since 2014” conflicts with a 2022 BBB start.
CNY Home Buyer (East Syracuse)Passed both gates but scored 38.3: no BBB file. The best Syracuse candidate we found.
Velocity House Buyers (Montgomery)Passed both gates but fell below the cut; the ZIP code on its site differs from its BBB file.
CrossWest Home Buyers (White Plains)Passed both gates but scored 23.3: no BBB file and no written timeline, fees or offer method.
Unicorn Properties Group (Brooklyn)Address conflict: BBB and Google show different Brooklyn addresses, and its listed site is a placeholder.
Five Boro Home Buyers, Wall Street Offers, We Buy Land Property NY, GoAllCash, Fair Offer NY, Long Island Nationwide HomesNo legal entity or no confirmed address on the company’s own site (one site returned a server error).
ASAP Cash For Home (Yonkers)Entity conflict: BBB names a partnership; its site names a different LLC; no street address on its site.
ASAP Cash Offer, Finest Home Buyers, Pro Homebuyer SolutionsOut of market: their own sites or Google listings place them in Florida, California or Virginia.
Buffalo Home Buyers, NNY HomeBuyer, Bob Will Buy It, Flipping Hudson Valley, Cash For Houses Hudson ValleyNo legal entity named on the company’s site and no BBB file.
HomeVestors (We Buy Ugly Houses)Franchise network. Its New York pages blocked our check, and the Google franchise listings show no street address.
HomeLight Simple Sale, Houzeo Cash Offers, Clever Offers, WeBuyHouses.com, iBuyer.com, New WesternNetworks or marketplaces that connect sellers with other buyers; not buyers themselves.
