A little over three years ago, my husband and I divorced.
It was a lengthy, complicated and ugly process.
By the time we separated, we were feeling quite antagonistic toward each other. The relationship deteriorated to the point where we actively disrupted each other’s lives. Because I was responsible for paying for our phones, I reported his as stolen and cancelled his number. He went on a spending spree with our credit cards. I sold his record collection. He neglected to pay our mortgage. The divorce was a financial nightmare. There was a very real possibility that we would lose our house due to foreclosure. About the only thing he and I managed to agree upon was selling the property quickly. Listing the home via a traditional real estate agent would have taken far too much time. We needed to get away from one another without delay. We needed to get our hands on our share of the money and walk away. We were not capable of cooperating enough to schedule repairs, showings or inspections. Instead, we chose to work with a cash homebuyer. We found a local company that is based in Jacksonville and family-owned. Friends of ours had sold their home to the same cash buyer a few years before and were pleased with the deal. It was a good solution for us. We were able to fill out an online contact form and get a cash offer. We weren’t required to meet with an agent in-person, stage the home or make any improvements. There was no haggling over price and no expectation for repairs. We avoided the appraisal and all of the aggravating delays of dealing with a bank loan. The cash buyer scheduled the closing around our timeline and preferences.