We Buy Houses in Florissant, MO

We Buy Houses for Cash in Florissant, MO

If you need to sell your house fast in Florissant, here’s the short version: we buy Florissant houses for cash, as-is, and we can close in as little as 7 days or on a later date you choose. No repairs, no showings, no commissions, and we cover your closing costs.

We’re Swift Home Buys, a local, family-owned home buyer that has worked with St. Louis-area homeowners for over 10 years. We’re not agents. When we make an offer on your Florissant home, we’re the buyer, and we use our own funds, so there’s no bank loan that can fall apart the week of closing.

Selling a House in Florissant: Brick Ranches and Old Town

Much of Florissant was built in the 1950s and ’60s, so a lot of the city is street after street of brick ranches. Around Old Town Florissant, you’ll find older homes mixed in. The city covers the 63031, 63033 and 63034 ZIP codes and is served by the Hazelwood and Ferguson-Florissant school districts.

Florissant ranches and what they need

Plenty of Florissant ranches have had the same owner for decades. They’re solidly built, but they’re often due for the big-ticket items: a roof, a furnace or air conditioner, original electrical, older windows, or a basement that takes on water in a hard rain. A buyer’s inspector writes every one of those up, and each item turns into a repair request or a lower price. When you sell to us, you don’t fix any of it.

Florissant occupancy permits when you sell

Florissant requires an occupancy inspection and permit before anyone moves into a house that has been sold. The city’s guidance says a house can be sold as-is without an inspection, and the buyer is responsible for getting and paying for the inspection and the occupancy permit. When you sell to us, we’re the buyer, so that part is on us. Check with the city for current fees and timing.

Inherited houses and probate in Florissant

Because so many Florissant homes stay in one family for a long time, a lot of them come up for sale after a parent passes away. If you’ve inherited a house here, it may need to go through the St. Louis County probate court before it can be sold. We can buy an inherited house once the personal representative has the authority to sell, and you don’t have to clean it out first. Our guide to selling an inherited home in probate walks through the steps, and our page on selling an inherited house explains how we help. This isn’t legal advice, so talk with a probate attorney about your situation.

Sell My House Fast in Florissant: How It Works

• Tell us about the house. Call or text (314) 357-0402, or fill out the form at the top of this page.
• One visit. We come out once to see the house and meet you. No open houses and no strangers walking through on a Saturday.
• A fair cash offer, explained. We look at the location, the repairs, the condition, and recent sales of similar Florissant homes, and we show you how we got to our number.
• Your closing date. As little as 7 days, or later if you need time to move or settle an estate. Sellers have left unwanted items behind instead of hauling everything out.

Our offers are below full retail value, because we take on the repairs and the risk, and we’ll always be upfront about that. If your house is updated and you have time to wait, listing with a good agent may get you more, and we’ll tell you so. You can see the whole process on our How It Works page and compare your options on our Compare page.

Cash Home Buyers in Florissant: Who Is Really Buying?

A lot of the “we buy houses” signs and mailers around Florissant come from wholesalers. They put your house under contract, then try to sell that contract to someone else, and if they can’t, the deal falls through. Before you sign, ask: “Are you buying my house with your own money, or assigning the contract?” We buy with our own funds and close through a title company. Our article Don’t Be Fooled by Advertising covers the other warning signs.

We also buy houses across St. Louis County, including next door in Hazelwood.