What does selling as-is mean for your Brookings house?
You can compare selling the house in its current condition with preparing it for a listing or handling a sale yourself. Look at the work, time, written terms, and what you may keep—not just the asking price.
What are your as-is sale options?
List with an agent
Ask an agent whether listing in the house's current condition fits your plans. Compare the work you choose, access for buyers, the costs in your listing agreement, and the bills you may carry while the house is for sale.
Sell it yourself
You set the asking price and arrange marketing, buyer questions, property access, and sale coordination. You can also choose professional help for the parts you do not want to manage.
Compare a direct sale
We buy directly through a Cash Offer, and EZ Sale goes to one of our partners. Compare the written numbers and terms for each with listing or selling on your own.
Cash Offer or EZ Sale: compare the written numbers
Compare who buys, the work involved, timing, and price for the different ways to sell.
We have two ways to buy. A Cash Offer is built for speed, condition, and tough situations — heavy repairs, tight timelines, difficult circumstances. EZ Sale is often the better fit when the house doesn't need major repairs and you want a higher number. Either way, you compare written numbers and you pick what works best for you.
Swipe across the table to compare all four selling options.
| Factor | List with a realtor | FSBO | Cash Offer | EZ Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline | Market-dependent | Market-dependent | 30 days or less | 60 days or less |
| Price | Highest, if it sells | Varies | Lower price | Higher price than the Cash Offer |
| Repairs | Repairs may be needed before listing or after inspection | The seller handles repair decisions | No repairs | No repairs |
| Commissions | Agent commissions apply under the listing agreement | No listing-agent commission; the seller handles the sale | No commissions | No commissions |
| Closing costs | Seller costs depend on the contract and settlement statement | Seller costs depend on the contract and settlement statement | No closing costs | No closing costs |
| Showings | The seller prepares for and coordinates showings | The seller markets the property and coordinates showings | None | Yes, partner visits |
| Who buys | Retail buyer | Retail buyer | USA Home Buyers buys directly | Goes to one of our partners |
| Certainty | Depends on the buyer, inspections, financing, and contract | Depends on finding and qualifying a buyer | You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company. | You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company. |
| Net proceeds | Compare the expected sale price after commissions, repairs, costs, and waiting | Compare the expected sale price after seller-managed costs and work | Compare the written price after your payoff and other property obligations. No commissions. No closing costs. | Compare the written price after your payoff and other property obligations. No commissions. No closing costs. |
Compare what you would keep after costs with the Brookings calculator →
Questions about the two options? Call 888-274-5006.
A Brookings detail to consider before exterior work
Brookings has four National Register historic districts, including the Central Residential and University Residential districts. If exterior work is part of your sale plan, the City says projects in a mapped historic district may need Historic Preservation Commission review. Read the City's historic-district information and Historic Preservation Commission details before planning that work.
Which costs should you compare?
For a listing or a sale by owner, compare preparation you choose, selling costs, and the bills you may carry while the house is for sale. Your mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes also affect what you keep. No agent commissions when you sell to us. No fees.
South Dakota charges a real-estate transfer fee of 50 cents for each $500 of value, or fraction thereof. The grantor—the person transferring the property—is legally responsible unless an exemption applies. Read the South Dakota transfer-fee statute.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the South Dakota real-estate transfer fee.
Compare what you may keep after costs with the Brookings home-sale net-proceeds calculator.
What can you do now?
Tell us the Brookings address, what needs work, whether anyone lives there, and when you would like to sell. We can talk through the direct-sale options with you.
Call 888-274-5006 with a question, even if you are still comparing. Or use the form above to ask about a cash offer.
What our sellers say
“LISTEN, PROPERTY TAXES GOT TOO HIGH FOR MY FIXED INCOME. SOLD IT TO THEM. WALKED AWAY WITH CASH. GLAD IT'S OVER.”
“Facing foreclosure ... Very stressful time... They handled it professionally and got me out of the debt...”
“no open houses. no realtors tracking dirt in. just a straight cash sale for our house so we could move. Glad it's over.”
Common Brookings as-is sale questions
Do I need to repair or clean out my Brookings house before selling to you?
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
What are my options for selling an as-is house?
You can list with an agent, sell it yourself, or compare our Cash Offer and EZ Sale. Look at the written numbers, work, timing, and costs for each path.
Who pays the South Dakota real-estate transfer fee?
South Dakota makes the grantor—the person transferring the property—responsible unless an exemption applies. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the South Dakota real-estate transfer fee.