What are your options for an as-is Mehlville house?
You can list with an agent, sell the house yourself, or compare a direct sale. Each path has different work, timing, costs, and terms. Compare what you would keep with what you want to manage before choosing.
List with an agent
Ask whether the house can be marketed in its current condition and what preparation the agent recommends. Compare any repairs or cleanout you choose, the costs in the listing agreement, buyer visits, and the bills you may carry while the house is for sale.
Sell it yourself
You manage the marketing, buyer questions, access, price discussions, and sale coordination, or choose help with the parts you do not want to handle. Include the time and any support you choose in your comparison.
Compare a direct as-is sale
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company.
Cash Offer or EZ Sale: compare the written numbers
Compare the Cash Offer and EZ Sale with listing or selling on your own. Look at the written numbers alongside the work, visits, timing, and costs for each path.
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 Mehlville calculator →
Questions about the two options? Call 888-274-5006.
Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.
What Missouri closing charges should you compare?
The Mehlville area is in St. Louis County, Missouri. Missouri’s Constitution bars the state, counties, and other local governments from imposing new taxes on a sale or transfer of real estate after December 2, 2010.
County deed-recording fees still apply. State law sets a fee of $5 for the first deed page and $3 for each additional page, plus per-document fees. The title company or closing professional confirms the exact recording charges.
- Missouri Constitution, Article X, Section 25 — real-estate transfer taxes
- Missouri Revised Statutes § 59.310 — deed-recording fees
- Missouri Revised Statutes § 59.319 — recorder user fee
- Missouri Revised Statutes § 59.800 — additional recording fee
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. No agent commissions when you sell to us. No fees.
What can you do next?
Tell us what needs work, whether anyone lives in the house, and what timing matters to you. We can compare an as-is sale with the other choices using the details of your property.
Call 888-274-5006 with any question, or use the form to ask about an as-is sale.
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 Mehlville as-is sale questions
Can I sell my Mehlville house as-is?
Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Mehlville, Missouri. 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 on your own, or compare our Cash Offer and EZ Sale. 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.
Does Missouri charge a real-estate transfer tax?
Missouri’s Constitution bars the state, counties, and other local governments from imposing new taxes on a sale or transfer of real estate after December 2, 2010. County deed-recording fees still apply: $5 for the first page and $3 for each additional page, plus per-document fees set by state law. The title company or closing professional confirms the exact recording charges.
Who pays closing costs when I sell to USA Home Buyers?
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. No agent commissions when you sell to us. No fees.