Des Moines, IA · damaged house
Sell your fire- or water-damaged Des Moines house for cash — we buy direct
Damaged property scares off most retail buyers, but it's exactly what we want. You don't need to file an insurance claim before selling, you don't need to clean up the damage, and you don't need to disclose more than the standard state-required seller disclosure. Sold as-is means as-is.
Lockwood Home Buyers makes cash offers directly to homeowners — no fees, no commissions, and no obligation to accept. We are not a real-estate agent or broker; we buy houses for cash.
How a Iowa closing works
Iowa handles title differently from every other state: there is no conventional title insurance — title work runs on abstracts and attorney title opinions (with Iowa Title Guaranty available). It works fine for cash sales; it just means the title step involves an attorney.
Iowa’s transfer tax is about $1.60 per $1,000 of the price (with the first $500 exempt) — modest, and paid by the seller.