Des Moines, IA · downsizing retirement
Sell your while downsizing Des Moines house for cash — we buy direct
When you're ready to right-size into something smaller or move closer to family, the last thing you want is six months of showings and a listing agent walking strangers through your home. Selling directly to us skips the public listing, lets you pick the closing date that fits your move, and lets you take the equity straight into your next chapter.
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.