Lockwood Home Buyers

Des Moines, IA · foreclosure

Sell your foreclosure Des Moines house for cash — we buy direct

When the foreclosure clock is running, the timeline matters as much as the offer. We work in pre-foreclosure routinely and can move on tight schedules — sometimes closing in a week if the title and lien situation cooperates. The goal is a sale that pays off the loan, avoids a foreclosure on your credit, and leaves you with any remaining equity in your pocket.

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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 the Iowa timeline works

Iowa is a judicial-foreclosure state — the case runs through the district court, typically taking several months or more.

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.

What sellers ask about foreclosure houses