Des Moines, IA · job relocation
Sell your before relocating Des Moines house for cash — we buy direct
When a job move forces a tight timeline, a traditional 60-120 day MLS listing rarely lines up with your start date. A direct cash sale to us gives you a firm closing date — often inside 14-21 days — so you can sign the dotted line before you ship the moving truck.
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.