Cities · North Carolina
We buy houses for cash in Durham — get your offer in 24 hours
Triangle market where cash-buyer demand is consistent across the older neighborhoods near downtown and Duke.
Lockwood Home Buyers makes a fair cash offer on your Durham house — usually within 24 hours, often the same day. You review it. You pick the closing date. You close, or you walk. No fees either way.
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.
Selling a house in Durham: what's different here
Durham sits in Durham County, NC.
Durham's tobacco-era housing stock near downtown and Duke has been heavily gentrified — even distressed houses in those blocks draw competitive cash interest.
University and medical-center employment keeps the rental market deep, so tenant-occupied sales are routine here.
How closings work in North Carolina
North Carolina closings are handled by a closing attorney (state practice requires it). Cash sales still commonly close in two to three weeks.
Seller taxes and fees in North Carolina
North Carolina charges an excise tax on the deed of $1.00 per $500 of the price (0.2%), paid by the seller.
If you're behind on the mortgage in North Carolina
North Carolina uses a power-of-sale process with a hearing before the clerk of court — faster than a full judicial state, typically a few months from default to sale rather than years.
Situations we handle in Durham
Property types we buy in Durham
Durham sellers — common questions
Ready to see what your Durham house is worth in cash?
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.