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We buy houses for cash in Knoxville — get your offer in 24 hours
East-Tennessee market with a mix of local flippers and Smoky-Mountain short-term-rental buyers.
Lockwood Home Buyers makes a fair cash offer on your Knoxville 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 Knoxville: what's different here
Knoxville sits in Knox County, TN.
University of Tennessee rental demand and Smoky Mountain tourism investment both pull cash buyers into this market.
East Tennessee's hilly terrain makes basements and crawlspace moisture standard assessment items on older houses.
How closings work in Tennessee
Tennessee closings run through title companies or closing attorneys; two-week cash closings are common.
Seller taxes and fees in Tennessee
Tennessee charges a recordation transfer tax of $0.37 per $100 of the price (0.37%).
If you're behind on the mortgage in Tennessee
Tennessee is a non-judicial deed-of-trust state with one of the shortest timelines in the country — publication for a few weeks and then the sale. From first notice to auction can be under 60 days.
Situations we handle in Knoxville
Property types we buy in Knoxville
Knoxville sellers — common questions
Ready to see what your Knoxville 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.