If you want to sell your house as-is in Orlando — without sinking money into repairs, waiting months for an agent to find a buyer, or losing a chunk of your proceeds to commissions — you have a faster, simpler option. Terra Nova Homes buys Central Florida houses in their current condition, for cash, and closes on your timeline. This guide walks through exactly what selling as-is means, what it costs you (spoiler: nothing in fees), and how to know if it is the right move for your situation.

What if I want to sell my property as-is?

Selling “as-is” means you sell the house in its current state. You do not fix the roof, replace the AC, repaint, stage, or clean out the garage. The buyer accepts the property exactly as it stands today — and prices the offer accordingly. With Terra Nova Homes, as-is is the default, not the exception. We renovate every house we purchase, so the work you might dread doing is work we were always going to do ourselves.

That single fact changes the math for sellers. You are not negotiating a discount against a wish list of repairs you can no longer afford. You are handing off a project to a team that does this for a living.

What if my house needs too much work?

This is the most common objection we hear, and it is almost always the best reason to call us. Foundation issues, fire or water damage, an outdated kitchen, a failed inspection from a previous buyer, code violations, hoarder conditions — none of it disqualifies your home. Traditional retail buyers need the house to be move-in ready and financeable; we do not. We have purchased homes other buyers walked away from, precisely because renovation is our business.

You do not need to lift a hammer or spend a dollar getting the property “ready.” There is no pre-listing punch list. The condition that feels like a liability on the open market is simply factored into a fair cash offer.

What about agents, commissions, or closing-cost surprises?

On a traditional Orlando sale, the seller typically pays 5–6% in real estate commissions plus a share of closing costs. On a $300,000 sale, that is $15,000–$18,000 in commission alone, before you account for repairs, holding costs, and concessions negotiated after inspection.

Selling directly to Terra Nova Homes removes that entire layer. There are no listing agent fees, no buyer-agent commissions coming out of your proceeds, and no last-minute repair credits chipping away at the number you agreed to. The offer we make is built to be the offer you net — clear and predictable from the start.

Will I get a fair price selling as-is?

A cash, as-is offer is not the same as the Zillow estimate for a fully renovated home down the street, and any honest buyer will tell you that. What an as-is sale gives you instead is certainty and speed: no financing contingencies that fall through, no months of showings, no carrying two mortgages while you wait. When you subtract the repairs, the commissions, the holding costs, and the uncertainty from a traditional sale, the cash number is frequently competitive — and it comes without the stress.

We are transparent about how we reach an offer, and you are never obligated to accept it. You can take the number, compare it to listing, and choose what is right for you.

How the as-is sale works, step by step

1. Tell us about the property. Share the address and a few basic details through our intake form or a quick call. No formal inspection or repairs needed.
2. We review and make a cash offer. We assess the home and present a no-obligation cash offer, usually within a couple of days.
3. You pick the closing date. Need to close in two weeks? Need sixty days to make arrangements? You set the timeline, and we work around it.
4. Close and get paid. We handle the paperwork and closing costs. You walk away with cash and without the house — and everything left inside it that you do not want.

Is selling as-is is right for me?

Homeowners reach out to us for every reason imaginable: an inherited property they cannot maintain from out of state, a divorce that requires a clean split, a job relocation on a tight clock, looming foreclosure, tired-landlord burnout, or simply a house that needs more repair than the owner wants to manage. If any of that sounds familiar, an as-is sale is worth a serious look.

It is a poorer fit if your home is already updated and you have the time to wait for top retail dollar — in that case, a traditional listing may net more. Selling as-is is about trading a slim potential premium for speed, certainty, and zero out-of-pocket cost.

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Want to see the kind of homes we buy and the condition we take them in? Browse our Projects page, or read more common questions on our FAQ.