Selling in Merrick? We pay cash, as-is.
A canal-side hi-ranch that took water in Sandy, a split-level that needs everything updated, a parent's house that has to be settled. We buy Merrick and North Merrick houses in any condition, with a written cash offer within 24 hours. Close soon, or on your own calendar.
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Houses we have walked through in Merrick
Real houses, photographed by our own team, most of them the way the seller left them.
We buy Merrick houses in any condition
You do not need to fix anything, clean anything, or explain anything. The condition changes the number, never whether we are interested. These are things we have bought around already.
- Needs a new roof
- Boiler or heat out
- Knob-and-tube wiring
- Fire or smoke damage
- Water damage or mold
- Foundation movement
- Full of belongings
- Vacant for years
- Tenants still in it
- Open code violations
- Buried oil tank
- Failed cesspool
How selling to us works in Merrick
- 1
You tell us about the house
An address in 11566 and a rough idea of condition. Two minutes on the phone or the form. We do not need photographs, a clean house, or anything fixed first.
- 2
A quick look in person
We visit once and it rarely takes more than half an hour. On the hi-ranch or colonial houses that make up most of Merrick, we check the roof, the boiler and the electric before anything cosmetic.
- 3
We put a figure in writing
You have a written number within 24 hours, a single figure rather than a "somewhere around". Feel free to check it with a Nassau County agent. When a house is ready to list as it is, listing can beat us, and we would rather you knew.
- 4
You choose when to close
Soon, or months away if probate, a tenant or your next move has to come first. You also avoid the 69 to 84 days a listed Merrick house typically takes to find a buyer and get through the buyer's mortgage.
Most people who call us are not just moving
They are selling because of something else that happened. An estate, a tenant who stopped paying, a house nobody has lived in since a parent went into care. These are the situations we see most often in Merrick.
Foreclosure & debt
Missed payments, a foreclosure notice, liens, back taxes or bankruptcy.
See all 8 →What the two paths cost in Merrick
Work it against Merrick's own numbers. The median sale here is $902,038. A 5% commission on that is $45,102, and seller closing costs of about 2% add roughly $18,041. Those are costs we can cover on our side. That is $63,143 gone before anyone counts the repairs it took to get the house listable.
There are two waits in a listed sale and people usually only count the first. In Merrick the median house takes about 24 days to go from listed to a signed contract. Then it waits again, typically 45 to 60 days, while the buyer's lender orders an appraisal and underwrites the loan. Call it 69 to 84 days from sign to keys, assuming nothing goes wrong.
The part worth understanding is what a signed contract actually guarantees, which is less than most sellers assume. A retail buyer with a mortgage contingency can walk away right up to the end. If they do not qualify, if the appraisal comes in under the price, if they change their mind and let the financing lapse. A share of deals die exactly there, after months of waiting, and the house goes back on the market with time on it. We are not borrowing anything, so there is no lender to satisfy, no appraisal to come in low and no contingency to exercise.
| Listing with an agent | Selling to us | |
|---|---|---|
| Sale price | $902,038 (Merrick median) | Our written offer |
| Commission | −$45,102 | None |
| Seller closing costs | −$18,041 | We can cover them |
| Repairs before listing | Out of pocket | None |
| Cleanout | Yours | Ours |
| Showings | Until it sells | One visit |
| Listed to signed contract | 24 days (Merrick median, once listable) | 24 hours to a written offer |
| Contract to closing | 45 to 60 days (waiting on the buyer's lender) | A date you choose |
| Total wait | 69 to 84 days if nothing falls through | Yours to set |
| Can the buyer walk? | Yes (mortgage contingency runs to the end) | No financing to fall through |
| Before repairs and carrying | $838,895 | The number we put in writing |
For the listing side we have used a 5% commission and about 2% in seller closing costs; your real figures may differ. Repairs and carrying costs are left out because they depend on the house. If yours is in good shape, a good agent may well get you more than we would, and we will tell you if so.
How we arrive at a number
On a house, the number comes from three things: what it will be worth when the work is finished, what the work will cost, and a cushion in case we are wrong on either. That is all there is to it. There is no formula we are keeping from you.
- What it is worth repaired. Not the Merrick median of $902,038 on its own, but what houses like yours on your street actually closed at recently.
- What the work costs. Roof, boiler, electric, the kitchen and bath. In Merrick the stock is largely hi-ranch and colonial, and on houses that age the mechanicals are usually the expensive part rather than the cosmetics.
- How long we will hold it. The median Merrick house goes under contract in about 24 days once it is showable, then waits 45 to 60 days more on the buyer's lender. Ours has to get to showable first, and we carry taxes and insurance across the whole of it.
- What we are wrong about. Some of what a house needs only shows once the work starts. We price that in, and it is a big part of the gap between a cash offer and a retail sale.
Why this works for us when it would not for you
This is the part cash buyers tend to gloss over. We run millions of dollars of construction a year. That buys materials at contractor pricing and keeps our own crews working through the year, so the same renovation costs us roughly half what it would cost you to hire it out.
That is the business in one line. It is also why renovating before a sale rarely pays: you would buy the same roof and boiler at retail and hope to get it back at resale, which usually does not happen. We do not make our money by paying you less. We make it by building for less.
If the number does not work for you, tell us so. We would rather have that conversation than pressure anyone. We will look at where you are and give you an honest read on your options, including ones that do not involve selling to us. Plenty of sellers are better off with an agent, and we will say so if you are one of them.
What this looks like in Merrick specifically
Merrick is roughly 22,040 people in Nassau County, ZIP 11566, and the housing stock is mostly hi-ranch, colonial, split-level. Around Merrick Road and Sunrise Highway, most of it is old enough that the mechanicals are on their second or third life. The Merrick stop pulls buyers who commute, which supports the good houses and does very little for the ones that need a roof. We have been buying across Nassau County for 15+ years. We know what the Merrick Union Free School District does to a resale price, which blocks still have oil tanks in the ground, and what a house like yours is actually worth here.
The median is up 8.68% year over year as of 2026-10. A firming market gives you a little room for error on price, which is worth more than it sounds when the house is not in showable condition. At a $902,038 median, Merrick buyers are paying enough that they expect the house to be finished. A dated kitchen is a deduction in a cheaper market and close to disqualifying in this one, which is why unrenovated houses here sit while the renovated ones move. The median house here goes under contract in about 24 days, which is quick for Long Island. It is also a figure that only applies to property in showable condition.
What sellers say
More reviews →The team made the whole process seamless from start to finish. It was a pleasure to deal with them. Great guys and very professional.
The owner made the process of selling my aunts home easy. The team Handled everything and made a difficult process easy.
Everything went extremely well and complete professionals … I recommend using them all the time.
Common questions
Do you actually buy in Merrick, or is this a national site?
Nassau and Suffolk County are the only places we buy, and we have no plans to expand past Long Island. A buyer who operates in fifty states does not know what your street is worth.
Is there any obligation?
None. The visit is free, the written offer is free, and if you say no we do not call you again. There is no follow-up campaign.
Do I need to repair or clean anything first?
No. Take what you want out of the house and leave everything else where it is, including furniture. Clearing it is our cost.
Will you pay what my house is worth?
We pay below what a fully renovated house on your street sells for, because we are buying it unrenovated and carrying it while it is fixed. We will show you exactly how we got to the number, and if listing with an agent would net you more we will tell you that instead.
How fast can you close?
Close soon, or on your own calendar. Some people need three weeks. Some are waiting on probate or a tenant and need three months. The closing date is a term you set, not something a lender dictates.
Find out what your Merrick house is worth to us
One visit, a written number within 24 hours, and a straight answer about whether selling to us is actually your best move. If it is not, we will tell you that too.
Or call (516) 252-3416