We Buy Houses and Land in East Texas
We give you a cash offer within a few days, you close on a date you choose, and we deal with the parts that have been keeping you up. We buy houses or land, any condition and any situation.
Direct cash buyer · Local East Texas Offices.
Offer Within Days
We can give you an offer as soon as possible
7 Days to Close
Or close on the date you pick - your call
$0 Extra Chargers
No fees, no commissions, no closing costs
We Do Any Situation
Probate, back taxes, liens, tenants, repairs
What You're Really Carrying
A house or a piece of land is rarely just a property. It's the thing you keep meaning to deal with; The text from a tenant on a Sunday, or the taxes you pay every year on land you'll never build on.
The property is the surface. Underneath it is the wanting to move on. That's the part we actually help with. Selling is just how it gets lifted.
Why Listing with a Real Estate Agent Doesn't Fit Every Situation
Listing with an agent is the right move for a clean, market-ready house when you can wait for months if needed, and have money for repairs. We'll say that plainly, and we'll tell you when that's you.
But a listing assumes things a hard situation doesn't have. Time on the market. Money for a new roof or a foundation. A buyer whose loan doesn't fall through at the last minute. When the house needs work, or the clock is running, or you just need it done, the traditional path asks for more of exactly what you're short on.
How We Buy, in Three Steps
You tell us about the property, we hand you a cash offer within a few days, and you close on the date you choose at a licensed title company. No repairs, no cleaning, no showings, no extra fees.
Step 1 — Tell Us About the Property
Call us, or fill the discovery survey. We ask a few plain questions: where it is, roughly what shape it's in, and what's going on for you. If there's junk in the garage, a tenant in the back bedroom, or thirty years of stuff in the attic, that's fine. We've seen it, and we buy it as it sits.
Step 2 — Get a Cash Offer within a Few Days
We look at the property, the location, and how we can help you with any other situation. There is no fee to get it and no pressure to take it. If the number works for you, we keep going.
Step 3 - Close on Your Date, Through a Title Company
Every closing runs through a licensed title company. They hold the funds in escrow as a neutral third party, and handle the paperwork. A cash sale is about as simple as real estate gets with far fewer documents. You sign, and you walk away with a check or a wire. That's it.
The Hard Stuff We Handle for You
Most people wait to sell because of the one thing they think makes the property unsellable:
- The lien.
- The back taxes.
- The probate that never got finished.
- The land with no road to it.
Here's the part nobody tells them: that's exactly the kind of thing that gets sorted out at the closing table.
Back taxes and most liens are typically paid directly from the sale proceeds at closing, so in most cases you won’t have to pay anything out of pocket. If the property is in probate or involves multiple heirs, we work closely with the title company to help navigate the process, often using an affidavit of heirship when appropriate. We can also help resolve issues such as code violations or properties without a recorded easement.
For legal matters involving probate, taxes, or other title issues, we work with experienced real estate attorneys to ensure everything is handled properly.
When You've Inherited a House You Didn't Ask For
On paper, you inherited a house. In real life, you inherited a deadline, a set of keys, and a job nobody volunteered for. The drive across town. The lawn that keeps growing. The siblings who all have an opinion and none of them want to do the work. And under all of it, the strange guilt of selling a place that still feels like someone you loved.
We've helped a lot of East Texas families through exactly this. You don't have to empty the house - take what matters and leave the rest, we deal with it. If it's still in probate or there's no will, we work it through with the title company. You get one clean closing, and the weight goes away. For the legal side, talk to a Texas attorney; we'll work right alongside them.
When You're Behind and the Letters Keep Coming
Falling behind on a house isn't really about a missed payment. It's the certified envelopes you've stopped opening. The math at the kitchen table at one in the morning. The hope that nobody at work or church finds out. The feeling that you've lost control of something you used to be proud of.
In Texas, foreclosure moves faster than people expect - sales happen on the first Tuesday of the month, after a notice period that's shorter than most folks think. A cash sale can stop that spiral, pay off what's owed at closing, and let you walk away on your own terms instead of the bank's. The sooner you reach out, the more room there is to help. This isn't legal advice - a Texas attorney can walk you through your options.
When the Rental Became a Second Job
It was supposed to be passive income. Then it became the phone call during dinner, the toilet at two in the morning, the tenant who's two months behind and knows the eviction rules better than you do. The thing you bought to buy a little freedom started quietly costing you your weekends, and a little of your peace along with them.
You can sell it as-is, tenants and all. You don't have to evict anyone, repaint anything, or wait for it to be rent-ready. We buy occupied rentals across East Texas and take the headache off your plate. You get your time back. That's the whole point.
When the Land Just Sits There Costing You
Raw land is the quietest kind of expensive. No payment due, maybe, but the tax bill comes every single year for a tract you drove out to once and haven't been back to since. It was going to be the cabin, or the retirement spot, or the thing you'd flip someday. The plan faded. The taxes didn't.
We buy land directly, across the Piney Woods and all of East Texas — wooded acreage, an old paper-subdivision lot with no real road, a landlocked tract, ag-exempt ground. You don't need a survey to get an offer. We take it off your hands and out of your tax bill, so you stop paying to own something you'll never use.
When You Just Need It Over
Sometimes the property isn't a problem to solve — it's a chapter to close. A divorce where neither of you wants to fight about the house for three more months. An estate to settle among family. A move out of state, where one last thing keeps you tethered to the old life.
One neutral closing, a fair cash number, proceeds split however the agreement says. No listing, no showings, no drawn-out back-and-forth. Done, so you can actually move on.
The Honest Trade-Off — Read This Part
Here's the truth most cash buyers won't put on their website: our offer is usually below full retail. A move-in-ready house listed with a good agent, with time to wait, will often net you more. If that's your situation, list it — and we'll tell you so.
But compare the whole picture, not just the headline number. A listing usually costs five or six percent in commission. Then repairs to pass an inspection. Then months of payments, taxes, and insurance while it sits. Then the risk the buyer's loan falls through and you start over. Net all of that out, and the gap narrows fast — and you trade months of uncertainty for a date on the calendar. The smartest thing you can do is get both numbers: a cash offer from us, and a listing proposal from an agent. Then choose with open eyes.
Why Local Actually Matters Here
A lot of "we buy houses" offers come from a call center three states away, working off a spreadsheet. Ours comes from an office on East SE Loop 323 in Tyler. We drive out. We know the difference between a brick ranch in the Azalea District with foundation movement and a wooded tract off a county road past Lindale.
That local knowledge isn't a slogan. It's what lets us make a fair, fast offer on the kind of East Texas property an out-of-town buyer would lowball or pass on. Smith County and the whole region, houses and land. We've probably driven the road yours is on.
What It Costs You: Nothing
No commissions. No closing costs. No fees of any kind, and no obligation to take the offer once you have it. Getting a number from us is free. If you owe back taxes or there's a lien, that comes out of the proceeds at closing, not out of your pocket. The price you accept is the price you're paid.
Who This Is — and Isn't — For
This is the right fit if you value speed, certainty, and selling as-is over squeezing out the last possible dollar. If you're dealing with a tough situation, an inherited or vacant property, a house that needs more work than you want to put into it, or land that's just sitting there, this is built for you.
It's not the right fit if you've got a clean, updated house and a few months to spare. In that case a traditional listing will likely net you more, and we'll point you that way. We'd rather be straight with you and earn the call you actually need us for.
Serving Tyler and All of East Texas
We're based in Tyler and buy across the region — Longview, Texarkana, Marshall, Nacogdoches, Lufkin, Sulphur Springs, Henderson, Jacksonville, Kilgore, Athens, Palestine, Lindale, Whitehouse, Bullard, and the smaller towns and county tracts in between. If it's a reasonable drive from Tyler, we'll come look.
New here? Start with our Tyler page, or read more on selling an inherited property, stopping a foreclosure, or selling land with back taxes.
What Happens After You Reach Out
You send the form or call. Within about a day, you have a real cash number and a clear picture of your options — no pressure, no obligation. If it's a fit, you pick a closing date that works for you, the title company handles the rest, and the thing you've been carrying gets set down. Most people tell us the hardest part was making the call.
Get Your Cash Offer
Tell us about the property and your situation. We'll get you a no-obligation cash offer, usually within 24 hours. Houses or land, any condition, anywhere in East Texas.
100% confidential. No fee, no obligation. We're a direct cash buyer, not an agent, and your information is never sold.
How fast can you really close?
As few as 7 days once we agree on a number, because there's no lender and no appraisal to wait on. If you need more time, you set a later date. The closing day is your call, not ours.
How do you come up with your offer?
We look at the property's condition, its location, and what it will take to get it sold or built. A cash offer is typically below full retail, and we're upfront about that and about the math behind it. No black box.
Do I have to pay anything?
No. No fees, no commissions, and no closing costs. Getting an offer is free, and there's no obligation to take it.
What if I owe back taxes or there's a lien on it?
Those usually clear straight from the proceeds at closing, so you typically pay nothing out of pocket. It's one of the most common things we handle.
Can you buy a house that's in probate or that I inherited?
Often, yes. We work the title side with a licensed title company, including an affidavit of heirship when there's no will. For the legal questions, talk to a Texas attorney — we'll work alongside them.
Do you actually buy land, or just houses?
Both. Land is half of what we do — wooded acreage, lots, landlocked or ag-exempt tracts, paper-subdivision parcels. You don't need a survey to get an offer.
Is the offer really no-obligation?
Yes. Get the number, sit with it, talk to an agent too. If it's not right for you, walk away. There's no pressure and no cost.
How is this different from listing with an agent?
An agent markets your property to buyers for a commission and a timeline. We're the buyer — we purchase it directly, as-is, on your date. For a market-ready home with time to wait, listing may net more. For speed, certainty, or a tough situation, this fits better.
Greater Tyler House and Land Buyers
Local cash buyers of houses and land across Tyler and Northeast Texas.
1828 E SE Loop 323 Ste 109, Tyler, TX 75703
903-321-3496
Serving Tyler, Longview, Marshall, Kilgore, Lindale, Jacksonville, Henderson, Canton, Mineola, Van, and surrounding Smith, Gregg, Harrison, Van Zandt, Wood, Cherokee, Rusk, and Upshur counties.
Greater Tyler House and Land Buyers is a direct cash buyer, not a licensed real estate brokerage. We do not list properties or charge commissions. All cash offers are no-obligation. Nothing on this site is legal or tax advice - consult a licensed Texas attorney or CPA about your situation.
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East Texas
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