Shades CreekHome Buyers (205) 440-6513

Hoover, Alabama · Jefferson & Shelby Counties

You don't have to sell to us to get a straight answer.

We buy houses across the Birmingham metro. Before we make an offer, one of our home buying specialists tells you what the house is likely worth on the open market — and if listing it would put more money in your pocket, we say so.

Tell us about the property Read when you shouldn't sell to us
A number in writing
Within four days
You choose the date
Seven days, or ninety
No countdown
Take the time you need
First visit
Nothing is signed

Why people call

Almost nobody calls about a house. They call about what happened.

The house is usually the last problem on the list, and the one blocking everything else.

  1. A death

    A house in Birmingham, an executor two states away, and taxes and insurance running the whole time.

  2. A divorce

    When two people need one clean number and a firm date far more than they need the highest one.

  3. Debt

    A foreclosure date that won't move, liens, back taxes, or repairs no lender will finance a retail buyer through.

  4. Downsizing

    A move to assisted living, a job two states away, or a house that stopped fitting the life inside it.

  5. A tenant

    Occupied, behind, or mid-dispute. We buy as it stands and take it from there.

What we pay, and why

Every offer arrives itemised.

The reason cash offers feel insulting is that nobody shows their work.

So ours comes as a page, not a number. What the house would list for repaired, what the repairs cost, what we carry while we hold it, and what we make. If the trade isn't worth it to you, you'll be able to see that for yourself rather than take our word for it.

The comparable sales we used are attached, with addresses. You can check them.

How the number is built

Illustrative · every offer shows real figures

Likely list price, repaired100%
Less repairs we take on−18
Less carrying and closing costs−11
Less our margin−7
Offered to you64%

Percentages vary with condition and timeline. What doesn't vary is that you see all four lines, including the last one.

How it works

Four steps, and the timing we hold ourselves to.

01

You tell us about the property

Address, rough condition, and what's driving the timeline. We don't ask for a social security number, a mortgage balance, or a copy of the deed.

3 minutes
02

You get the market picture first

What comparable houses nearby actually sold for, and what yours would likely list at as it stands — before any offer, so you can judge ours against something real.

1 business day
03

One visit, then the number in writing

About forty minutes. No contractors trailing through, no repeat showings, no staging. The written offer is itemised as above.

2–4 days
04

You decide, on your schedule

Close in seven days, or in ninety if you need somewhere to go first. If you'd rather list it, we'll tell you who we'd call.

Your timeline

Before you call us

When you should not sell to us.

If the house is in reasonable condition, you're not against a deadline, and you can live with showings for a few weeks — list it. You will very likely net more than we can offer, even after commission.

That isn't modesty. Our offer sits below retail by design, because we absorb the repairs, the months of carrying costs, and the risk that a financed buyer's loan collapses two days before closing. When none of those risks are yours, you shouldn't be paying anyone to take them.

We would rather say that in the first phone call than spend a week of your time arriving at it. It costs us the deals that were never right, and wins the ones where trust was the only thing in the way.

“A buyer who never tells you to walk away is telling you something. We would rather be the one you call back in two years than the one you got talked into today.”

Where we buy

Jefferson and Shelby, and the edges of what borders them.

Outside it and you call anyway? We'll say so plainly rather than take the appointment.

Primary

Jefferson County

Birmingham · Hoover · Vestavia Hills · Mountain Brook · Homewood · Bessemer · Trussville · Gardendale · Fultondale · Irondale · Center Point · Pleasant Grove

Primary

Shelby County

Alabaster · Pelham · Helena · Calera · Chelsea · Columbiana · Montevallo · Indian Springs · Wilsonville

In part

Bordering

The portions of St. Clair, Blount, Walker, Bibb, Chilton and Talladega nearest the metro.

Before you sign

What we tell you, before you sign anything.

  1. We are not the deed holder

    Until closing we hold a contract to purchase, not the title.

  2. We may assign that contract

    A different buyer may be the party at closing. You'll know before you sign, not on the day.

  3. Take it to someone who works for you

    Run the contract past an attorney or an agent you trust. We'll hold the offer while you do.

  4. Our offer is below market, and we show why

    Itemised, with the comparable sales attached. If the trade isn't worth it to you, it shouldn't be.

  5. You can stop before signing

    No fee, no penalty, and no follow-up campaign to unsubscribe from.

Start here

Tell us about the property.

Three minutes, no obligation, and a straight answer either way — including the answer that you'd do better listing it.

Start with the address Or call (205) 440-6513