DMV-local since 2014
When the house is the hard part, we're the easy part.
We're a small DMV team that buys homes directly from owners going through probate, pre-foreclosure, problem tenants, or any situation that doesn't fit a regular sale. Fair offers. Real conversations. Closings on your timeline.
Why sellers choose The House Gurus
Close on your schedule
7 days to 6 months — you pick the date, we work to it.
Funded by a private syndication
No financing contingency. When we say cash, we mean cash.
Built for tough situations
Probate, foreclosure, tenants — we've handled what scares others off.
How we help
The situations we know inside-out
Every family's story is different. These are the ones we see most often — and the ones we're best at handling.
Inherited a property and not sure what's next.
Behind on the mortgage and the clock is ticking.
Owe more than the home is worth.
Someone is in the home who shouldn't be.
A rental that's costing you more than it earns.
The house is already yours and you're deciding what to do.
A house sitting empty that keeps costing you money.
Roof, systems, water, fire — more than you want to take on.
Judgments, tax liens, or citations tangled up in the title.
A life change that needs the house handled cleanly.
Our process
Four steps. No surprises.
We've refined this over a decade and 600+ closings. It's deliberately simple because you've got enough on your plate already.
Reach out
Call or share a few details about the property. No pressure, no obligation — just a real conversation.
We assess
We do our homework: comps, condition, title, your situation. Most of the time we can visit within 48 hours.
Fair offer
You get a written cash offer with the math shown. Take a few days to think it over. Ask anything.
Close on your timeline
Pick the closing date. We can move in 7 days or wait 90. We cover closing costs and use a local title company.
Restored, not flipped
Homes the neighborhood is proud of
We don't just buy houses — we restore them. Here's a peek at recent work across the DMV.
Petworth, DC • Probate sale
Brookland, DC • Pre-foreclosure
In our sellers' words
People you can call to ask about us
"After Mom passed, the house felt like a second job none of us wanted. They handled every piece of paper. We closed when we were ready."
"I was 60 days from foreclosure and out of options. They closed in 11 days, paid off the bank, and I walked out with money in my pocket."
"We had a tenant who hadn't paid in seven months. They bought it as-is, occupied. We didn't have to file a thing."
"Honest people. They told me upfront what they could and couldn't do. The offer was fair and they kept every promise."
"Dad's house sat empty for two years and I live in Atlanta. I never had to fly up. They walked the property, sent photos, and handled the cleanout."
"There were two liens and an open citation. Everybody else backed out. They stayed with it until title was clear and we closed."
Where we buy
Local to the DMV, block by block
Pick your city to see the neighborhoods we know, recent work nearby, and answers specific to your jurisdiction.
Free tools
Run the numbers before you call anyone
No salesperson attached. Four tools we built from the questions sellers ask us every week.
Common questions
The things sellers ask us most
If you've got a question that isn't here, give us a call. There are no dumb questions — only ones we haven't answered yet today.
Ready for a real conversation about your house?
One short form, one phone call. No pressure, no obligation, ever.