We Buy Houses

Summary

We Buy Houses is a trademarked national franchise network that matches sellers with a local investor licensee by ZIP code. In the Des Moines market the licensee handles local assessment, offer, and close in-house. The network is positioned similarly to HomeVestors but with a less formalized franchise structure. Sellers submit property information through the central site, and the matched local investor follows up within twenty-four to forty-eight hours to schedule a visit. Cash offers typically run in the 55 to 75 percent of after-repair-value range. Close window is usually two to three weeks. As with any franchise model, the quality of the experience depends heavily on the specific local investor matched to the seller's ZIP code. The brand maintains BBB accreditation and consumer complaint resolution at the national level, which provides some baseline accountability above what unbranded local investors typically offer.