Vacant house
An empty house never really sits still. The bills keep coming, the grass keeps growing, and every unexpected call from a neighbor raises your heart rate. If it is in another city, that is worse.
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- No obligation to sell
What this situation usually means
Vacancy brings its own problems. Insurers often limit coverage on empty houses, pipes and roofs age faster without anyone around, and a lawn nobody mows can draw a code notice.
Buyers and lenders also read an empty house as a risk, so retail sales go slowly. A direct sale ends the carrying cost and the worry on a fixed date, which is often the main thing the owner wants.
How Covent helps
We buy empty houses as-is and close in 14 to 60 days of a signed contract.
We coordinate access ourselves, whether that is a lockbox, a neighbor, or a key left with someone you trust.
We buy remotely, so you never have to travel.
Open code notices or liens can be settled from the sale price at closing.
What we need to look at
- The address, and how long it has been empty.
- How we can get in, and whether utilities are on.
- Any mortgage, back taxes, or code notices tied to the house.
Selling to Covent is simple
Enter your address and a few details, and we email you your estimated offer.
Common questions
Yes. We expect age and neglect and price the condition as we find it.
Yes. We arrange access and do the inspection. You do not need to visit.
It helps with the inspection, but do not spend a lot on it. Tell us what is on and we will plan around it.
Talk to a specialist
Email Sam, Covent's AI assistant. Sam answers right away and can loop in a specialist from our team.
sam@coventhomes.com
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Where we buy
We buy houses in Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and North Carolina.
Find out what we'd pay for your house
Enter your address to start. It takes about 2 minutes.
- No obligation to sell
- Close in 14 to 60 days