§ FAQ

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We've answered every question we've ever been asked about buying houses for cash. If something isn't here, call us — we'll pick up.

§ Category 01

The Process

Three steps. First, you tell us about your property — online form or a phone call, about two minutes.

Second, we take a look. Send a few photos or schedule a 15-minute walk-through — whichever you prefer — and we'll send a written cash offer within 24 hours of seeing the place.

Third, if the number works, you pick the closing date. Seven days, ninety days, whatever you need. We handle the title company, the paperwork, and closing day.

As fast as 7 days from the day you accept our offers, sometimes sooner. We get you a written cash offer within 24 hours of seeing the house.

If you need more runway — 30, 60, or 90 days to sort out your next move — we work on your timeline, not ours. We've closed the same week a family needed to relocate, and we've also held a contract six months for a seller who needed time.

No. Our offer is no-obligation and has no expiration clock. Take a week, take a month, take it to your attorney or your family.

If it isn't right for you, it isn't right — we'll shake hands and wish you well. No follow-up, no pressure calls.

We need eyes on the property before the offer is firm — it's how we make sure the number is fair and holds up at closing. Two ways to do it:

Send photos. A walk-around with your phone is usually enough. Or schedule a 15-minute walk-through with your local market lead. No contractors, no clipboards, no appraisal. Just us taking a look.

Closing takes place at a local title company or, if you'd rather, the title attorney can come to you. You sign a short stack of papers — deed, settlement statement, a couple of affidavits.

The title company wires your funds the same day or issues a cashier's check on the spot. Hand over the keys and you're done. Most closings we attend take under 30 minutes.

Still have a question? Your local market lead will pick up.

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§ Category 02

Offer & Price

It depends on the house, the neighborhood, and the work it needs. We look at recent sales nearby, the condition of the property, and what it'll take to get it ready for a family to live in.

The offer is a fair cash number for an as-is, fast-close sale — not the retail price of a remodeled house. We'll walk you through exactly how we got to it so nothing feels mysterious.

None. No agent commission. No listing fees. No marketing costs. We cover standard closing costs.

The number we write on the offer is the number that hits your account at closing — minus any existing mortgage or liens the title company has to pay off, the same as in any home sale.

Usually, yes — and we'll tell you that plainly. A cash offer trades top-of-market price for speed, certainty, and zero work on your end.

When you factor in six months of listing, 6% agent commission, seller-paid closing costs, pre-listing repairs, showings, and the risk of a buyer's financing falling through at week 10, the gap narrows fast. If listing is the right move, we'll tell you — sometimes it is.

§ Category 03

Property Condition

No. Leave whatever you want to leave. Furniture, boxes, a garage full of tools, a house full of a parent's belongings.

Take what matters to you and let us handle the rest. This is especially common with inherited houses — we can sort and donate what you can't face dealing with.

Yes — that's most of what we buy. Foundation cracks, failed roofs, dead HVAC, bad plumbing, rotten subfloors, termite damage, mold, deferred maintenance going back decades.

The offer already accounts for the work. You lift no paintbrushes and write no checks for contractors.

Yes. Storm-damaged roofs in Augusta, flood-damaged ground floors on the Gulf Coast in Mobile, wind damage in Columbus — we've bought all of it.

If you have an open insurance claim, we can work with you on assigning the claim at closing or waiting for the payout, whichever ends up better for you.

Yes. Outstanding code violations, liens from the city, an addition that never got permitted, a converted garage — we buy it all. Title companies in Augusta, Columbus, and Mobile can work through most of it at closing.

Just tell us what you know about up front. Surprises don't help anyone; the more we know, the tighter the offer.

Ready to see what we'd offer for your property? Takes two minutes.

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§ Category 04

Your Situation

Yes — and the sooner you call, the more options we have. We've closed with families days before an auction.

We can coordinate with your lender, your attorney, and the title company to stop the clock and get you out with money in your pocket instead of a foreclosure on your record.

Inherited houses are most of what we buy. And you don't always have to wait for probate to close — we can sign a contract contingent on probate finishing and close within days of the court's order.

We've done this many times in Augusta, Columbus, and Mobile. Our title partners know the drill, and we can point you to probate attorneys who don't charge by the hour to answer basic questions.

Yes. Tired of being a landlord? We buy occupied rentals regularly. You don't have to give notice, negotiate move-out, or deal with a bad tenant.

We can close with the tenants in place and handle the lease — or the transition — ourselves. No disruption to your renters, no awkward conversations on your end.

Yes. A clean, fast cash sale is often the simplest way to divide a marital home. We work directly with both parties or through attorneys — whichever is easier.

Proceeds wire to separate accounts at closing per the court's instructions. No showings, no listing photos, no strangers walking through your home during a hard season.

Yes. PCS moves are a big part of what we do around Fort Moore in Columbus and out of Augusta. We can close in 7 days if your report date is close, or hold the contract until you're ready to hand over keys.

Call us and tell us your report date — we'll work backwards from there.

§ Category 05

About Magnolia Ranch

Yes. We're a family-owned cash home buyer with offices in Augusta, GA, Columbus, GA, and Mobile, AL.

We are the buyer — not a broker, not a wholesaler, not a lead-gen site selling your information. The person who looks at your house is the person who writes the offer and shows up at closing.

We are the buyer. Not a broker. Not a marketplace. Not a wholesaler passing your contract to whoever shows up first. Not a lead-gen site quietly selling your information five times over.

Our money. Our name. Our word. Offers don't change at closing. We close on the date you pick. The person walking your house is the person signing the check.

Three markets: Augusta and the CSRA (Hephzibah, Evans, Grovetown, Martinez, North Augusta). The Chattahoochee Valley (Columbus, Phenix City, Fort Moore corridor). And Mobile County (Saraland, Prichard, Semmes, out to the Gulf Coast).

If your house is outside these areas, call us anyway — we know reputable buyers in most of the Southeast and we'll point you to one we'd trust with our own mother's house.

Us. A real person on our local team. Not a call center. Not a virtual assistant. Not an offshore intake line.

The person you speak with on the first call is the same person who writes your offer, walks your house, and sits across from you at the closing table.

Ready when you are

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