When a Greenville, South Carolina, homeowner had to relocate for a new job, getting his home sold became an urgent necessity. Find out how Wedgewood Homes created a solution that saved thousands.

You’ve just landed your dream job, complete with a move to a fun new town. Great news, right? While it’s exciting, an out-of-state job relocation comes with its own logistical challenges, including the question, “How — and how quickly — can I sell my current home?”

For Greenville real estate agent Daniel Truelove, helping his clients during a relocation to Raleigh, North Carolina, meant figuring out how to sell the home without making costly repairs. He turned to Wedgewood Homes to put together a deal that got his sellers to the closing table and allowed them to focus on getting settled in their new hometown.

“The sellers were having a tough time covering two mortgages”

When Daniel Truelove’s seller clients moved out of state to Raleigh at the end of August, they were experiencing a significant financial challenge relocating to a new home. They had paid thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket moving expenses and were carrying the mortgage on two properties — one in Raleigh and one in Greenville.

“The [Greenville] house looked great on the outside and would have appraised around $300,000,” said Daniel, based on comparable properties in the market. However, there had been plumbing issues upstairs that had caused leaks — and damage. “Because the homeowners were no longer local, they weren’t able to get repairs done easily.”

Once potential buyers saw the unrepaired damage to the home’s interior, they no longer wanted to make an offer. Still, Daniel was going to the home to mow the lawn and do what he could to keep it ready to show at all times.

Next, the sellers purchased materials to renovate the home. They were planning to pay a contractor to do the work so that it could show well and sell. When they couldn’t get repairs scheduled on time and on their now-limited budget, they decided they’d just have to continue to drop the home’s price until someone, anyone, decided to buy it.

The logistics involved in facilitating documents and signatures for the home sale process, trying to keep the house in showing shape from a distance, making major repairs, and carrying the cost of two mortgages—along with two homeowners policies, two utility bills, and two property tax bills—were becoming increasingly difficult.

Along came Wedgewood Homes with a cash offer

As a real estate agent, your job is to solve problems for your clients, offering them options and doing what’s best for them as a fiduciary partner. In this case, Daniel knew that he needed to find a solution that would help his clients get out from under their underperforming Greenville home.

Daniel knew about Wedgewood Homes’ cash offers and believed they’d be a good fit for his clients. Because there are no contingencies and nothing left to chance when working with Wedgewood Homes, Daniel and his clients were confident that the sale would be a “done deal.”

Working with Wedgewood Homes isn’t like working with local investors, Daniel said. “The speed of being able to close quickly and the guarantee that funds will be available” provides peace of mind for both Daniel and his clients.

“Wedgewood Homes’ promptness during the transaction was crucial for my clients because they wanted to sell the home quickly. It was never difficult for us to get hold of someone when we had a question, and the process moved along quickly,” said Daniel.

Finally, Daniel’s clients were free to turn their attention to building their new life in Raleigh and leaving behind the stress of their move. Thanks to Daniel and Wedgewood Homes, they can now enjoy peace of mind and excitement for their future.

Because he was able to get this deal done under adverse circumstances, Daniel made a big impression on his clients. “Their feedback was nothing but positive about the experience of working with both me and Wedgewood Homes.”