Need to sell your Shirley house? Call us.
Tenants, back taxes, a roof that leaks, a house you inherited. We buy as-is all over Shirley. Written cash offer within 24 hours.
Probate, tenant-occupied, storm damage, pre-foreclosure. A house on Johns Neck Road. A house on Seymour Drive.
I went into the process expecting a hard sell from a shark looking to prey on my situation. Instead I met the owner who was responsive, honest, thoughtful, and willing to share his knowledge with me. … He went out of his way to offer options that would actually net me more money than I would have received otherwise.
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Houses we have bought or walked through in Shirley
Real houses, photographed by our own team, most of them the way the seller left them.
We buy Shirley houses in any condition
You do not need to fix anything, clean anything, or explain anything. The condition changes the number, never whether we are interested. These are things we have bought around already.
- Needs a new roof
- Boiler or heat out
- Knob-and-tube wiring
- Fire or smoke damage
- Water damage or mold
- Foundation movement
- Full of belongings
- Vacant for years
- Tenants still in it
- Open code violations
- Buried oil tank
- Failed cesspool
How selling to us works in Shirley
- 1
You give us the address
The street address in 11967 and a sentence or two about the condition, by phone or the form. No photos needed, and nothing has to be cleaned or repaired first.
- 2
We come and look at it
One visit, one person, usually under half an hour. On a ranch or cape cod of the age most of Shirley was built, we are mainly looking at the roof, the boiler and the electric rather than the kitchen.
- 3
You see the number
Within a day you get our offer as one written figure. Get a Suffolk County agent's opinion alongside it if that helps. For a house that could go on the market as it stands, listing may come out ahead, and we will tell you if so.
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Closing happens on your date
If you need it done quickly, it can be. If probate, a tenant or a move means waiting, we wait. What you skip is the 88 to 103 days a Shirley listing usually spends on finding a buyer and then on that buyer's lender.
Most people who call us are not just moving
They are selling because of something else that happened. An estate, a tenant who stopped paying, a house nobody has lived in since a parent went into care. These are the situations we see most often in Shirley.
Foreclosure & debt
Missed payments, a foreclosure notice, liens, back taxes or bankruptcy.
See all 8 →What the two paths cost in Shirley
Work it against Shirley's own numbers. The median sale here is $549,990. A 5% commission on that is $27,500, and seller closing costs of about 2% add roughly $11,000. Those are costs we can cover on our side. That is $38,499 gone before anyone counts the repairs it took to get the house listable.
There are two waits in a listed sale and people usually only count the first. In Shirley the median house takes about 43 days to go from listed to a signed contract. Then it waits again, typically 45 to 60 days, while the buyer's lender orders an appraisal and underwrites the loan. Call it 88 to 103 days from sign to keys, assuming nothing goes wrong.
The part worth understanding is what a signed contract actually guarantees, which is less than most sellers assume. A retail buyer with a mortgage contingency can walk away right up to the end. If they do not qualify, if the appraisal comes in under the price, if they change their mind and let the financing lapse. A share of deals die exactly there, after months of waiting, and the house goes back on the market with time on it. We are not borrowing anything, so there is no lender to satisfy, no appraisal to come in low and no contingency to exercise.
| Listing with an agent | Selling to us | |
|---|---|---|
| Sale price | $549,990 (Shirley median) | Our written offer |
| Commission | −$27,500 | None |
| Seller closing costs | −$11,000 | We can cover them |
| Repairs before listing | Out of pocket | None |
| Cleanout | Yours | Ours |
| Showings | Until it sells | One visit |
| Listed to signed contract | 43 days (Shirley median, once listable) | 24 hours to a written offer |
| Contract to closing | 45 to 60 days (waiting on the buyer's lender) | A date you choose |
| Total wait | 88 to 103 days if nothing falls through | Yours to set |
| Can the buyer walk? | Yes (mortgage contingency runs to the end) | No financing to fall through |
| Before repairs and carrying | $511,491 | The number we put in writing |
The listing column assumes a 5% commission and seller closing costs of about 2%. Both vary. We have not subtracted repairs or the cost of carrying the house while it sits, because those depend on the property. A house in good condition listed with a good agent can absolutely beat a cash offer, and we will say so if that is your situation.
How we arrive at a number
For a house, the starting point is the price once it is fully repaired. We subtract what the repairs cost and then a margin for being wrong about the price or the repairs. No algorithm and no trade secret: that is how the number is built.
- What it is worth repaired. Not the Shirley median of $549,990 on its own, but what houses like yours on your street actually closed at recently.
- What the work costs. Roof, boiler, electric, the kitchen and bath. In Shirley the stock is largely ranch and cape cod, and on houses that age the mechanicals are usually the expensive part rather than the cosmetics.
- How long we will hold it. The median Shirley house goes under contract in about 43 days once it is showable, then waits 45 to 60 days more on the buyer's lender. Ours has to get to showable first, and we carry taxes and insurance across the whole of it.
- What we are wrong about. Every renovation turns up something nobody could see on the walk-through. We build that risk into the price, and it explains a good part of why cash offers come in below retail.
Where our margin actually comes from
Plainly, because buyers are often vague here: we run millions of dollars of construction a year. At that volume we pay contractor prices for materials and keep steady crews working twelve months a year, so a given renovation costs us roughly half of what a homeowner pays for the same job.
That is where our margin is. It is also why fixing the house up yourself first rarely pays off. You would be paying retail for the work and counting on the sale price to cover it, and it usually does not. We earn our money on the construction side, not on the price we pay you.
If the figure does not work, say so; we would rather know than try to talk you round. We will look at what is going on and tell you honestly which options make sense, including the ones without us. Listing with an agent is the better route for plenty of sellers, and we will tell you if it is yours.
What this looks like in Shirley specifically
Shirley is roughly 26,360 people in Suffolk County, ZIP 11967, and the housing stock is mostly ranch, cape cod, hi-ranch. Around William Floyd Parkway and the Smith Point Bridge, most of it is old enough that the mechanicals are on their second or third life. The Mastic-Shirley stop pulls buyers who commute, which supports the good houses and does very little for the ones that need a roof. We have been buying across Suffolk County for 15+ years. We know what the William Floyd Union Free School District does to a resale price, which blocks still have oil tanks in the ground, and what a house like yours is actually worth here.
The median is up 7.11% year over year as of 2026-05. A firming market gives you a little room for error on price, which is worth more than it sounds when the house is not in showable condition. At a $549,990 median, Shirley is a market where buyers expect to do some work. That helps a seller with a dated house and hurts one with a genuinely broken one, because the pool that will take on a project is not the same pool that will take on a gut. The median house goes under contract in about 43 days, which is not slow - but it describes houses that were already showable on day one.
What sellers say
More reviews →I went into the process expecting a hard sell from a shark looking to prey on my situation. Instead I met the owner who was responsive, honest, thoughtful, and willing to share his knowledge with me. … He went out of his way to offer options that would actually net me more money than I would have received otherwise.
I live out of state but decided to give the owner a call. … I never even went up for the closing. He took care of everything and I would highly recommend him and his crew.
It was a real pleasure doing business with these guys. They gave me an excellent price, no pressure, very courteous and professional.
Common questions
Do you actually buy in Shirley, or is this a national site?
Nassau and Suffolk County are the only places we buy, and we have no plans to expand past Long Island. A buyer who operates in fifty states does not know what your street is worth.
Is there any obligation?
None. The visit is free, the written offer is free, and if you say no we do not call you again. There is no follow-up campaign.
Do I need to repair or clean anything first?
No. Take what you want out of the house and leave everything else where it is, including furniture. Clearing it is our cost.
Will you pay what my house is worth?
We pay below what a fully renovated house on your street sells for, because we are buying it unrenovated and carrying it while it is fixed. We will show you exactly how we got to the number, and if listing with an agent would net you more we will tell you that instead.
How fast can you close?
Close fast, or when you're ready. Some people need three weeks. Some are waiting on probate or a tenant and need three months. The closing date is a term you set, not something a lender dictates.
Find out what your Shirley house is worth to us
One visit, a written number within 24 hours, and a straight answer about whether selling to us is actually your best move. If it is not, we will tell you that too.
Or call (631) 814-1369