No. We buy houses as-is with all personal property. Whatever is left after the close of escrow will be our responsibility and we save you the hassle of cleaning out the property. Take what you want and leave anything you don’t want behind for us to deal with.

Fair Trade can pay for escrow costs and title insurance when we choose our services. As the seller you will not pay commissions but you will pay taxes. This includes any outstanding property taxes as well as City and County transfer taxes for the sale.

Once two parties agree to sell their home and sign a California Association of Realtors purchase contract the transaction gets handed off to an escrow company whose job as a neutral third party is to facilitate the transaction and make sure all the liens, judgments, or mortgages are paid off prior to closing. Escrow handles receiving and disbursing the money for the sale and they will pay off all liens and facilitate sending the net proceeds to the account of the sellers chosing.

No. As long as you are the owner of record we have a proven process for offering and purchasing properties virtually. All we need are detailed pictures or video to determine the condition before we will make you a cash offer. If you don’t have photos or video we have local field agents who can visit the property with your permission.

Fair Trade Real Estate is a brokerage but you will not pay commission when you sell our home directly to our company. We are licensed real estate professionals but our business is buying homes and we don’t charge sellers commission or list properties.