Northern California · 16 counties
Probate, an inherited house, tenants, repairs you can't face, a divorce, or simply needing to know where you stand. We'll walk you through every option — including the ones that don't involve us.
Private and confidential. Nothing is shared, and nothing obligates you.
$60M+
in Properties Purchased
250+
Families Helped
7-Day
Average Close
A local buyer based in Auburn, California — not a national franchise or a call center.
Start where you are
Almost nobody arrives here wanting to sell a house. They arrive because something else happened first. Find yours — each one goes to a plain explanation of your options, written for that situation.
Something else, or nothing you want to explain yet? See all situations we handle.
What we buy
We buy as-is, which means condition is not a disqualifier — but it also means we buy the things most buyers walk away from: land without access, lots that failed perc, houses with tenants who are not leaving.
A cash sale is the right answer far less often than the companies selling it suggest. Four situations where you should keep your money and call an agent instead:
A clean, financeable home in a good location almost always nets more on the open market, even after commission. We will tell you that on the first call.
If you can wait out a normal listing period and handle showings, time is worth more to you than certainty. That is a listing, not a cash sale.
We are not the highest number you can get for a house that shows well. We are the most certain one. Those are different products.
Our advantage is buying what banks won't touch. If yours qualifies for conventional financing, you have more buyers than you think.
If your property is one of these, we will say so — and point you toward what actually serves you. You can also compare the alternatives yourself.
The part nobody shows you
Most buyers hand you a number and hope you don't ask how they got there. Here is the whole formula — the same four lines we work through on every property. Move the controls and watch it change.
Not what it's worth today — what a finished, updated version of your house would list for.
$520,000
After-repair value
What it sells for once the work is done
$520,000
Estimated repairs
significant repairs — itemized room by room, never a lump sum
−$65,000
Holding + closing costs
Taxes, insurance, utilities and escrow across about 4 months
−$17,680
Our margin
What the business earns for taking on the repairs, the time and the risk
−$46,800
Your offer
About 75% of after-repair value
$390,520
An illustration, not a quote. Your real offer uses three named comparable sales and a walked repair list — and we show you both.
Every cash buyer runs these same four lines. What changes is the renovation estimate, how long they think it takes to sell, and how much margin they need. A buyer who plans to assign your contract to someone else has to leave room for that person's margin too — which is why their number often drops after you sign.
No obligation, and we'll tell you if listing would net you more.
Want to compare all your options first? See what you'd net selling three different ways →
Whatever you decide, you should understand the number before you accept it.
The process
Most of the anxiety in selling a house comes from not knowing what happens next. So here is the whole thing, including the parts where nothing is expected of you.
A form or a phone call. We ask what's happening and what you need to have happen — not just the address.
Parcel records, tax status, permit history, liens, and whether title looks clean. Most of this is public, and we do it before we bother you.
Three to five recent sales near you that a buyer would actually compare yours to. You get the same list we work from.
For most properties we want to see it — thirty minutes, no staging, no cleaning. For land and some inherited homes, photos are enough.
The number plus the arithmetic behind it: repair estimate, holding costs, and margin. If the number disappoints you, we'd rather show you why than defend it.
There is no expiring offer and no pressure call. People routinely take a week, talk to family, and get a second opinion. That's normal.
A week if you need out, or two months if you're waiting on a move, a school year, or a probate hearing. Escrow opens with a licensed local title company.
Title records the transfer and the money moves the same day. You don't pay commission, and you don't pay for repairs you never made.
Nothing above obligates you, including the offer. People walk away at every stage and that is a normal outcome, not a failure.
Read the longer versionThe comparison, run honestly
Every cash buyer publishes a comparison table where they win every row. Here is the same $520,000 house run both ways, with the repairs a listing would actually require deducted rather than quietly left out.
About 6 months, and the repairs come out of your pocket first
Seven to fourteen days, nothing out of pocket
Listing wins by about $22,360 — if everything goes right.
That gap is what you are paid for taking on the work: finding $65,000 in cash before you see a dollar, managing contractors, keeping the house showable for months, and carrying the risk that your buyer's loan falls apart. If you can do all of that, you should. Our offer is worth taking when you can't — or when the house isn't financeable, in which case a listing was never really on the table.
| Us | An agent | An iBuyer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission | None | About 5% | 5–8% service fee |
| Repairs before selling | None — we take it as it stands | Usually required to hit the price | Deducted from your offer |
| Showings | None | Ongoing, on short notice | None |
| Certainty of closing | No financing contingency | Can fall through on the buyer's loan | Offer can be revised after inspection |
| Condition they accept | Any, including unlivable | Must be financeable | Newer, standard homes only |
| Net proceeds | Lower | Usually the highest | Similar to ours |
Worth checking for yourself — how the iBuyers compare, Opendoor, or other cash buyers in the region.
Reasons you can verify against your written offer and closing documents — not claims you have to take on faith.
Keep what an agent's 5–6% commission and closing costs would have taken. You pay $0.
We buy in any condition. Skip the contractors, staging, and showings entirely.
As few as 7 days for a clear-title property, or a later date that fits your move.
We show our math and put it in writing — no obligation, no pressure, no surprises at closing.
Plain definitions
A cash home buyer is a company that purchases a house directly with its own funds — no mortgage, no agent, no listing. You get a written offer, usually within a day, and choose the closing date. In exchange for that speed and certainty you accept less than the open market would pay a fully repaired, well-presented house. Sierra Property Buyers is a local cash buyer in Auburn, California, working across 16 Northern California counties.
All 97 guides16 Northern California counties and 180+ cities — from the Sacramento Valley to the Sierra foothills, Gold Country, and the Lake Tahoe basin.
Sacramento, Elk Grove, Folsom, Citrus Heights
Auburn, Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln
Placerville, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado Hills
Grass Valley, Nevada City, Truckee, Penn Valley
Marysville, Wheatland, Olivehurst
Yuba City, Live Oak, Sutter, Meridian
Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Capitola, Aptos
Vacaville, Fairfield, Vallejo, Benicia
Chico, Paradise, Oroville, Magalia
Davis, Woodland, West Sacramento, Winters
Jackson, Sutter Creek, Ione, Plymouth
Quincy, Portola, Chester, Greenville, Graeagle
Loyalton, Downieville, Sierra Valley
Eureka, Arcata, Fortuna, Garberville, Lost Coast
Oregon border to Carmel — 66 coastal towns
Truckee, Tahoe City, Kings Beach, South Lake Tahoe
Highway 49 corridor — Amador to Placer
Send an address or just call. We'll tell you what we'd pay and how we got there — and if listing would net you more, we'll tell you that instead.
Sierra Property Buyers · Auburn, California · info@sierrapropertybuyers.com
No obligation and no expiring offer. Escrow opens with a licensed local title company, and you choose the closing date.
