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We buy houses in Fort Lauderdale. Cash, as-is, on your date.
We are based in Fort Lauderdale, and most of the houses we renovate are in Broward County. Send the address and get a written cash offer within 12 hours.
- NO repairs or cleanout
- NO agent commissions
- NO closing costs to you
Bonuses when you sell to us
Up to $20,000 Before Closing
Get cash early for a down payment, rent or your move.
Get FREE Moving or Cleanout
All you have to do is pack. Or leave it all, we clear it out.
Subject to qualification. When you sell to us.
Advance deducted from your proceeds at closing. See if you qualify ↓
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The short answer
Yes, we buy houses in Fort Lauderdale and across Broward County for cash, as-is. We are local investors based in Fort Lauderdale, we renovate what we buy, and you get a written offer within 12 hours with the comparable sales behind it. No commissions, no fees, no repairs. Closing happens at a licensed Florida title company, as fast as 7 days when the title is clear, or on your date.
We're not attorneys or tax advisors. Probate, insurance claims and tax questions belong with a Florida attorney, your insurer or a CPA. We handle the sale.
Can you sell a house in Fort Lauderdale as-is for cash?
Yes, and with us the buyer is local. We are based in Fort Lauderdale and meet sellers at the house, not in an office, so when you send an address in Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Wilton Manors or anywhere in Broward, one of us can see it this week and the written offer arrives within 12 hours of your call, with the recent sales it is based on, so you can check every number.
As-is means the house exactly as it stands today. The 1960s roof, the jalousie windows, the Florida room that was enclosed without a permit, the furniture, the shed full of hurricane shutters: all of it stays. We renovate after closing and then rent the house out or sell it. You do no repairs, no cleaning and no showings.
You pick the closing date. Seven days is the fast end when the title is clear; weeks out is fine if you need time to move. If you qualify, you can also get up to $20,000 before closing once you sign, stay up to 14 days after closing for free, and get a free local move or a free cleanout. The steps are on how it works; what as-is covers is on selling as-is.
Where in Broward County we buy
Fort Lauderdale itself first: the older neighborhoods west of Federal Highway such as Lauderdale Manors, Melrose Park, Riverland and Croissant Park, the mid-century homes in Poinsettia Heights and Lake Ridge, and the canal streets of Victoria Park, Rio Vista and Coral Ridge when the house needs more work than a retail buyer wants.
Around the city we buy in Oakland Park, Wilton Manors, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Plantation, Sunrise and Davie. In South Broward: Hollywood, Dania Beach, Hallandale Beach, Pembroke Pines, Miramar and Cooper City. In North Broward: Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse Point, Coconut Creek, Margate, Tamarac, North Lauderdale and Coral Springs. West to Weston and Parkland when the numbers work.
Send the address and we confirm within minutes. If a house is outside the area where our crews work, we still buy when the numbers work; now and then a trusted partner investor is the buyer instead of us, and we tell you that before you sign. Our Florida page covers the rest of the state.
Fort Lauderdale situations we see most

See your number. Then decide.
You get a written cash offer within 12 hours, with the comps behind it. No obligation, no pressure.
- No fees or commissions
- Sold as-is
- You pick the date
What we don't buy in Broward
We would rather tell you now than after you call.
- Homes in 55+ communities such as Century Village in Deerfield Beach and Pembroke Pines, Kings Point in Tamarac or Sunrise Lakes. Age rules limit who we can rent or sell to after renovation.
- Mobile and manufactured homes on rented land or in a park. We buy them only together with the land they sit on.
- Houses already listed with an agent. Your listing agreement comes first. Call us when it ends.
- Houses where you owe close to full value. A cash sale may not cover the loan. We tell you honestly on the call and point you to other options.
A single-family house, a duplex, a townhouse or a small multi-unit anywhere in Broward: send the address.
Broward closing facts
A few local things that come up in almost every Broward sale, and what they mean for you.
- Closings happen at a licensed Florida title company, usually Fidelity National Title. They run the title search, hold the money in escrow, pay off any mortgage or liens, and pay you. Never close anywhere else.
- Your record is public. The Broward County Property Appraiser shows the just value, the homestead status and the sales history of every house in the county; our written offer uses the same recent sales you can look up there.
- Homestead doesn't follow the house. If you are buying another Florida home, ask the Property Appraiser about portability of your Save Our Homes benefit before you close. It is your benefit, not ours.
- Probate runs through the Broward County Circuit Court, Probate Division. The court must name a personal representative before an estate can sign a deed. We can sign the purchase agreement now and close when the court allows the sale.
- Flood zones are common east of Federal Highway and along the canals. Check your address on the FEMA flood map. A flood zone changes our insurance after closing, not whether we buy.
- Documentary stamp tax on the deed. By custom the Florida seller pays it; when you sell to us, we cover it, so it does not come out of your price.
What you actually keep
Our offer is lower than a fixed-up retail price. In exchange you skip the roof, the permits, the commission, the showings and the months of carrying costs. We show the math.
At closing the title company pays off the mortgage, any property taxes, city liens or HOA dues, and the documentary stamp tax we cover for you. What's left is yours, by wire or check the same day. There are no fees from us at any point. If you took the advance before closing (if you qualify), it comes off the proceeds at closing, and you see that line on the closing statement before you sign.
Compare that with a listing where the agent commission, seller closing costs and the buyer's repair credits come off the top. Our cash offer vs. realtor page lays both paths side by side and tells you when a listing wins.
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What we need from you
Three things get you a written offer within 12 hours.
- The address of the property
- The condition, in your own words: roof age, past water or storm damage, what works and what doesn't
- Your timeline: when you'd like to close or move, and whether the house is in probate
Four steps. No surprises.
- 1Within minutesQuick callA 5-minute chat about the house and your timeline.
No pressure
- 2Within 12 hoursWritten offerA free cash offer in writing, with the comps behind it.
Proof of funds on request
- 3On your scheduleYou decideLike it? Sign a simple agreement and pick your date.Not for you? Just say no.
No obligation until you sign
- 4The date you pickGet paidSign at closing and get your money.Need time to move? Stay up to 14 days after closing.
Title company or attorney
Hear it from sellers.
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Got a job transfer with three weeks notice. Listing the house and waiting 90 days wasn't an option. Sterling gave me a cash offer on day one and let me pick the closing date. I moved on my schedule, not a realtors. Highly recommended!
Your questions, answered.
Do you buy houses in Hollywood, Pompano Beach and Pembroke Pines too?
Yes. We buy across Broward County: Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Pembroke Pines, Coral Springs, Davie, Plantation, Sunrise, Miramar, Lauderhill, Tamarac, Margate, Deerfield Beach, Coconut Creek and the rest of the county. The written offer, the title-company closing and the phone number are the same everywhere.
Is Sterling actually in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. Our mailing address is 2805 East Oakland Park Boulevard, Suite 216, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306; it is where our mail goes, not a walk-in office. We meet sellers at the house. The same address is on our Google profile and on the contact page.
My Fort Lauderdale house has an old roof and no insurance. Can you still buy it?
Yes. An uninsured house, a roof over 20 years old or a failed four-point inspection changes nothing about the process: same written offer within 12 hours, same closing at a licensed title company. The roof is priced into the offer and replaced after closing. Insuring the house is our problem, not yours.
Can I sell a Broward house that is in probate?
Often you can sign the purchase agreement now and close once the Broward County Circuit Court names the personal representative and allows the sale. Your probate attorney confirms which route the estate takes; our offer waits for it. More on the inherited house page.
I live out of state. Do I have to fly down?
No. One short visit by our team confirms the condition, the title company arranges remote signing where Florida rules allow it, and your money arrives by wire. Many of our Broward sellers never come back to the house.
Do you buy canal-front or flood-zone homes?
Yes. A flood zone, past water in the house or a seawall that needs work is priced as it is. Tell us about any past flooding on the first call so the repair estimate holds after the visit.
Do you buy condos and townhouses in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes, outside 55+ communities. Tell us about any open special assessment on the building; like a lien, it is paid from the sale at closing by the title company, and you see it on the closing statement before you sign.
How fast can you close in Broward?
As fast as 7 days when the title is clear, or on your date. Probate, a lien that needs a payoff letter or a co-owner in another state can add time, and we tell you a realistic date on the first call. If you qualify, you can also stay up to 14 days after closing, free.
Is the offer really free, with no obligation?
Yes. The written offer, the comps, the proof of funds and the visit cost you nothing, and nothing is binding until you sign a purchase agreement.
- Broward County Property Appraiser, property search and exemptions
- Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Broward County), Probate Division
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center
- Florida Statutes s. 201.02, Tax on deeds and other instruments relating to real property
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice.
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Two minutes now. Your number in writing within 12 hours. Then it's your call.
P.S. You don't have to decide anything today. Get your number, compare it with what an agent would get you, then decide. Moving help is limited each month.Nothing to decide today. Get your number, compare it with an agent's, then decide. Moving help is limited each month.
