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Roughly two weeks, if the title is clean. That's the honest answer, and the rest of this page is about what makes it longer — because knowing that up front is worth more than a promise nobody can keep.
With clear title and no occupants, a cash closing in about two weeks is realistic. Most of that window is the title company doing its work, not me doing mine. Anyone promising seven days on every deal is either skipping steps or hoping you don't notice when it slips.
I'd rather tell you two weeks and hit it than tell you one and apologise.
These are the real reasons a deal takes longer, and most of them are discoverable on day one if someone bothers to look.
I check for most of these before I give you a number, which is why my timeline tends to hold. A buyer who hasn't looked will quote you seven days and then discover a problem in week two.
If the house is part of a divorce, the practical issue is usually signatures. If both names are on the deed, both people normally have to sign to sell, regardless of who is living there or who is paying. A court order can change that, and your attorney will know where you stand.
I've closed plenty of these. What makes them go smoothly is both people agreeing on the goal even when they agree on nothing else, and a single point of contact who can speak for both — often the attorney. I'm happy to work that way and keep communication even-handed.
Worth saying plainly: if your deadline is soft and the house is in decent shape, listing with an agent will generally net you more money. Speed costs something, and that's the trade. Where I'm genuinely competitive is when the deadline is real, the house needs work, or the situation is complicated enough that a retail sale would fall apart.
Get a number from me and compare it honestly against what you'd net listing — after commission, repairs, concessions and the months of carrying costs. Sometimes that favours me. Sometimes it doesn't, and I'll tell you when it doesn't.
I buy property for my own account. I'm not an attorney and nothing here is legal advice — for your specific situation, talk to a Florida attorney. I work with several and I'm glad to point you toward one.
About two weeks with clean title and no occupants. If something needs resolving first, I'll tell you up front what it adds rather than discovering it later.
I've closed quicker when everything lined up and the title company moved. But I won't promise it on a property I haven't looked at, because the title work is the part neither of us controls.
If you're both on the deed, normally yes — unless a court order says otherwise. Your attorney will know. I've handled plenty of these and I'm comfortable working through a single point of contact.
Yes. You pick the date. Earlier or later both work, and it's easier to plan around a date you choose than one that gets imposed on you.
Compared to a fully marketed retail sale, usually yes. Compared to that sale minus commission, repairs, concessions and months of carrying costs, often less than you'd expect. Get the number and compare properly.
No. No repairs, no cleaning, no staging, no showings. That's most of where the time savings comes from.
If there's a date you're working toward, say so first — it changes what I'd recommend.