Sell a house with foundation issues — no engineer's report needed.

Typically 20–40% off comparable-condition retail value, depending on severity and whether it's been remediated. An undisclosed major foundation issue lawsuit can cost the seller multiples of that — disclosure is non-optional once you know. Selling to us removes the disclosure-liability exposure entirely; we take the property AS IS, IN WRITING, including the foundation.

No. We'd love to see it if you have one (it speeds our underwriting), but we don't require it. We send our own contractor for an exterior + interior look — usually within 48 hours of your first call — and that's our engineering input. If your report comes back $80k, we factor $80k. If it comes back $20k, we factor $20k.

Post-tension slabs are common in newer Texas + Oklahoma builds. We've bought several. The failure mode (cable rust or anchor failure) is more expensive than conventional rebar — typically $25k–$45k for a partial re-tension — but it's a known repair, not a deal-killer.

True for the financed-buyer market — most lenders refuse to fund and most agents won't take the listing because the disclosure dramatically thins the buyer pool. Untrue for the cash market. The cash buyer pool for foundation-damaged property is small but it exists, and we're one of the active players. We bought 8 foundation-failure properties in 2024 alone.

Yes — we run a full building-department lookup as part of our 24-hour underwriting cycle. Unpermitted previous foundation work (cosmetic patching, DIY pier installation, etc.) is super common and doesn't change our offer — we underwrite the property as if it has hidden problems beneath whatever you can see.

We see this a lot. Plumbing leak under the slab → soil saturation → differential heaving → cracks. The cause is your insurance company's problem (if anyone's); the condition is ours to underwrite. We don't care whether it's leak-induced or pure soil movement — we buy either.

Yes — TX, OK, CO, KS, and the Tampa-Sarasota corridor are some of our most-active foundation-damage markets. We have local contractor relationships in all those regions and can usually get a same-day exterior look-see scheduled.

Same answer as our other deals: 7 days at the fast end, 30 days at the normal pace, longer only if title or probate needs to clear. Foundation damage doesn't slow closing — most of our title companies are familiar with foundation-damaged closings and have form addenda ready.