A woman reached out to us after her mother passed. The house in Raleigh — not far from Hickory Hill — had been vacant for almost a year. Back taxes had stacked up on two properties at the same time. Shelby County was moving toward a tax sale. She didn't have months. She had days.
The Fast-Track Solution
Spencer walked the property, made a cash offer, and they were at the closing table within a week. At closing, the delinquent taxes were paid directly from the sale proceeds — she didn't front a dollar. She walked out with cash and used part of it to get current on her second property too.
Two tax problems. One cash sale. Both solved.
Why Skipping the Agent Makes Sense
That's what selling a Memphis property without an agent actually looks like when it goes right. No repairs. No 90-day listing. No commission. The math worked out closer to what she'd have netted after agent fees anyway — except she closed in days, not months.