Your House Needs Work. You Shouldn't Have to Pay for It Twice.
Major Repairs Needed

Eastern Pennsylvania's housing stock is among the oldest in the country. Most homes in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Allentown, and Bethlehem were built before 1960 — and many before 1920. That means sellers regularly face expensive issues that didn't exist when these homes were built: knob-and-tube wiring that no insurer will cover, lead paint that requires certified abatement, asbestos in basement pipes and floor tiles, galvanized plumbing that's corroded from the inside, and foundations that have been settling for a century.

The traditional advice is "fix it before you sell." But here's the problem with that advice: the repairs needed on a pre-1960 Pennsylvania home often cost $20,000–$50,000+. A foundation repair alone can run $10,000–$30,000. A roof replacement: $8,000–$15,000. Electrical rewiring: $10,000–$20,000. And even after you spend all that money, there's no guarantee the inspector won't find more problems, the buyer's financing won't fall through, or the home will sell for enough to recoup your investment. You're spending money you may never see again.

The bigger problem is that many of these repair issues make traditional financing impossible. FHA and conventional lenders have minimum property standards — if the home fails the appraisal due to health, safety, or structural issues, the buyer's loan gets denied. This means the only buyers who CAN purchase your home are cash buyers. So you'd be spending $30,000–$50,000 on repairs to attract buyers who don't need financing... the same buyers who would have purchased it as-is without the repairs.

ClearEdge has purchased homes with every type of repair issue you can imagine — foundation failures, fire damage, collapsed roofs, active mold infestations, hoarder situations, homes without working plumbing, properties that haven't been maintained in decades. We factor the repair costs into our offer, handle all renovations after closing, and you walk away without spending a dollar on contractors. Tyler personally assesses every property and explains exactly how the repair costs affect the offer.