Is this a real offer, or just an estimate?

It's an estimate, built from what you tell us about the house — before anyone has seen it in person. A real, binding offer comes after a walkthrough, when we can actually see the condition of everything.

Why would I take less than a well-run estate sale might bring?

You might not want to — an estate sale can net more, on average. What you're buying from us is certainty: one payment, on a date you choose, with nothing left in the house and no cleanout bill afterward.

What happens to things you don't sell?

That's our problem, not yours, once you take the cash. We donate what has no resale value and dispose of the rest — the cost of that is already built into your offer.

How long is the estimate good for?

Fourteen days. Prices and our own capacity shift, so we re-run the numbers if it's been a while — you'll see the old figure struck through with a one-tap re-run.

Can I still do an estate sale or list items myself instead?

Always. This page exists so you can compare — see The Fork above for the honest three-way breakdown, including the cases where you'd do better elsewhere.

Clean Break · Estate Cash Buyout

One number. One date. Nothing left in the house.

We buy everything in the house — every object, sold or unsold, valuable or worthless — for one cash sum, and we carry the risk: the move, the storage, the ninety days of selling, the donation runs, the dump fees. Tell us what's inside and we'll show you an estimated range in ninety seconds, with every line of the arithmetic that produced it.

Tell us what's in the house

Your own estimate — what's everything in the house worth, all together?

A rough guess is fine — we're the ones taking the risk on the number after this.

Home ZIP code (optional)

Cash offers are for the Charlotte area. Elsewhere we show what selling in place looks like.

Home size

Also included

What's in it, and how much of each

Jewellery & precious metals

Collectibles — coins, sports, militaria, toys

Art & decorative

Furniture

General household

Appliances & electronics

Tools & equipment

Overall condition

Age

Appraisal status

Your cash offer

Still need a few answers

your own estimate of what's in the house
the size of the house
at least one category of what's in it

The Fork

The honest three-way comparison — including the two cases where you'd probably make more money somewhere else. Figures below are a worked example; answer the questions above for your own.

	Cash offer (CLEAN BREAK)	Managed resale	Traditional estate sale
What you get	Inferred$9250.00 – $11000.00	Inferred$10500.00 – $18000.00	Inferred$6500.00 – $14200.00
Arrives	One payment, at closing	Rolling over 90–120 days	60–90 days, then a cleanout bill
Who carries the downside	VaultXL, entirely	Shared — unsold items stay yours until donated	You
Commission	None — we buy outright	15% of net resale + setup fee set in your quote	35–50% of what sells
Cleanout of what doesn't sell	Included	Included	Usually a separate invoice
Certainty	Fixed at walkthrough	Estimate only	Estimate only

Cash offer(CLEAN BREAK)

What you get: Inferred$9250.00 – $11000.00
Arrives: One payment, at closing
Who carries the downside: VaultXL, entirely
Commission: None — we buy outright
Cleanout of what doesn't sell: Included
Certainty: Fixed at walkthrough

Managed resale

What you get: Inferred$10500.00 – $18000.00
Arrives: Rolling over 90–120 days
Who carries the downside: Shared — unsold items stay yours until donated
Commission: 15% of net resale + setup fee set in your quote
Cleanout of what doesn't sell: Included
Certainty: Estimate only

Traditional estate sale

What you get: Inferred$6500.00 – $14200.00
Arrives: 60–90 days, then a cleanout bill
Who carries the downside: You
Commission: 35–50% of what sells
Cleanout of what doesn't sell: Usually a separate invoice
Certainty: Estimate only

A well-run estate sale on this house would probably net you more than our cash offer — our own estimate says about $10,800, and it could be as high as $14,200. It could also be $6,500. It will take two months, strangers will walk through the house, and you will get a cleanout invoice at the end for whatever didn't sell.

What you are buying from us is not the biggest number. It is a fixed number, on a date you choose, with nothing left in the house.

What happens next

1. Send us this estimate.We'll call to schedule a walkthrough — no obligation.
2. We walk through the house. Twenty to forty minutes, and we turn the estimate into a real, binding offer.
3. You pick a closing date. We move everything out ourselves — nothing for you to sort, sell, or haul.

Questions

Is this a real offer, or just an estimate?: It's an estimate, built from what you tell us about the house — before anyone has seen it in person. A real, binding offer comes after a walkthrough, when we can actually see the condition of everything.
Why would I take less than a well-run estate sale might bring?: You might not want to — an estate sale can net more, on average. What you're buying from us is certainty: one payment, on a date you choose, with nothing left in the house and no cleanout bill afterward.
What happens to things you don't sell?: That's our problem, not yours, once you take the cash. We donate what has no resale value and dispose of the rest — the cost of that is already built into your offer.
How long is the estimate good for?: Fourteen days. Prices and our own capacity shift, so we re-run the numbers if it's been a while — you'll see the old figure struck through with a one-tap re-run.
Can I still do an estate sale or list items myself instead?: Always. This page exists so you can compare — see The Fork above for the honest three-way breakdown, including the cases where you'd do better elsewhere.