Where we buy
Nassau and Suffolk. Nowhere else, on purpose.
Suffolk County · ZIP 11953
We buy Middle Island houses, fast and as-is.
Ranches off Middle Country Road, condos near Artist Lake, a house that's sat empty since the estate opened. We buy Middle Island homes in any condition and put a written cash offer in your hands within 24 hours. Close in a hurry, or on your own calendar.
Get my offer now or call (631) 519-8996
We rebuild
We buy houses, renovate them and sell them.
Around here
A three-bedroom on Nord Park Boulevard. A two-bedroom on Artist Lake Drive. A house on Pine Road.
As featured in
- Newsday
- LongIsland.com
- Forbes
- realtor.com
- New York Post
Most people who call us are not just moving
They are selling because of something else that happened. An estate, a tenant who stopped paying, a house nobody has lived in since a parent went into care. These are the situations we see most often in Middle Island.
Foreclosure & debt
Missed payments, a foreclosure notice, liens, back taxes or bankruptcy.
See all 8 →How selling to us works in Middle Island
- 1
You tell us about the house
An address in 11953 and a rough idea of condition. Two minutes on the phone or the form. We do not need photographs, a clean house, or anything fixed first.
- 2
A quick look in person
We visit once and it rarely takes more than half an hour. On the ranch or hi-ranch houses that make up most of Middle Island, we check the roof, the boiler and the electric before anything cosmetic.
- 3
We put a figure in writing
You have a written number within 24 hours, a single figure rather than a "somewhere around". Feel free to check it with a Suffolk County agent. When a house is ready to list as it is, listing can beat us, and we would rather you knew.
- 4
You choose when to close
Soon, or months away if probate, a tenant or your next move has to come first. You also avoid the 82 to 97 days a listed Middle Island house typically takes to find a buyer and get through the buyer's mortgage.
Houses we have bought or walked through in Middle Island
Real houses, photographed by our own team, most of them the way the seller left them.
We buy Middle Island houses in any condition
You do not need to fix anything, clean anything, or explain anything. The condition changes the number, never whether we are interested. These are things we have bought around already.
- Needs a new roof
- Boiler or heat out
- Knob-and-tube wiring
- Fire or smoke damage
- Water damage or mold
- Foundation movement
- Full of belongings
- Vacant for years
- Tenants still in it
- Open code violations
- Buried oil tank
- Failed cesspool
How we arrive at a number
On a house we start from the end: what it sells for once the work is done. From that we take away the cost of the work and a margin for the chance that we have misjudged either one. That is the whole method. Nothing is hidden in it.
- What it is worth repaired. Not the Middle Island median of $440,000 on its own, but what houses like yours on your street actually closed at recently.
- What the work costs. Roof, boiler, electric, the kitchen and bath. In Middle Island the stock is largely ranch and hi-ranch, and on houses that age the mechanicals are usually the expensive part rather than the cosmetics.
- How long we will hold it. The median Middle Island house goes under contract in about 37 days once it is showable, then waits 45 to 60 days more on the buyer's lender. Ours has to get to showable first, and we carry taxes and insurance across the whole of it.
- What we are wrong about. Walls and floors hide things until they come up. We price for that uncertainty, and it accounts for much of the distance between a cash offer and a retail price.
How we can pay this and still make it work
Most cash buyers skip this part. We do not. We run millions of dollars of construction a year, so we buy materials at contractor prices and keep our crews busy all year. The same renovation costs us roughly half of what you would be quoted as a homeowner.
That difference is how we make money. It is also why renovating before you sell seldom comes out ahead: you would pay retail for the roof and the boiler and then hope a buyer pays you back for them. Most of the time they do not. Our margin comes from building for less, not from buying from you for less.
If our number does not work for you, tell us. We would much rather hear it than push. We will go through your situation and give you a straight view of your options, including the ones that leave us out. A lot of people do better listing with an agent, and if you are one of them we will tell you now rather than have you find out later.
What the two paths cost in Middle Island
Work it against Middle Island's own numbers. The median sale here is $440,000. A 5% commission on that is $22,000, and seller closing costs of about 2% add roughly $8,800. Those are costs we can cover on our side. That is $30,800 gone before anyone counts the repairs it took to get the house listable.
There are two waits in a listed sale and people usually only count the first. In Middle Island the median house takes about 37 days to go from listed to a signed contract. Then it waits again, typically 45 to 60 days, while the buyer's lender orders an appraisal and underwrites the loan. Call it 82 to 97 days from sign to keys, assuming nothing goes wrong.
The part worth understanding is what a signed contract actually guarantees, which is less than most sellers assume. A retail buyer with a mortgage contingency can walk away right up to the end. If they do not qualify, if the appraisal comes in under the price, if they change their mind and let the financing lapse. A share of deals die exactly there, after months of waiting, and the house goes back on the market with time on it. We are not borrowing anything, so there is no lender to satisfy, no appraisal to come in low and no contingency to exercise.
| Listing with an agent | Selling to us | |
|---|---|---|
| Sale price | $440,000 (Middle Island median) | Our written offer |
| Commission | −$22,000 | None |
| Seller closing costs | −$8,800 | We can cover them |
| Repairs before listing | Out of pocket | None |
| Cleanout | Yours | Ours |
| Showings | Until it sells | One visit |
| Listed to signed contract | 37 days (Middle Island median, once listable) | 24 hours to a written offer |
| Contract to closing | 45 to 60 days (waiting on the buyer's lender) | A date you choose |
| Total wait | 82 to 97 days if nothing falls through | Yours to set |
| Can the buyer walk? | Yes (mortgage contingency runs to the end) | No financing to fall through |
| Before repairs and carrying | $409,200 | The number we put in writing |
The agent column uses a 5% commission and about 2% of seller closing costs, which are typical rather than fixed. It leaves out repairs and holding costs because no two houses are alike there. Where a house is in good condition, listing with a capable agent can beat our number, and we will be upfront if that is the case.
What this looks like in Middle Island specifically
Middle Island is roughly 10,546 people in Suffolk County, ZIP 11953, and the housing stock is mostly ranch, hi-ranch, colonial. Around Middle Country Road and Artist Lake, most of it is old enough that the mechanicals are on their second or third life. We know which of these streets take water, where the older systems fail first, and what the Longwood Central School District does to a resale price.
The median is up 6.02% year over year as of 2026-05. A firming market gives you a little room for error on price, which is worth more than it sounds when the house is not in showable condition. At a $440,000 median, Middle Island is a market where buyers expect to do some work. That helps a seller with a dated house and hurts one with a genuinely broken one, because the pool that will take on a project is not the same pool that will take on a gut. The median house here goes under contract in about 37 days, which is quick for Long Island. It is also a figure that only applies to property in showable condition.
What sellers say
More reviews →My family and I had a great experience. The process was so clear and easy. I would highly recommend the company with anyone looking to sell their house without any hassle whatsoever.
HONEST...Very honest and above board in their efforts to solve my dilemma...and while I was unable to have all my wishes granted, I had the good fortune of meeting two of the team, who were kind, professional, and persevering in their efforts to steer me in the right direction.
I live out of state but decided to give the owner a call. … I never even went up for the closing. He took care of everything and I would highly recommend him and his crew.
Common questions
Do you actually buy in Middle Island, or is this a national site?
Nassau and Suffolk County are the only places we buy, and we have no plans to expand past Long Island. A buyer who operates in fifty states does not know what your street is worth.
Is there any obligation?
None. The visit is free, the written offer is free, and if you say no we do not call you again. There is no follow-up campaign.
Do I need to repair or clean anything first?
No. Take what you want out of the house and leave everything else where it is, including furniture. Clearing it is our cost.
Will you pay what my house is worth?
We pay below what a fully renovated house on your street sells for, because we are buying it unrenovated and carrying it while it is fixed. We will show you exactly how we got to the number, and if listing with an agent would net you more we will tell you that instead.
How fast can you close?
Close in a hurry, or on your own calendar. Some people need three weeks. Some are waiting on probate or a tenant and need three months. The closing date is a term you set, not something a lender dictates.
Find out what your Middle Island house is worth to us
One visit, a written number within 24 hours, and a straight answer about whether selling to us is actually your best move. If it is not, we will tell you that too.
Or call (631) 519-8996