Takes about two minutes. Or call
(313) 710-6129 — we answer.
How selling to us works in Durham
Tell us about the house
The address is enough to start in Durham. If you know the condition, the roof age or
what is owed, that gets us to a firmer number faster.
Get a written offer in 24 hours
A real number on paper, with the comparable sales and the repair estimate it came
from. No obligation and nothing to sign.
You pick the closing date
Seven days if you need it, ninety if you do not. We buy as-is, cover standard closing
costs, and take the house with whatever is still in it.
The Durham market, by the numbers
From our own transaction records and HUD data for Durham ZIP codes.
Updated 2026-09-14.
Durham · NC
3 bed / 2 bathTypical home we buy
1,236 sq ftMedian size
46 daysMedian days on market
$2,160/moHUD Fair Market Rent, 3BR
6ZIP codes we buy in
Across the Durham properties in our records, the median time on market is 46 days. A cash sale skips that window entirely — there is no listing period, no showings, and no financing contingency that can collapse at day 30.
HUD sets Fair Market Rent for a 3-bedroom in Durham at $2,160/month. That number is why we can pay cash here: many of these homes work as long-term rentals for us, so we are not dependent on reselling quickly to make the numbers work.
Durham has appreciated enough that many owners are surprised by their equity — and if you have it and you have time, you should list. We are the right answer for inherited property, out-of-state owners, and houses needing more than a paint-and-carpet refresh.
In a steady market the spread between an updated house and a dated one is wider than the spread between selling in spring and selling in fall.
HOA and estoppel timing
Where there is an association we pull the estoppel early; unpaid dues and open violations settle at closing rather than blocking the sale.
ZIP codes we buy in around Durham
277012770327704277052770727712
That is 6 ZIP codes across Durham — including 27701, 27703, 27704 and 27705. Not listed? We still look at it — North Carolina deals outside these ZIPs come through regularly.
What homes are actually selling for in Durham
We pulled 460 recorded sales across the Durham ZIP codes we work in. Publishing it is the point: you cannot tell whether an offer is fair without knowing what the finished product sells for.
Recorded sales · Durham
$385,000Median sale price
$224Median per sq ft
460Sales analysed
1992Median year built
Between $308,125 and $445,000 covers half of all Durham sales in our data. Anyone quoting you a firm number before seeing the property is guessing inside that range.
Home size
Median sale price
Sales
2-bedroom
$214,250
68
3-bedroom
$379,500
288
4-bedroom
$444,355
74
Recorded sales in our own comparable-sales database for these ZIP
codes. Sale prices reflect what buyers paid for homes in their condition at the time —
they are not an appraisal of your property and not an offer.
Durham by ZIP code
We underwrite by ZIP, not by city. Here is what each one looks like in our data:
ZIP
Median sale
Per sq ft
Sales
HUD 3BR rent
27701
$329,750
$275
28
—
27703
$402,000
$213
193
$2,160
27704
$325,000
$220
73
—
27705
$435,500
$276
58
—
27707
$366,392
$260
64
—
27712
$387,500
$223
44
—
Sale figures are medians of recorded sales in our comparable-sales
database; rent is HUD Fair Market Rent for that ZIP. A dash means we do not hold enough data
for that ZIP to publish a number we would stand behind.
Neighborhoods we buy in around Durham
We underwrite by block, not by city line. These are the Durham neighborhoods where we hold enough recorded sales to publish a median:
Neighborhood
Recorded sales
Median sale
Per sq ft
Triple Crown
9
$429,990
$210
12% above city median
The Courtyards at Oak Grove
8
$830,844
$319
116% above city median
Also buying in
We buy across Durham, including these. We do not hold a mapped boundary for them, so rather than estimate a median we show the ZIP each one sits in — and the per-ZIP medians are in the table further up this page.
Bethesda 27703
Braggtown 27704
Joyland 27703
Trinity Park 27701
Neighborhood boundaries from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sale figures are medians of recorded sales in our own comparable-sales database for those boundaries — they describe the area, not your house, and they are not an offer.
What that means for an offer in Durham
Below is the same maths every cash buyer runs, using the median Durham sale price as the starting point.
After-repair value — what it sells for once renovated
$385,000
− Repairs to get it there
−$46,000
− Holding, closing and resale costs
−$38,500
− The buyer's margin
−$46,000
= Illustrative cash offer
$254,500
This is an illustration, not an offer on your house. A property needing less work than the median moves the number up; one needing a roof and mechanicals moves it down. If a buyer will not walk you through these four lines on your specific property, that is the moment to be suspicious.
If your house is in good condition, this is also the calculation that tells you to
list it instead. We will say so. The full breakdown of
how the offer is built covers where the line falls.
How a closing actually works in North Carolina
North Carolina closings are conducted by an attorney, who performs the title search and records the deed. Build the attorney's title turnaround into any date you commit to.
On our side the sequence is the same every time: title search, payoff figures ordered on
any existing mortgage, liens and municipal balances identified, then funds and deed recorded.
Nothing about a cash sale skips title work — what it skips is the lender, the appraisal
and the financing contingency, which is where most retail contracts on Durham houses
actually die.
General information about how these transactions typically proceed, not
legal or tax advice. Your closing agent or attorney is the authority on your specific file.
Our offer versus listing it in Durham
Listing with an agent
Our cash offer
Agent commission
About 6% of the sale price
None
Repairs before closing
Buyer and appraiser both have a say
None — we buy as-is
Cleaning and showings
Open houses and strangers in the house
Neither
Time to close
46 days on market, then another 30–45 to close
7–14 days once title is clear
Financing falls through
The most common reason a sale collapses
No lender involved
Closing costs
Customarily paid by the seller
We cover the standard ones
Certainty of the number
Offers can be renegotiated after inspection
The written number is the number
The listing timeline is the median days on market for Durham in our own records, plus a typical financed closing. Commission is the customary 6% and varies by agreement.
Three days to change your mind
If you accept an offer, you have three days after signing to walk away for any reason
at all, with nothing owed and no explanation needed. We would rather lose a deal than
have someone feel cornered into one.
Sometimes you should not sell to us
If the house is in good shape and you are not in a hurry, listing it will almost
always net you more than we can offer. That is not us being modest — we buy at a
discount because we take on the repairs, the carrying costs and the risk.
We will tell you when that is your situation. It is a faster conversation for both of
us than pretending otherwise.
Why Durham sellers call us
Most people who reach out are not shopping for the highest number — they are solving
something with a deadline attached. These pages cover what changes in each case:
Yes. The payoff comes out of the proceeds at closing. The only situation that gets difficult is owing more than the house is worth, and we will tell you that immediately.
How fast can you close in Durham?
Typically 7-14 days once title is clear, because there is no lender underwriting. For comparison, the median Durham listing in our records sits 46 days before it is even under contract, and closing runs another 30-45 days after that.
My house is dated but not damaged. Should I just list it?
Possibly, and we will say so. If it is structurally sound, clean, and you can wait 60-90 days and pay commissions, the open market usually nets more. We are the better answer when it needs work you cannot fund or you need a date you can rely on.
Am I obligated to accept the offer?
No. The offer is written, free, and yours to walk away from. We would rather you compare it against a listing than feel pushed into it.
Get your Durham cash offer
Send the address and we will come back within a day with a written number and the comps
it came from. If listing would net you more, we will tell you that instead.
Takes about two minutes. Or call
(313) 710-6129 — we answer.
Also from Restar
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Restar Acquisitions is the acquisitions arm of Restar — a housing-market analytics
platform tracking 180+ metrics across every U.S. market, with composite scores and 12-month
price forecasts. The numbers on this page come from the same work.
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