Selling a Hoarder House or a House That Needs a Cleanout
Local cash home buyers since 2016. 1,000+ houses bought in St. Louis MO & IL. 4.7 on Google from 65+ reviews. Read Google reviews.
As-is cash offer. No repairs. We typically cover closing costs. About 2 weeks — you pick the date.
You do not have to finish a cleanout before you sell. House Sold Easy buys St. Louis houses as-is, including hoarder conditions and houses packed after a lifetime or an estate. Leave what you do not want. Typical close about two weeks. Call 636-525-1566.
We are not a junk-removal company first. We are cash home buyers. If you want only junk hauled and you are keeping the house, that is a different job.
What “hoarder” means on a walkthrough
Rooms you cannot walk. A garage that has not closed in years. A basement of paper and furniture. Animal damage. A smell you are embarrassed to have a stranger see. We have walked those houses. You do not need to apologize. You do need a path to the mechanicals if one exists, or an honest description if it does not.
Estates are a big share of these calls. If you inherited the house, read inherited house and probate. If the house is also vacant, vacant house. If the city posted it, code / condemned.
You can take what you want
Keep the photos, the tools, the one dresser. Tell us what stays. We factor cleanout into the offer instead of asking you to rent a dumpster on a street that will not love that dumpster. See as-is.
If there are tenants or a family member still living in part of the house, say so. Tenants.
Safety and utilities
If the floor is questionable or the stacks are unstable, we will not ask you to climb. If utilities are off, tell us before we arrive. We still come. The offer reflects what we can see and what we have to assume.
We typically cover our standard closing costs. No commissions on a sale to us. You pick the date. Payment usually releases in 1–2 business days after closing.
Where this shows up
City two-flats, North County ranches, South County split-levels, and out-of-town heirs who flew in, opened the door, and flew home. The process is the same. Areas we serve. All situations.
House Sold Easy: since 2016, 1,000+ houses in Missouri and Illinois, David or Mike, Brentwood office, 4.7 stars from 65+ Google reviews.
Common questions
Do I have to empty the house?
No. Tell us what you are taking.
Will you lowball because it is messy?
The offer prices cleanout and condition. It is not a punishment. Compare it with a listing that requires the cleanout first.
Can I have a weekend after closing to finish taking things?
Sometimes. Ask. Possession is part of the deal.
What about biohazard or animal damage?
Tell us on the call. We still review the house. We will say if we cannot buy it.
Is junk removal required before the walkthrough?
No.
Do you buy if the house also needs a roof?
Yes. Foundation or roof.
Who walks the house?
David Dodge or Michael Slane. 636-525-1566.
Is this the junk-removal page?
No. If you are keeping the house and only want debris gone, that is a different service.
Talk to a person
Call or text 636-525-1566 any time. House Sold Easy has bought 1,000+ houses in St. Louis, Missouri and Illinois since 2016. You will deal with David Dodge or Michael Slane. The office is at 1750 S Brentwood Blvd, Suite 503, in Brentwood. Google shows 4.7 stars from 65+ reviews — read those on Google, not as stars on this page.
If you want the cash path, send the address on the form. If you want a listing net sheet, get that from an agent and compare. We will not pretend every house should sell to us.
Estates, siblings, and the first open door
A lot of cleanout files start with siblings who flew in, opened the door, and disagreed about whether to “just hire a crew.” A crew is a real cost and a real delay. A cash sale prices the cleanout into one number. You can still take the things that matter and leave the rest.
If one sibling wants every plate boxed and another wants the house gone this month, get aligned on authority before you spend money on bins. We can walk the house while you sort the family part. We cannot close until the people who must sign, sign.
Odors, insects, and stacked paper are condition — not a moral grade. We have been in worse houses than the one you are about to apologize for.
Cross-links: inherited house · vacant · as-is · situations
What the offer is pricing
Labor to empty the house. Dumpsters or a haul-out crew. Possible hidden damage under the stacks — wet floors, chewed wiring, a bathroom you cannot reach yet. We price what we can see and we say when we are assuming the rest. That is why the walkthrough still matters even if you think “they’ll never get through the living room.”
If the house also has a failed roof or a city notice, those are additive, not instead-of. Foundation or roof. Code.
You can meet us at the curb if you do not want to walk in again. We still go in if it is safe enough to do so.
After you call about a cleanout house
We schedule the walkthrough like any other file. Wear shoes you do not care about. We will. If a path has to be cut to the furnace, we will say so on site instead of guessing from the porch. The written offer follows that visit, not the phone description.
Call 636-525-1566.