Home Buyers of Pittsburgh: Making SellingA Home “A Truly Painless Process”

Home Buyers of Pittsburgh often works with sellers in stressful and challenging situations, typically on a shorter timeline. Yet they also work with sellers throughout the Pittsburgh area who simply want an easier, faster alternative to the traditional home selling process.

The Home Buyers of Pittsburgh team recently worked with an elderly man and his daughter in Upper St. Clair who were looking to help him make the transition into assisted living.

“We got a call from a family who had seen a few different types of our advertisements but were a little skeptical of the process” said Ryan Scialabba, owner and Licensed agent. “It’s pretty typical for people to call in with a lot of questions, but that’s what we’re here for – to figure out the situation and see if we’re a good fit for each other”.

When the company receives a call from a homeowner they do an initial qualification of the property and learn more about the situation. They find out where the house is, when it was built, and ask if it needs any repairs or updates. The rest of the call is spent figuring out what the situation is and if they can help.

“We tend to buy the same style of homes in the neighborhoods we know very well.” said Mr. Scialabba “Once we get to the house we just like to take a 20-30-minute tour to get an estimate on the cost of renovating it so we can figure out how much we can pay”.

As the team walks through the house, they lean on their extensive background in real estate and construction to figure out the cost of renovations needed. Most of the homes they buy need updated kitchens, baths, flooring, paint etc. Other times, the homes need extensive repairs from the roof to the foundation, which usually include French drains and wall anchors.

“This particular house didn’t need a ton of updating because they took really good care of it, but it still needed some carpet, paint, and other small things”. Said Mr. Scialabba

Once the Home Buyers of Pittsburgh team figures out their renovation costs, they can input the numbers into their system and present an offer to the seller on the spot.

“We sit down with the sellers and talk about the current situation. We talk about their wants and needs, and then we look at multiple options to help them sell their home – depending on what their situation calls for.” Said Ryan Scialabba “The nice thing about working with us is that we’re not a one trick pony. We can help people in all different kinds of situations, so it’s always worth a conversation.”

In this situation, the sellers had concerns that they would have to close too fast and that they wouldn’t be able to make the transition. The Homebuyers of Pittsburgh team was able to give them the closing date of their choice, close on the home, and still give them a couple extra days to make their move.

After closing Mr. Scialabba said “All in all, we were able to close on their timeline and help great people through an often stressful situation. They were definitely nervous throughout the transaction, but were relieved we did what we said we would and made it happen.”

The Home Buyers of Pittsburgh team takes pride in their commitment to each individual seller and making the home selling process as simple and hassle-free as possible.