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Every Situation

We Buy Chattanooga TN Homes
In Any Situation

A trustee sale notice, a split, a parent's house, a tax bill or a roof you can't fix. Dignity Properties has helped Chattanooga families through each one. Cash number within a day; close in as little as 14 days, or later if you'd like.

Leave the repairs to us
No commission taken
You set the closing date
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The Reason You're Selling Doesn't Scare Us Off

A buyer with a bank loan wants a tidy house and a seller who can wait. When the house needs work, the deadline is close or the title is messy, you need someone paying with their own money and no appraisal. That's what we do, from Red Bank to East Ridge to Hixson.

16 Situations We Buy Houses In

Pick the one closest to yours. Each page walks through what happens next, what it usually costs you to wait, and how other local sellers in the same spot handled it.

Time-Sensitive
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Facing Foreclosure

Tennessee lenders can foreclose without going to court, so a trustee sale can come quickly once notices go out. If we close before that sale date, the loan is paid off and whatever equity is left goes to you.

One or more house payments behind
Got a letter or saw a published trustee sale notice
Turned down for a modification
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Going Through Divorce

When a marriage ends, the house is often the last thing tying two people together. We talk with both spouses and both lawyers, and the title company pays out each side's share at closing so nobody has to trust the other with a check.

Your agreement says the house gets sold
The equity needs splitting soon
Neither of you wants strangers touring it
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Inherited Property

A house left to you keeps sending bills: the trustee's tax notice, insurance, the power bill, the lawn. We can buy while the estate is still open or after it wraps up, and the family can leave behind whatever they don't want to keep.

You don't plan to live in it
Siblings need an even split
It's dated and the estate has no repair money
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Major Repairs Needed

Cracked block foundations, a sagging roof, a wet crawlspace, old wiring. Lenders won't make a loan on a house like that, so most buyers can't make an offer. Ours comes from our own funds, and we price the work in rather than asking you to do it.

The repair quote is more than you've got
A past buyer walked after the inspection
Unpermitted work or open code issues
Time-Sensitive
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Behind on Taxes

Hamilton County property taxes that go unpaid are eventually turned over for a delinquent tax lawsuit, and that can end in a tax sale. When we buy, the back taxes are paid out of the sale at closing and the rest of the money is yours.

A delinquent tax letter came in the mail
More than one year left unpaid
Penalties keep growing faster than you can pay
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Relocating or Moving

A new job in Nashville, a parent in Atlanta who needs you, or just a fresh start. Listing, showing and waiting on a buyer's loan can eat a whole season. We plan the closing around the day the moving truck leaves.

The new job starts soon
You've moved and the house sits empty
You want closing and moving day to match
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Tired Landlord

Late rent, a detainer warrant in General Sessions, a water heater that quits on a holiday weekend. If you're finished being a landlord, we'll buy the rental with the tenant still living there or after they leave, and you skip the turnover work.

A tenant who isn't paying
An eviction filed or just finished
You'd rather have the cash than the rent
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Downsizing

Heading to a smaller place or a senior community? Sorting decades of belongings is hard enough without keeping the house show-ready. We'll pick a closing date that leaves time to pack.

A move to assisted living is coming
Your children are helping with the sale
You want as few moving parts as possible
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Vacant or Abandoned

An empty house still costs you taxes and upkeep, and it draws break-ins and overgrown-lot complaints. Many homeowner policies also limit coverage once a home has sat vacant for a while. We buy empty Hamilton County houses however long the lights have been off.

Nobody has lived there in a long time
Your insurer dropped or limited the policy
You live too far away to check on it
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Hoarder House

Rooms stacked to the ceiling? Skip the dumpster and the cleanout crew. Pull out the photos and keepsakes you care about, and we'll handle the rest once the house is ours. No judgment.

Mom or Dad's house is packed full
The owner has moved into care or passed
Cleanout bids came in too high
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Fire or Water Damage

A grease fire, a frozen pipe that burst, a tree through the roof in a spring storm. Houses with that kind of damage rarely pass a lender's appraisal, so financed buyers can't close on them. We can, and we'll work around an open insurance claim.

Damage that was never fixed
Claim still open or already paid
Mold or rot left behind by a leak
Time-Sensitive
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Code Violations

Got a letter from Chattanooga code enforcement, fines piling up, or worse, talk of demolition? We'll buy the house with the violations still open. Recorded liens are settled out of the sale at closing, the same way a mortgage payoff is.

An open code enforcement case
Fines that have turned into liens
The city has mentioned demolition
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Squatters or Problem Occupants

Someone moved into the empty house, or an old tenant stopped paying and won't go? You don't have to be the one who goes to court. We'll buy it occupied and take care of getting the property back the lawful Tennessee way after closing.

People staying there without permission
A lease ran out and the tenant stayed
You're out of town and can't deal with it
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Medical Bills / Health Crisis

Hospital bills stacking up, or a loved one who suddenly needs full-time care? Medical debt is one of the most common reasons families fall behind. A cash sale turns the equity in your home into money you can use this month.

Medical bills are going to collections
Care costs need paying now
Bankruptcy has come up as an option
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Underwater Mortgage

Owe the bank more than the house would bring? In Tennessee a lender can still come after you for the shortfall after a foreclosure. We can work with your lender on a short sale and ask for the leftover balance to be forgiven in writing.

Your payoff is higher than the value
You've looked at a short sale or deed in lieu
You fear being sued for the difference
Time-Sensitive
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Job Loss / Hardship

Laid off or lost hours? Federal mortgage rules generally keep a servicer from starting foreclosure until you're more than 120 days behind. Selling inside that window lets you keep your equity and avoid a foreclosure on your credit report.

A layoff or a cut in pay
A payment or two already missed
Afraid of what the servicer does next

Different Reasons, One Way of Doing It

Foreclosure or downsizing, the steps don't change, and you decide the pace.

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Give Us the Short Version

Ring (423) 212-8384 or use the form. Tell us where the house is, what shape it's in and what's going on. A few minutes is plenty.

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See Our Number in Writing

After a short visit, or photos if that's easier, you get a written offer inside a day. Read it, sleep on it, say no if it isn't right.

3
Close When It Suits You

Say yes and choose the date. Two weeks works, and so does two months if you need it. The money is paid to you at the title company.

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Kinds of hard situations we buy houses in
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Typical wait for your written offer
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In fees, commissions, or closing costs charged to sellers
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In Their Own Words

★★★★★

"I was behind on my mortgage payments and was about to go into foreclosure. I found Dignity Properties online and saw they were local to my area. Chad was really nice and helped me through the situation, getting cash in my pocket and saving me from being foreclosed on. Very thankful!"

Charles Garman
Foreclosure · 2025
★★★★★

"We reached out to Chad to sell my brother-in-law's home out of state after an unexpected medical condition required a quick sale. Chad guided us through the process with clarity and reassurance, making sure we never felt uneasy. Each step unfolded exactly as he had explained, which gave us great peace of mind. Chad proved to be genuine, honest, and incredibly helpful — available when our family needed support the most."

Tom Hobson
Family Medical Sale · Dec 2025
★★★★★

"I bought a house years ago as a rental as I wanted to get into investing, but it just wasn't working for me, so I reached out to Chad and he gave me my number without going back-and-forth. I'm glad to be done with the headache."

Richard Dunbar
Tired Landlord · Nov 2024
★★★★★

"Chad made the process amazing. I didn't want to put my house on the market to sell to wait months. He was amazing — would recommend 1000%. He was patient and helped me through every process considering I've never sold a home."

Amanda Zinna
First-time Seller · May 2025
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Questions People Ask When Things Are Complicated

Not at all. Damage, a pending trustee sale, a tenant who won't pay, an estate with four heirs: those are the reasons a listing stalls, and they're the reasons people call us. We've seen each of them more than once, so you won't shock us.
No. Your deadline isn't in the math. We start from what similar fixed-up homes nearby sold for, then subtract the work and our holding costs, and we show you each number so you can compare.
Yes. The title company pulls a payoff for each one and pays them from the sale money on closing day, so you don't need cash up front. Because no lender is involved on our side, we can often finish deals that stall for financed buyers over title problems.
That's fine. When we close, we become the landlord, and if an eviction is already underway we pick it up from there. You don't have to get anyone out first. This comes up a lot with rentals and with houses inherited along with a tenant.
You don't have to have one. Around here closings run through a title company or a real estate attorney. We pay for the closing attorney. If your sale involves an estate, a divorce or a foreclosure, we'd still encourage you to talk with your own lawyer. If money is tight, Legal Aid of East Tennessee (laet.org) has a Chattanooga office and helps qualifying residents at no charge.
With a clean title, about 14 days after you sign. An open estate or a lien usually adds a few weeks while the title company sorts it out. If you'd rather go slower, 30, 45 or 60 days is fine with us.

There's a Way Through This.

Tell us a little about the house and what's going on. By tomorrow you'll have a written cash number and a plain plan for getting from here to closing, with no strings attached.

📞 (423) 212-8384