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Every Resource You Need to Sell Your House in Missouri
June 2, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Selling a house in Missouri involves more moving parts than most sellers anticipate — and the gap between sellers who navigate those parts efficiently and sellers who stumble through them expensively is almost always knowledge. The seller who knows what documents are required…
Slab Homes vs. Basements: What Every St. Louis Homeowner Needs to Know
June 1, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
In most of the United States, the question of whether a home has a basement is simply a matter of preference. In St. Louis, it is a matter of expectation — and those expectations are so deeply embedded in the local buyer psychology that they affect resale value, days on market…
Who Gets the Money When Your House Goes to Auction?
May 31, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
When a home goes to auction in Missouri, the financial outcome for the homeowner depends on a specific sequence of events — who gets paid first, what is left over after those payoffs, and whether any surplus reaches the original owner. Most homeowners facing foreclosure or tax auction…
Top 5 Reasons to Choose a Local Cash Home Buyer Over a Realtor in St. Louis
May 30, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
At some point in almost every St. Louis homeowner’s life, a moment arrives when they have to make a decision: How am I going to sell this house? Maybe it is a parent’s home you just inherited and have no idea what to do with. Maybe it is a property you have been renting out for…
Why did the City Condemned My House
May 27, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Finding a condemnation notice on your door is one of the most alarming moments a homeowner or tenant can experience. The red placard. The official language. The order to vacate. Most people who receive one have no idea what triggered it, who issued it, what authority the notice carries…
What Determines If Your House Is a Tear-Down or Fixable?
May 22, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Every distressed home in St. Louis reaches a decision point — the moment when someone has to honestly evaluate whether the building still has a viable path to rehabilitation or whether the most rational and financially sound outcome is demolition and a fresh start. This question…
What is a Seller’s Disclosure
May 19, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
The seller’s disclosure is the document that separates honest transactions from the ones that end in courtrooms. It is the legal mechanism through which Missouri home sellers are required to share everything they know about their property’s condition with prospective buyers — before those…
St. Louis Municipal Home Inspections
May 18, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Of all the things that catch St. Louis homebuyers and sellers off guard, the municipal inspection requirement is near the top of the list. You find the house, you negotiate the contract, you schedule the private home inspection — and then your agent mentions that you also need a city…
My House Has Foundation Issues
May 17, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Few phrases in residential real estate produce more immediate anxiety than “foundation issues.” The words carry a weight that no other home problem does — a sense that the very ground your home stands on is compromised, that everything built on top of it is at risk, and that the…
House With Termite Damage
May 16, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Termites cause more structural damage to American homes than fires, floods, and windstorms combined — and they do it invisibly, silently, and relentlessly. The National Pest Management Association estimates that termites cause approximately $5 billion in property damage annually…
Cash Offer vs. Listing in St. Louis: Which Is Better in 2026?
May 15, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Something has quietly shifted in the St. Louis real estate market. It is happening on both sides of the river, in North County and South City, in established neighborhoods and older inner-ring suburbs alike. Homeowners who would have automatically reached for a realtor’s…
North County St. Louis Current Housing Market
May 14, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
If you own a home in Bridgeton, Hazelwood, or Ferguson and you’re thinking about selling — or you need to sell quickly — you are in a better position than you probably realize. North St. Louis County’s real estate market has undergone a quiet but powerful transformation over the past…
Why Were Houses So Cheap Back in the Day?
May 13, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
My grandfather bought a three-bedroom brick house in South St. Louis County in 1967 for $18,500. The same house sold in 2023 for $218,000. That is an 11x increase in nominal price. Adjusted for inflation, the 1967 price equals approximately $171,000 in 2026 dollars — meaning even in real…
How to Get a VA Home Loan
May 12, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
The VA home loan is the single most powerful mortgage product available in the American housing market — and it is available to millions of veterans and service members who either do not know they qualify, do not fully understand its advantages over other loan types, or have been talked…
How to Handle Partnership Disputes When Co-Owning a Home
May 11, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
One of the most common calls I receive at Cash Offer Man comes from a person who is exhausted, frustrated, and stuck. They co-own a home with someone else — a business partner, a friend, an ex-romantic partner, a sibling — and the relationship has broken down. They cannot agree…
St. Louis Home Inventory Is Still Very Low in 2026
May 10, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
The St. Louis housing market in 2026 is defined by one number above all others: there are not enough homes for sale. This is not a new problem — the inventory shortage began building in earnest in 2020 and has persisted through every interest rate cycle, every economic headline, and every…
How to Buy a House With Bad Credit
May 9, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Bad credit does not permanently disqualify you from homeownership. That is the headline, and it is worth stating clearly before anything else, because the belief that a damaged credit score means renting forever is both common and wrong. Millions of Americans with credit histories…
Can I Get a Mortgage on a Mobile Home?
May 8, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Mobile homes are one of the most misunderstood housing categories in American real estate — and nowhere is that misunderstanding more expensive than in the financing conversation. Millions of Americans live in manufactured and mobile homes, and millions more are considering…
How to Buy Your First Rental Property in St. Louis
May 7, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Real estate investing changed my life. I do not say that as a sales pitch — I say it because it is literally true. Cash Offer Man exists because I understood, at some point early in my adult life, that the people who build lasting wealth in America do not do it exclusively through a paycheck…
Mortgage Rate Buydowns: How and When You Should Do This
May 6, 2026
By: Aaron Eller
Mortgage rate buydowns have gone from an obscure financing tool to one of the most discussed strategies in residential real estate over the past two years — and for good reason. When mortgage rates sit between 6.5% and 7.5%, as they have throughout much of 2025 and 2026, the financial…
