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How Cash Home Buyers Calculate Their Offer: The Real Math Breakdown for 2026

May 15, 2026 · 9 min read · John Quigley

Every cash home buyer in the country uses the same basic formula — After-Repair Value times 70%, minus estimated repair costs. Here's the math, the variables, and how to evaluate any offer in 30 seconds.

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Miami Inherited Property 2026: Out-of-State Heirs, Multi-Heir Sales, and Stepped-Up Basis

June 2, 2026 · 9 min read

A large share of Miami-Dade inherited homes pass to out-of-state or overseas heirs. How Florida homestead descent, probate, summary administration, and stepped-up basis affect a sale.

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Miami Divorce & Housing 2026: Marital Home Sales, Court-Ordered Dispositions, and Equity Splits

June 1, 2026 · 8 min read

How Miami-Dade divorces affect the marital home: equitable distribution, court-ordered sales, partition, equity splits, and fast options for selling.

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Miami Tax Delinquency Patterns 2026: Property Tax Sales, Certificate Auctions, and What Owners Can Do

May 30, 2026 · 10 min read

How Miami-Dade's June certificate auction works, which neighborhoods see the highest delinquency rates, and the options owners have before losing title to a tax deed.

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Miami Investor vs. Owner-Occupant Buyer Mix 2026: Who Is Actually Buying Homes in Miami-Dade

May 29, 2026 · 9 min read

Investor share by neighborhood, owner-occupant strongholds, flipping rates, and rental conversion patterns across Miami-Dade. A practical guide for sellers weighing a cash offer.

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Miami Days on Market 2026: Listing Timelines, Median DOM by Neighborhood, and What It Means for Sellers

May 27, 2026 · 10 min read

Miami-Dade DOM has roughly doubled from its 2022 lows. A breakdown of median listing timelines by neighborhood, distressed property DOM, and what slower sales mean for sellers.

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Miami Cash Buyer Activity 2026: Where Investors Are Closing the Most Deals

May 25, 2026 · 9 min read

All-cash share, top investor zip codes, and what elevated cash-buyer activity means for Miami-Dade sellers in 2026 — including statute notes on condo assessment liens.

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Miami Foreclosure Trends 2026: What Distressed Sellers Need to Know

May 22, 2026 · 9 min read

Miami-Dade foreclosure filings, judicial timelines under Fla. Stat. § 45.0315 and § 702.10, redemption rights, and cash-sale alternatives for distressed sellers in 2026.

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Miami Probate Property 2026: Inherited Home Volume, Court Timelines, and Heir Options

May 18, 2026 · 10 min read

Miami-Dade probate volume, Florida probate code timelines, personal representative sale authority, and out-of-state heir realities in 2026.

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Cash Home Buyer vs Realtor: Which Saves You More?

March 27, 2026 · 10 min read

Side-by-side math with 5 real-world seller scenarios where each path wins.

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Are Cash Home Buyers Legitimate? Red Flags & Green Flags

May 1, 2026 · 9 min read

Practical 10-minute vetting checklist to separate legitimate buyers from scammers.

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How Fast Can You Sell for Cash? Day-by-Day Timeline

April 24, 2026 · 8 min read

The realistic 7-day, 14-day, and 30-day closing timelines with bottleneck breakdown.

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Cash Home Buyer vs iBuyer: 2026 Side-by-Side

April 17, 2026 · 9 min read

Pricing, condition criteria, fees, and which seller profile each path serves best.

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How Much Do Cash Home Buyers Pay? National Pricing Patterns

April 10, 2026 · 8 min read

Pricing bands by condition, market velocity, and regional patterns explained.

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7 Reasons Homeowners Choose Cash Buyers Over Listings

April 3, 2026 · 8 min read

The recurring seller situations where cash genuinely beats traditional listing.

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Selling a House As-Is: What 'As-Is' Actually Means

March 27, 2026 · 9 min read

Legal definition, state disclosure rules, and how 'as-is' transactions really work.

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Tax Implications of a Cash Home Sale: State-by-State

March 20, 2026 · 9 min read

Federal capital gains, primary residence exclusion, and state-specific tax variations.

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How to Spot a Cash Home Buyer Scam (Vetting Guide)

March 13, 2026 · 9 min read

Specific scam patterns including equity skimming and fake title companies.

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Foreclosure Process by State

May 5, 2026 · 6 min read

Quick state-by-state guide to foreclosure timing and homeowner options.

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Inherited a House from Out of State?

May 4, 2026 · 5 min read

Probate, remote management, and stepped-up basis for out-of-state heirs.

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Probate Property Sale Guide

May 3, 2026 · 5 min read

How to sell property during probate with multiple heirs and court oversight.

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Selling a House During Divorce

May 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Marital home division, equitable distribution, and the cash sale option.

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Selling Your House with a Tax Lien

May 1, 2026 · 5 min read

How property tax liens get resolved at closing and what sellers should know.

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Cash Offer vs Traditional Listing

April 28, 2026 · 5 min read

The headline math: when cash wins, when listing wins, and when to use both.

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