A practice where someone puts a property under contract, then assigns or sells that contract to an actual cash buyer for a markup before closing. Many 'we buy houses' yard signs are wholesalers — not real cash buyers.
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Reviewed by John Quigley · Founder, BuyHousesInCash · Last updated May 2026
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