A Real Cash Offer, With the Math Attached
By Ed Brancheau, Co-founder, SunnyNest Homes. Reviewed by the SunnyNest family team. Updated July 2026.
Every we-buy-houses company promises a fast cash offer. Here is what ours adds: the written breakdown of how the number was built, from after-repair value to repairs to our margin. Compare it against anyone. That comparison is the point.
| Traditional listing | SunnyNest Homes | |
|---|---|---|
| Timeline | About 74 days: 29 to get an offer, 45 more to close | Close escrow within 7 to 30 days |
| Prep and repairs | Repairs, cleaning, decluttering, staging | You do not have to do anything |
| Showings | 10 to 25 on average | One private walkthrough |
| Closing costs | You likely pay them | All closing costs are covered |
| Getting paid | Depends on the buyer's loan surviving | Cash funds within days of closing |
How much do cash buyers for homes actually pay?
Professional cash buyers in San Diego typically pay 65 to 85 percent of a home's after-repair value, with condition and location setting the number. Our own full-renovation offers usually land at 70 to 76 percent, and every offer arrives with the line-item math that produced it.
If you want the whole pricing picture before you request a number, from iBuyers to flippers to why two companies can be 60,000 dollars apart on the same house, we wrote up what cash buyers actually pay in San Diego with the ranges by condition.
Want to understand the number before you request one? Read exactly how we calculate offers.
Questions sellers ask us
How fast do I get the offer?
Within 24 hours of giving us the property details. If your situation has a hard date, an auction or a report date, tell us and we prioritize accordingly.
Is the cash offer my only option?
No, and that matters. Cash is the certainty option. Creative structures like seller financing or subject-to often pay more in total. We send the menu so you can compare.
What does as-is really include?
Everything. Repairs, cleaning, belongings you leave behind, code violations, unpermitted work, and open insurance claims. The offer already accounts for all of it.
Do you buy houses as-is for cash across San Diego County?
Yes, from Oceanside to San Ysidro and Del Mar to Julian, and we buy houses in any condition: full rehabs, fire and water damage, hoarder houses and tenant-occupied rentals all get real numbers. The price reflects the work, and the breakdown shows exactly how.
Which closing costs do sellers normally pay in California?
In a listed sale, sellers commonly cover the owner's title insurance policy, half the escrow fee by local custom, recording fees and the county documentary transfer tax, which runs 1.10 dollars per 1,000 of price in San Diego County. In our direct purchases we cover the standard closing costs, so the written offer approximates your net.
Prefer the phone? A Brancheau answers.
Tell us about the property. Within 24 hours you get real numbers for every way we could buy it. No pressure, no obligation, and we will tell you if listing with an agent is your better move.