I grew up by Cooley Park and graduated from Southside in 1990. DURE isn't a national call center that bought a list with your address on it — it's me and my crew, buying houses in Muncie with our own money. Any condition, no repairs, no commissions, and we can close in as little as 21 days.
Takes about 3 minutes. Send photos or a quick phone video and we'll give you a real number, not a range.
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Every house below is one of ours, here in Muncie and Delaware County. We own properties all over town — we bought them, we fixed them, and we still own them. That's the whole business. We're not a national outfit that flips your address to a list of strangers.
West Memorial
Buckles
May Avenue
Gharkey
Hackley
15th StreetWho you're dealing with
I grew up by Cooley Park and graduated from Muncie Southside in 1990. I know what a Delaware County winter does to an old furnace, I know which streets take on water, and I know what these houses are actually worth — not what a spreadsheet in another state says they're worth.
DURE is me and my crew. We buy with our own money and we keep what we buy, which is why we can move fast and why we're straight with you about the number. There's no lender to satisfy, no appraisal to wait on, and nobody we hand your contract off to.
Fill out the form and I'll call you within 24 hours — not a call center reading off a script. And if the honest answer is that you'd do better listing it, I'll tell you that on the phone instead of wasting your week.
The process
Most people have never sold a house this way, so here's exactly what happens and when — including the boring parts.
The form below — address, condition, your situation. Add photos or a quick phone video if you can. Three minutes, and it's the reason we can give you a real number instead of a placeholder.
I'll call you myself, not a call center. I'll ask about the roof, the furnace, and what you're trying to do — and give you a ballpark range on that call.
Twenty or thirty minutes. Don't clean, don't fix, don't stage. If it's tenant-occupied or you'd rather nobody walk through, a video tour works instead.
In writing, with the number, the closing date and what we cover, so you can think it over or run it past family. No obligation, and no fee if you say no.
We close at a local Muncie title company. No lender, no appraisal, no financing falling apart the week of closing. You sign and the money is wired. Need longer than 21 days? Pick any date that works — we've closed in 10 days and we've waited four months.
What happens after we buy it
Pink board-and-batten, stone arches, dark kitchen, worn-out floors. We bought it exactly like this and did the whole thing ourselves. You don't fix, clean or paint a single thing before we buy it — that's our problem, not yours.
Side by side
Both are legitimate — they're built for different situations. You deserve to see the trade honestly before you pick one.
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| Selling to DURE | Listing with an agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to close | As little as 21 days | 60–90+ days from listing to closing |
| Commissions | None | Typically 5–6% of the sale price |
| Repairs before sale | None — we buy as-is | Often required before a lender will approve |
| Cleaning & showings | None | Ongoing, often on short notice |
| Inspection negotiations | None | Common — and usually costs the seller |
| Financing falling through | No lender involved | Happens, often late in the deal |
| Closing costs | We cover the standard closing costs | Seller typically pays a share |
| Sale price | Below full retail — the trade for speed and certainty | Highest price, if the house is market-ready |
If your house is in good shape and you're not in a hurry, listing it will almost always net you more. We'll say so on the phone if that's the case.
Straight talk
Nobody likes a mystery offer, so here's the actual math. We look at what updated houses on your street have sold for, subtract what it costs us to fix yours up, subtract the months of taxes, insurance and utilities we carry while we do it, and leave a margin that makes the risk worth taking.
If the house is in great shape and you have time to wait, you'll do better on the open market — and we'd rather tell you that on a ten-minute phone call than waste your week.
Questions
Yes, and we do it regularly — as long as title is clear and you can sign when the title company is ready. There's no lender, so there's no appraisal and no underwriting to wait on.
Some closings take longer for reasons nobody controls: probate that hasn't been opened, a lien or unpaid tax bill to clear, or several heirs who all have to sign. We'll tell you upfront if we see something that adds time.
No. The offer is free and you're under no obligation to take it. No commissions, no listing fees, no application fees — we're the buyer, not an agent.
Any condition. Bad roof, no furnace, fire damage, mold, hoarder situation, condemned, full gut — we've bought all of it. Don't clean it out, don't mow it, don't fix anything before we look.
Because it's the difference between a real number and a guess. Anyone can throw out a range sight-unseen and then "renegotiate" after they walk through. We'd rather see the kitchen, the bathrooms and whatever's giving you trouble up front, and give you a number we'll stand behind.
A quick phone video walking room to room is the single most useful thing you can send. Don't worry about how the place looks.
Common, and usually fixable. Payoffs, back taxes and liens get settled at closing out of the sale proceeds — the title company handles it. If you have a foreclosure date, put it on the form so we can move faster.
Yes. We own and manage rentals in Muncie, so an occupied house is normal for us. You don't have to evict anyone or wait out a lease before selling.
No. We buy with our own cash for our own portfolio and we keep the house. The name on the purchase agreement is the name that shows up at closing.
No. Out-of-state sellers close with us all the time, usually a mail-away or remote notary through the title company. If you inherited a house here and you're three states away, this is the easy version.
Tell us on the form. If you're under a listing agreement we'll talk through the timing with you, and we won't do anything that interferes with your contract with your agent.
No obligation · No fees
About three minutes. Add photos or a walkthrough video and we can get you a real number instead of a range. I'll call you within 24 hours.
I have your details and I'll go through them today. I'll call you within 24 hours with a no-obligation cash offer.
You can text photos or a quick walkthrough video to any time — the more I can see, the tighter the number.
If you'd rather talk right now, call or text .
That's completely fine — but I want to be straight with you. If you only want a ballpark number on the house, Zillow or a quick Google search will get you one faster than I can, and it won't cost you anything.
What I do is make a real cash offer on a real house. Those take priority, so if you're only curious I may not get back to you inside 24 hours.
