Bought by someone who lives in North Central Florida
Sell your Gainesville house fast — including the rental you're done managing.
Whether it's a tired student rental, a family home you inherited, or a house that needs more work than you want to put into it — you get a written cash offer in about 24 hours, no fees, no repairs, and a number that doesn't drop after the walkthrough.
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We buy across Gainesville and Alachua County
The historic homes around the Duckpond and the older streets near downtown. The rental corridors close to campus. Newer construction out toward Haile Plantation and the west side. Homes in Alachua, Newberry, and High Springs. Condition doesn't matter and neither does the reason you're selling — we'll make a real offer on it either way.
What brings Gainesville owners to us
- Landlords who are finished. Gainesville's rental market runs on a student calendar, and after enough turnover cycles, damage, and 2 a.m. phone calls, plenty of owners decide they're done. We buy occupied — no evicting anyone, no waiting for a lease to end.
- Out-of-state owners. A lot of Gainesville houses were bought by parents for a student who graduated years ago, or by investors who've never seen the property. Managing a rental from another state gets old fast. Here's how a remote sale works — signings can be handled entirely online.
- Inherited homes and probate. Long-time residents leave houses to children who've built lives elsewhere. We handle these constantly — multiple heirs, remote signings, and the cleanout are all normal to us, and we can get everything ready while probate runs.
- Roof age and insurance trouble. The same squeeze hitting all of Florida: aging roofs, non-renewals, premiums climbing past what the property earns. A cash sale needs no insurance underwriting and no lender approval, so the problem that kills retail deals doesn't apply.
Straight answer on where we're based. Our office is in Hollywood, in South Florida — we're not going to tell you otherwise. What we have here is a member of our own team who lives in North Central Florida and works these markets in person. That's who walks your property. And before you sign anything with any cash buyer, including us, here's how to check that they're real.
Common questions
Are you actually based in Gainesville?
No, and we won't pretend otherwise. Our office is in Hollywood, in South Florida. What we do have in North Central Florida is a member of our own team who lives in the area and works these markets in person — that's who walks your property and talks to you, not a stranger flying in for the day. If a company tells you it's headquartered in Gainesville, ask for the street address and look it up on Sunbiz.org. That's advice we'd give you about us, too.
I own a rental near campus and I'm done being a landlord. Will you buy it with tenants in it?
Yes. Occupied rentals are one of the most common things we buy in Gainesville, and you don't need to evict anyone or wait for a lease to end first. Send us the lease terms and rent roll and we'll price around them. If the place took a beating between tenants, that's fine — we buy as-is and handle the cleanout ourselves.
The house needs a new roof and my insurer just dropped me. Does that kill the sale?
No. A cash purchase needs no lender approval and no insurance underwriting, which is exactly why owners in this situation call us. Aging roofs and non-renewals stop retail sales cold because the buyer's mortgage falls through — that problem doesn't exist when there's no mortgage involved.
EM Quick Close is a d/b/a of FICS LLC, 1720 Harrison St, Ste 17A, Hollywood, FL 33020. We are direct buyers, not real estate agents, and this page is general information — not legal, tax, or insurance advice.