We Buy Houses in San Antonio – Who We Are & How It Works

(instrumental music plays) Everybody, welcome to the
Danny Buys Houses podcast. I'm your host,

Danny Johnson, coming to you from
San Antonio, Texas.

Uh, today's episode, I'm gonna be pulling back the curtain
on who we are here at Danny Buys Houses

and we're gonna talk about our history, our mission, and
why selling your house as is, fast, to us,

might be the lifeline that you need.

Plus, I'm gonna answer some listener questions
and show you how to get started.

All right, so who is Danny Buys Houses?

Well, that's me and my team. I'm Danny Johnson,
longtime resident of San Antonio,

who's been in the real estate game for over two... Wow,
it's been 20 years now. So back in 2003,

I started this company

as a way to,

uh, start investing in- in real estate,
uh, for long term, uh,

financial reasons. You know, I
wanted to be able to,

uh, start my own business and be there for my kids and- and
not miss a thing. You know, be at every, uh,

sporting event and all that kind of things, and- and be able
to have the time to do what I wanted to do

and not, uh, be stuck at a job. And so that's why I
got into the real estate, uh, business

and actually bought my first house as a
fixer-upper to live in

and, uh, remodeled that house while
I was living in it,

and, uh, learned the- learned the ropes that way.
And that was way back in 2003.

Uh, since then, uh, we've grown Danny Buys Houses
and have- have done well over six,

seven, maybe even 800, uh, houses so far,

uh, since then here in San Antonio and surrounding areas like
Seguin, New Braunfels, and things like that.

So we're basically a local we buy houses type
company, not some big, uh,

you know, out of town outfit or big
corporation or anything

like that. We live here, we work here, and
we care about our community

and, uh, really do care about the
homeowners that we help,

uh, move through situations that are just
difficult and involve real

estate, involve a house that needs
a lot of repairs.

Uh, you know, if you got tenants that you
had to kick out and they-

they really destroyed the house, I've been
there so many times (laughs)

myself where, uh, you know, it's just like,
wow, you know, I- I only made

maybe two months of rent and then had
to evict and that took

months, and when I got the house back, I had to
fix it up and spend $10,000.

It's not fun, and I get that
sometimes, but, um,

we buy, we- we take care of situations like

that for people in San Antonio and
surrounding areas. So our mission

is, uh, simple but powerful, helping
San Antonio homeowners

get to a better place in life and supporting
them through the process.

Now, that's not just a slogan. It's what
drives us every single day

as we get up and look at- at houses and
make offers and, uh,

and get them fixed up and put on the
market and sold or rented

and things like that. So maybe you've inherited
a house that you don't want,

uh, maybe foreclosure's knocking
at your door,

uh, or you're tired of dealing with
tenants who trash the

place. Whatever the reason, we're here to take that burden off
your shoulders. Now, we buy houses for cash,

fast, and as is. So no repairs, no waiting, just a
fair deal so that you can move on.

Uh, just back into the history part of it,
let me take you back to, uh,

to what- what got me even interested in- in the real estate
thing as being a part of this. M- my father

showed me how to- how to properly
determine repair

costs on houses that need lots of repairs, 'cause
he had been a contractor himself

for years when I was a kid

and actually helped him with a lot of demo

on houses, uh, you know, as they were being fixed up
as a kid on a lot of the projects,

uh, that he did for his mentor in real
estate investing. And so,

uh, when I saw

him start real estate investing himself in buying
houses that needed work and fixing them up,

it got me hooked, and I began looking for
that first project. So

like I said, that first one was a HUD home that I, uh, that
I purchased that needed a ton of repairs.

Uh, and HUD stands for Housing and Urban Development.
They actually sell HUD foreclosures

and, uh, FHA foreclosures,

and you can actually,

you know, buy those houses that
need, uh, need work.

But the house was livable, so I lived
in it while he fixed it

up and I enjoyed it so much, I began looking
for another house to buy as is.

And that got me started in marketing
directly to homeowners

to see if they wanted to sell their house for cash,
and- and the ball really started rolling.

So I was flipping houses and talking to the
homeowners and I kept hearing the same thing.

Uh, you know, everybody was basically saying things
like, "Danny, I just want this house gone.

I don't have time or the money to fix it up."

And they were stressed, going through divorces, dealing
with tax bills, you name it. And I thought,

you know, this is, uh,

this is really helping a lot of the people,

uh, that- that just need a quick way to do it since
it's providing that solution. So

I had a software background. It's actually
what I went to college for,

and so I- I built and maintain our website
at dannybuyshouses.com.

And so I'm pretty sure I first set that
website up back in 2008.

There was one before it in 2005, but we don't need
to get (laughs) into all of that.

Uh, I start to geek out about
that stuff. But,

uh, Danny Buys Houses is, uh, I
actually built

that website myself. If you've not visited, please check
it out and let me know what you think.

Uh, we've helped hundreds of homeowners

since then, like I've talked about. We've- we

played- we've bought houses with busted
roofs, fire damage even,

uh, even houses packed with stuff from
the floor to the ceiling.

Every single time, we aim to leave people
smiling and glad that they found us.

Um,

and you might be wondering, so what sets you apart from
all the other people that buy houses? And,

you know, I th- I really feel like what sets
us apart is that we're real.

You know, I've been doing this for
two decades and we

built a reputation that you can trust.
You can check out our

A+ accredited rating with the Better Business
Bureau that we've had since 2015,

since we started, uh, doing that with them.

And we're not here to waste your time. We give fair cash
offers based on what your house is worth,

as is, exactly the way it is. You don't have to e- you know,
make any repairs to sell the house to us.

We close fast, sometimes in a week even,

uh, because we know life doesn't wait.

So the benefits. Why sell to us? First, there's
speed. Traditional sales drag on.

I think the average right now in San Antonio
is something like 125 days.

With us, you're done in days, and
whenever you're ready,

we can get it closed.

All right, so if you need

to be done and have this thing closed within
five days, we can shoot for that,

uh, and get that done most of the time. If you need a little bit
more time, say you need a month or something,

we also can just schedule the
closing for that time.

Now, sometimes you might have a house
that you wanna sell,

uh, or need to sell even,

uh, but- but you need the money to move. You don't have the
cash to be able to move and go on to the next

place that you're gonna be transitioning to.

And in those cases, we- we offer what's called a
lease-back. So we can close on it

and then you can still live there for a couple weeks
or- or whatever we determine you need.

Uh, and then you have that time and you have some of
the proceeds from the sale to be able

to make that transition. So if that's stopping you,
don't let it. Uh, we're here to help.

All right,

let's see. So if, uh, you know, the- the second
benefit of- of selling to us is

the, you know, no repairs obviously. If
you've got foundation,

uh, problems, which is super common in San
Antonio, it's almost like

what we should be asking people is, "Do you not have
foundation problems?" (laughs) 'Cause that'd be the-

that- that'd be the weird one, somebody

that's not having foundation problems. So, uh,
owed taxes maybe eating at you.

All that stuff we can handle, we
can help you.

Uh, certainty is the next one. So, you know, there's no buyer
loans that you risk having fall apart. So,

you know, the worst thing is having a situation
where you need to move quickly,

you- you agree to sell it to somebody,

and then a week later or two weeks later,
you're- you're already moved out

and then they're telling you, "Hey, we- we're not
gonna close on it. We can't buy it,

because things... we- we weren't able to."

You know, you just don't need that (laughs) in your life,
'cause then you're back to square one and

you're already moved on and thought it was done, and then here
you are finding out that, no, it was not done,

and you have to start all over again. So if
you don't want that, contact us

at Danny Buys Houses. We've got
the track record.

Uh, we'll get that house closed.Fourth, you
save big. No agent fees.

Uh, you're not gonna pay thousands of dollars in commissions
to a real estate agent. No closing costs.

Uh, I mean, we pay typical closing
costs. We cover,

uh, all that stuff and there's no fee or
cost for our service, right?

Fifth one is it's easy. You don't have

to clean up anything, you don't have to stage the
house. You don't have to fix anything.

You can literally just take what you want out of the
house, leave everything else behind,

and- and walk away, right? We'll take care of-
take care of all that stuff.

Um,

so I wanna give you an example. A few years ago, a guy named
Robert reached out. He inherited his mom's house.

It was old, it was falling apart, and
it was full of stuff.

Now, he lived in Dallas and couldn't deal
with it because it was just-

y- you know, with work and his
family and everything.

He said, "Danny, I just need this
gone." And, uh,

so we decided to go check it out. We gave
him a fair cash offer,

closed it in 10 days, and he didn't
have to lift a finger.

Uh, the closing was done remotely for him

out there in Dallas, so he didn't even have to come
to San Antonio to deal with it. And,

uh, that's basically like what we do, you know?
Real estate solutions that work

depending on your situation. All
right? We've seen

plenty of situations having done so many
hundreds of- of deals.

So

now,

in the episode is when

I like to transition into doing
the, uh, listener

questions. So first up, "Danny, how do
you figure out the offer?

I'm facing foreclosure and I need to
know it's a fair offer."

Uh, this is from someone named Sarah
in- here in San Antonio.

That's a great question, Sarah. You know, we look at
your house's value and its condition.

Uh, we don't need the house perfect. We
bought places with major damage.

Uh, but we're basically looking at what's it cost to fix up?
What could we sell it for? And then, uh, our- our

bit of profit on top of that, so that we
can determine the offer.

And, you know, really there's no cost to you to get an
offer from us. So I could tell you,

uh, you know, specific formulas, but those
depend on what we're gonna do with

the house. If we're gonna rent it, sell
it, all those things. But

rather than just confuse you with
all that stuff,

uh, if you just wanna fill out the form on
dannybuyshouses.com or give us a call,

let us know about the exact property.

Uh, we can take a look at it and we can make you an
offer. There's no cost to do it.

Uh, literally walking through the house and-
and looking at what it needs

and determining the offer most of the time only
takes like, uh, about 30 minutes,

right? So there's- there's no cost or
obligation to accept our offer.

Uh, you can have it and, uh,

and you know, if you're not ready to sell or you
say, "You know, I wanna think on it."

You can do that, you know, take your time

and get back to us. So that's what I advise,
uh, if you're interested in-

in doing that, just get in touch with us.

All right.

Hopefully that helped Sarah.

And here's another one. "I've got bad tenants who wrecked my
rental. Can you still buy it?" Hey, Miguel,

uh, from New Braunfels. Yeah,
absolutely. We've seen-

we've seen all these trash houses,
eviction leftovers.

Um, you don't gotta fix a thing. We'll
take care of it and, uh,

buy it as is. And let's see. "What if

I have one with tenants still?"

Uh, that's a, you know, another
situation we could talk

about. We can- we just need to know
the exact situation.

Uh, we have bought houses with tenants before, so it's
definitely something that we can do.

Uh, you'll just have to get in
touch with us though,

uh, Miguel, and we'll- we'll get into that.

Last one. "What's the catch?"
(laughs) "Why no fees?"

Uh, yeah, I get it. You know, we... Uh,

Linda from- from Boerne. There's no catch really. You
know, we're real estate investors.

Uh, we make money by fixing up the houses
and selling them later.

And that lets us skip fees and commissions

because we're gonna make a profit on reselling the
house. So you don't pay anything,

uh,

you know, to fix up the house or to even sell the house.
You're just basically getting an offer for

the house in its current condition.

And, uh, we have contractors that we
can have the work done

at a lower rate than- than you
might as a homeowner

because we keep them busy and they're willing to give us
discounted rates to get the houses fixed up so we can

build in a lot of our profit that way.

Now, obviously we're not making-
we're not paying,

you know, top of market price as a fixed
up house for your house.

Uh, we've gotta have some room in it to be
able to make that profit. So,

uh, if the house is in great shape and
you're not in a hurry,

you know, listing through an agent's

could be your- your best bet to get
the highest, uh, dollar

for your property. So

just keep that in mind.

All right. Anybody else listening have more
questions, you can hit me up.

I'm here to help and glad to answer
those on a future episode.

And, uh, if you're interested in getting started, you wanna
get a- an offer for your house in San Antonio,

uh, head over to
dannybuyshouses.com. It's right

there on the homepage. You're gonna see
our fast cash offer form.

Fill it out. Takes like two minutes.

And tell us about your house, where it
is, what shape it's in.

And be honest, we've seen worse than you
think. Trust me. (laughs) And, uh,

just submit it. You know, don't- don't,
uh, second guess it.

You got nothing to lose. We don't
charge anything.

Uh, we'll call you pretty quickly and set up an appointment to
go see the house and make you the cash offer.

Uh, so that's- that's basically really it, you
know? And then- then you can

decide whether you want to accept that and
we'll sign a purchase agreement.

And if not, then, uh, no harm, no foul.

No problem. All right?

So I know selling a house can- can feel heavy,
it can be daunting. And, uh,

you know, whatever the situation is,

um, you know, a lot of times,

you know, there's some hesitation in contacting someone, a
cash home buyer like Danny Buys Houses because,

uh, you know, a lot of times,

you know, people can be a little bit
embarrassed about the situation.

And I just wanna urge you to not be,
because really it's about,

you know, taking care of yourself
and your family

and moving through that situation by
making smart decisions,

and, uh, you know, getting a cash offer from
us doesn't cost you anything.

And it's taking action towards resolving
whatever situation that you're facing.

And I'm not trying to minimize anybody's

situation. I know it stinks. I've been
through tough situations myself.

Um,

and, uh, you know, it's never fun, but we all have
to get through them and we have to-

to push and- and really work through it. So

if you'd like to get a cash offer from us, feel free to
give us a call or visit dannybuyshouses.com.

And that's it. Really, that's all I got for
today, friends. Thanks for listening.

If, uh, this helps, share it with somebody who's
maybe stuck with a house they don't want

or need, or a situation they don't want or
need and want to get through.

Uh, and the next episode we're gonna dig into how
to spot a legitimate cash buyer,

right? So if you're saying, "How do I... I
know there's... I'm getting,

you know, postcards and letters from different
people about buying my house. How do

I know who's legit and who's, uh, who's
gonna be able to actually

close and do what they say they're
gonna do?" All righty.

This is Danny Johnson from Danny Buys
Houses saying take care

and, uh, catch you next time.