Sell a House With Sinkhole Damage in Central Florida
A sinkhole on the paperwork changes everything about selling a house. Ordinary buyers disappear. Lenders balk. Even a fully repaired home carries a history that has to be disclosed. We buy sinkhole and foundation-problem houses in Central Florida, repaired, unrepaired, or somewhere in between. We've owned one ourselves, so we price these homes from experience, not fear.
We're the principal buyer first, not agents looking to list your home. Family-owned. You work with Paul, a licensed FL broker.
🔒 No obligation. We never pressure you.
Central Florida sits on karst. This is a local reality.
The limestone under Orange, Seminole, Lake, Polk, and Volusia counties is karst terrain. The rock dissolves over time, and sometimes the ground above it settles or drops. That's why sinkholes are a Florida problem in a way they're almost nowhere else. Winter Park's famous 1981 sinkhole swallowed part of a city block and made national news. The state geological survey keeps a database of reported ground-settlement incidents for good reason.
Maybe your house has a confirmed sinkhole. Maybe it has a suspicious settlement pattern, or an old claim in its history. Either way, you're not holding a freak event. You're holding a well-documented Central Florida problem, one that has a market. We're in it.
Repaired, unrepaired, or just a history. We buy all three.
An unrepaired sinkhole house is the hardest thing to sell through normal channels. Financing is nearly impossible and most buyers won't touch it. A repaired one is easier, but it still carries its record: stabilization reports, engineering letters, an insurance claim in the file. And a house with an old claim but no visible damage sits in limbo, harder to sell than it deserves to be.
We buy across that whole range, as-is. No engineering report to order first. No repairs to fund. Bring whatever paperwork exists, or tell us none does, and we'll price it honestly.
One thing worth knowing: Florida law treats sinkhole damage and catastrophic ground cover collapse differently, and the coverage math differs too. If there's an open claim, share that detail and we'll work through it with you.
Disclosure is required, and straightforward with us
Florida requires sellers to disclose known sinkhole history, including past claims and repairs. That duty follows the house through every future sale. It's exactly why ordinary buyers get spooked.
With us, disclosure isn't a hurdle. It's just the file. Tell us everything. Hand over whatever paperwork exists. Nothing you share will scare us off. The damage is why we're at the table.
This isn't theory. We bought a property with foundation problems. Our own money, our own repair decisions, our own lessons about what stabilization really costs and what these homes are actually worth. When we price a sinkhole house, that experience is where the number comes from.
Most cash buyers show you one number. We show you two.
The usual playbook is one lowball offer, take it or leave it. We put a cash offer and a guaranteed sale price side by side and explain the tradeoff honestly. You pick the one that fits, or you walk away. Either is fine.
Cash Purchase
Best when speed and certainty matter most.
Guaranteed Sale
Best when you want closer to market value.
Common questions
Can you sell a house with a sinkhole?
Yes, to the right buyer. Ordinary financed buyers usually can't or won't take on sinkhole properties. We buy them directly, as-is, including houses with confirmed, documented sinkhole activity.
Can I sell an unrepaired sinkhole house?
Yes. Unrepaired is the situation we're most built for. No stabilization to fund, no engineering to order first. We price the repair into the offer and take the project on ourselves.
Do I have to disclose sinkhole history in Florida?
Yes. Florida law requires it, including past claims and repairs, and the duty follows the house. With us it's simple: full file on the table, and it changes nothing about our willingness to buy.
What about foundation cracks that might not be a sinkhole?
Settlement cracks and foundation problems aren't automatically sinkholes. Sometimes it's soil, construction, or plain age. We buy houses with foundation problems of every origin. If the cause matters to the price, we'll work through it together.
Should I repair with the insurance money or sell as-is?
It depends on what the repair really costs versus what it adds back. We've done this work on our own property, so we can walk through that math honestly. Sometimes repairing first wins. Often it doesn't. We'll tell you which way we see it.
Ready to sell your property now? With no repairs and no cleanups?
Takes less than 2 minutes. Paul will personally review your property and get back to you within 24 hours.