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Health or medical reasons

Selling a house in New Jersey because of health or medical needs.
We'll handle everything but the decision.

A diagnosis, a fall, a house with stairs you can no longer manage, care that costs more than the house earns sitting there. We buy as-is, work around hospital schedules and family caregivers, and close on whatever date is right for you. No showings, no repairs, no cleanout.

  • One visit, scheduled around your care
  • Family or power of attorney can handle it
  • Stay in the house until the move is arranged
  • Leave everything you don't take
Peter Koukounas, founder of Peregrine REI, Totowa NJ

You'll deal with Peter, not a call center. Peter has worked with sellers from hospital rooms and rehab facilities, and with their adult children handling things from out of state. Patience is part of the job. About Peter

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When health changes the housing question

These sales are rarely about price alone. They're about time, energy and not adding one more hard thing to a hard season.

The house stops fitting. A split-level with bedrooms upstairs, a bathroom that can't take a walk-in shower, a yard nobody can maintain. Modifying a house for accessibility is expensive and slow, and sometimes the better answer is a single-floor apartment, a family member's home or assisted living.

Care costs are immediate; a listing isn't. Assisted living, in-home care and medical bills arrive monthly. A conventional sale takes months and asks you to pay for repairs, staging and showings first. A cash sale converts the house to funds in weeks.

Someone else may need to handle it. A spouse, an adult child, a sibling with power of attorney. We work directly with whoever is authorized and keep the process to a few phone calls and a few signatures.

Medicaid and benefits questions come up. Selling a house can affect eligibility for certain programs. We're not advisors and won't pretend to be, but we'll give you time to talk to an elder law attorney before you sign, and we've worked alongside many of them.

Situations we work with

Each one gets the same patience.

  • Moving to assisted living or a nursing facility Close on the move-in date or after. We coordinate with family.
  • Recovering and can't return to the house Sell from rehab or a relative's home. Video walkthrough, remote signing.
  • Caregiver selling a parent's house Power of attorney documents reviewed by the title company. We work with you, not around you.
  • Terminal diagnosis and estate planning Some families sell now to simplify what comes later. We'll coordinate with your attorney.
  • Accessibility no longer possible Stairs, narrow doors, a bathroom that can't be adapted. We buy the house as it is.
  • Medical debt Equity to pay it off, and the house is off your plate.
A New Jersey house we bought

How we keep this simple

  1. One call, with whoever should be on it. You, a family member, an attorney. We explain everything once.
  2. One visit, when it works for you. Around appointments, around a caregiver's schedule. Written offer in 24 hours.
  3. Time to decide. Talk to your family, your attorney, your doctor. The offer waits.
  4. Close on your date. Mobile notary at the hospital, the facility or your kitchen table. Stay after closing if you need to.

Full process detail on How It Works.

Questions we hear about this

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Can my son or daughter handle the sale for me?

Yes, with a valid power of attorney. The title company will review the document. Many of our sellers are represented by family.

I'm in a hospital or rehab. Can I still sell?

Yes. Video walkthrough by a family member or neighbor, and a mobile notary comes to you for signing.

Will selling affect my Medicaid or benefits?

It can. Please speak with an elder law attorney before signing. We'll hold the offer while you do.

Can I stay until my new place is ready?

Yes. A post-closing occupancy agreement lets you close, get paid, and move when the new place is ready.

What happens to a lifetime of belongings?

Take what you want. Leave the rest. Cleanout is included and we do it respectfully.

Related situations

Where we buy

Passaic County · Bergen County · Essex County · Morris County · Union County · Hudson County · every other NJ county. Local pages for Wayne, Clifton and more.

Let the house be the easy part

Written offer in 24 hours. No pressure, ever.