Skip the listings, repairs, and agent fees. Get a fair, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours and close on the date that works for you.
When a traditional listing doesn't fit the situation, Aquinnah homeowners call Boston Investors for a clean cash sale. We make one fair, written offer on your State Road or Moshup Trail home, skip the showings and contingencies, and let you close on the date you choose.
Maybe you've inherited a family cottage near the Gay Head Cliffs, you own a seasonal home you no longer use, or you're holding an up-island property you'd rather not keep maintaining from the mainland. We've handled all of it. The offer is no-obligation, and you pay nothing in fees or commissions.
Condition is not a disqualifier here. We buy houses that need everything and houses that need nothing, and the difference shows up in the number rather than in whether we are interested. We close with a local Massachusetts attorney and move on your timeline, not ours.
Navigating probate or selling a parent's home for the first time. We keep the process simple.
Ready to downsize or move to assisted living. We buy as-is so there's nothing to fix or stage.
Offloading a rental or portfolio property fast. We close without tenant complications.
No inspections that kill deals, no repair credits, no staging. Whatever shape your property is in, we make a fair cash offer and close on your schedule.
No open houses, no waiting for financing, no surprises at the closing table. Just three straightforward steps from first contact to cash in hand.
Fill out the short form or call us at (617) 539-6162. Share basic details about your Aquinnah home: address, condition, and your ideal timeline. Takes less than two minutes.
We review the details, research recent Aquinnah comps, and deliver a fair, written cash offer within 24 hours. No obligation to accept, just a clear number you can evaluate on your own terms.
Accept the offer and choose your closing date. Two to four weeks from a signed agreement is the normal case, and we confirm the date once the closing attorney has checked title. We handle the paperwork, cover closing costs, and wire your payment at closing.
See how selling to Boston Investors stacks up against listing with a realtor or using another cash buyer.
| Listing with a Realtor |  | Other Cash Buyers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Commissions | ✕5–6% commission | ✓Zero fees | ~5–15% service fees |
| Repairs Required | ✕Often required | ✓None required | ~Light repairs needed |
| Time to Close | ✕60–90+ days | ✓Usually 2 to 4 weeks | ~14–30 days |
| Closing Costs | ✕Paid by seller | ✓We pay all costs | ~Varies by buyer |
| Cash Offer | ✕No guarantee | ✓Firm cash offer | ~Sometimes |
| Showings Required | ✕Multiple showings | ✓No showings | ~Usually one visit |
| Financing Contingency | ✕Common deal-breaker | ✓No contingencies | ✓No contingencies |
| You Choose Closing Date | ✕Buyer dictates | ✓Your timeline | ~Limited flexibility |
| Buy As-Is (Any Condition) | ✕Rarely | ✓Always | ~Sometimes |
| Offer Within 24 Hours | ✕Weeks to list | ✓Guaranteed | ~Varies |
| Deal Falls Through Risk | ✕High risk | ✓No risk | ~Low risk |
Most sellers are surprised by how little they need to do. We designed our process to put the work on our side, not yours.
Leave the furniture, the junk in the basement, the items in the attic. Take what matters to you and walk away. Our team handles full cleanout at our cost, zero charge to you.
Deferred maintenance, cosmetic damage, major system failures: we factor repair costs into our offer and handle everything post-closing. You'll never need to call a contractor.
We cover the standard closing costs and charge no commissions or fees, so you write no checks to sell. What still comes out of the proceeds is anything secured against the property: your mortgage payoff, property taxes and municipal charges, and any water and sewer balance.
An Aquinnah deed records at the Dukes County Registry of Deeds in Edgartown. Chapter 36, Section 1 of the General Laws divides only Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex and Worcester into registry districts and provides that each of the other counties shall have an office for the registry of deeds in a shire town. Dukes is one of the others, so every town on Martha's Vineyard, and Gosnold in the Elizabeth Islands, records in the same office. A family holding property in Aquinnah and in Chilmark or West Tisbury has one registry to search, not two.
Aquinnah counted 439 residents at the 2020 census, and that count decides how fast the town has to answer for its liens. Chapter 60, Section 23 measures a town by the last preceding national or state census and gives the collector in a town of five thousand inhabitants or less twenty days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, to issue a municipal lien certificate after a written request, where a larger municipality has ten. Filed for record within a hundred and fifty days of its date, the certificate discharges the parcel from the liens it does not show. What it does show is paid at closing, together with the mortgage payoff and any water and sewer balance, out of the proceeds rather than out of your pocket afterward.
The septic system is the practical question on almost every Aquinnah sale. Under 310 CMR 15.301 it must be inspected at or within two years before the transfer of title, or within three years where the report carries records of pumping every year, and a copy of the complete report goes to the buyer. Houses built or last renovated for summer use tend to show their age in wiring, plumbing and roofs, which is what a lender's appraiser flags on a financed sale. The seller also owes approved smoke detectors on transfer under Chapter 148, Section 26F.
Getting labor and materials onto the island is part of the cost of any work, so it sits inside our number rather than being added later. Our number starts from what the house would be worth once the work is done and comes down by what that work will cost: usually 60 to 70 percent of that after repair value, closer to 55 to 60 percent for a heavy rehab and 70 to 75 percent where the work is cosmetic, before transaction, financing and holding costs. From a signed agreement, two to four weeks is the normal run to closing. About a week is possible on a vacant house with clean title and remains the rare exception, and we do not promise a date until the closing attorney has checked title.
Questions Aquinnah homeowners ask before accepting a cash offer. Don't see yours? Call or text us directly.
At the Dukes County Registry of Deeds in Edgartown, the one registry for every town on Martha's Vineyard and for Gosnold.
Yes, if it is on septic. Under 310 CMR 15.301 the system is inspected at or within two years before the transfer of title, or within three years where the report carries records of pumping every year, and the complete report goes to the buyer.
Up to twenty days, excluding weekends and holidays. Aquinnah counted 439 residents at the 2020 census. Chapter 60, Section 23 gives the collector in a town of five thousand inhabitants or less twenty days to answer a written request, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, against ten days in a larger municipality.
Labor and materials for the island are part of the cost of the work, so they sit inside our number: between 60 and 70 percent of after repair value, nearer 55 to 60 percent where the rehab is heavy and up toward 70 to 75 percent where the work is genuinely cosmetic, before transaction, financing and holding costs.
Get a fair, no-obligation cash offer in 24 hours. Close on your schedule, leave anything behind, and pay zero fees or commissions.
Boston Investors
Aquinnah is one of 5 cities and towns we buy in across Dukes County. The county page lists all of them, along with the Registry of Deeds district that records the deed.
