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, Chatham homeowners call Boston Investors for a clean cash sale. We make one fair, written offer on your Chatham Center or North Chatham area home, skip the showings and contingencies, and let you close on the date you choose.
Maybe you've inherited a cottage near Chatham Light, you're relocating off the Cape, or you're holding a tired seasonal rental near Pleasant Bay you'd rather not pour money into. 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 Chatham home: address, condition, and your ideal timeline. Takes less than two minutes.
We review the details, research recent Chatham 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.
A Chatham deed records at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Barnstable, and there is no district to identify first. Chapter 36, Section 1 of the General Laws divides only Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex and Worcester for the registry of deeds, then provides that each of the other counties shall have an office for the registry of deeds in a shire town. Barnstable County is one of the others, so all fifteen Cape towns record in the same building. On the Cape the complications in a title search come from the land rather than from the registry.
Chatham counted 6,594 residents at the 2020 census, a figure worth stating plainly because the seasonal population is several times that and gets quoted as though it were the town. The municipal side of a sale runs on Chapter 60, Section 23: the collector issues a municipal lien certificate within ten days of a written application, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, stating the taxes, assessments, rates and charges then payable, and recorded within a hundred and fifty days it discharges the parcel from the liens it does not show. Out of the proceeds come the mortgage payoff, property taxes and municipal charges, any water and sewer balance, then attorney and title charges.
Septic is the question that decides Chatham sales, and since 2023 there are two layers to it. The base rule is Title 5, at 310 CMR 15.300 to 15.305: inspection within two years before a sale, or within six months afterward where weather prevented it and the seller notified the buyer in writing, by a MassDEP approved inspector. On top of that, amendments effective 7 July 2023 provide that in a designated Natural Resource Nitrogen Sensitive Area a new or upgraded system must incorporate best available nitrogen reducing technology under 310 CMR 15.215, and that filing a notice of intent, a watershed permit application or a de minimis load application suspends that requirement in the watersheds covered. Whether a particular address sits in a designated area, and where the town stands in that process, is a question for the Board of Health rather than for us.
On the offer, we price the property and not the town, and on the Cape that distinction does real work, because a seasonal cottage and a year round house on the same road are different propositions. We take what the property would be worth with the work done and subtract what the work will cost, which puts our offers between 60 and 70 percent of after repair value, nearer 55 to 60 percent on a heavy rehab and up toward 70 to 75 percent where the work is genuinely cosmetic, before transaction, financing and holding costs. Two to four weeks from a signed agreement is the normal case, and no closing date is confirmed before the closing attorney has checked title.
Questions Chatham homeowners ask before accepting a cash offer. Don't see yours? Call or text us directly.
At the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Barnstable, with no district to identify. Chapter 36, Section 1 of the General Laws divides only Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex and Worcester for the registry of deeds, and provides that each of the other counties shall have an office in a shire town. Barnstable is one of the others, so all fifteen Cape towns record in the same building.
It applies where the property sits in a designated Natural Resource Nitrogen Sensitive Area, and then a new or upgraded system has to incorporate best available nitrogen reducing technology under 310 CMR 15.215, as amended effective 7 July 2023. Filing a notice of intent, a watershed permit application or a de minimis load application suspends that requirement in the watersheds covered. Whether your address is in a designated area, and where the town stands in the permit process, is a question for the Board of Health.
Yes. Under 310 CMR 15.300 to 15.305 the system has to be inspected within two years before the sale, or within six months afterward where weather prevented it and you notified the buyer in writing, by a MassDEP approved inspector, with the report due within thirty days and a copy to the buyer. Annual pumping records extend a valid inspection to three years.
It is built from what the property would be worth with the work done less what the work costs, which lands between 60 and 70 percent of after repair value in the usual case, nearer 55 to 60 percent where the rehab is heavy and up toward 70 to 75 percent where the job is genuinely cosmetic, before transaction, financing and holding costs. Two to four weeks from a signed agreement is normal, and no date is confirmed before the closing attorney has checked title.
Get a fair, no-obligation cash offer in 24 hours. Close on your schedule, leave anything behind, and pay zero fees or commissions.
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Chatham is one of 12 cities and towns we buy in across Barnstable County. The county page lists all of them, along with the Registry of Deeds district that records the deed.
