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.
Chilmark is an up-island town on Martha's Vineyard, the rolling farm country and stone-walled hills at the western end of the island, home to the fishing village of Menemsha and some of the most private, expensive land in the state. It has no real town center, and almost every home sits on private septic and a private well. We buy across all of it, in any condition, for cash. No repairs, no cleanout, and no agent fees on your side.
A cash sale is not the right answer for every Chilmark seller, and we say so when a conventional listing would net you more. It earns its place on condition, title or time: a dated or seasonal house, a septic or well problem, an estate to settle across the water, or a closing date you have to hit around the season.
What we bring is certainty. A firm written offer within 24 hours, a closing on your schedule, and no financing contingency that lets a buyer walk after an inspection. Below is what a Chilmark sale actually involves, from the septic system to the registry that records your deed to what comes out of the proceeds.
Selling a Chilmark family home mid-probate or without the capacity to renovate. We coordinate with attorneys and close clean.
Ready to leave a longtime Chilmark home as values have climbed. We buy as-is so nothing needs to be repaired, staged, or cleared first.
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.
Call (617) 539-6162 or fill out the short form. Share your Chilmark address, the property's condition, and your ideal timeline. Takes under two minutes.
We pull recent Chilmark comps by neighborhood, review the property details, and deliver a fair written cash offer within 24 hours. No obligation and no pressure to accept.
Pick your closing date. Two to four weeks from a signed agreement is the normal case, and we confirm it once the closing attorney has checked title. We cover all closing costs, handle all the paperwork, and wire your payment on closing day.
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, everything in the garage, whatever is in every room. Take what matters and go. We handle full property cleanout at our cost, nothing charged to you.
Deferred maintenance, cosmetic damage, major system failures: we factor repair costs into our offer and handle everything post-closing. You will 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 Chilmark deed records at the Dukes County Registry of Deeds, down-island in Edgartown, the county seat for Martha's Vineyard. Dukes is not one of the five counties Chapter 36, Section 1 splits into districts, so the whole island shares one registry, and though it is a drive across the island from Chilmark it is at least on the same island as the property.
The septic system usually is the sale. Almost all of Chilmark is on private septic rather than sewer, so a sale here nearly always requires a Title 5 inspection under 310 CMR 15.301, good for two years or three where the system was pumped at least once a year, and on the up-island lots near ponds and wetlands a failed or nitrogen-heavy system can be a serious project. Nearly every home is also on a private well. Older houses carry the lead paint Property Transfer Notification under Chapter 111, Section 197A before the purchase and sale agreement, with no construction year threshold in the Massachusetts statute, along the water flood zone status matters for a financed buyer's insurance, and a rented or seasonally rented property carries its lease and deposits across under Chapter 186, Section 15B within 45 days.
What most often decides the closing date, once septic is settled, is the municipal lien certificate. Chilmark is a small town of under five thousand, so under Chapter 60, Section 23 the collector furnishes it within twenty days of a written application rather than ten, and it states the taxes and assessments that are liens on the property. Filed within 150 days it discharges the parcel from any lien not shown on it, and whatever it shows comes out of the proceeds with the mortgage payoff and the attorney and title charges. On sale, Chapter 148, Section 26F also requires the seller to equip the building with approved smoke detectors, enforced by the fire department.
On our own numbers we would rather be plain than flattering. Offers usually land between 60 and 70 percent of what the house will be worth once the work is done, closer to 55 to 60 where the rehab is heavy and as high as 70 to 75 where the work is genuinely cosmetic, all before transaction, financing and holding costs, and where a septic system is needed that cost comes off the top. In an up-island market like Chilmark's a sound, passing home with time to sell almost always does best on a listing. What a cash sale gives you is certainty on the property the open market treats as a septic or well risk, without showings and financing dragged out across the water. Count on two to four weeks from a signed agreement as the normal close, about a week was the fastest we have ever done and it stayed the exception, and we do not put a date in writing until the closing attorney has checked title. What takes a Chilmark property out of the financed market is a structural or safety defect, or a failed system with no plan to fix it.
Questions Chilmark homeowners ask us before accepting a cash offer. Don't see yours? Call us directly.
We usually close in two to four weeks from signed agreement, assuming clean title and no unusual estate or probate issues. If you need more time to coordinate a move, settle an estate, or want flexibility on the date, we adjust the closing to fit your schedule. We've closed in about a week where the property was vacant and the title was clean, but that is the exception rather than the norm.
No. We buy Chilmark homes in any condition: roofing problems, outdated systems, unfinished renovations, water damage, you name it. We price the repair costs into our offer so you never have to spend a dollar before closing.
You pay no agent commissions and no listing fees, and we cover the standard closing costs. What still comes out of the proceeds at closing is anything secured against the property: your mortgage payoff, property taxes and municipal charges, and any outstanding water and sewer balance.
It sets the ceiling, and condition and the septic set the rest. We are not pricing off a townwide median, because a median describes renovated, move-in-ready listings and averages away condition, which is the thing that actually moves our number. What we work from is what the property would be worth once the work is done, and what that work will cost, including a septic system where one is needed. In practice our offers land between 60 and 70 percent of after repair value, closer to 55 to 60 percent where the rehab is heavy, and as high as 70 to 75 percent where the work is genuinely cosmetic, all before transaction, financing and holding costs. Worth saying plainly: a cash offer is rarely the highest number available to you. It is the certain one, with no financing contingency and no buyer walking away after an inspection.
Yes. We work with inherited and probate properties regularly. Whether the estate is settled, mid-process, or involves multiple heirs, we structure the closing around where you are and coordinate directly with estate attorneys and personal representatives to handle the complexity on our end.
We handle these situations all the time. Property tax arrears, mechanic's liens, and other encumbrances are typically resolved at closing from the sale proceeds. Our title team identifies everything upfront and clears it in one transaction so you walk away with a clean close.
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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