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Sell Your Merrick Home As-Is For Cash, Fast Close
A Direct Cash Buyer For Merrick Homeowners Who Want A Real Sale Without Repairs, Without Months Of Showings, And Without Surprises At The Closing Table.
Merrick splits in two: North Merrick above Sunrise Highway with capes, ranches, and split-levels built between 1950 and 1965 on tighter lots, and South Merrick below Merrick Road with bigger ranches, colonials, and canal blocks running off Merrick Creek. Both halves feed the Bellmore-Merrick CHSD, with Calhoun High School inside Merrick. If you’re a CHSD parent at the Calhoun empty-nest exit, a North Merrick original owner aging out, or a South Merrick canal owner weighing a bulkhead quote, Prime Realty Buyers buys direct for cash.
You don’t paint it. You don’t fix it. You don’t list it.
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Trusted By Merrick Homeowners In:
The capes and ranches of North Merrick above Sunrise Highway, the colonials and split-levels along Camp Avenue and Merrick Avenue, the canal blocks of South Merrick running off Merrick Creek and the bay, the streets surrounding Cammann's Pond Park and Norman J Levy Park, plus the wider Bellmore-Merrick CHSD attendance zone and surrounding South Shore communities including North Merrick, Bellmore, North Bellmore, Wantagh, Freeport, Baldwin, Seaford, East Meadow, Massapequa, and Levittown.
Why Merrick Homeowners Sell To Prime Realty Buyers
Merrick has a different selling profile than the inland Nassau commuter towns or the dense villages further west. Two distinct halves split by Sunrise Highway. One of the most recognized school districts on Long Island. A quiet layer of canal homes south of Merrick Road most retail buyers underprice. When a Merrick house finally sells, the reason is concrete.
The North/South Merrick price divide. A 1958 cape in North Merrick on a 50-by-100 lot doesn’t trade like a colonial off Camp Avenue or Merrick Avenue on a 75-by-125 lot, and neither one trades like a South Merrick canal home with frontage on Merrick Creek. Listings that price Merrick as one number leave money on the table or chase the wrong buyer pool. We price each property by what it actually is, North or South, cape or colonial, interior block or canal frontage.
The Bellmore-Merrick CHSD eighteen-year hold plus the parent privacy network. Merrick parents plant at Birch Lane, Lakeside, Old Mill Road, Chatterton, or Norman J Levy elementary and stay through Calhoun, Mepham, or Kennedy graduation. When that hold ends, the kitchen is from 1998, the boiler is from 1989, and the “we’ll get to it” list is long. Bellmore-Merrick is a tight network where a Zillow price drop travels through Facebook groups in an hour. We close off market.
South Merrick canal homes on Merrick Creek and the Sandy hangover. The canal blocks south of Merrick Road took water in 2012, and a real share of those houses never fully came back. Studs replaced and drywall not. Boilers raised, basements never finished. Flood insurance climbing every renewal. Bulkhead quotes coming back in the $40,000 to $90,000 range. Failing bulkheads and rotted dock framing are part of our regular South Merrick work. We buy as the bulkhead, the basement, and the boiler sit.
North Merrick 1950-1965 original-owner exit. A heavy share of North Merrick was bought new between 1950 and 1965, and that generation is now in their late seventies, eighties, and nineties. Original 100-amp panel, original kitchen, knob-and-tube still active in some sections, the one bathroom upstairs, and original cesspools on the older blocks that were never converted to municipal sewer all show up at scale. Today’s retail buyer’s lender flags every piece. We close as it sits.
Other reasons sellers call us:
- Pre-foreclosure with a Nassau County auction date set, vacant homes, divorce sales, tax liens, and clouded titles
We Buy Merrick Houses As-Is
You don’t paint anything. You don’t fix anything. You don’t haul anything to the curb.
We buy Merrick homes with:
Take what matters. Leave the rest. We handle the cleanout, the contractors, the dump runs, and every piece of work the house needs after closing.
Why Choose Prime Realty Buyers
We’re a local Long Island buyer that closes Merrick transactions every month. Your call gets answered by a real person here. Proof of funds is in your inbox the same day on request.
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What Merrick Homeowners Say
South Merrick Canal Home, Sandy Damage Never Fully Repaired
Our house sits on the canal in South Merrick, off Merrick Road. We took water in 2012 and the insurance never covered enough to finish the basement back. Twelve years later, the bulkhead quote came in at sixty-eight thousand and the dock needed another twenty. We weren’t going to keep pouring money into it. Prime Realty Buyers walked the property, made an offer that respected what the canal lot was actually worth, and closed in three weeks. The basement was still half framed and they didn’t ask us to touch it.
North Merrick Cape, Original Owners, Kids In Two States
My parents bought their North Merrick cape in 1959 and never moved. Original kitchen, original boiler, original everything. After my mother passed, my brother and I were trying to manage it from Florida and Colorado. The thought of flying back to coordinate contractors, agents, and showings for the next year was not happening. Prime Realty Buyers came through within ten days, gave us a fair number, and let us take what we wanted. They handled the cleanout.
Empty Nest, Big Colonial Off Camp Avenue, Calhoun Graduation
We bought our Merrick colonial when our oldest was in second grade and stayed for the full eighteen years through Calhoun. The kitchen was twenty years old, the roof needed work, and we were not interested in spending forty thousand on updates just to list. We also did not want a sign in the yard with our friends across the district seeing the price drops. Prime Realty Buyers gave us a private off-market offer, closed on a date that worked for our move to Charleston, and the whole thing stayed quiet.
Inherited Ranch, Three Siblings Across The Country
Our uncle lived in his Merrick ranch since 1962 and the house had not been touched in decades. He passed and the three of us, all siblings, were spread between New Jersey, Atlanta, and Phoenix. None of us wanted the project. Prime Realty Buyers worked with us through probate, signed contracts while Letters Testamentary were still pending, and closed within a week of the attorney clearing it. Remote signings, no flights, no headaches.
Divorce Sale, Private And Fast
We needed to sell quickly and privately, and we needed to be done before things got more complicated. Our Merrick house had been our family home for fourteen years. The biggest concern was avoiding a public listing and the questions that would come with it. Prime Realty Buyers met with us discreetly, gave us a fair number based on the actual condition, and closed in seventeen days. Off market, no signs, no MLS history.
Sound Like Your Situation?
No obligation. Cash offer in 24 hours. Off-market by default.
Our 3-Step Process
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Contact Us
Call 516-218-0365 or fill out the short form. Tell us the address, the situation, and your timeline. Five minutes, no obligation. North Merrick cape, Camp Avenue colonial, South Merrick canal home, doesn’t matter.
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Walkthrough And Offer
We do a quick walkthrough, in person or virtual, and present a no-obligation cash offer, usually within 24 hours. We’ll show you exactly how we got to the number and price the property by what it actually is, North Merrick or South Merrick, canal frontage or interior block, Calhoun or Mepham or Kennedy zone.
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Pick Your Closing Date
We close at a local Nassau County title company. Need it done in seven days? We can. Need 75 to coordinate the executor, the move out of state, or the kids finishing the school year in the CHSD? We can do that too. You sign, we wire, you’re done.
Selling To Prime Realty Buyers Vs Listing In Merrick
| Situation | Prime Realty Buyers | Traditional Merrick Listing |
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| Condition | Sell 100% as-is | Pre-list updates expected |
| Commissions | $0 commissions | 5 to 6 percent of sale price |
| Closing costs | We cover closing costs | Seller pays portion |
| Showings | No showings, no open houses | 15 to 40 plus over months |
| Timeline | Close in 7 to 21 days | 90 to 150 days typical |
| 1950-1965 North Merrick cape, ranch, or split-level with original kitchen, original boiler, knob-and-tube, and pre-sewer cesspool | We buy as-is | Lender often demands replacement |
| South Merrick canal home on Merrick Creek with failing bulkhead $40K-$90K plus unrepaired Sandy damage | We buy as it sits | Insurance and lender complications |
| Camp Avenue or Merrick Avenue colonial with twenty-year-old kitchen and Calhoun zone privacy | Priced honestly off-market | Listings often miss the section nuance |
| Bellmore-Merrick CHSD attendance zone privacy with the community watching | Off-market, no sign, no MLS | Public listing, full Zillow history |
| CHSD school year closing flexibility for Calhoun, Mepham, or Kennedy families | 60-plus day push available | Tied to buyer’s lender |
| Open Town of Hempstead permits and missing COs on dormers, additions, decks | Not a deal killer | Often blocks the closing table |
| Sunrise Highway, Merrick Road, or Merrick LIRR station-block corridor adjacency | Doesn’t affect our offer | Many retail buyers walk |
| Out-of-state heir coordination plus probate through Mineola Surrogate’s Court | Handled remotely | Drags closing for months |
| Financing contingency | None | High risk of buyer denial |
| Certainty of closing | Guaranteed | Roughly 1 in 4 deals collapse |
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you buy houses in both North Merrick and South Merrick?
Yes. North Merrick above Sunrise Highway, Merrick proper, and South Merrick below Merrick Road including the canal blocks. Each section trades differently and we price by the actual section, not as one generic Merrick average.
Why is North Merrick priced differently than South Merrick?
Different housing stock, different lot sizes, different elementary feeders, and different buyer pools. North Merrick is mostly 1950-1965 capes and ranches on 50-by-100 lots in the North Merrick UFSD elementary district. South Merrick has bigger colonials, ranches, and canal blocks. The canal frontage on Merrick Creek prices very differently from a quiet interior block on Camp Avenue. We price by the section.
My South Merrick house is on the canal and the bulkhead is failing. Will you still buy it?
Yes. Failing bulkheads and questionable docks are some of the most common reasons South Merrick canal owners call us. We buy with the bulkhead as it sits. You don’t replace it, escrow for it, or argue about it with a retail buyer.
Our Merrick house took on water during Sandy and we never fully repaired it. Can you buy it?
Yes. South Merrick is one of the areas where unrepaired 2012 flood damage is still common. Studs replaced and drywall never re-hung, finished basements that never came back, raised boilers with the old infrastructure still around them, we close on those properties without complications.
Does the Bellmore-Merrick CHSD attendance zone affect your offer?
The CHSD is one of the strongest factors retail buyers price for, and we factor it in too. The bigger advantage of selling to us in the CHSD is privacy. Off market, no sign, no Zillow price history, no questions from neighbors at the next Calhoun or Norman J Levy event.
We have an open permit or a missing CO with the Town of Hempstead. Can we still close?
Yes. Open permits, expired permits, missing COs on dormers, additions, decks, and finished basements are not deal killers for us. They often stop a retail listing because the buyer’s bank won’t close. We buy direct, no bank involved.
Do you buy houses with cesspools? Some of the older North Merrick blocks were never converted to municipal sewer.
Yes. Cesspools that pre-date sewer conversion, failing cesspools, and outdated septic systems are situations we factor into the offer and take on after closing.
Our house is on Sunrise Highway, Merrick Road, or near the LIRR station. Does that matter?
Not for our offer. Corridor noise, train proximity, and busy street adjacency reduce the retail buyer pool, but they don’t change our willingness to make a real offer.
Can you buy an inherited Merrick home that's still in probate?
Yes. We work with families in probate every month. We sign a contract while probate is pending and close as soon as the attorney has Letters Testamentary in hand. Surrogate’s Court is in Mineola, which makes coordination straightforward.
Heirs are spread across multiple states. Can you handle that?
Yes. We work with out-of-state heirs every week. Documents can be signed and notarized remotely. The closing happens at a Nassau County title company.
Can you close around the CHSD school year so my kids can finish in district?
Yes. Closing date flexibility is one of the most common things Merrick families ask for. We can close fast or push the date out 60 plus days to align with the end of the school year, a graduation, or a move date.
Ready To Sell Your Merrick House The Easy Way?
Skip the contractor estimates. Skip the staging. Skip the buyer who walks after the inspector flags the bulkhead, the cesspool, or the kitchen that hasn't been touched since 1998.
A fair cash offer from a local Long Island buyer who actually closes, on a timeline that works for you, with the section, the bulkhead, the original kitchen, and the contents in the basement exactly as they are.
No obligation. No pressure. No fees, ever.