Before and After: Houses We Bought As Is

House One: A Gutted Main Floor Turned Into an Open Kitchen

When we bought this house, the main floor was down to the ceiling joists and the brick behind the old plaster. Wiring hung loose from the ceiling and the floor was bare subfloor. We kept the glass door to the back deck and built the new kitchen around it.

Gutted main floor before renovation, exposed ceiling joists, brick walls and lumber stacked on the subfloor — Before

Same main floor after renovation, open kitchen with island, recessed lights and new plank flooring — After

The finished room has an island with seating, white cabinets that run to the ceiling, stainless appliances, recessed lights and new plank flooring across the whole floor.

Renovated kitchen with island seating, white cabinets, stainless appliances and a door to the deck — House one: the new kitchen island, looking toward the deck door.

House Two: A Stripped Kitchen Rebuilt Around Its Two Windows

This kitchen came to us with the cabinets torn out, the ceiling open above the old range, patched walls and capped water lines sticking out of the floor. The two windows on the back wall stayed, and the new range hood now sits between them.

Stripped kitchen before renovation, open ceiling, patched walls and capped plumbing in the floor — Before

Same kitchen after renovation, two windows, range hood, island and green and wood cabinets — After

The new kitchen has green lower cabinets, wood upper cabinets, an island with stools and patterned tile behind the range. We also rebuilt the bathroom with a tiled walk in shower and a floating vanity.

Renovated kitchen island with stools, patterned tile behind the range and wood upper cabinets — House two: the island and the tile wall behind the range.

Renovated bathroom with green tile walk in shower, floating vanity and gold fixtures — House two: the rebuilt bathroom.

House Three: Kitchen, Living Room, Sunroom and Bathroom

The third house needed work in almost every room. The kitchen was open to the studs and insulation. The living room had a raw brick wall with drywall leaning against it. The sunroom was full of construction materials, and the bathroom shower was framing and open plumbing.

The Kitchen

Kitchen gutted to the studs and insulation before renovation, with an opening to a brick fireplace room — Before

The window over the sink and the wide opening to the living room stayed in place. Everything else is new: cabinets, counters, appliances, lighting and floors.

The Living Room

Living room before renovation, raw brick fireplace wall with drywall sheets and tools on the floor — Before

Same living room after renovation, painted brick fireplace wall, recessed lights and new flooring — After

We kept the brick fireplace wall, painted it a light color, added a mantel and finished the room with recessed lights and new flooring.

The Sunroom

Sunroom before renovation, wood paneled walls and ceiling, construction materials across the tile floor — Before

Same sunroom after renovation, white paneled walls and ceiling, new flooring and the original peaked windows — After

The peaked windows are the same in both photos. The dark wood paneling is now painted white, which makes the room much brighter, and the tile floor was replaced.

The Bathroom

Bathroom before renovation, shower wall framing exposed and plumbing open in the floor — Before

Same bathroom after renovation, freestanding tub, double vanity and large format tile walls — After

The finished bathroom has a freestanding tub, a double vanity, a glass walk in shower and large tile on the walls.

What These Projects Mean If You Are Selling

ROI National buys houses for cash in the condition they are in, then renovates them after closing. ROI National has been buying houses since 2015, and this page shows three houses we bought and rebuilt. The before photos were taken on site while the work was underway. The after photos show the same rooms once the renovation was finished.

If your house needs work like this, you can still sell it. You do not have to fix anything first. We make a cash offer on the house as it stands today, and the renovation becomes our job, not yours.

Every house on this page was bought before any of this work was done. The owners did not paint, patch, clean out or replace anything. That is the point of selling to a cash buyer: you skip the repairs, the contractors and the months of carrying costs.

Renovating an older house also comes with rules. The EPA requires anyone paid to do work that disturbs painted surfaces in homes built before 1978 to be certified in lead safe work practices, under its Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program. When you sell as is, finding and managing that kind of work is not your job.

We buy houses in any condition, from a dated kitchen to a full gut. See the types of properties we buy.
We also buy houses with fire, water or storm damage. Read how to sell a damaged house in Pennsylvania, or how a sale works when a house has code violations.
We send a cash offer within 1 hour and can close in as little as 7 days.
There are no agent commissions and no repairs to make. Our how it works page walks through each step.
If you want to weigh a cash sale against fixing the house and listing it, try our cash offer vs agent calculator.

Read more about selling a house in any condition, or see the counties we serve, such as Bucks County, PA, where ROI National is based.

Before and After Questions

Do I need to repair my house before I sell it to ROI National?

No. ROI National buys houses as is. You do not repair, clean or stage anything before closing. The before photos on this page show the condition houses can be in when we buy them.

Did ROI National renovate these houses?

Yes. ROI National bought each of these houses and paid for the renovation after closing. The sellers did not fix anything before they sold.

Will you buy a house that needs a full gut renovation?

Yes. Houses with open walls, old plumbing, failed kitchens or bathrooms, and dated rooms are the kind of houses we buy. Condition does not disqualify a property.

How fast can I get a cash offer?

We send a cash offer within 1 hour of reviewing your property. Once you accept, we can close in as little as 7 days, on the date you choose.

Why are there no addresses on this page?

We do not publish the addresses of the houses we buy. The photos show the rooms only, before and after the work.

Related Resources

Sell a House in Any Condition
No repairs, cleaning or staging required before you sell.
Properties We Buy
The property types and situations we purchase for cash.
How It Works
From first call to closing, step by step.
Customer Reviews
What sellers say about working with ROI National.

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