Are we legit?
Fair question. This industry earned your suspicion.
"We buy houses" signs are stapled to telephone poles by operations that vanish in a year. So don't take our word for anything on this page. Every claim below comes with a way to check it yourself, without asking us.
The receipts
Five things you can verify without talking to us
Sixteen years in the same place
Established in Appleton in 2010. Most cash-buying operations don't last five years; the ones that cut corners don't last two. Longevity is the one credential you can't fake in this business.
5.0 stars on Google, unedited
Search "House Buyer Dan" and read the reviews directly on Google, where we can't edit, reorder, or delete a word of them.
Featured on WFRV Local 5
Green Bay's CBS station featured us as "Northeast Wisconsin's trusted home buyer." TV stations vet who they put on air; their newsroom did that homework before we ever appeared.
$4.6M+ actually paid out
Paid directly to Wisconsin homeowners since 2010, through licensed Wisconsin title companies, the same regulated closings any traditional sale uses. Every dollar has a paper trail.
A real, findable person
"House Buyer Dan" is Dan Ahlborn, an actual person with his name on the company, not a fictitious character fronting a call center. Look him up online; he's easy to find. Or call (920) 259-4326 and a real, live person from our company answers. That test takes you thirty seconds.
Who vouches for us
The company that handles the money, on the record
"I have had the opportunity to get to know Dan Ahlborn both professionally and personally over the past 3 years and I truly believe you couldn't find a more honest and intuitive person! On every transaction with Dan, he provides all the info needed up front so we are able to move to closing quickly and without issues."
And we put our own money at risk before you sign.
Once a cash offer goes firm, we place $5,000 of earnest money in escrow with a Wisconsin title company. Miss your closing date and it's yours, automatically, no claims process. A company planning to disappear doesn't hand a title company $5,000 of leverage against itself. Read the full guarantee terms →
Protect yourself
Red flags with any cash buyer, including us
Whoever you end up selling to, walk away from anyone who does these things. Yes, we're handing you the checklist to use on us.
- They pressure you to sign the same day, real offers survive a week of thinking
- The offer isn't in writing, or the number keeps changing with no reason they can show you
- They ask for money from you, ever, for any reason
- No local footprint: no address, no reviews, no title company that knows them
- They won't explain how they arrived at the number
- Closing happens anywhere other than a licensed title company or attorney's office
Checked us out? Then let's talk about the house.
Thirty seconds to reach out, a real person on the phone, and a written offer within 24 hours.
Rather talk to a person right now? Call (920) 259-4326 and a real, live person from our company answers. Never a call center.
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