Tidal Offers is the cash-buyer division of Tidal Realty Partners — a locally-owned, veteran-led brokerage. You do not have to evict anyone, turn the unit, or wait for a lease to run out. We buy occupied rentals as they are. Written offer in 24 hours.
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Matthew Kane · Founder, Tidal Realty Partners · Wilmington, NC
Matthew is a former United States Marine and a former firefighter — two careers built on doing the right thing under pressure, without an audience. He carried that same standard into real estate when he founded Tidal Realty Partners in 2017.
Over the last nine years, Matthew and the Tidal team have walked alongside 200+ Cape Fear families through some of the hardest chapters they’ve ever faced — inherited homes nobody planned for, divorces that needed a clean split, pre-foreclosure clocks running out, rentals that took more than they gave, relocations that couldn’t wait. Every situation gets the same answer: a straight read on the numbers, no pressure, and a path forward — even when that path leads somewhere other than a cash sale.
We built this process for homeowners who need to move quickly without losing thousands to commissions, repairs, or a deal that falls through at the closing table.
Address and phone — that’s it. Sixty seconds to start a conversation with a licensed local broker, not a call center.
We pull comps, review condition notes you share, and write a real number — not a “we’ll figure it out at the table” lowball.
10 days, 30 days, or after the kids finish the school year. You set the timeline. We bring the cash and handle the rest.
Every situation is different — but most fall into one of these categories. If yours is here, we’ve seen it before and helped someone through it.
Every situation has a name and a family behind it. Here are a few of the people we’ve helped move forward.
“Matthew sat with us at the kitchen table, talked us through every option — including ones that didn’t end with us selling to him. We trusted him because he didn’t act like a buyer. He acted like family.”
“After fifteen years of being a landlord, I just wanted out. Matthew gave me a number I trusted on day one and held it through close. No drama.”
“The roof, the foundation, the plumbing — nothing was right. Three other buyers had walked. Matthew walked through, made an offer, and closed. That was it.”
Most landlords we buy from are not in trouble. They are just done — the math stopped working, or the tenant stopped paying, or the 11pm phone calls stopped being worth it. The instinct is to empty the place and fix it up before selling. Usually that is the expensive way.
In North Carolina a sale does not void a lease. A buyer takes the property subject to it, which means a paying tenant is not an obstacle to selling — to the right buyer, they are the reason to buy. We do not need the unit empty.
Evicting to sell costs you the filing, the vacancy, the turn, and two to three months you never get back. If the tenant is not paying, that is our problem after closing, not a discount we make you fund first.
Security deposits, prepaid rent and prorated rent get handled through the closing attorney like any other credit. You are not chasing anybody for anything afterward.
Selling a rental is not taxed like selling your own home. On top of capital gains, the depreciation you have taken over the years generally gets recaptured, and that number surprises people who have held a property a long time. It does not mean do not sell — it means know the figure before you decide.
If you are trying to stay in real estate rather than exit it, a 1031 exchange may let you roll the proceeds into another property and defer that bill, but it runs on tight deadlines that start at closing. If that is your plan, tell us on the first call so the timeline works.
None of this is tax advice. A CPA who has actually done a 1031 is worth an hour of your time before you sign anything.
If the unit is in good condition, the tenant pays on time, and you are not in a hurry, a stabilized rental listed on the open market can attract investors who will pay more than we will — and Tidal Realty Partners can run that listing for you. Our number is worth taking when the property is a problem, not when it is an asset you are simply tired of.
More on exiting a rental — including from very far away: The accidental military landlord · David’s 14-day exit in Leland · Michael’s remote sale from California
We start with comparable recent sales in your immediate neighborhood — the same comps a traditional listing broker would use. Then we factor in condition, holding costs, and a margin that lets us close fast without financing contingencies. The result is a real number, not a teaser.
If we think a traditional listing would net you more money, we’ll tell you that — even when it costs us the deal.
Yes. Roof, foundation, mold, dated kitchen, tenants still in place, hoarder conditions — we’ve bought all of it. You don’t lift a finger, don’t clean, don’t paint, don’t repair.
Cash closings can happen in 10–14 days from the day we have a signed contract. If you need 30, 60, or 90 days because of moving logistics or a school year, that’s fine too — you set the timeline.
No commissions. No closing fees on our side. The number we offer is the number you walk away with, minus any payoff on the property (mortgage, liens, back taxes).
Then we’ll tell you. Tidal Realty Partners is a full-service brokerage — cash buying is just one division. If listing makes more sense for your situation, Matthew can walk you through that path with the same team. No upsell, no pressure, no awkward switch.
Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Leland, Hampstead, Castle Hayne, Burgaw, and surrounding Cape Fear communities. If your home is within roughly 30 miles of downtown Wilmington, we likely cover it.
60-second form, 24-hour written offer, zero obligation. If a cash sale isn’t the right path, we’ll tell you that too.