Tidal Offers is the sister investment company of Tidal Realty Partners — a locally-owned, veteran-led brokerage headquartered here in Wilmington. 12+ years local, 1,000+ families helped through our sister brokerage, and a written offer in 24 hours with no obligation attached to it.
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We are not a call center with a Wilmington phone number. Tidal Realty Partners has been here since 2017, our broker license is a North Carolina license, and the person who reads your address knows the street. Here is what is specific about selling here.
A Wilmington buyer’s lender cares about your flood zone, and the maps have not been kind to parts of this county. If your house sits in a zone that changed, or you are carrying insurance that has doubled, that shows up in what a financed buyer will pay. It does not change what we pay.
Between Florence and everything since, a lot of Cape Fear houses carry a repair history, an open claim, or work that got done without a permit. That is a financing problem on the open market. We buy those houses specifically.
Wilmington has a deep rental market — UNCW, the beaches, downtown, and a lot of accidental landlords who bought in the 2010s. When that stops being fun, we buy occupied rentals with the tenant still in place.
Wilmington proper, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Castle Hayne, Leland, Hampstead, Burgaw, Rocky Point, Southport, Oak Island, Surf City and the Topsail communities. If your home is within roughly 30 miles of downtown Wilmington, we cover it.
We also buy up the coast into Onslow County — Holly Ridge, Sneads Ferry and Jacksonville — where a lot of our sellers are military families working against a set of orders rather than a market.
That is the part that makes us different from every other cash buyer in this market. If your Wilmington house would net more on the MLS, we can tell you that and then actually list it for you — same team, same office. A company that can only buy has only one thing it can ever recommend.
No. A flood zone does not stop a cash sale, because we are not waiting on a lender's flood requirements to approve the purchase. On the open market, a changed flood map or high insurance premiums can make it harder for a financed buyer to qualify and can affect what they will offer. We base our written offer on the house's condition and local comps.
Yes. We specifically buy houses with storm damage histories, open claims, and work that was done without permits, which can be hard to finance on the open market. If you have an open insurance claim, ask your insurer and an NC real estate attorney how claim funds and any mortgage company involvement should be handled before closing.
Yes. We buy occupied rentals near UNCW, at the beaches, downtown, and throughout the county without requiring you to remove the tenants first. How the existing lease, security deposits, and notice requirements are handled depends on your lease terms and North Carolina law. An NC attorney can walk you through those details.
We buy in Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Castle Hayne, Leland, Hampstead, Burgaw, Rocky Point, Southport, Oak Island, Surf City, and the Topsail communities. In general, we cover homes within about 30 miles of downtown Wilmington. We also buy up the coast in Onslow County, including Holly Ridge, Sneads Ferry, and Jacksonville.
Yes. Many of our Onslow County and coastal sellers are military families working on a deadline set by their orders. We aim to get you a written offer within about 24 hours, and cash closings typically take about 10–14 days. You can also choose a later closing date if that fits your move better.
Often, yes. A listing on the MLS frequently nets more, especially for homes in good condition that can qualify for buyer financing. Our sister brokerage, Tidal Realty Partners, can list your house with the same local team. That means we can show you both options side by side, and you can decide which one works best for you.
60 seconds to submit. A written number within about 24 hours, and an honest answer if listing would serve you better.
60 seconds to submit. Written offer in 24 hours.