Colonial Heights is practically my backyard — I was born in Bristol, I live minutes from here, and I've driven every street out here. If you've got a house you need to sell, I'll make you a straight cash offer and close on your schedule.
Colonial Heights is the closest thing to my own backyard. I live on this end of Kingsport, I drive Fort Henry Drive and Moreland Drive every day, and most of the houses I’ve bought and fixed are within a few minutes of here. So when somebody calls me about a house in 37663, I usually already know the street.
Most of Colonial Heights was built in one stretch — the ’60s and ’70s, when Eastman was hiring and families wanted to be near the lake and the new schools. That gives the neighborhood a look: brick ranches, split-levels, and split-foyers on good-sized lots, a lot of them with a carport that somebody later closed in. Those houses were built well. But sixty years is a long time, and a lot of them are still wearing their original kitchens, original bathrooms, original panels, and original windows.
That’s where a normal sale gets sticky. A buyer with a loan wants the house to appraise and inspect clean. A split-level with a wet lower level, cast-iron drain lines starting to go, a ’70s panel with double-tapped breakers, a deck that’s rotting at the ledger — every one of those is a repair credit or a price cut. Meanwhile the house sits, and you’re still paying for it.
I buy those houses as they sit. No appraisal, no inspection list, no contractor before closing. I walk it, run my own numbers, and give you a real offer — usually within a day. Then I fix it right and put it back on the street, because I have to drive past it too.
Three kinds of calls I get from Colonial Heights more than anywhere else. The first is a house near Fort Patrick Henry Lake or Warriors Path that the family has held for years and nobody uses anymore. The second is a rental that’s been a rental since the ’90s and has finally worn out its owner. The third is a parent’s house — the one they bought new, raised the kids in, and now it needs more than the kids can give it.
One of my favorite projects was exactly that third kind: 308 Castaway Drive, right here in Colonial Heights. The owner had lived there for years and needed to sell so she could move into assisted living. The house was sitting on the MLS. I made a clean cash offer with no inspection contingency and closed inside 30 days, and she got to move on her schedule. The before-and-afters are on my results page. That’s the kind of deal I want to do more of.
All of it — both sides of Fort Henry Drive, the streets off Moreland and Lebanon Road, the older sections near Colonial Heights Middle, and out toward Rock Springs and Fordtown. If you’re in Indian Springs or Cooks Valley just up the road, that counts too. It’s all my end of Kingsport, and I can usually be in your driveway the same day you call.
If your Colonial Heights house has become more work than it’s worth, call or text me at (423) 408-2036. I’ll come by, look it over, and give you a straight number.
Aging parents, worn-out rentals, lake houses nobody uses anymore — these are the situations I hear most from Colonial Heights. If yours is different, call anyway.
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Forget the traditional sale. Here’s what selling to me actually looks like.
I live on this end of town. Call in the morning and I can usually be standing in your driveway that afternoon, with a written offer in your hands within a day.
Wet lower level, original panel, cast-iron drains, rotten deck — these are the houses I fix for a living. Sell it exactly as it is and let me deal with it.
308 Castaway Drive is a Colonial Heights house I bought as-is and brought back. Ask me about it, or look at the before-and-after photos on my results page.
My offer is the number you leave closing with, less anything you still owe on the house. No commission, no closing costs on your side, no “service fee” surprise at the end.
Whether the timeline is set by assisted living, an estate, or a job offer, I’ll close when it works for you. About a week when title is clear, or months out if that’s what you need.
No yard sign, no lockbox, no Saturday open house with strangers in your kitchen. The neighbors will notice the new paint after closing, not the process before it.
Here’s exactly what happens from your first call to cash in your hands.
Takes five minutes. Tell me about the house and your situation — no judgment, no pressure at all.
I’ll schedule a quick walkthrough at your convenience — or sometimes I can make an offer based on photos alone.
A fair, no-obligation offer in writing. Take it, leave it, or ask questions — totally up to you.
We close at a local title company. You get paid at closing — check or direct deposit, as soon as title clears.
I’m probably five minutes from your house right now. Call me, tell me about it, and I’ll come take a look. If I can help, I will. If I can’t, I’ll say so.
Call Kenny: (423) 408-2036Or visit tnthomebuyers.net · “Real People. Real Offers. Real Help.”
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Call or text me at (423) 408-2036. I live on this end of Kingsport, so I can usually see a Colonial Heights house the same day and have a written offer to you by the next. Once title is clear we close at a local title company — about a week if you’re in a hurry.
Yes. Most Colonial Heights houses are ’60s and ’70s ranches and split-levels, and I know what it costs to bring one back: panel, plumbing, wet lower level, deck, kitchen, baths. I buy it as it sits and do that work myself after closing.
Nothing from me — no commission, no closing costs on your side. You leave with my number, less anything still owed on the house, and I’ll show you that net before you sign.
Yes — those are two of the most common calls I get from out here. Houses near Fort Patrick Henry Lake or Warriors Path that the family doesn’t use anymore, and rentals that have finally worn out their owner. I buy them as they sit.
Yes. That’s exactly what happened at 308 Castaway Drive — the owner needed to move, and I closed inside 30 days on her schedule. About a week is possible once title is clear, or I can wait months if that’s what you need.
Fill this out and I'll call you back within a few hours, usually same day. No obligation, no pushy sales calls. Just a real conversation about what I can do for your house in Colonial Heights.
Not ready for a formal offer? Text me a couple of photos of the house at (423) 408-2036 and I’ll give you a rough number. No form, no obligation.