Jonesborough is a special place — historic, tight-knit, real community. If you’ve got a house here you need to sell, I’ll treat you right, make a fair cash offer, and close without the typical headaches.
Jonesborough is the oldest town in Tennessee, and it looks it — in the best way. Main Street, the courthouse, the brick storefronts, the big front porches. Every October the Storytelling Festival fills the town up, and the rest of the year it’s a quiet county seat where people still wave from the porch.
The houses match the town. Some of the homes I see here are a hundred years old or better. Plaster walls, hardwood under three layers of carpet, a kitchen that was last redone when the addition went on in the ’70s. Farther out on the county roads it’s farmhouses on a few acres, brick ranches from the ’60s, and doublewides set on their own land with a well and a septic tank.
Here’s the problem with a house like that in a normal sale: the buyer’s lender wants an appraisal that comes in clean, and the inspector is going to find knob-and-tube in the attic, a tin roof that’s past its life, a fieldstone foundation that sweats, or a septic that hasn’t been pumped since anybody can remember. Every one of those becomes a repair demand or a price cut. The listing sits, and you’re paying taxes and insurance on a house you don’t want the whole time.
That’s the exact house I buy. I don’t need an appraisal and I don’t send an inspector back with a list. I walk it myself, figure out what it’ll take to make it right, and give you a number. Old houses don’t scare me — they’re most of what I work on.
A lot of my Jonesborough calls start with “my mom’s house” or “my grandparents’ place.” If you’re the one settling the estate, probate for Washington County runs through the courthouse right here in Jonesborough. I’ve bought houses out of estates before and I know the order things have to happen in — who has to sign, what the title company needs, when we can actually close. I’m not going to rush you, and I’m not going to make you clean it out first. Take what you want and leave the rest. That’s part of the deal.
In town and out. The historic district, the neighborhoods off Boone Street and Jackson Boulevard, out 11E toward Telford and Limestone, and up toward Johnson City. My closest finished project to you is 1413 Orleans Street in Johnson City, about ten minutes up the road — a house a son inherited and didn’t want, that had sat and gone downhill. You can see the before-and-after on my results page. That’s what I do with these houses: buy them, fix them properly, and put a family back in them.
I was born in Bristol and I live in Kingsport, so Jonesborough is a short drive, not a trip. I can usually be in your driveway within a day or two of your call. If the house has become more burden than blessing, call or text me at (423) 408-2036 and let’s talk about it.
Old house, inherited house, or a house you just don’t want anymore — here’s what usually brings Jonesborough folks to me. If yours isn’t here, call anyway.
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I’ve walked enough century-old Jonesborough homes to know the difference between a settled foundation and a failing one. My number comes from that, not from a formula — usually within a day of seeing the place.
Tin roof, old wiring, a bathroom that hasn’t been touched since the ’70s. Leave it. I’m buying it for what it is, and I’ve got the crew to make it right after closing.
If you’re settling an estate through the Washington County courthouse, I know the steps and I’ll work around them. Furniture and belongings can stay in the house until we close — or after.
My Orleans Street renovation is just up the road in Johnson City. I’m not guessing what Jonesborough houses are worth from another state — I’ve done the work in this county.
Need to close before the festival crowds arrive? Need to wait until the estate clears? Either way. Once title is clean I can close in about a week, or I can hold off for months.
In a town this size, everybody knows when a house goes on the market. With me there’s no listing, no sign, no open house. Your neighbors find out when they see the new paint.
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.
Tell me about the house. If it’s old, that’s fine. If it’s full of stuff, that’s fine too. I’ll come look and give you a straight number. No pressure, ever.
Call Kenny: (423) 408-2036Or visit tnthomebuyers.net · “Real People. Real Offers. Real Help.”
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Text or call me at (423) 408-2036, or send the form on this page. I’ll come look at the house — Jonesborough is a short drive from Kingsport — and you’ll usually have a written offer within a day. If the title is clean we can close in about a week at a local title company.
Yes, and old Jonesborough houses are most of what I see: knob-and-tube wiring, tin roofs, fieldstone foundations, kitchens from the ’70s. I price it for what it is and do the work after closing. You don’t fix, clean, or haul anything.
You don’t have to fix it, clean it out, or list it. If the estate is still going through the Washington County courthouse here in Jonesborough, I’ll work around that timeline — I’ve bought houses out of estates and I know the order things have to happen in. I’m not an attorney, so the legal side goes through yours. Call or text (423) 408-2036 and I’ll tell you straight where you stand.
Yes. The historic district, the streets off Boone Street and Jackson Boulevard, out 11E toward Telford and Limestone — farmhouses on acreage, brick ranches, and doublewides on their own land with a well and septic.
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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.