I was born in Bristol and I've lived in Sullivan County my whole life. From Kingsport and Bristol to Blountville and every community in between — if your house is in Sullivan County, I know the area and I'll make you a straight cash offer.
Sullivan County is home. I was born in Bristol, I live in Kingsport, and nearly every house I’ve bought and fixed is somewhere in this county. Kingsport, Bristol, Bluff City, Blountville, Colonial Heights, Piney Flats, Indian Springs, Holston Valley — I’ve driven every one of those roads more times than I can count.
The county has a lot of one kind of house: the mid-century brick ranch. Eastman in Kingsport and the railroad and manufacturing in Bristol put up thousands of them in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s, and a huge number are still owned by the family that bought them new, or by their kids. Out past the city limits it changes — farmhouses on acreage, lake places on Boone and South Holston, and doublewides on their own land with a well and a septic.
Here’s what sixty years does to a brick ranch: the panel is original, the supply lines are galvanized and closing up, the crawlspace has a moisture problem, the windows are single-pane aluminum, and the kitchen and baths are exactly what they were in 1968. None of that makes it a bad house. It makes it a house that a buyer with a mortgage can’t close on without an inspection fight and a price cut. So it sits on the market, or it never gets listed at all.
I buy that house. No lender, no appraisal, no repair list. I walk it, I know what it takes to bring one back, and I give you a real number, usually within a day. Then I do the work and put it back on the street looking like it should.
1301 Midland Drive and 4525 Stillwood Avenue in Kingsport, 308 Castaway Drive in Colonial Heights, and 408 Beechnut City Road in Blountville. Midland was the one people drove past and shook their heads at — a family lives there now. Castaway was an elderly owner who needed to move to assisted living, sitting on the MLS with no takers until I made a clean cash offer and closed in 30 days. The before-and-afters for all four are on my results page. That’s the track record behind the number I’ll give you.
If you’ve inherited a house here, the estate runs through the courthouse in Blountville. I’ve bought several houses out of Sullivan County estates and I know what has to happen before the title company will let us close — and what doesn’t. I won’t rush the court, and I won’t make you clean the house out. Take what you want and leave the rest.
Everywhere in it. Kingsport (37660, 37663, 37664, 37665), Bristol (37620), Bluff City, Blountville, Piney Flats, Colonial Heights, Indian Springs, and the county roads in between. I’ve got town pages for Kingsport, Bristol, Blountville, Colonial Heights, Bluff City, and Piney Flats if you want the street-level version. Or skip that and call or text me at (423) 408-2036.
Sixty-year-old ranches, parents’ houses, lake places, worn-out rentals — here’s what brings Sullivan County sellers to me most. If yours isn’t on the list, call anyway.
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Midland, Stillwood, Castaway, Beechnut City Road — four Sullivan County houses bought as-is and brought back. Ask me about whichever one is closest to you.
Original panel, galvanized lines, damp crawlspace, 1968 kitchen. I know exactly what it costs to bring one back, so my offer is real, not a lowball with a fudge factor.
No appraisal, no inspection demand, no deal collapsing at day 40. My offer is what you get, less anything still owed, and title is the only thing that has to be clean.
Sullivan County probate has an order to it. I’ve been through it with other families and I’ll close the day it’s ready — not before, and not later than you want.
Boone Lake cabin, farmhouse on acreage, doublewide with a well and septic. I buy the land with the house, and I’ll tell you honestly where the value is.
You talk to me on the phone, I walk the house, I make the offer, I’m at the closing table. Nobody in another state is scoring your house from a spreadsheet.
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.
Kingsport, Bristol, Bluff City, Blountville, or out on a county road — tell me where it is and what’s going on. I’ll come look and give you a straight number.
Call Kenny: (423) 408-2036Or visit tnthomebuyers.net · “Real People. Real Offers. Real Help.”
Towns in Sullivan County
Mobile Homes & Land
I buy mobile homes and doublewides on their own land — even teardowns, for the land and utilities.
Sell a mobile home or land →Kingsport, TN
Sullivan County's biggest market — older neighborhoods, solid bones.
Sell a house in Kingsport →Bristol, TN
Where I was born. Older housing stock and the State Street line.
Sell a house in Bristol →Blountville, TN
The county seat. Acreage, estates, and less competition.
Sell a house in Blountville →Bluff City, TN
Small-town Sullivan County along the Holston.
Sell a house in Bluff City →Piney Flats, TN
Between Bluff City and Gray, still Sullivan County.
Sell a house in Piney Flats →Colonial Heights, TN
Practically my backyard — I've driven every street out here.
Sell a house in Colonial Heights →“100 percent great person — he really helped me a lot out.”
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“Great renovation work. They really know what they are doing. They have great taste for what a modern home should look like. Quality work and no short cutting.”
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I was born in Bristol and I live in Kingsport. Nearly every house I’ve bought and fixed is in this county — Midland Drive and Stillwood Avenue in Kingsport, Castaway Drive in Colonial Heights, and Beechnut City Road in Blountville.
All of them — Kingsport, Bristol, Blountville, Colonial Heights, Bluff City, Piney Flats, Indian Springs, Mount Carmel, Bloomingdale, and the county roads in between. If it’s in Sullivan County, call me.
About a week once title is clear, at a local title company. If the house is part of an estate, probate runs through the courthouse in Blountville, and we close when it’s ready — not before, and not later than you want.
Yes. Lake places on Boone and South Holston, farmhouses on acreage, and doublewides on their own land with a well and septic. I buy the land with the house, and I’ll tell you honestly where the value is.
Less than a fully fixed-up house would list for — I’ll be straight about that. But you skip the commission, the repairs, and months of taxes and insurance while it sits. I’ll show you my number and your net, and if listing makes more sense for your house, I’ll tell you.
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 Sullivan County house.
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.