I'm from Sullivan County right next door — born in Bristol, and I buy all through Washington County. Growing fast in Gray, rich history in Jonesborough, real community feel throughout. If you've got a house here, I'll make you a straight cash offer.
Washington County is two counties in one. On one end you’ve got Johnson City — ETSU, the medical center, new apartments going up, and Gray filling in with subdivisions as fast as they can build them. On the other end you’ve got Jonesborough, the oldest town in the state, and beyond it Telford, Limestone, Chuckey, and Lamar, where a lot of families have been on the same ground since before the county had a name.
The houses are just as split. In Johnson City it’s post-war bungalows and ’50s ranches near downtown and the university, a lot of them turned into student rentals somewhere along the way. In Gray it’s ’70s and ’80s split-levels next to brand-new construction. Out in the western end it’s farmhouses, brick ranches on acreage, and doublewides on their own lot with a well and a septic.
A tired student rental with three layers of paint and a bathroom that’s been leaking into the subfloor. A Gray split-level where the lower level has been wet every spring since the ’80s. A farmhouse in Limestone that the bank won’t touch because of the foundation or the well. The open market punishes every one of those with an inspection report, a lender demand, and a price cut. Those are the houses I buy. No appraisal, no repair list, no bank. I walk it, price it honestly, and give you a number — usually within a day.
1413 Orleans Street came to me through a wholesaler. A son had inherited it, lived somewhere else, and just wanted it gone — but wanted to be treated fairly in the process. The house had sat and deteriorated to the point where it had basically given up. I bought it, gutted what needed gutting, and it’s now a home the neighborhood talks about. The before-and-afters are on my results page. That’s what happens to the houses I buy: they don’t get flipped to somebody in another state, they get fixed and put back in the neighborhood.
If you’ve inherited a house here, the estate runs through the courthouse in Jonesborough. I’ve bought houses out of Washington County estates before and I know what the title company needs and in what order. I won’t push you to close before the court is ready, and I won’t make you empty the house first. Take the things that matter and leave the rest.
Johnson City (37601, 37604, 37615), Gray, Jonesborough, Boones Creek, Telford, Limestone, Chuckey, Lamar, and out to the Greene County line. I’m from Sullivan County next door — born in Bristol, living in Kingsport — so most of the county is twenty or thirty minutes from my house. If you’d rather see the town pages, I’ve got one for Gray and one for Jonesborough. Or just call or text me at (423) 408-2036 and tell me where the house is.
Student rentals, inherited farmhouses, split-levels in Gray, houses that need more than the family can give them — here’s what brings Washington County sellers to me. If yours isn’t listed, call anyway.
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Forget the traditional sale. Here’s what selling to me actually looks like.
A Johnson City rental, a Gray split-level, and a Limestone farmhouse are three different markets. I know all three, and my offer reflects the one your house is actually in.
Student rental that’s been beat up for fifteen years? Tenant just left it wrecked? Sell it with the mess in it. I’ve done worse than whatever you’ve got.
I bought 1413 Orleans in Johnson City from an heir who didn’t want it and brought it all the way back. Look at the photos on my results page and then decide if you want to talk.
Estate going through Washington County probate? I know the sequence — letters, signatures, title — and I’ll close when it’s clean, not a day before.
No commission, no closing costs on your end, no fee tacked on at the end. My number, less whatever you still owe on the house, is the check you leave with.
When you call, you get me. When we walk the house, it’s me. When we close, I’m at the table. Nobody in another state is deciding what your house is worth.
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 where the house is and what’s going on with it. Johnson City, Gray, Jonesborough, or out in the county — 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 Washington County
Mobile Homes & Land
Singlewide or doublewide on its own land — I’m usually buying the land and the septic. Even teardowns.
Sell a mobile home or land →Gray, TN
Growing fast in Washington County, with inherited property turning over.
Sell a house in Gray →Jonesborough, TN
Tennessee's oldest town and the Washington County seat.
Sell a house in Jonesborough →“Kenny always explains everything with no pressure and is very compassionate. They have helped several local families when they needed help and didn’t know where to start.”
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“My wife and I purchased a home from TNT. The house was beautifully maintained and updated.”
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Yes — Gray, Jonesborough, Limestone, Telford, Chuckey, Lamar, and the county roads in between. I was born in Bristol and I live in Kingsport, and TNT is me, not a call center. Call or text (423) 408-2036 and you get me back, usually the same day.
Yes. No road is too far out. Farmhouses on acreage, brick ranches, and doublewides on their own land with a well and septic — I price the land and the utilities along with the house, and you don’t fix or clean out anything.
Yes, regularly. Call or text (423) 408-2036 and I’ll usually get back to you the same day, and get you a cash offer within about a day of seeing the house. Gray has its own page in the menu if you want the local version.
Yes. Jonesborough is the county seat, so a lot of the estate houses I see in Washington County go through probate at the courthouse there. I know the order things have to happen in, and I’ll work around it.
Washington County probate runs through the courthouse in Jonesborough. Once the estate gives someone the authority to sell, you can sell to me directly — no listing, no showings. 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.
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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.