The right choice depends on your priorities: maximum price, or speed and certainty. Here's how the two stack up on Long Island.
This page is part of the Cash Home Buyers Long Island guide. A cash offer trades some price for speed and certainty — we always show you the honest tradeoff.
What a Traditional Listing Gives You
The highest achievable price through full market exposure — but 60–90+ days, repairs for financing, showings, and 5–6% commission, plus the risk a buyer's loan falls through.
What a Cash Sale Gives You
Speed (2–3 weeks), certainty, no repairs, no commissions, and no financing risk — in exchange for a price below top retail.
How to Decide
Run the true-net comparison: subtract commissions, repairs, and carrying costs from the list scenario before comparing to the cash offer. As a broker, we can show you both. See what cash buyers pay.
Because Montauk Dunes is a licensed brokerage, we can model a cash offer and a traditional listing side by side — most sellers appreciate seeing the real net of each.
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No obligation, no pressure, no commissions. Tell us about your Long Island property and we'll get you a fair cash offer — fast. We serve Nassau County, Suffolk County, and the Hamptons.
Call 646-234-2160 NowFrequently Asked Questions
Will I make more with a realtor or a cash buyer?
Usually more gross with a listing, but the net gap narrows after costs — and the cash route is faster and more certain.
Do I pay commission on a cash sale?
Typically not — see no-commission cash sales.
Can you do both for me?
Yes — we can list your home or present a cash offer, whichever nets you more for your goals.