"As-is" with most buyers means "until the inspector finds something." With Tony in Lakewood, as-is means as-is — no inspection, no repair credits, no last-minute price drop. Same number on the phone, same number at the Ocean County closing.
The kind of shore bungalow property Tony has bought in Lakewood.
Ocean County is shore-heavy: Toms River, Brick, Lakewood, Long Beach Island. Sandy-era rebuilds, 55+ communities (Holiday City, Silver Ridge), and Lakewood multi-family expansion are all common.
Ocean County tax rates are 2.0-2.5%; shore-property assessments often lag actual market values.
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Tell Tony where the house is and what shape it's in. Get a cash number on the same call. Pick a closing date.
7 days a week, 8 AM to 9 PM Eastern.
What "as-is" actually saves you: roof replacement ($8-15K), HVAC ($5-10K), kitchen update ($15-30K), bathroom update ($8-15K), foundation work ($10-30K), mold remediation ($3-8K). Tony absorbs all of it because Tony's the one doing the work after closing. Your Lakewood house gets sold in the condition you've been living with.
Lakewood has grown faster than almost any town in NJ. Tony buys family homes, multi-generational properties, and rental units across every section. The stock is a mix of 1950s-70s ranches and capes in the older grid around Clifton Avenue and the lake, hundreds of 1990s-2010s duplexes and townhouse rows built for large families, big new single-families on subdivided lots, basement apartments legal and otherwise, and the 55+ communities of Leisure Village and the Route 70 corridor. Many older houses still have oil tanks.
Lakewood owners call Tony from two very different directions. Families in the 55+ communities and the older ranches around the lake who are downsizing, settling a parent's estate, or leaving a house that still has its 1965 kitchen and an oil tank. And landlords and investors who bought duplexes and townhouse units in the growth years and are done with the township's rental inspection cycle, a tenant who is behind, a basement unit the CO doesn't show, or a build that stalled. Tax-sale certificates turn up on both kinds of property. A listing means showings, an inspection, and a lender who wants every unit legal and every violation cleared. Tony gives one number on the phone and closes on the seller's date.
Lakewood requires a Certificate of Occupancy inspection on resale, along with the fire official's smoke, carbon monoxide, and fire extinguisher certificate — Tony's side schedules both and buys with whatever the inspector finds. The seller pays the NJ Realty Transfer Fee (about 1% on most sales, reduced for senior and disabled owners on a principal residence). Tax-sale certificates are redeemed from proceeds at closing, tenant leases transfer to Tony, and 55+ community sales go through the association's resale process, which Tony's attorney handles. Older houses often have oil tanks; Tony buys with the tank in place. No lender, so no appraisal.
Every cash buyer, Tony included, starts from the same three numbers: what the house would sell for fully renovated, what it costs to get it there, and how long that takes. The offer is that finished value minus the repairs, minus the buyer's resale costs and margin. In practice that lands most cash offers somewhere around 70–85% of the renovated value, less repairs. The honest comparison is not against a renovated house's list price — it is against what you would actually net from a NJ listing after commission, repairs, and months of carrying costs.
| Line item | List with an agent | Sell to Tony |
|---|---|---|
| What the house would sell for fully renovated | $400,000 | $400,000 |
| Repairs a retail buyer's lender will demand | − $45,000 | Tony's problem |
| Agent commission (5–6%) | − $20,000 to $24,000 | $0 |
| Inspection credits, seller closing costs, concessions | − $8,000 to $12,000 | $0 |
| Taxes, insurance, mortgage, utilities while you wait (3–6 months) | − $9,000 to $15,000 | $0 |
| Time to cash in hand | 4 to 7 months | 7 to 14 days |
| What you actually walk away with | ≈ $305,000 to $318,000 | Tony's number, in full, on your date |
Whether Tony's number beats that listing net depends on the house. On a move-in-ready home in a hot NJmarket it usually will not, and Tony will tell you to list. On a house that needs work, has tenants, sits in an estate, or carries violations — the houses retail buyers cannot finance — it is often close, and the seven-day timeline is the difference. Call 1-908-768-4759, get the number, and compare it yourself.
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Correct. The number Tony quotes you on the phone is the number you walk away with. No inspection, no repair list, no credit deductions, no "after we got a closer look" surprises. As-is means as-is.
Tony buys it. Cracked foundations, settled walls, fire-damaged kitchens, flooded basements, mold throughout — all of it has been bought before. The offer reflects condition; the deal still happens.
Yes. Furniture, clothing, garbage, food in the fridge, the broken washer in the basement, the car in the driveway. Tony hauls it after closing. You don't lift a finger.
Knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized pipes, fuse boxes, ungrounded outlets — Tony has bought Lakewood-area houses with all of these. They're priced into the offer; they don't kill the deal.
Tony's offer reflects what it'll take to make the property re-sellable, plus a return. It's transparent. The cheaper your house is to fix, the better your offer. The worse the condition, the lower the offer — but the deal still happens.
Yes. Tony buys in Lakewood's adult communities, including units with original kitchens, association arrears, or an estate still in probate. His attorney handles the association's resale paperwork and the age-restriction requirements. You name the closing date, and you can stay in the unit until then.
Yes. An unpermitted basement unit is one of the main reasons banks refuse to lend on Lakewood multi-families, and one of the main reasons resale inspections fail. Tony pays cash, buys the property as it sits, and handles the township's inspection and any zoning questions after closing. You don't remove the unit or the tenant.
Yes. Tony buys anywhere in 08701: older ranches and capes around Lake Carasaljo and Clifton Avenue, duplexes and townhouse rows in Westgate and Eastgate, big new single-families off Brook Road and Pine River, and the 55+ communities along Route 70. If it's inside the township, he'll give you a number on the phone.
Yes, with the tenant staying. The lease transfers to Tony at closing and he takes over as landlord, including a tenant who is behind or has no written lease. You don't serve notices or wait for a vacancy. Tell him the rent and the situation and he'll quote one number for the property.
Don't fix a thing. Call Tony at 1-908-768-4759. Cash for your Lakewood house exactly as it sits.
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Tell Tony where the house is and what shape it's in. Get a cash number on the same call. Pick a closing date.
7 days a week, 8 AM to 9 PM Eastern.
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