3 Ways to Sell Your House Fast in Dallas (21 Days or Less)
May 8, 2025
Life changes can happen fast. When they do, you may not have time to wait while your Dallas home sits on the market for months. If you’re relocating for a job opportunity or facing changes to your family dynamic, selling your home can be a path towards freedom and new possibilities.
Fortunately, if you’re looking to sell in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, you have options for getting a competitive offer in your hands right away. Dallas home prices are increasing, and days on market are going down.
In this guide, we’ll cover three tried-and-true strategies for getting your home sold quickly: selling to a cash buyer off-market, winning the pricing war, or standing out with a beautiful home and listing.
When speed is the top priority, there’s no more reliable route than a cash offer. When you sell off-market to a cash buyer, you don’t need to prepare your house for showings or make significant updates, and you’re not waiting on financing delays. It’s a straightforward approach to a fast sale.
Selling your Dallas home for cash can be a smart move, particularly if you’re selling in popular neighborhoods for investment, like Oak Lawn or North Dallas. Consider a cash offer if:
Sellers have any number of reasons to choose a cash offer, but whatever their motivations, they can rely on speed and convenience.
Despite the word “cash” in the name, a cash offer doesn’t mean someone is dropping off a suitcase full of money. Really, it just means selling a home to someone that isn’t using mortgage financing to pay. Often, these buyers are institutional buyers that are purchasing properties at scale.
There’s less work involved for sellers who choose this option, since these sales are usually made “as-is.” That does mean that cash offers may be lower than what you’d get if you listed on the market. But since you aren’t making updates, you could save money.
With Mark Spain Real Estate Guaranteed Offer, we source multiple competitive offers from a network of pre-vetted cash buyers. That means you can secure a better price for your Dallas home than you’d get by approaching individual investors on your own. And you still get the speed and convenience of cash.
“We have a whole list of pre-market institutional buyers that we work with,” says Chelsey Lewis, Director of Sales at Mark Spain Real Estate in Dallas. That benefits sellers. “These buyers trust Mark Spain Real Estate, so their offers are typically going to be higher,” Lewis explains. That’s why 40-50% of our Dallas sellers choose their Guaranteed Offer.
Here’s how the program works:
If your Guaranteed Offer bids don’t work for your situation, you always have the option to list traditionally. While we’re busy contacting investors, we’ll also take photographs and put together a polished marketing campaign. If you choose not to accept a cash offer, we’re ready to move forward with listing your property immediately.
If you decide you’d like to see how your house does on the open market, the most effective path to a quick sale is to price strategically. “When sellers come to us with a house that’s been on the market for a long time, usually it's because of their pricing strategy,” Lewis says.
In today’s market, Dallas buyers have options, so sometimes the best pricing strategy is to go low. “Obviously, we want to be within the pricing in the area, but be a little bit more aggressive,” Lewis explains.
However, that doesn’t mean you have to accept a low offer. She tells a recent story of a seller whose house had been on the market for more than a year before they came to Mark Spain Real Estate. “We lowered the price by $10,000 and we put it back on the market,” Lewis says. “We got the exact same amount that they actually originally had it listed for, and we sold it in 12 days when it had been on the market for over 375.”
This strategy worked because the low price attracted more buyers, and they were able to start a bidding war. It’s an effective way to sell fast without sacrificing equity.
Finding a price point that balances selling fast with maximizing your return takes hyper-local market research. Mark Spain Real Estate agents keep a close eye on how pricing shifts in different Dallas neighborhoods, and will compare your home to others like it in your area.
For instance, homes in Buckner Terrace may sell within the $200,000 to $300,000 range, while homes in neighborhoods like Preston Hollow can sell for over $900,000. Within these ranges, prices fluctuate based on season, larger economic factors, government policies, and more. Your agent will stay up-to-date, so your price is most effective when you need it to be.
If you know you’ve got a great property on your hands, then you may have a third option available to you: standing out with the most attractive listing around.
This path works best for move-in-ready homes with popular features. “What Dallas buyers have been looking for is great outdoor space and also office space,” Lewis shares.
If your property has either of those features, we’ll highlight them in your listing with professional photography, along with any other unique or luxury features. Knowing what buyers want doesn’t mean renovating your house to match, it just means highlighting the features you already have.
There are some minor, cost-effective improvements you can make to transform a great property into a head-turner. For instance, we all know curb appeal is important, and since Dallas buyers are looking for outdoor spaces, you might consider making some small but effective updates to your porch, if you have one. Your agent will work with you to recommend some specific updates that will entice buyers without breaking the bank.
Even the most gorgeous houses need strong marketing. Our approach combines national brand visibility with targeted marketing techniques to get your home seen and noticed.
“We market on so many different platforms. We're reaching as many people as possible,” Lewis says. “So it's not just on an MLS, websites, or social media, but you're also seeing our name on TV or hearing it on the radio, or even seeing it on billboards. A lot of other competitors don't do that.”
It’s a comprehensive approach, and that’s why it works. Social media marketing in particular, is on the rise because it’s a direct path to buyers. We can also leverage the “coming soon” listing feature to start generating interest before you’ve even opened the house for showings.
At Mark Spain Real Estate, we customize our approach to match your unique property, needs, timeline, and goals—whether you choose a cash offer or traditional listing. Your dedicated agent will guide you through all available options, providing the clarity you need to make a confident decision with multiple selling pathways at your fingertips.
Reach out to a Dallas agent today so we can get started on selling your home, fast.
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