The cash-home-buying industry earned its reputation the hard way, and it is sellers who paid for it. Lowball offers dressed up as fair ones. Prices that quietly changed at the closing table. Buyers who tied up a house they never actually intended to buy. We have spent 25+ years doing the opposite of all of it, and at some point we decided that living it was not enough. We wrote it down.
What this is. The Seller Bill of Rights is a set of ten commitments We Buy Houses Arizona™ makes to every person who sells us a home, put in writing and backed by proof. Each one names something we do, or refuse to do, on every single sale: a no-pressure offer, a price we put in writing and stand behind, no fees, real proof the money is committed, a real closing through a licensed Arizona title company, and honest advice even when it costs us the deal. These are not courtesies we extend when we feel like it. They are commitments we document, and every one is something you can verify before you ever call us.
Read them. Check every one against the public record, the reviews, and the agreement itself, then decide for yourself. That is exactly how it should work. Call or text (480) 444-2274.
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The Difference, at a Glance
Most of what protects a home seller is not written down anywhere. It lives in the buyer’s practices, which is exactly why it so often disappears when it matters. Here is the gap this page closes.
| Common in the industry | The Seller Bill of Rights | |
|---|---|---|
| Getting an offer | Pressure to decide now | No pressure, no obligation |
| The price | Can slip after an inspection | Firm, backed by SafeClose™ |
| How the number was set | “Trust us, it’s fair” | Shown line by line with SOUP™ |
| Proof of funds | A letter anyone can print | Real earnest money in escrow, same-day receipt |
| Fees | Vague, or disclosed late | None, ever |
| The closing | However the buyer handles it | Licensed AZ title company, through escrow |
| Your information | Sold or shared with investors | Never sold, never shared |
| If something goes wrong | Little recourse | Enforceable in the agreement, under a named owner |
The Ten Rights
When you sell a home to We Buy Houses Arizona, these ten commitments apply to every sale. Each one names something we do, or refuse to do, and each is something you can check for yourself.
1. The right to a no-pressure offer.
Ask for an offer and take it or leave it. There is no fee to get one, no obligation to accept it, and no salesperson working to wear you down. “No,” or “not right now,” is a complete answer. What you do with our offer is entirely your decision.
2. The right to see the math.
Every offer comes with the reasoning behind the number, not just the number. Through our SOUP™ method, we show you the comparable sales, the itemized repair budget, and the real costs behind what we can pay. An offer you cannot question is an offer you cannot trust, so we give you the one you can check line by line.
3. The right to keep every dollar of your offer.
There are no commissions, no service fees, and no closing costs charged to you. The number you accept is the number you receive at closing, minus only what is already owed on the home, such as your loan payoff and any liens against the property. What we offer is what you walk away with.
4. The right to a firm price you can count on.
The price we put in writing is the price we close on. We are not hunting for reasons to chip it down later, and we back that with SafeClose™, our written commitment to close on the agreed price, terms, and date. The number you accept is the number you can plan your life around.
5. The right to a written agreement with no hidden terms.
Everything you agree to is in the purchase agreement, disclosed and initialed before you sign. Nothing is buried in fine print, and nothing gets added after the fact. What you agreed to is what governs your sale.
6. The right to real proof the money is committed.
A proof-of-funds letter is just paper, and a buyer who cannot actually close can still produce one. Real proof of funds is real earnest money placed in escrow, committed to your sale. When we go under agreement, we deposit earnest money into escrow at a licensed Arizona title company, and you receive the receipt the same day, proof you can hold that our own money is already on the line. We buy with our own cash, so there is no loan approval to wait on and nothing to fall through.
7. The right to a real closing.
Every sale closes through a licensed Arizona title company, the same neutral third party that handles traditional home sales. Your proceeds flow through that company’s escrow and come to you from the title company, not through our hands. A real buyer closes in the open, on the record, through real escrow.
8. The right to your privacy.
Your information stays with us. We do not sell it, share it, or pass it down a list to other investors, because we are the buyer, not a lead site collecting names to resell. When you tell us about your house, you are talking to the company that will actually buy it.
9. The right to verify everything first.
Every claim we make is checkable before you ever pick up the phone, from sources that are not us. Confirm who you are dealing with instead of taking our word for it. Further down this page we show you exactly how.
10. The right to honest advice.
If selling to us is not your best move, we will tell you. When listing on the open market would genuinely put more money in your pocket and your situation allows the time, we will say so and point you to an agent we trust, even though it means we do not buy your house. Leaving you better off than we found you is the point, whether we buy your home or not.
Hold Us to Every Line of It
A list of promises is only worth the proof behind it. So here is how to check ours, before you ever call.
Every right on this page points to something you can verify on your own, from sources that are not us. Our record, our reviews, and our owner are public. Our process is documented. And the commitments that happen inside a sale, the firm price, the earnest money, the real closing, are written into the agreement you sign and the receipt you hold, not just stated here.
- The record. Same company name since 1999. More than 2,000 Arizona homes purchased. A+ BBB accreditation. A named founder who puts his name on all of it. Check the public record, read the reviews, pull the BBB profile, the more you dig, the more it holds up.
- The reviews. Read what actual sellers wrote on Google and the Better Business Bureau, where we hold an A+ accreditation. Every testimonial we publish was left by a real seller you can find.
- The owner. This company has a named founder, Stephen W. Rockwell, who stands behind it publicly. You are not dealing with a faceless call center or a name that disappears next year.
- The paperwork. The price, the terms, and the date live in the purchase agreement you sign. The earnest money shows up as a receipt from the title company the same day. Proof, in your hand, not a promise in the air.
We would genuinely rather you verify us than trust us. A seller who checks everything first is a seller in control, and that is the only kind of deal we want to be part of.
And if we ever fall short of a single line on this page, we want to know. Tell us directly, and give us the chance to make it right. A commitment you cannot be held to is not a commitment at all.
A Note From Stephen W. Rockwell
I wrote this page because I was tired of my industry making sellers feel like they had to protect themselves from the person buying their house.
That is backwards. When someone sells to me, they are usually at a hard moment, a house they inherited, a payment they cannot make, a life that needs to move faster than a traditional sale allows. The last thing they should have to do is wonder whether the person across the table is going to move the number at closing or vanish when it counts.
So I put it in writing. Not because the law made me, but because after 25+ years and more than 2,000 homes, I know exactly what a seller deserves, and I would rather be measured against it than ask anyone to just trust me. Everything on this page is something my team and I already do on every sale. Writing it down only makes it harder for us to ever do less.
If we fall short of any of it, that is on me, and I want to know. That is the whole point of putting my name on it.
— Stephen W. Rockwell Founder, We Buy Houses Arizona Buying houses across Arizona since 1999
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Seller Bill of Rights?
The Seller Bill of Rights is a public set of ten commitments We Buy Houses Arizona makes on every sale. It puts in writing what most cash buyers leave to trust: the offer, the price, the fees, real proof of funds, the closing, your privacy, and honest advice, ten commitments in all. We wrote it down so you can hold us to it.
What rights do I have when I sell my house to a cash buyer?
The law gives you less than you would expect: a written agreement, required disclosures, and no obligation to accept any offer. Everything else that protects you, a firm price, no hidden fees, real proof of funds, a genuine closing, comes down to the buyer’s practices, not the law. That is the gap most cash buyers live in. We closed it with ten protections you can hold us to.
Is We Buy Houses Arizona trustworthy?
Do not take our word for it, verify us, because a buyer who avoids that question is telling you something. Every claim we make, our record, our reviews, our named owner, is public and checkable before you ever call. A trustworthy buyer hands you the receipts. A risky one asks you to just believe them.
What should a cash home buyer promise you in writing?
Get four things in writing, and watch for the fine print that quietly cancels them. One, a firm price with no clause letting them retrade after inspection. Two, no fees pulled from your number. Three, earnest money committed to escrow, not a proof-of-funds letter anyone can print. Four, a real closing through a licensed title company. The danger is not always what a buyer refuses to promise, it is the “subject to” clause buried in the agreement that lets them walk. We cover those warning signs in detail in our guide to cash home buyer red flags.
What happens if We Buy Houses Arizona does not keep one of these commitments?
The commitments inside your sale, the price, the terms, the earnest money, the closing, are written into the purchase agreement you sign, so they are enforceable where it counts, not just stated on a webpage. If we ever fall short of the rest, tell us directly and we will make it right. It is easy to publish promises. We put a named owner behind ours.
Still have questions?
Call or text (480) 444-2274
Sell With Every Right on Your Side
You should not have to hope the person buying your house will treat you fairly. You should be able to check, in advance, exactly how they will. That is what this page is for, and it is how we have done business in Arizona since 1999.
If that is the kind of sale you want, we are ready when you are. Tell us about your house, and you will have a fair cash offer, in writing, usually within one business day. No fee to get one, no obligation to take it, and every commitment on this page holds, start to finish.
Call or text (480) 444-2274 to talk through your house, or request your offer online. And before you call us, or any cash buyer, verify everything. We would rather earn a seller who checked than one who simply hoped.
Want to see how the offer itself is built? Read about how we calculate offers with SOUP.
Content by Stephen W. Rockwell
Founder of We Buy Houses Arizona.
Mesa, Arizona. Est. 1999. BBB A+ Accredited. Updated July 2026.