Christian Buys Houses: Review & Ratings (November 2026)
Written by Jamie Ayers
+2 others
Edited by Andrew Whytock
Reviewed by Ben Mizes
Christian Buys Houses
Christian Buys Houses’ overall score is mixed. It has excellent customer ratings from a modest review record, along with solid business credentials.
Overall score
#29 of 60 similar
At a glance
- Profile status
- Verified
- Avg rating
- 4.9 (27 reviews)
- Active since
- 2015
About
Christian Buys Houses is a Virginia Beach cash home buyer. Christian Dunlap owns it. It's been active since at least 2015. Sellers can skip repairs and cleaning out the home and pay no company fees.
Read the full bioOffers & terms
- Buys:
- Single-family Any condition
- Terms:
- As-is 2-day closings Flexible closing
- Situations:
- Divorce Relocation Downsizing Inheritance
Score breakdown
Is Christian Buys Houses legit?
Evidence supports a business presence. Christian Buys Houses appears to be a legitimate, established business based on the verification checks we could complete. However, we found limited recent third-party activity, so we can’t confirm how active the company is right now.
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Company bio
Christian Buys Houses is a cash home buyer based in Virginia Beach and operating around the city. It's been active since at least 2015. Christian Dunlap owns the business, and its website states that Dunlap Development Corporation runs it.
The team calls to discuss the seller's situation and arrange a time to see the house before making an offer. There's no obligation to accept. Sellers can skip repairs and cleaning out the property, and they pay no company fees or commissions. The title company handles closing paperwork, and the business can close when it's convenient for the seller.
Offers & terms
- Property type(s)
- Single-family
- Condition(s)
- Any condition
- Terms & perks
- As-is 2-day closings Flexible closing
- Seller situations
Ownership
- Owner
- Christian Dunlap
- Based in
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Reviews on record since
- 2015
Operations
- Business type
- Cash home buyer
- Business model
- Direct purchase
- Ownership structure
- Independent operator
- Operating scale
- Hampton Roads, VA
Contact
- Website
- christianbuyshouses.com
- Phone
- (757) 705-8812
- Contact address
- 2109 Thoroughgood Rd #5245Virginia Beach, VA 23471
Our ratings & analysis
Overall score
#29 of 60 similar
Christian Buys Houses has a solid overall score. It ranks 29th out of the 60 Virginia cash home buyers we’ve scored. It has excellent customer ratings, averaging 4.9 stars across 27 ratings. Its business credentials are solid overall. We have no reviews from the past 6 months, leaving less insight into current customer experience. That doesn’t establish that the company has stopped buying homes.
Christian Buys Houses vs. similar cash buyers
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| Overall score | 78 | 92 | 90 | 90 |
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| Recent activity | None | High | High | Medium |
| Founded | — | 2019 | 2023 | 2014 |
| BBB status | Not available in our data | Accredited, A+ | Not accredited, F | Accredited, A+ |
| Coverage | Local | Regional | Multi-state | Local |
| Company page | Visit website | Read review | Read review | Read review |
Customer experience
Top 50% in VA
Christian Buys Houses has a generally positive customer experience profile. Its lifetime feedback was overwhelmingly positive, backed by a moderate review record. No new ratings were available in the latest 6 months to assess current experiences. Its Customer Experience score of 85/100 places it above the middle of comparable cash buyers serving a single market.
Lifetime ratings. Lifetime feedback was strongly positive: 27 rated reviews averaged 4.9/5, with 26 five-star ratings and 1 one- or two-star rating (4%). Reviews dated back to 2015. Our methodology adjusts small rating samples toward the typical company rating, then maps the adjusted rating to a score and applies a small review-depth deduction that decreases as the record grows. Volume credit grows with every rating, with an additional small adjustment that grows fastest over the first few hundred ratings and then slows. It strengthens the distance from the neutral, sample-adjusted 4.5-star signal; this record received a 0.13% adjustment to that signal. This added 0.03 score points before the depth deduction and confidence limit. The confidence limit also constrained the score.
Recent ratings. No new ratings appeared over the latest 12, 6 or 3 months, through September 21, 2026. There was no recent rating evidence to assess.
Rating trends. We did not have enough comparable lifetime and recent rating data to assess a trend.
Common themes. Review-theme analysis was unavailable for this review population. We could not identify common themes from the available analysis.
Review relevance. A reconciled review-relevance breakdown was unavailable. We did not treat unclassified reviews as irrelevant.
Recent activity
Bottom 50% in VA
Company activity · As of September 21, 2026 — our latest collection date.
Christian Buys Houses has limited recent activity evidence. No new reviews appeared over the past 6 months, and we lack direct business-activity data, including purchase figures. Its Activity score of 50/100 ranks joint #677 of 757 comparable cash buyers serving a single market.
Recent review volume. The recent review record is quiet, with no new reviews over the latest 6 months. We counted 0 reviews over 12 months, 0 over 6 months and 0 over 3 months. Similar companies had median counts of 3, 1, and 0, respectively.
Recent review pace. No new reviews appeared over the latest 6 months, so we leave its pace classification unassessed. Its 6- and 3-month rates were 0× its lifetime average pace, compared with 0× over 12 months. Recent rates averaged 0 reviews per month over 6 months, 0 over 3 months and 0 over 12 months, versus a lifetime average of 0.2. The record contains 27 reviews dating back to 2015.
Review freshness. The review record lacks recent feedback. Its latest review on file was September 19, 2022 — more than 4 years old as of our last data refresh. No reviews appeared within the last 6 months, and the average review age was about 8 years.
Other business activity. We have no claimed directory profile, completed enhanced screening, business interview, or reviewed purchase figure on file.
Credibility signals
Bottom 50% in VA
Christian Buys Houses has a strong credibility profile. We identified the company’s leadership and buying model, supported by a broad online presence. We have 10 years of documented review history. The main limits on its score were moderate website depth and transparency, unconfirmed business structure, and limited company-history information. We found no specific legitimacy concerns or review-integrity red flags in the retained source material, so there were no deductions.
Verification. We identified Google, Facebook, and Yelp profiles. We don’t have a matched BBB listing on file, so we couldn’t assess its BBB status. Its Google Business Profile was verified. Christian Buys Houses has not claimed its directory profile or completed enhanced screening with our team.
Website assessment. The website was accessible when checked on September 29, 2026. The website scored 55/100 for depth and transparency. It includes company background, buying and service information, the process and terms, and customer testimonials or work examples.
Business details. We identified Christian Dunlap as the company’s owner. We could not confirm its business structure. Its website identifies it as a direct buyer. No related businesses or DBAs were identified.
Track record. We could not confirm a company start date. Reviews on file date back to October 31, 2015. Reviews appear in 15 of the 132 months covered by our records. Review activity is intermittent.
Complaints and red flags. No specific legitimacy concerns or review-integrity red flags were identified in the retained source material.
Verification checklist
4 of 5 baseline checks are supported by the evidence in our records.
Baseline checks
- Business identity: Confirmed through Google Business Profile
- Current business presence: Website accessible at last check; published phone number
- Public feedback: 27 accepted third-party reviews
- Established public history: Accepted review activity since 2015
- Recent activity: Latest recorded review: about 4 years before collection
These checks establish a business presence, not the quality of customer experience. Before moving forward, confirm that the company is currently buying in your market and request recent proof of funds.
Review explorer: Christian Buys Houses
We do not yet have enough substantive, customer-relevant review text for a reliable theme analysis.
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How we researched and scored this company
Methodology
We research each company using its website, business profiles, and third-party customer reviews. We use company sources to understand its services and terms, and distinguish those claims from independent evidence. When available, we also draw on interviews with company representatives and sellers, and relevant public records.
When there is enough evidence, we calculate an overall score out of 100 using 3 categories:
- Customer experience (67.5%) reflects customer satisfaction, based primarily on average customer ratings and the number of reviews supporting them.
- Recent activity (20%) reflects recent review volume, how recently the company received a review, and how its recent review pace compares with its history. Reviews are a signal of activity, not a count of completed home purchases.
- Credibility (12.5%) considers business verification, website transparency, public engagement, and documented operating history.
Use the company or location identified on this page when interpreting the evidence. A broader company record may not describe every local office. Review history is separate from the company’s founding date.
Limited evidence can restrict what we can assess. A company may appear without a score, and a small review sample may not represent a typical seller’s experience. Scores summarize the evidence available to us; they do not predict an offer price or guarantee a sale or service quality.
Sources
- Company website, website information up to date as of September 2, 2026; website content analysis completed September 4, 2026.
- Google, profile information up to date as of June 15, 2026.