Reliant Home Buyers TN: Review & Ratings (November 2026)
Written by Jamie Ayers
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Edited by Andrew Whytock
Reviewed by Ben Mizes
Reliant Home Buyers TN
Reliant Home Buyers TN earns a strong overall score. Perfect customer ratings across a solid review record add to good business credentials.
Overall score
#21 of 47 similar
At a glance
- Profile status
- Verified
- Avg rating
- 5.0 (38 reviews)
- BBB status
- Accredited, A+
- Founded in
- 2003
About
Reliant Home Buyers TN buys homes for cash around Knoxville, TN. It's been in business since 2003. In many cases, sellers can stay for up to two months after closing, payment-free, while arranging their move.
Read the full bioOffers & terms
- Buys:
- Single-family Any condition
- Terms:
- As-is Fast closing Rent-backs Cleanout services
- Situations:
- Inheritance Probate Foreclosure
Score breakdown
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Is Reliant Home Buyers TN legit?
Yes — our research suggests Reliant Home Buyers TN is a legitimate business. We found BBB accreditation, 38 third-party reviews and review activity within the past year.
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Company bio
Reliant Home Buyers TN is a locally owned cash home buyer around Knoxville, TN. It's been in business since 2003. Owner and operator Justin Treadwell is an Oak Ridge native. His website says he began his career as an engineer before pursuing an MBA at the University of Tennessee and moving into real estate. He meets sellers personally and uses a one-page contract spelling out the price, closing date, and move-out date. You don't need to make repairs or remove unwanted items. In many cases, sellers can stay for up to two months after closing, payment-free, giving them time to move.
Offers & terms
- Property type(s)
- Single-family
- Condition(s)
- Any condition
- Terms & perks
- As-is Fast closings Rent-backs Cleanout services Flexible closing
- Seller situations
Ownership
- Owner
- Justin Treadwell
- Based in
- Knoxville, TN
- Founded
- 2003
- Ownership
- Locally owned
Operations
- Business type
- Cash home buyer
- Business model
- Direct purchase
- Ownership structure
- Independent operator
- Operating scale
- Knoxville
Contact
- Website
- relianthomebuyerstn.com
- Phone
- (865) 345-2440
- Contact address
- 123 Center Park Dr # 122Knoxville, TN 37922
Our ratings & analysis
Overall score
#21 of 47 similar
Reliant Home Buyers TN has a strong overall score. It ranks 21st out of the 47 Tennessee cash home buyers we’ve scored. Its perfect 5.0-star average is backed by 38 ratings. Its strong business credentials include BBB accreditation with an A+ rating. 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.
Reliant Home Buyers TN vs. similar cash buyers
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| Overall score | 83 | 89 | 88 | 87 |
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| Recent activity | None | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Founded | 2003 | 2022 | 2016 | 2017 |
| BBB status | Accredited, A+ | Not accredited, A+ | Accredited, A+ | Accredited, A+ |
| Coverage | Local | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Company page | Visit website | Read review | Read review | Read review |
Customer experience
Top 50% in TN
Reliant Home Buyers TN has a strong customer experience profile. Every rating in its lifetime review record was five-star. The main limit was review depth: 38 ratings provided moderate evidence. No new ratings appeared in the latest 6 months, limiting what we could assess about current experiences. Its Customer Experience score of 90/100 places it around the top 23% of comparable cash buyers serving a single market.
Lifetime ratings. Lifetime feedback was uniformly positive: 38 rated reviews averaged 5.0/5, all five-star. Reviews dated back to 2021. 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 0.18% adjustment to that signal. This added 0.04 score points before the depth deduction and confidence limit. The confidence limit also constrained the score.
Recent ratings. The latest 12 months contained 1 5-star rating, through October 21, 2026. No ratings appeared over the latest 6 and 3 months.
Rating trends. Ratings held steady at 5.0 across the lifetime record and the 12-month period — a change of 0 stars, or 0%. The five-star share remained 100%. The newest sample contained only 1 rating, too few to establish a broad current pattern.
Common themes. A smooth process led the feedback, appearing in 21 of 28 detailed customer reviews (75%), followed by honesty and transparency in 17 (61%) and fast closings in 16 (57%). Other common themes included fair pricing in 10 (36%). Reviews could mention multiple themes.
Review relevance. We classified 32 of 38 reviews (84%) as relevant to the home-selling experience. Another 1 concerned business partners and 1 concerned property buyers. We excluded 3 duplicate entries and 1 review with too little text from sentiment analysis. All 38 star ratings remained in the lifetime rating record.
Recent activity
Bottom 50% in TN
Company activity · As of October 21, 2026 — our latest collection date.
Reliant Home Buyers TN 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 53/100 ranks #465 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 1 review 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 0.1× over 12 months. Recent rates averaged 0 reviews per month over 6 months, 0 over 3 months and 0.1 over 12 months, versus a lifetime average of 0.6. The record contains 38 reviews dating back to 2021.
Review freshness. The review record lacks recent feedback. Its latest review on file was December 22, 2025 — about 10 months old as of our last data refresh. No reviews appeared within the last 6 months, and the average review age was about 3 years.
Other business activity. We have no claimed directory profile, completed enhanced screening, business interview, or reviewed purchase figure on file.
Credibility signals
Top 25% in TN
Reliant Home Buyers TN has a very strong credibility profile. We identified the company’s leadership, business structure, and buying model. The company reports operating since 2003 on its website. We have 5 years of documented review history. The main limit on its score was website depth and transparency. 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 and BBB profiles. The BBB records we reviewed list accreditation since 2020. They list an A+ rating. Its Google Business Profile was verified. Reliant Home Buyers TN 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 90/100 for depth and transparency. It includes company background, team information, buying and service information, the process and terms, and customer testimonials or work examples.
Business details. We identified Justin Treadwell as the company’s owner. BBB lists the business as an LLC. The business information we reviewed identifies it as a direct buyer. No related businesses or DBAs were identified.
Track record. Reliant Home Buyers TN reports operating since 2003 on its website. BBB lists January 1, 2003 as its business-start date and September 9, 2019 as its profile-opening date. Reviews on file date back to August 30, 2021. Reviews appear in 23 of the 63 months covered by our records. The longest period without a recorded review was 10 months.
Complaints and red flags. No specific legitimacy concerns or review-integrity red flags were identified in the retained source material.
Verification checklist
5 of 5 baseline checks are supported by the evidence in our records.
Baseline checks
- Business identity: Confirmed through Google Business Profile, BBB profile and BBB license or registration listing
- Current business presence: Website accessible at last check; published phone number
- Public feedback: 38 accepted third-party reviews
- Established public history: Accepted review activity since 2021
- Recent activity: 1 review in the recorded 12-month window; latest 9 months before collection
Additional verification
- BBB status: Accredited, A+
- License or registration: Listed in the BBB profile; issuer: Department of Commerce & Insurance, Manufactured Housing Section. Current status not independently checked.
Meeting these baseline checks is not a guarantee of current availability or a particular experience or transaction outcome. Compare offers, read reviews, and have a professional review any offers and contracts before moving forward.
Review explorer: Reliant Home Buyers TN
What reviewers say
Notable findings
- 17 of 28 analyzed reviews (61%) mention honesty, nearly 2x the typical rate for similar cash investors.
- 16 of 28 analyzed reviews (57%) mention fast closing, about 1.6x the typical rate for similar cash investors.
- No recurring complaint pattern met our reporting threshold.
Reviews analyzed
38 public reviews
− 6 too short, irrelevant, or duplicate
− 4 relevant, but too general
28 detailed reviews with clear themes
Excluded: 2 outside the seller experience (e.g., agent business relationships, home buyers); 1 with too little text to assess; 3 duplicates.
Review themes
Positive feedback
21 reviews describe the process as easy, smooth, or straightforward.
17 reviews praise honesty, transparency, or following through on promises.
16 reviews mention a fast or on-schedule closing.
10 reviews say the offer or overall deal felt fair.
9 reviews mention flexibility around timing or seller needs.
7 reviews praise communication or being kept informed.
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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.
- Better Business Bureau, profile information up to date as of October 19, 2026; review data up to date as of October 19, 2026; complaint data up to date as of October 19, 2026; reviews checked for updates on October 19, 2026.
- Google, profile information up to date as of October 21, 2026; review data partially collected on January 10, 2026; reviews checked for updates on October 21, 2026 (no new reviews).