Chris Buys Houses: Review & Ratings (November 2026)
Written by Jamie Ayers
+2 others
Edited by Andrew Whytock
Reviewed by Ben Mizes
Chris Buys Houses
Chris Buys Houses earns a mixed overall score. It has positive customer ratings from a modest review record, along with strong business credentials.
Overall score
#30 of 47 similar
At a glance
- Profile status
- Verified
- Avg rating
- 4.7 (28 reviews)
- BBB status
- Not accredited, A+
- Founded in
- 2016
About
Chris Buys Houses buys older homes around Nashville, TN, to remodel or replace with new single-family houses. It's been in business since 2016. Sellers choose their closing date and skip repairs and cleaning.
Read the full bioOffers & terms
- Buys:
- Single-family Land Any condition
- Terms:
- As-is Covers closing costs 7-day closings Flexible closing
Score breakdown
Is Chris Buys Houses legit?
Evidence supports a business presence. Chris 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
Chris Buys Houses is a property buyer focused on older homes around Nashville, TN. It's been in business since 2016. The company says local builder Chris Jones buys older homes to remodel or replace with new single-family houses. The company also buys land. You can skip repairs, cleaning, and staging, with no fees or commissions. A representative visits the property to evaluate it and make an offer. Sellers choose their closing date and can use their own title company if they prefer.
Offers & terms
- Property type(s)
- Single-family Land
- Condition(s)
- Any condition
- Terms & perks
- As-is Covers closing costs 7-day closings Flexible closing
Ownership
- Owner
- Christopher Jones
- Leadership
- Chris Jones
- Based in
- Murfreesboro, TN
- Founded
- 2016
Operations
- Business type
- Cash home buyer
- Business model
- Direct purchase
- Ownership structure
- Independent operator
- Operating scale
- Nashville area
Contact
- Website
- chrisbuyshousesnashville.com
- Phone
- (615) 752-2243
- Contact address
- 1659 Constellation CtMurfreesboro, TN 37129-3726
Our ratings & analysis
Overall score
#30 of 47 similar
Chris Buys Houses has a solid overall score. It ranks 30th out of the 47 Tennessee cash home buyers we’ve scored. Its customer ratings are positive overall, averaging 4.7 stars across 28 ratings. Its strong business credentials include an A+ BBB 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.
Chris Buys Houses vs. similar cash buyers
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| Overall score | 79 | 89 | 89 | 87 |
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| Recent activity | None | High | Medium | Medium |
| Founded | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | — |
| BBB status | Not accredited, A+ | Accredited, A+ | Not accredited, A+ | Not available in our data |
| Coverage | Local | Regional | Regional | Statewide |
| Company page | Visit website | Read review | Read review | Read review |
Customer experience
Bottom 50% in TN
Chris Buys Houses has a strong customer experience profile. Its lifetime feedback was mostly 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 mostly positive: 28 rated reviews averaged 4.7/5, with 26 five-star ratings and 2 one-star ratings. Reviews dated back to 2019. 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 0.02 score points before the depth deduction and confidence limit.
Recent ratings. No new ratings appeared over the latest 12, 6 or 3 months, through October 31, 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. Only 9 detailed customer reviews were available for theme analysis, too few to identify common themes confidently.
Review relevance. We classified 10 of 28 reviews (36%) as relevant to the home-selling experience. Another 1 concerned business partners and 1 concerned other products or services. The remaining 16 reviews had too little text to analyze. All 28 star ratings remained in the lifetime rating record.
Recent activity
Bottom 50% in TN
Company activity · As of October 31, 2026 — our latest collection date.
Chris 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 51/100 ranks #526 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 0.3. The record contains 28 reviews dating back to 2019.
Review freshness. The review record lacks recent feedback. Its latest review on file was July 21, 2025 — more than 1 year old as of our last data refresh. No reviews appeared within the last 6 months, and the average review age was about 6 years.
Other business activity. We have no claimed directory profile, completed enhanced screening, business interview, or reviewed purchase figure on file.
Credibility signals
Top 50% in TN
Chris Buys Houses has a strong credibility profile. We identified the company’s leadership, business structure, and buying model, supported by a broad online presence. BBB lists 2016 as the business-start year. We have 6 years of documented review history. The main limit on its score was website depth and transparency. We identified 1 relevant complaint, but it did not result in a deduction.
Verification. We identified Google, BBB, Facebook, and Yelp profiles. The BBB records we reviewed list the profile as not accredited. They list an A+ rating. Its Google Business Profile was verified. Chris Buys Houses has not claimed its directory profile or completed enhanced screening with our team.
Website assessment. Website access was blocked when checked on September 29, 2026. The website scored 70/100 for depth and transparency. It includes team information, buying and service information, and the process and terms.
Business details. We identified Christopher Jones as the company’s owner. The BBB records we reviewed identify Chris Jones as CEO. BBB lists the business as an LLC. Its website identifies it as a direct buyer. BBB lists C. J. Management & Consulting, LLC as an alternate business name.
Track record. BBB lists November 25, 2016 as its business-start date, November 25, 2016 as its incorporation date, and December 19, 2016 as its profile-opening date. Reviews on file date back to November 11, 2019. Reviews appear in 12 of the 84 months covered by our records. Review activity is intermittent.
Complaints and red flags. We identified 1 relevant complaint in a BBB review. One reviewer alleges inspection damage and refusal to pay for repair. No damage type, amount, date, inspection terms or corroborating documents retained; these details do not establish a pattern. A separate retained complaint explicitly names Chris Buys Homes STL; attribution to this company is unconfirmed. This account remains unverified.
Verification checklist
4 of 5 baseline checks are supported by the evidence in our records.
Baseline checks
- Business identity: Confirmed through Google Business Profile and BBB profile
- Current business presence: Website accessible at last check; published phone number
- Public feedback: 28 accepted third-party reviews
- Established public history: Accepted review activity since 2019
- Recent activity: Latest recorded review: about 1 year before collection
Additional verification
- BBB status: A+
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: Chris 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 3, 2026.
- Better Business Bureau, profile information up to date as of September 3, 2026; review data up to date as of September 3, 2026; complaint data up to date as of September 3, 2026; reviews checked for updates on October 31, 2026.
- Google, profile information up to date as of October 21, 2026; review data partially collected on July 22, 2025; reviews checked for updates on October 21, 2026 (no new reviews).
- Yelp, review data partially collected on April 30, 2025; reviews checked for updates on October 23, 2026 (no new reviews).