Fair Value Homebuyers: Review & Ratings (November 2026)
Written by Jamie Ayers
+2 others
Edited by Andrew Whytock
Reviewed by Ben Mizes
Fair Value Homebuyers
Fair Value Homebuyers has a modest overall score. Its customer record is mixed, even with solid business credentials.
Overall score
#151 of 180 similar
At a glance
- Profile status
- Verified
- Avg rating
- 4.3 (45 reviews)
- Active since
- 2022
About
Fair Value Homebuyers buys houses for cash around Miami, Orlando, and Tampa, FL. It buys occupied rentals and says most can be sold with tenants still in place. Sellers skip repairs and closing costs.
Read the full bioOffers & terms
- Terms:
- As-is Covers closing costs 7-day closings Covers moving costs
- Situations:
- Probate Liens Title issues Problem tenants
Score breakdown
Is Fair Value Homebuyers legit?
Yes — our research suggests Fair Value Homebuyers is a legitimate business. We found a matched Google business profile, 45 third-party reviews and review activity within the past year.
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Company bio
Fair Value Homebuyers buys houses for cash around Miami, Orlando, and Tampa, FL, and in Palm Beach Gardens. The company reports 20 years in real estate and says it has helped hundreds of homeowners sell.
It buys occupied rentals and says most can be sold with tenants still in place. The company has also helped tenants relocate by paying first and last month's rent, a security deposit, and moving expenses. Sellers can skip repairs and commissions, and the company pays closing costs. You choose the closing date, and closing by overnight mail is available.
Offers & terms
- Terms & perks
- As-is Covers closing costs 7-day closings Covers moving costs
- Seller situations
Where they buy
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Ownership
- Reviews on record since
- 2022
Operations
- Business type
- Cash home buyer
- Business model
- Direct purchase
- Ownership structure
- Independent operator
- Operating scale
- Central & South FL
Contact
- Website
- fairvaluehomebuyers.com
- Phone
- (888) 413-4285
Our ratings & analysis
Overall score
#151 of 180 similar
Fair Value Homebuyers has a mixed overall score, with customer ratings holding it back. Its lifetime average is 4.3 stars across 45 ratings, with a mix of positive and poor feedback. Recent review activity is close to its lifetime average pace, with 5 reviews in the past 6 months. Its solid business credentials include detailed business information on its website. It ranks 151st out of the 180 Florida cash home buyers we’ve scored.
Fair Value Homebuyers vs. similar cash buyers
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| Overall score | 68 | 93 | 93 | 92 |
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| Recent activity | Medium | High | High | High |
| Founded | — | 2011 | 2013 | 2008 |
| BBB status | Not available in our data | Accredited, A | Accredited, A+ | Not accredited, A+ |
| Coverage | Regional | Local | Multi-state | Regional |
| Company page | Visit website | Read review | Read review | Read review |
Customer experience
Bottom 50% in FL
Fair Value Homebuyers has a generally positive customer experience profile. Its lifetime feedback was mixed, backed by a moderate review record. The 6-month rating average was lower than the lifetime average. The latest 3 months contained just 4 ratings, too few to establish an improvement. Its Customer Experience score of 64/100 places it below the middle of comparable cash buyers serving multiple markets.
Lifetime ratings. Lifetime feedback was mixed: 45 rated reviews averaged 4.3/5, with 37 five-star ratings and 8 one-star ratings. Reviews dated back to 2022. 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 0.21% adjustment to that signal. This subtracted 0.01 score points before the depth deduction and confidence limit.
Recent ratings. The latest 12 months contained 5 ratings averaging 4.2/5. The latest 6 months contained 5 ratings averaging 4.2/5. The latest 3 months contained 4 5-star ratings, through October 24, 2026.
Rating trends. Ratings improved. The 3-month average rose from 4.29 lifetime to 5.00 — up 0.71 stars, or 16.6%. The five-star share rose from 82.2% to 100.0%, up 17.8 percentage points. The recent sample contained just 4 five-star ratings. It was too small to establish a lasting improvement.
Common themes. Only 8 detailed customer reviews were available for theme analysis, too few to identify common themes confidently.
Review relevance. We classified 11 of 45 reviews (24%) as relevant to the home-selling experience. Another 4 concerned neighbors and 1 concerned property buyers. We excluded 1 duplicate entry and 28 reviews with too little text from sentiment analysis. All 45 star ratings remained in the lifetime rating record.
Recent activity
Top 50% in FL
Company activity · As of October 24, 2026 — our latest collection date.
Fair Value Homebuyers has recent review activity. Its 6-month review pace is stable, at 1.1× its lifetime average pace. Its 6-month review volume is higher than similar companies. We lack direct business-activity data, including purchase figures. Its Activity score of 76/100 places it around the top 36% of comparable cash buyers serving multiple markets.
Recent review volume. 6-month and 3-month counts are higher than the median for similar companies; 12-month counts are equal to the median for similar companies. We counted 5 reviews over 12 months, 5 over 6 months and 4 over 3 months. Similar companies had median counts of 5, 2, and 1, respectively.
Recent review pace. Its 6-month review pace is stable, at 1.1× its lifetime average pace. Its latest 3-month pace was 1.7×, compared with 0.5× over 12 months. Recent rates averaged 0.8 reviews per month over 6 months, 1.3 over 3 months and 0.4 over 12 months, versus a lifetime average of 0.8. The record contains 45 reviews dating back to 2022. A few reviews can noticeably change the recent pace.
Review freshness. Its latest review on file was August 17, 2026 — about 2 months old as of our last data refresh. 11% of all reviews appeared within the last 6 months, and the average review age was about 4 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 FL
Fair Value Homebuyers has an established credibility profile (#138 of 180 in FL). We identified the company’s buying model. The main limits on its score were unconfirmed current leadership, website depth and transparency, and unconfirmed business structure. 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 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. Fair Value Homebuyers 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 80/100 for depth and transparency. It includes buying and service information, the process and terms, and customer testimonials or work examples.
Business details. We could not identify the company’s current leadership. We could not confirm its business structure. The business information we reviewed 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 February 8, 2022. 24 of 45 dated reviews (53.3%) were recorded on 2022-03-06.
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
- Current business presence: Website accessible at last check; published phone number
- Public feedback: 45 accepted third-party reviews
- Established public history: Accepted review activity since 2022
- Recent activity: 5 reviews in the recorded 12-month window; latest 2 months before collection
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: Fair Value Homebuyers
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 September 23, 2026; review data up to date as of September 23, 2026; reviews checked for updates on October 24, 2026 (no new reviews).
- Yelp, review data partially collected on August 20, 2026; reviews checked for updates on October 22, 2026 (no new reviews).