Pavel Buys Houses: Review & Ratings (November 2026)
Written by Jamie Ayers
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Edited by Andrew Whytock
Reviewed by Ben Mizes
Pavel Buys Houses
Pavel Buys Houses and its owned branches earn a mixed overall score. It has perfect customer ratings from a modest review record, along with solid business credentials.
Overall score
#27 of 30 similar
At a glance
- Profile status
- Verified
- Avg rating
- 5.0 (24 reviews)
- BBB status
- Not accredited, A+
- Founded in
- 2017
About
Pavel Buys Houses is a Boston-based cash home buyer. Pavel Khaykin owns the business. You can work with its team in English, Russian, or Spanish and skip repairs and cleaning.
Read the full bioOffers & terms
- Buys:
- Single-family Multifamily Condos Townhomes
- Terms:
- As-is Covers closing costs Fast closing Flexible closing
- Situations:
- Inheritance Probate Liens Vacant homes
Score breakdown
Is Pavel Buys Houses legit?
Evidence supports a business presence. Pavel 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
Pavel Buys Houses is a Boston-based cash home buyer. Pavel Khaykin owns the company, and sellers can work with the business in English, Russian, or Spanish. It buys houses as-is, including properties with failed Title 5 inspections, asbestos, lead paint, mold, foundation issues, or unfinished renovations. The company also works with executors, heirs, attorneys, and family members selling inherited homes, with probate, title, or estate paperwork potentially affecting the timeline. Sellers can skip repairs, cleaning, repeated showings, and agent commissions and have closing costs covered. You choose a closing date that works for you.
Offers & terms
- Property type(s)
- Single-family Multifamily Condos Townhomes
- Terms & perks
- As-is Covers closing costs Fast closings Flexible closing
- Seller situations
Ownership
- Owner
- Pavel Khaykin
- Founded
- 2017
Operations
- Business type
- Cash home buyer
- Business model
- Multi-location direct cash buyer
- Ownership structure
- Direct-owned, multi-location company
- Operating scale
- MA & FL · 2 offices
Contact
- Website
- pavelbuyshouses.com
- Phone
- (813) 755-8318
- Phone
- (781) 309-7085
- Contact address
- 6 Liberty Sq #2406Boston, MA 02109
Our ratings & analysis
Overall score
#27 of 30 similar
Pavel Buys Houses and its owned branches have a solid overall score. Its perfect 5.0-star average is backed by 24 ratings. Its solid 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. It scores below most comparable multi-market cash home buyers nationwide.
Pavel Buys Houses vs. similar cash buyers
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| Overall score | 77 | 75 |
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| Recent activity | None | High |
| Founded | 2017 | — |
| BBB status | Not accredited, A+ | Not accredited, A+ |
| Coverage | Multi-state | Nationwide |
| Company page | Visit website | Read review |
Customer experience
Bottom 50% in US
Pavel Buys Houses has a generally positive customer experience profile. Every rating in its lifetime review record was five-star. The main limit was review depth: 24 ratings provided limited evidence. No new ratings appeared in the latest 6 months, limiting what we could assess about current experiences. Its Customer Experience score of 83/100 places it below the middle of comparable cash buyers with multiple locations.
Lifetime ratings. Lifetime feedback was uniformly positive: 24 rated reviews averaged 5.0/5, all five-star. Reviews dated back to 2019. These figures combine the company and its owned branches. 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 0.12% 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 October 22, 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 7 detailed customer reviews were available for theme analysis, too few to identify common themes confidently.
Review relevance. We classified 11 of 24 reviews (46%) as relevant to the home-selling experience. Another 9 concerned business partners, another business, other products or services and property buyers. The remaining 4 reviews had too little text to analyze. All 24 star ratings remained in the lifetime rating record.
Recent activity
Bottom 50% in US
Company-wide activity · As of October 22, 2026 — our latest collection date.
Pavel 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 52/100 ranks #25 of 30 comparable cash buyers with multiple locations.
Recent review volume. The company received fewer reviews than similar companies across all 3 periods. We counted 0 reviews over 12 months, 0 over 6 months and 0 over 3 months. Similar companies had median counts of 5.5, 2.5, and 1, respectively. These figures combine the company and its owned branches.
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 24 reviews dating back to 2019.
Review freshness. The review record lacks recent feedback. Its latest review on file was October 19, 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 4.5 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 US
Pavel Buys Houses has a strong credibility profile. We identified the company’s leadership and buying model, supported by a broad online presence. BBB lists 2017 as the business-start year. A separate retained website company-start claim gives 2019. We have 7 years of documented review history. The main limits on its score were moderate 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, BBB, Facebook, and Yelp profiles. Earlier directory records list no BBB accreditation and an A+ rating; a corresponding BBB credential snapshot was unavailable. Its Google Business Profile was verified. Pavel Buys Houses has not claimed its directory profile or completed enhanced screening with our team.
Website assessment. We do not have a website availability check on file. The website scored 50/100 for depth and transparency. It includes buying and service information and the process and terms.
Business details. We identified Pavel Khaykin as the company’s owner. We could not confirm its business structure. Its website identifies it as a direct buyer. The company records we reviewed list Pasha Realty LLC as an alternate business name.
Track record. BBB lists 2017 as the business-start year. A separate retained website company-start claim gives 2019. BBB history records list March 1, 2017 as the business-start date. The reported start dates differ across sources. We did not treat that discrepancy as a red flag. Reviews on file date back to July 10, 2019.
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
- Operating network: Confirmed through BBB profile, BBB license or registration listing and 1 local Google Business profile
- Current business presence: Website accessible at last check; published phone number
- Public feedback: 24 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+
- License or registration: Listed in the BBB profile; issuer: Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons. Current status not independently checked.
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. This is a company-wide view; evidence and experiences can differ by location.
Review explorer: Pavel 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 content analysis completed September 3, 2026.
- Better Business Bureau, profile information up to date as of September 3, 2026; complaint data up to date as of September 3, 2026.
- Google, profile information up to date as of September 21, 2026; review data partially collected on November 8, 2025; reviews checked for updates on October 22, 2026 (no new reviews).