The Local Home Buyers: Review & Ratings (November 2026)
Written by Jamie Ayers
+2 others
Edited by Andrew Whytock
Reviewed by Ben Mizes
The Local Home Buyers
The Local Home Buyers has a mixed overall score. It has positive customer ratings and more limited business credentials, but recent review activity is limited.
Overall score
#14 of 23 similar
At a glance
- Profile status
- Verified
- Avg rating
- 4.8 (69 reviews)
- Active since
- 2020
About
The Local Home Buyers operates in the Miami area, including Miami Beach. The cash home buying business buys directly or helps sellers sell or list their homes. It’s been active since at least 2020.
Read the full bioOffers & terms
- Buys:
- Single-family Any condition
- Terms:
- As-is Covers closing costs 7-day closings Flexible closing
- Situations:
- Divorce Relocation Downsizing Inheritance
Score breakdown
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Is The Local Home Buyers legit?
Yes — our research suggests The Local Home Buyers is a legitimate business. We found a matched Google business profile, 69 third-party reviews and review activity within the past year.
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Company bio
The Local Home Buyers is a cash home buying business operating in the Miami, Florida area, including Miami Beach. It’s been active since at least 2020. It can buy your house directly or help you sell or list it, with the team reviewing those choices with you.
For a direct sale, you can get a no-obligation offer over the phone and choose your closing date. There’s no need to make repairs or clean, and you can take what you want and leave unwanted belongings behind. The business covers closing costs, and you avoid agent commissions. Its transaction coordination team works with you through closing and payment.
Offers & terms
- Property type(s)
- Single-family
- Condition(s)
- Any condition
- Terms & perks
- As-is Covers closing costs 7-day closings Flexible closing
- Seller situations
Where they buy
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Ownership
- Reviews on record since
- 2020
Operations
- Business type
- Cash home buyer
- Business model
- Direct purchase
- Ownership structure
- Independent operator
- Operating scale
- Greater Miami
Contact
- Website
- thelocalhomebuyers.com
- Phone
- (813) 710-4421
- Contact address
- 1680 Michigan Ave Ste 700 Miami Beach, FL, 33139
Our ratings & analysis
Overall score
#14 of 23 similar
The Local Home Buyers has a solid overall score. It ranks 14th out of the 23 Miami, Florida cash home buyers we’ve scored. Its customer ratings are positive overall, averaging 4.8 stars across 69 ratings. Its business credentials are more limited, with no matched BBB profile in our data. 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.
The Local Home Buyers vs. similar cash buyers
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| Overall score | 79 | 93 | 93 | 92 |
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| Recent activity | None | High | High | High |
| Founded | — | 2011 | 2013 | 2008 |
| BBB status | Not available in our data | Accredited, A | Accredited, A+ | Not accredited, A+ |
| Coverage | Local | Local | Multi-state | Regional |
| Company page | Visit website | Read review | Read review | Read review |
Customer experience
Top 50% locally
The Local Home Buyers has a strong customer experience profile. Its lifetime feedback was mostly positive, backed by a moderate review record. The latest 12 months contained 2 5-star ratings. No new ratings appeared in the latest 6 months. Its Customer Experience score of 87/100 places it above the middle of comparable cash buyers serving a single market.
Lifetime ratings. Lifetime feedback was mostly positive: 69 rated reviews averaged 4.8/5, with 61 five-star ratings and 3 one-star ratings. Reviews dated back to 2020. 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 0.31% adjustment to that signal. This added 0.06 score points before the depth deduction and confidence limit.
Recent ratings. The latest 12 months contained 2 5-star ratings, through October 22, 2026. No ratings appeared over the latest 6 and 3 months.
Rating trends. Ratings improved. The 12-month average rose from 4.75 lifetime to 5.00 — up 0.25 stars, or 5.2%. The five-star share rose from 88.4% to 100.0%, up 11.6 percentage points. The recent sample contained just 2 five-star ratings. It was too small to establish a lasting improvement. The gap in new ratings prevented a more current trend assessment.
Common themes. A smooth process led the feedback, appearing in 35 of 50 detailed customer reviews (70%), followed by good communication in 28 (56%). Other common themes included fast closings in 18 (36%) and honesty and transparency in 18 (36%). Reviews could mention multiple themes.
Review relevance. We classified 56 of 69 reviews (81%) as relevant to the home-selling experience. Another 2 concerned other products or services, 1 concerned business partners and 1 concerned a neighboring property. The remaining 9 reviews had too little text to analyze. All 69 star ratings remained in the lifetime rating record.
Recent activity
Bottom 50% locally
Company activity · As of October 22, 2026 — our latest collection date.
The Local Home Buyers 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 54/100 ranks #445 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 2 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 0.2× over 12 months. Recent rates averaged 0 reviews per month over 6 months, 0 over 3 months and 0.2 over 12 months, versus a lifetime average of 0.9. The record contains 69 reviews dating back to 2020.
Review freshness. The review record lacks recent feedback. Its latest review on file was April 1, 2026 — about 7 months old as of our last data refresh. No 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% locally
The Local Home Buyers has an established credibility profile. We identified the company’s buying model. We have 6 years of documented review history. The main limits on its score were unconfirmed current leadership, website depth and transparency, and unconfirmed business structure. Relevant complaints resulted in a 5-point deduction.
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. The Local Home Buyers 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 team information, 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. Its website identifies it as a direct buyer. One reviewer refers to the business as NRE. A favorable account describes a financed home purchase and agent coordination.
Track record. We could not confirm a company start date. Reviews on file date back to September 10, 2020. Reviews appear in 36 of the 74 months covered by our records. The longest period without a recorded review was 6 months.
Complaints and red flags. We identified 1 relevant complaint in a Google review. An adult child alleges the company pursued a purchase despite concerns that their hospitalized mother could not understand the agreement. Medical, contract and court records were unavailable; incapacity and misconduct remain unverified.
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: 69 accepted third-party reviews
- Established public history: Accepted review activity since 2020
- Recent activity: 2 reviews in the recorded 12-month window; latest 6 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: The Local Home Buyers
What reviewers say
Notable findings
- 28 of 50 analyzed reviews (56%) mention communication, about 1.7x the typical rate for similar cash investors.
- 35 of 50 analyzed reviews (70%) mention smooth process.
- No recurring complaint pattern met our reporting threshold.
Reviews analyzed
69 public reviews
− 13 too short, irrelevant, or duplicate
− 6 relevant, but too general
50 detailed reviews with clear themes
Excluded: 4 outside the seller experience (e.g., other services, neighbors or third parties); 9 with too little text to assess.
Review themes
Positive feedback
35 reviews describe the process as easy, smooth, or straightforward.
28 reviews praise communication or being kept informed.
18 reviews mention a fast or on-schedule closing.
18 reviews praise honesty, transparency, or following through on promises.
13 reviews mention flexibility around timing or seller needs.
13 reviews say the offer or overall deal felt fair.
Next steps if you’re considering The Local Home Buyers
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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 21, 2026; review data partially collected on April 13, 2026; reviews checked for updates on October 22, 2026 (no new reviews).
- Yelp, review data partially collected on April 9, 2025; reviews checked for updates on October 22, 2026 (no new reviews).