Restoration Homes or New Western: Which Cash Buyer Is Right for You?

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South Carolina’s Trusted Cash Home Buyer Since 2009

Thinking about selling your house for cash in the Midlands? You’re probably comparing Restoration Homes and New Western. Restoration Homes is local — born and raised in Chapin, SC, buying houses across the Midlands since 2009. New Western is a national real estate investment marketplace, founded in 2008 in Dallas, that connects sellers with its network of investor buyers rather than buying houses itself. Here’s how the two stack up.

Meet Both Companies

About Restoration Homes

Restoration Homes was founded in 2009 and is locally owned and operated out of Chapin, SC. We buy houses across the SC Midlands — Lexington, Richland, Sumter, and Newberry counties. Every offer comes from an in-person walkthrough by our local team, not an algorithm, so the price reflects what your house actually looks like and what’s happening in your specific neighborhood. We charge no service fees, pay standard seller closing costs, and buy houses in any condition — fire and water damage, hoarder situations, code violations, deferred maintenance, and inherited estates that other buyers won’t touch. After we buy, we either fix it up ourselves, hold it as a rental, or pass it to our investor network. You can call us directly at (803) 590-8818 and close in as little as 7 days, on the timeline that works for you.

About New Western

New Western is a privately held real estate investment marketplace founded in 2008 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Rather than buying houses itself, it uses licensed agents to source off-market properties and match them with its network of investor buyers across 40+ U.S. markets, including South Carolina.

Restoration Homes vs New Western — Side by Side

Restoration HomesNew Western
Type of buyerLocal cash buyer (privately owned)National investor-buyer marketplace / wholesale brokerage (privately held)
HeadquartersChapin, SCDallas, TX
Year founded20092008
Markets servedLexington, Richland, Sumter, Newberry counties40+ U.S. markets, including South Carolina
Who actually buys your houseRestoration Homes — same company end-to-endAn investor from New Western's marketplace network
How offers are madeIn-person walkthrough by our local teamA New Western agent views the property in person or virtually, then markets it to the investor network
Houses in any conditionYes — including fire/water damage, hoarder, code-violation, and inherited propertiesMarkets properties as-is to investor buyers; specifics depend on what investors in the network will purchase
Closing timelineAs fast as 7 daysStates sellers can close in as little as 7 days or pick a later date

What They Have In Common

  • Both can result in a cash sale of your home — no traditional listing, no showings, no open houses
  • Both let you sell as-is without making repairs before closing
  • Both let you pick a closing date that works for your timeline

Where They Differ

  • Restoration Homes is the buyer. When you call (803) 590-8818, the same local team in Chapin walks your house, writes the offer, signs the contract, and closes. New Western describes itself as a marketplace — a New Western agent views the property and then markets it to the company's network of investor buyers, so the actual buyer of your house is an investor from that network, not New Western itself.
  • Restoration Homes has bought houses across the SC Midlands — Lexington, Richland, Sumter, and Newberry counties — since 2009, so every offer is grounded in what's happening on the ground in your specific neighborhood. New Western is a national marketplace operating in 40+ U.S. markets, with its South Carolina activity supported by a Greenville office and licensed agents serving the state.
  • Restoration Homes buys houses in any condition — fire and water damage, hoarder situations, code violations, deferred maintenance, and inherited estates included. With New Western, the property is presented to investor buyers in their marketplace, so what gets purchased and at what price depends on what investors in that network are willing to take on.
  • Restoration Homes is one company handling acquisitions, contracts, and closings for itself. New Western operates as a real estate brokerage and marketplace — there is an additional party (the investor buyer) involved between you and the close, and the platform earns its revenue through the transaction between seller and investor.

Common Questions

New Western describes itself as a real estate investment marketplace — the largest single-family investment marketplace in the nation, per its own materials. Rather than buying houses itself, New Western uses its licensed agents to source off-market properties and match them with investor buyers in its network. Restoration Homes, by contrast, is the buyer — we walk your house, write the offer, sign the contract, and close as the same company.

Yes. New Western publishes a South Carolina page showing investment properties sold in cities including Greenville, Anderson, Seneca, Greer, and Gaffney, and its Greenville office holds an SC Real Estate Commission license. Coverage in any specific Midlands ZIP code depends on whether their agents and investor buyers are active there — the fastest way to confirm is to contact them directly through newwestern.com.

Yes — both options are free with no obligation, and plenty of Midlands homeowners get multiple offers and compare side by side. You can call Restoration Homes directly at (803) 590-8818 to schedule a walkthrough, and you can request New Western’s process at newwestern.com — keep in mind their model routes your property to their investor network, while ours is one in-house team from offer to closing.

Restoration Homes buys houses in any condition — fire and water damage, hoarder situations, code violations, deferred maintenance, and inherited estates included. New Western markets properties as-is to its investor network, so what kinds of condition issues are accepted and at what price depends on what investors in that network are looking to buy. It’s worth getting both options and comparing before you decide.

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