OPS
Head of Operations
Coordinates walkthroughs, title timelines, and closing logistics so you always know what happens next.
Real People. Transparent Numbers. Certain Closings.
We show our math—comps, repairs, and hyper-local ZIP/HSS signals—so your offer is clear, fair, and fast. If another path nets you more, we’ll recommend it.
Real people + real data. We deliver transparent, data-backed offers with side-by-side options—and quick, inspection-light closings once title is clear.
Justin Erickson leads seller experience, underwriting standards, and the evolution of our platform. He oversees research & development, web engineering, and data updates powering offers on LocalHomeBuyersUSA.com through PropTechUSA.ai.
“Sellers deserve clear options and a stress-free exit. Our job is to make that happen—every single time.”
Coordinates walkthroughs, title timelines, and closing logistics so you always know what happens next.
Maintains our pricing models, monitors API/HSS signals, and reviews outliers so offers stay fair and explainable.
Our underwriting engine blends conservative ARV, repair ranges, holding-cost curves, and hyper-local signals (ZIP Estimator API + HSS) to produce transparent, data-backed offers.
Deeper dives: Anxiety Premium Index + HSS • Future of Closing • Mortgage Spread Watch
Our pipeline ingests thousands of market signals, normalizes them into auditable features, and routes actions to humans only when judgment matters. That means faster first offers with less back-and-forth—and cleaner, documented assumptions.
We extend retail AVMs with two early-move layers: the Anxiety Premium Index (API) from stress-search growth and the Hyperlocal Sentiment Score (HSS) from review/social text—so your offer strategy sees shifts before the MLS does.
Estimate API/HSS for any 5-digit US ZIP. Quick, illustrative guidance (not exact). No external data required. After you run a ZIP, we auto-generate an example “Offer Band” using those scores.
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Below uses the API/HSS you just generated. We’ll auto-run an example with a $400,000 AVM and 0.85 condition score—you can adjust to match your property.
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Illustrative only. For a firm, inspection-light cash offer, call 1-800-858-0588.
A quick sale trades convenience and certainty for a discount-to-retail (“spread”). That spread commonly falls in the ~8%–22% range depending on condition, access, repairs, and timeline pressure.
Example: If a retail AVM is $400,000 and your scenario indicates a 12%–16% spread, a quick-sale band is roughly $336,000–$352,000 before prorations. We’ll show a clear net sheet so you can see how each dollar moves.
These are illustrative ranges. Your documented net sheet will show the exact math for your property and timing.
Zero-trust access, encryption in transit & at rest, tamper-evident logs, and vendor risk reviews on a regular cadence. Safer closings start with safer systems.
“We didn’t start with software. We started with sellers—and built the software to serve them.”
Local Home Buyers USA wasn’t born from a spreadsheet; it was born from a pattern Justin Erickson couldn’t ignore. Neighbors, friends, and referrals would call with the same story: a life change forced a sale—but the traditional path meant weeks of prep, surprise repair asks, confusing fees, and lenders that could still walk late in the process.
Justin started by doing the unglamorous work—walking properties, calling title offices, and writing out the numbers in plain language so sellers could see how every dollar moved. The feedback was consistent: “This is the first time the math makes sense.” That was the spark.
He founded Local Home Buyers USA on a simple idea: clarity beats pressure. If you explain the assumptions, give options side-by-side, and let the seller pick the closing date, you remove most of the fear. To keep that promise as the company grew, Justin led the build of PropTechUSA.ai—an underwriting engine that blends conservative ARV, repair ranges, holding-cost curves, and hyper-local signals like our ZIP Estimator API + HSS.
Today, every offer reflects that origin: transparent, documented, and calibrated to a real human timeline. If cash is best, we’ll show it. If a novation or referral nets you more, we’ll recommend that—because the mission hasn’t changed since the kitchen-table days: show the math, earn the trust, and get you to your next chapter with certainty.
Source: Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED.
Source: Board of Governors (H.15) via FRED.
Why these two charts? Mortgage pricing tracks the 10-year Treasury plus risk/option premium. Watching the spread is a clean tell for near-term pricing and time-on-market.
From first contact to closing—quality controls at each stage.
Address, condition, timeline, occupancy, HOA/liens, goals. Single point of contact created.
Recent comps, tax & permit checks, access constraints, and local title practices.
Conservative ARV with date/distance/condition filters; repair ranges and holding assumptions.
Side-by-side net for cash, novation, and alternatives. Documented assumptions and change log.
Cash (certainty), Novation (retail without upfront repairs), or referral. You choose; we execute.
Disclosures, milestones, and wiring protocols aligned with title/escrow and local rules.
Cash: As-is logistics and scheduling. Novation: Investor-funded updates & retail prep.
Liens, HOA/COA, and payoffs cleared. Identity and wires verified. Close on your chosen date.
To give every seller clarity, certainty, and control—with transparent, data-backed offers and a no-pressure path to their next chapter.
Show the math. Line-item net sheets, side-by-side options, and assumptions in writing.
Quick, inspection-light cash closings once title is clear—or a documented novation path for higher net.
You pick the timeline. We handle logistics, repairs (if needed), and title coordination.
Our engine blends conservative ARV, repair ranges, holding-cost curves, and hyper-local signals (ZIP Estimator API + HSS) to keep offers fair and explainable.
Learn more in our research: API + HSS • Mortgage Spread Watch • Future of Closing
No. Our as-is cash offers have no fees or commissions. Your net sheet shows line items so you can verify.
Once title is clear, we can move quickly—often within days—on inspection-light cash closings. We can also set a later date if you prefer.
Cash prioritizes speed and certainty. Novation can unlock retail buyers without you paying for repairs upfront; you’re paid first at closing. We’ll show both nets.
No. We buy as-is. Skip repairs, showings, and clean-outs—we handle the logistics.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-800-858-0588
Mailing: Local Home Buyers USA, 2136 Ford Parkway #9337, Saint Paul, MN
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Secure & Confidential. We will not give you an offer if your house is already listed with a R.E. Agent.
