Effective Date: October 7, 2026
Last Updated: October 7, 2026
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of ibuyhouseswithfiredamagefortworth.com (the “Website”) and services offered through the Website by I Buy Houses With Fire Damage Fort Worth (“we,” “us,” or “our”).
By accessing the Website, submitting property information, requesting a cash offer, or otherwise interacting with our services, you agree to these Terms and acknowledge our Privacy Policy.
1. Purpose of the Website
The Website allows property owners and authorized representatives to submit information concerning real estate they may wish to sell, including:
- Fire-damaged property;
- Smoke-damaged property;
- Water-damaged property;
- Structurally damaged property;
- Distressed property;
- Vacant property;
- Tenant-occupied property;
- Inherited property;
- Probate or estate property;
- Property facing foreclosure;
- Property subject to liens;
- Property requiring cleanup;
- Property requiring substantial repairs; and
- Other residential or investment property.
Depending on the property and transaction, we may:
- Evaluate the property;
- Purchase or seek to purchase it directly;
- Make or facilitate a potential cash offer;
- Conduct or arrange due diligence;
- Coordinate cleanout where agreed;
- Enter into a purchase agreement;
- Acquire an option, contractual interest, or equitable interest;
- Assign contractual rights where legally and contractually permitted;
- Work with licensed Texas real estate professionals where legally required; or
- Decline the opportunity.
Nothing displayed on the Website constitutes a binding offer to purchase real estate.
2. Our Role
The Website presents our service principally as a direct cash-acquisition service for fire-damaged Fort Worth property.
Depending on the transaction, we may act as:
- A prospective principal purchaser;
- A real estate investor;
- A property-acquisition business;
- A contract purchaser;
- A holder of an option, contractual interest, or equitable interest;
- A wholesaling buyer where legally permitted;
- An affiliate or co-investor with another purchaser; or
- Another lawful transaction participant.
Our actual role depends on the transaction documents and conduct.
Unless separately and lawfully established, we do not act as your:
- Real estate broker;
- Seller’s agent;
- Attorney;
- Accountant;
- Tax adviser;
- Financial adviser;
- Insurance adviser;
- Public adjuster;
- Contractor;
- Engineer;
- Appraiser;
- Fiduciary;
- Housing counselor;
- Mortgage broker;
- Mortgage lender;
- Mortgage servicer;
- Loan-modification provider;
- Foreclosure consultant;
- Debt-relief provider; or
- Other professional adviser.
3. Direct Purchase Model
Where we seek to purchase property for our own account:
- Our economic interests may differ from the seller’s interests;
- We may seek a price accounting for repairs, cleanup, holding costs, transaction costs, risk, and expected investment return;
- We negotiate for ourselves unless a separate written relationship states otherwise; and
- We do not automatically owe the seller duties associated with the seller’s broker, attorney, appraiser, insurance professional, or fiduciary.
4. No Obligation to Sell
Submitting property information or requesting an offer does not obligate you to sell.
A Website submission is an inquiry and is not a purchase agreement.
You may reject a proposed offer unless and until you enter into a legally enforceable transaction agreement, subject to applicable termination or cancellation rights.
5. No Obligation to Purchase
Submitting property information does not require us to:
- Inspect the property;
- Make an offer;
- Maintain a prior offer;
- Continue negotiations;
- Purchase the property; or
- Complete a transaction.
6. Eligibility and Authority
By using the Website or submitting property information, you represent that:
- You are at least 18 years old;
- You possess legal capacity to contract;
- Information you provide is materially accurate to the best of your knowledge;
- You own the property or are lawfully authorized to communicate concerning it; and
- Your use complies with applicable law.
Submission by one co-owner does not necessarily authorize that person to bind every owner.
7. Agents, Wholesalers, and Other Representatives
The Website expressly permits a submitter to identify as:
- The owner;
- An agent; or
- A wholesaler.
A person submitting property information as an agent, wholesaler, contract holder, attorney-in-fact, trustee, personal representative, or other representative is responsible for having lawful authority to do so.
Nothing on the Website authorizes:
- Unlicensed brokerage;
- Misrepresentation of ownership;
- Unauthorized marketing of another person’s property;
- Unauthorized disclosure of property-owner information; or
- Violation of an existing contract.
8. Property Research
We may research:
- Ownership;
- Recorded deeds;
- Mortgages and deeds of trust;
- Liens;
- Judgments;
- Property taxes;
- Foreclosure notices;
- Property condition;
- Fire and smoke damage;
- Structural condition;
- Roof and foundation;
- Electrical and plumbing systems;
- Heating and cooling;
- Repairs and restoration;
- Building permits;
- Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits;
- Fire-related permits;
- Code-enforcement information;
- Unsafe-building information;
- Insurance claims;
- Tenant status;
- Probate;
- Comparable sales; and
- Other information relevant to evaluating a transaction.
9. Property Assessments
An acquisition evaluation may include:
- Visual inspection;
- Photography;
- Contractor review;
- Structural review;
- Repair estimates;
- Environmental review;
- Permit research;
- Code-enforcement research;
- Title review;
- Insurance review;
- Tenant review; and
- Other due diligence.
An evaluation conducted for our acquisition purposes is not automatically an inspection or professional report performed for the seller’s benefit and is not a warranty concerning property condition.
10. Preliminary Offers
Any preliminary:
- Cash offer;
- Estimated offer;
- Property valuation;
- Price range;
- Repair estimate; or
- Similar statement
is non-binding unless included in a legally enforceable transaction agreement.
An offer may change following due diligence.
11. Offer Methodology
Potential offers may consider:
- Existing property condition;
- Fire and smoke damage;
- Structural damage;
- After-repair value;
- Comparable sales;
- Restoration expenses;
- Cleanup expenses;
- Permit expenses;
- Tenant or occupancy issues;
- Holding costs;
- Property taxes;
- Insurance;
- Closing expenses;
- Market conditions;
- Risk; and
- Expected investment return.
No particular valuation method, purchase price, or financial result is guaranteed.
12. Binding Transactions
A binding real estate transaction arises only when the applicable parties execute legally enforceable transaction documents.
Closing may depend on:
- Ownership verification;
- Authority to sell;
- Title;
- Mortgages and deeds of trust;
- Liens;
- Judgments;
- Taxes;
- Seller disclosures;
- Equitable-interest disclosures where applicable;
- Property access;
- Due diligence;
- Probate;
- Foreclosure status;
- Insurance;
- Tenant rights;
- Buyer funding;
- Fort Worth permits or code issues;
- Title-company requirements; and
- Other legal or contractual conditions.
13. Texas Seller’s Disclosure Notice
Texas Property Code § 5.008 generally requires a seller of covered residential real property consisting of not more than one dwelling unit to provide the purchaser with a written Seller’s Disclosure Notice, subject to statutory exemptions.
A direct cash or investor purchase is not automatically exempt merely because:
- The transaction is cash;
- The purchaser is an investor;
- No traditional listing agent participates;
- The property is sold as-is;
- No repairs are required; or
- The parties want to close quickly.
14. Current Texas Form
The Texas Real Estate Commission currently publishes Seller’s Disclosure Notice, Form 55-1, effective May 28, 2026.
The form is designed for sellers of previously occupied single-family residences and contains information required by Texas Property Code § 5.008.
Where the statute applies, the legally required information must be provided even if the parties use another substantially similar form.
15. Previous Fires Are Expressly Disclosed
Texas’s current Seller’s Disclosure Notice expressly asks whether the seller is aware of Previous Fires.
The form also addresses matters that frequently become relevant following a fire, including:
- Interior walls;
- Ceilings;
- Floors;
- Exterior walls;
- Doors;
- Windows;
- Roof;
- Foundation or slabs;
- Plumbing;
- Electrical systems;
- Lighting;
- Structural components;
- Previous structural or roof repair;
- Water damage not caused by a flood;
- Asbestos;
- Lead-based paint;
- Aluminum wiring; and
- Other conditions.
Known fire damage should therefore not be hidden behind a generic as-is clause.
16. Smoke Detectors
The Texas disclosure form separately asks whether the property has working smoke detectors installed in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
A fire-damaged property may require additional evaluation of:
- Smoke detectors;
- Electrical systems;
- Alarm systems;
- Fire-protection equipment; and
- Local code requirements.
17. Seller’s Knowledge
Texas’s Seller’s Disclosure Notice primarily reports the seller’s knowledge of property condition as of the date the notice is signed.
The notice is not itself a warranty.
A seller should nevertheless answer accurately and should not knowingly conceal or misrepresent material property conditions.
18. Timing of the Seller’s Disclosure
Texas permits the Seller’s Disclosure Notice to be provided:
- Before the purchase contract;
- During negotiations;
- As part of the contract; or
- As part of another notice delivered to the purchaser.
Operationally, the safest practice is to deliver the required disclosure before or with the contract whenever practicable.
19. Seven-Day Termination Right for Late Disclosure
If a covered purchase contract is entered into before the seller provides the required notice, the purchaser generally may terminate the contract for any reason until the earlier of:
- Seven days after the purchaser receives the Seller’s Disclosure Notice; or
- The date the transfer occurs under the contract.
The statutory termination right is the purchaser’s remedy under § 5.008 for the seller’s failure to timely provide that notice.
20. Seller-Disclosure Exemptions
Texas provides statutory exemptions for specified transactions, including qualifying:
- Court-ordered transfers;
- Foreclosure sales;
- Bankruptcy transfers;
- Transfers to a mortgagee or deed-of-trust beneficiary;
- Certain post-foreclosure transfers by a lender;
- Deeds in lieu of foreclosure;
- Certain fiduciary transfers;
- Transfers between co-owners;
- Transfers to a spouse or lineal family member;
- Government transfers;
- Transfers of only certain non-fee interests; and
- Condominium interests.
An exemption should be confirmed for the actual transaction.
21. Condominium Transactions
Texas Property Code § 5.008 does not apply to a transfer of a real-property interest in a condominium.
That does not mean a condominium sale is disclosure-free.
Separate:
- Condominium resale-certificate requirements;
- Association disclosures;
- Contract obligations;
- Fraud and misrepresentation law;
- Federal disclosure requirements; and
- Other laws
may still apply.
22. No Universal Fire-Document Package
Texas does not impose one universal requirement that every seller automatically provide every:
- Fire-department report;
- Insurance claim file;
- Adjuster report;
- Contractor invoice;
- Engineering report;
- Photograph;
- Repair estimate;
- Permit;
- Environmental report; or
- Inspection record
to every purchaser.
A particular document may nevertheless be:
- Relevant to explaining a disclosure;
- Required by contract;
- Requested during due diligence;
- Required by an insurer;
- Required by a lender;
- Required by a title company;
- Required by Fort Worth; or
- Required under another law.
23. As-Is Transactions
The Website advertises purchase of property in its current or as-is condition.
“As-is” may mean the buyer does not require the seller to make repairs before closing.
It does not automatically eliminate:
- Required Texas seller disclosures;
- Fraud or intentional misrepresentation liability;
- Contractual representations;
- Federal disclosure obligations;
- Equitable-interest disclosures;
- Foreclosure-consulting protections;
- Title obligations;
- Governmental orders; or
- Other non-waivable legal rights.
24. No Universal Repair Requirement Before Sale
Texas does not impose one statewide rule requiring every fire-damaged house to be completely restored before it can be sold.
A property may potentially be transferred while damaged.
Separate:
- Building codes;
- Unsafe-building requirements;
- Building permits;
- Electrical permits;
- Plumbing permits;
- Mechanical permits;
- Fire-code requirements;
- Occupancy restrictions;
- Utility restrictions;
- Environmental requirements;
- Insurance obligations;
- Local ordinances; and
- Contract provisions
may nevertheless affect the property.
25. Fort Worth Residential Repair Permits
Fort Worth requires residential building permits for covered work involving repairs or changes to:
- Walls;
- Floors;
- Ceilings;
- Windows;
- Doors;
- Electrical systems;
- Mechanical systems; and
- Plumbing systems.
Cosmetic work such as ordinary floor or wall coverings, cabinets, countertops, and shelving generally does not require the same residential building permit.
Fire-damage restoration commonly extends beyond cosmetic work.
26. Fort Worth Fire Repair Permits
Fort Worth specifically identifies fire repair as a residential remodel category eligible for assistance through the City’s permit process.
Depending on the property, fire repair may require:
- Building plans;
- Structural information;
- Electrical permits;
- Plumbing permits;
- Mechanical permits;
- Inspections; and
- Other approvals.
A sale does not itself authorize unpermitted repair work.
27. Homestead Permit Limitation
Fort Worth’s residential permitting rules generally require the permit applicant to be:
- A registered building contractor; or
- A person satisfying the City’s homestead-permit requirements.
Those homestead requirements include ownership and occupancy of the building as the person’s primary residence.
An investor acquiring a property for renovation and resale should therefore not automatically assume the seller’s homeowner/homestead permit path will apply after closing.
28. Demolition
Demolition or razing of a fire-damaged structure generally requires a separate Fort Worth demolition/wrecking permit.
A property should not be marketed as immediately ready for demolition without checking:
- Permit requirements;
- Utility disconnections;
- Environmental requirements;
- Historic or zoning issues;
- Safety requirements; and
- Other applicable approvals.
29. Fort Worth Fire Code
The Fort Worth Fire Department’s Bureau of Fire Prevention oversees local Fire Code compliance.
The City currently enforces the adopted International Fire Code with Fort Worth amendments.
Repair or replacement of regulated fire-protection systems may require separate Fire Department permits or review.
30. Cleanup and Restoration
The Website states that the business may handle cleanup and final formalities.
Any:
- Debris removal;
- Demolition;
- Construction;
- Asbestos work;
- Lead-related work;
- Hazardous-material handling;
- Environmental remediation; or
- Other regulated service
must comply with applicable contractor, environmental, worker-safety, disposal, permit, and other legal requirements.
Nothing in these Terms represents that we personally perform regulated construction or environmental work unless lawfully authorized.
31. Inspections and Due Diligence
The Website advertises that sellers do not need to obtain repairs or traditional inspections before requesting an offer.
That does not prevent us from conducting our own due diligence.
Due diligence may include:
- Visual inspection;
- Structural evaluation;
- Contractor estimates;
- Fire-damage assessment;
- Electrical review;
- Environmental review;
- Mold investigation;
- Permit research;
- Code-enforcement research;
- Title review;
- Insurance review; and
- Other investigation.
32. “No Inspections Required” Marketing
A Website statement that no inspection is “required” should be understood as meaning the seller may not be required by us to obtain or pay for a traditional pre-sale inspection.
It does not mean:
- No inspection can occur;
- No governmental inspection is required;
- The buyer cannot perform due diligence;
- No fire-code inspection can be required; or
- Every transaction will close without property access.
33. Fast Offers and Closing
Website language describing offers or closings as fast, swift, immediate, or available within days describes possible transaction timing and is not a guarantee.
Actual timing may depend on:
- Ownership;
- Title;
- Mortgages;
- Liens;
- Seller disclosures;
- The seven-day late-disclosure period;
- Equitable-interest disclosures;
- Foreclosure;
- Probate;
- Insurance;
- Property access;
- Fort Worth permits or orders;
- Buyer funding;
- Title-company requirements; and
- Other circumstances.
34. No Agent Commissions and Fees
Where the seller enters a genuine direct sale without a listing broker, a conventional listing-agent commission may not apply.
If a licensed Texas real estate professional participates, compensation obligations are determined by applicable:
- Brokerage agreements;
- Representation agreements;
- Purchase agreements;
- Closing statements; and
- Texas law.
Website marketing does not override signed transaction documents.
35. “Fair,” “True Value,” and “Competitive” Offers
The Website describes its offers as fair, transparent, competitive, and reflective of true value.
Those statements do not guarantee that:
- The offer equals appraised fair market value;
- The offer equals repaired retail value;
- No other buyer would pay more;
- The seller could not receive a higher net amount through another sales method; or
- A specific valuation formula will be used.
The executed purchase agreement controls the actual purchase price and terms.
36. Texas Real Estate Licensing
Texas generally requires a real estate license where a person performs regulated brokerage activity for another person for compensation or expected compensation.
A genuine principal buyer acquiring property for its own account is differently situated from a person providing brokerage services for another.
Nothing on the Website authorizes unlicensed brokerage.
37. Texas Equitable-Interest Rule
Texas expressly permits a person to:
- Acquire an option; or
- Acquire an interest in a contract to purchase real property,
and then sell the option or assign the contract without a real estate license if the statutory conditions are satisfied.
The person must:
- Not use the option or contract to engage in real estate brokerage; and
- Disclose in writing the nature of the equitable interest to applicable sellers or potential buyers.
38. Required Disclosure to the Potential Assignee or Buyer
Before entering into a contract to sell an option or assign an interest in a contract to purchase real property, Texas law requires written disclosure to the potential buyer that:
- The person is selling only an option or assigning an interest in a purchase contract; and
- The person does not have legal title to the real property.
39. Required Disclosure to the Property Owner
Before entering into the contract to sell the option or assign the purchase-contract interest, Texas law also requires written disclosure to the property owner that the person intends to:
- Sell the option; or
- Assign an interest in the purchase contract.
These disclosures should be incorporated into the actual wholesaling workflow.
40. Undisclosed Assignment Activity Can Become Brokerage
Texas law provides that a person selling an option or assigning a purchase-contract interest without the required disclosure of the nature of the equitable interest can be treated as engaging in real estate brokerage.
Accordingly, the disclosure requirement should not be treated as optional marketing language.
41. Contractual Interest Is Not Legal Title
Holding a:
- Purchase agreement;
- Option;
- Assignment right; or
- Equitable interest
is different from holding legal title.
A contract holder should not falsely represent that:
- It is the deed owner;
- It has legal title;
- Title already transferred;
- It is conveying the underlying real property when it is only transferring contractual rights; or
- Its rights exceed those created by the agreement.
42. Assignment Depends on the Contract
Whether a purchase agreement may be assigned depends on:
- Contract language;
- Anti-assignment provisions;
- Required consent;
- Texas contract law;
- Texas equitable-interest disclosure law;
- Real estate licensing law;
- Foreclosure-related law; and
- Other applicable requirements.
Nothing on the Website guarantees that a particular contract is assignable.
43. No Special Texas Wholesaler Cooling-Off Period
Texas’s equitable-interest statutes impose important disclosure requirements.
They do not create one universal wholesaler-specific three-, five-, seven-, fourteen-, or twenty-one-day seller cooling-off period for every ordinary assignment transaction.
These Terms therefore do not invent one.
Other contract rights and statutory remedies may separately apply.
44. Foreclosure and Financial Distress
The Website may attract homeowners who are:
- Behind on mortgage payments;
- Facing default;
- Facing foreclosure;
- Experiencing financial hardship; or
- Seeking a rapid sale.
We are not your:
- Mortgage lender;
- Mortgage servicer;
- Attorney;
- Financial adviser;
- Housing counselor;
- Mortgage broker;
- Loan-modification provider;
- Foreclosure consultant;
- Debt-settlement provider; or
- Fiduciary
unless a separate legally compliant relationship expressly establishes otherwise.
45. Texas Foreclosure Timing
For qualifying nonjudicial foreclosure of a residence under a deed of trust or contract lien, Texas law generally requires the mortgage servicer to give a debtor in default at least 20 days to cure the default before notice of sale may be given.
The foreclosure-sale notice generally must then be provided at least 21 days before the sale.
A Website inquiry or proposed cash sale does not change those statutory deadlines.
46. Requesting an Offer Does Not Stop Foreclosure
Submitting a Website inquiry, receiving a potential offer, or negotiating a purchase does not automatically:
- Stop a foreclosure sale;
- Extend a cure period;
- Extend the foreclosure-sale notice period;
- Cure default;
- Reinstate a mortgage;
- Modify a loan;
- Create forbearance; or
- Require the lender or servicer to delay enforcement.
A homeowner facing foreclosure should independently determine all applicable deadlines.
47. Texas Foreclosure Consultant Law
Texas separately regulates residential foreclosure consulting services.
A person can become a covered foreclosure consultant when, for compensation, the person represents that services will:
- Prevent or postpone foreclosure;
- Obtain forbearance;
- Cure default;
- Obtain reinstatement;
- Extend a reinstatement period;
- Obtain waiver of acceleration;
- Obtain financing;
- Reduce foreclosure-related credit harm;
- Save the residence from foreclosure; or
- Assist in obtaining qualifying excess foreclosure proceeds.
A direct property acquisition should not be marketed as paid foreclosure consulting unless the separate relationship fully complies with Texas law.
48. Residence in Foreclosure
For purposes of the Texas foreclosure-consulting statute, a covered residence generally is:
- Residential real property consisting of not more than four single-family dwelling units;
- At least one of which is the owner’s principal residence; and
- Subject to a commenced foreclosure action.
A foreclosure action is generally treated as commenced when:
- The statutory notice of sale has been filed; or
- A judicial foreclosure action has begun.
49. Foreclosure-Consulting Contract
A covered foreclosure-consulting agreement must be:
- In writing;
- Dated; and
- Signed by each homeowner and the foreclosure consultant.
Additional statutory disclosure language is required before the homeowner enters the agreement.
50. Foreclosure Consultant Cancellation Right
Texas’s required foreclosure-consultant notice states that the homeowner may cancel or rescind the consulting contract at any time, without penalty.
Accordingly, these Terms do not invent a shorter three-day or five-day cancellation period.
51. Required Foreclosure-Consultant Warning
Texas requires a covered foreclosure consultant to provide a conspicuous statutory warning before entering the consulting contract.
Among other matters, the statutory notice warns that:
- The consultant or associate cannot ask the homeowner to sign a document transferring an interest in the home to the consultant or associate;
- The consultant cannot guarantee refinancing or the homeowner’s ability to keep the home; and
- The homeowner may cancel or rescind the consulting contract without penalty.
Actual statutory forms and wording should be used where Chapter 21 applies.
52. Foreclosure Consulting and Advance Compensation
A covered foreclosure consultant generally may not receive compensation until all contracted services have been fully performed unless the consultant satisfies the statute’s applicable surety-bond or surety-account provisions.
Compensation received from a third party in connection with foreclosure consulting also must be disclosed as required by law.
53. Foreclosure Consultant Property Restrictions
A covered foreclosure consultant may not:
- Take a power of attorney except for the limited statutory purpose;
- Acquire an interest in a homeowner’s property for purposes of securing payment of compensation; or
- Take an assignment of wages to secure compensation.
The direct-purchase role should therefore remain operationally distinct from foreclosure consulting.
54. Certain Otherwise Exempt Persons Can Still Be Covered
Texas provides exemptions for certain attorneys, lenders, servicers, title professionals, licensed brokers, mortgage professionals, nonprofits, and financial institutions performing qualifying foreclosure-related services.
However, the foreclosure-consulting chapter can still apply to an otherwise exempt person where the services are designed or intended to transfer title, directly or indirectly, to that person or the person’s associate, subject to the statute’s lender/servicer exception.
A distressed-owner acquisition should therefore receive transaction-specific review where foreclosure-consulting representations are also being made.
55. No Foreclosure-Rescue Guarantees
Unless separately authorized and legally qualified, we do not represent that:
- We act for your lender;
- We act for your mortgage servicer;
- We act for Texas or the federal government;
- We guarantee foreclosure will stop;
- We guarantee refinancing;
- We guarantee loan modification;
- We will negotiate your mortgage as your adviser;
- You should stop communicating with your lender;
- You should stop making legally required payments; or
- Selling the property to us is your only option.
56. Federal Mortgage-Assistance Rules
Where separate conduct constitutes mortgage-assistance-relief services under federal law, additional requirements may regulate:
- Advance fees;
- Advertising;
- Consumer notices;
- Communications with lenders or servicers; and
- Consumer acceptance.
57. Probate, Estate, Trust, and Inherited Property
Submitting inherited, probate, estate, or trust property does not establish legal authority to sell.
A transaction may require:
- Executor authority;
- Administrator authority;
- Independent-administrator authority;
- Trustee authority;
- Probate-court documentation;
- Participation of heirs or beneficiaries;
- Appropriate deeds; or
- Other evidence of authority.
Certain fiduciary transfers are exempt from Texas Property Code § 5.008, but an exemption should be verified for the actual transaction.
58. Insurance Claims and Fire-Damage Proceeds
A fire-damaged property may involve an open or completed insurance claim.
We do not act as your:
- Insurance company;
- Insurance producer;
- Public adjuster;
- Insurance attorney; or
- Insurance adviser
unless a separate legally compliant relationship expressly establishes otherwise.
Property owners are responsible for understanding:
- Coverage;
- Proof-of-loss requirements;
- Claim deadlines;
- Insurance proceeds;
- Repair obligations;
- Mortgage-holder rights;
- Recoverable depreciation;
- Additional living expenses;
- Assignment restrictions;
- Salvage rights; and
- Policy conditions.
59. Insurance-Payout Information
The Website’s offer form asks whether the homeowner received an insurance payout.
That information may be used to understand the property’s circumstances and potential transaction.
Providing insurance-payout information does not mean that:
- We automatically own the insurance proceeds;
- Insurance rights automatically transfer with the property;
- The seller may freely assign the policy or claim;
- A pending claim automatically belongs to us; or
- The purchase price is dictated by the amount of insurance proceeds.
60. Pending Insurance Claims
If property is sold while an insurance claim remains pending, transaction documents should address the parties’ respective rights concerning:
- Existing proceeds;
- Supplemental proceeds;
- Recoverable depreciation;
- Future claim payments;
- Additional claims;
- Repair obligations;
- Salvage; and
- Related benefits.
61. Public Adjusting
Nothing on the Website constitutes public-adjusting services.
A homeowner seeking assistance negotiating an insurance claim should work with an appropriately licensed insurance professional or attorney where required.
62. Tenant-Occupied Property
The sale of tenant-occupied property does not by itself automatically terminate every lawful tenancy.
A purchaser should evaluate:
- Existing leases;
- Security deposits;
- Possession rights;
- Fire displacement;
- Habitability;
- Required notices;
- Rental registration where applicable; and
- Texas and local landlord-tenant requirements.
63. Fort Worth Rental Registration
Fort Worth currently makes registration voluntary for qualifying one- and two-family rentals without violations.
Registration becomes mandatory for specified one- and two-family rentals with qualifying fire-safety and/or public-health and sanitation code violations.
A fire-damaged rental property should therefore be checked for:
- Outstanding violations;
- Registration obligations;
- Local-agent requirements for an out-of-state owner; and
- Inspection or compliance issues.
64. Federal Lead-Based Paint Disclosure
Federal lead-based-paint disclosure requirements may apply to qualifying residential housing constructed before 1978.
Nothing on the Website replaces applicable federal requirements.
65. Homeowners Associations and Other Property-Specific Notices
Texas law contains separate disclosures and transaction requirements for properties subject to:
- Property owners’ associations;
- Public improvement districts;
- Special taxing or assessment districts;
- Certain water conditions;
- Groundwater or surface-water rights;
- Executory contracts; and
- Other property-specific circumstances.
These requirements are separate from the standard Seller’s Disclosure Notice.
66. Telephone Communications
By providing a telephone number and requesting an offer, you authorize reasonable responsive communications concerning:
- Your property;
- Property research;
- Scheduling;
- Inspections;
- Offers;
- Follow-up; and
- Potential transactions.
Additional consent will be obtained where legally required before regulated automated, prerecorded, artificial-voice, or marketing communications are made.
67. Texas Recording Law
Texas generally permits a private person to record a wire, oral, or electronic communication where:
- The recorder is a party to the communication; or
- One party has given prior consent,
unless the interception is for the purpose of committing an unlawful act.
We or providers acting on our behalf may record communications for legitimate business purposes.
Because interstate communications can involve jurisdictions with stricter consent requirements, additional notice or consent may be required.
Where another applicable law imposes a stricter rule, that stricter rule controls.
68. Text Messages
If you provide a mobile telephone number and applicable consent, we may communicate by text concerning:
- Your inquiry;
- Your property;
- Scheduling;
- Inspections;
- Offers;
- Follow-up; and
- Potential transactions.
Where required, additional consent will be obtained before regulated automated or marketing messages are sent.
Consent to marketing communications is not a condition of receiving an offer or selling property where prohibited.
Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency may vary.
Reply STOP to request that applicable messages stop.
69. Email Communications
By providing an email address, you authorize communications concerning:
- Your property;
- Potential offers;
- Inspections;
- Due diligence;
- Scheduling;
- Follow-up;
- Services; and
- Potential transactions.
Applicable promotional emails will provide an unsubscribe mechanism.
70. Electronic Communications
Where permitted by law, you consent to receiving Website and transaction communications electronically.
This does not eliminate any document that applicable law requires to be delivered in a different form or manner.
71. Privacy
Our handling of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy.
72. Independent Decision-Making
Selling fire-damaged real estate can have significant:
- Legal;
- Tax;
- Financial;
- Insurance;
- Construction;
- Environmental; and
- Personal consequences.
You may wish to consult:
- A Texas attorney;
- A licensed Texas real estate professional;
- A tax professional;
- An accountant;
- An insurance professional;
- A properly registered or licensed contractor;
- An engineer;
- An environmental professional;
- An appraiser;
- A HUD-approved housing counselor; or
- Another qualified adviser.
73. No Professional Advice
Website content does not constitute individualized:
- Legal advice;
- Tax advice;
- Accounting advice;
- Financial advice;
- Insurance advice;
- Construction advice;
- Engineering advice;
- Environmental advice;
- Appraisal advice;
- Mortgage advice; or
- Foreclosure advice.
74. No Automatic Agency or Fiduciary Relationship
Use of the Website does not itself create:
- Seller agency;
- Buyer agency;
- A brokerage relationship;
- A fiduciary relationship;
- Partnership;
- Joint venture; or
- Employment.
Where a licensed Texas real estate professional participates, applicable brokerage and representation agreements control.
75. Acceptable Use
You may not:
- Use the Website unlawfully;
- Submit fraudulent property leads;
- Knowingly provide materially false information;
- Impersonate another person;
- Submit property information without authority;
- Attempt unauthorized system access;
- Introduce malicious code;
- Circumvent Website security;
- Abuse Website forms;
- Interfere with Website operation; or
- Violate another person’s rights.
76. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the Website and its original:
- Text;
- Branding;
- Graphics;
- Images;
- Designs;
- Layout; and
- Software
are owned by or licensed to I Buy Houses With Fire Damage Fort Worth.
You may not commercially reproduce protected Website content without authorization.
77. Third-Party Websites and Services
We do not control or accept responsibility for independent third-party:
- Websites;
- Privacy practices;
- Content;
- Security;
- Products;
- Services;
- Representations; or
- Conduct.
78. Website Availability
We may modify, restrict, suspend, or discontinue Website features.
Continuous, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free availability is not guaranteed.
79. No Guarantee of Transaction
We do not guarantee:
- An offer;
- Appraised or fair-market-value pricing;
- A particular purchase price;
- A particular closing date;
- Successful assignment;
- Insurance recovery;
- Vacant possession;
- Completion of repairs;
- Resolution of municipal violations;
- Completion of a transaction; or
- A particular financial result.
80. Marketing Claims
Website statements describing our offers or process as:
- Fair;
- Competitive;
- Fast;
- Swift;
- Transparent;
- Hassle-free;
- No-pressure;
- No-fee; or
- Similar language
describe intended or possible service characteristics and do not guarantee a particular economic result.
The executed transaction documents control.
81. Testimonials
Testimonials describe individual reported experiences.
They do not guarantee that another seller will receive:
- The same offer;
- The same transaction timing;
- The same transaction structure; or
- The same outcome.
82. Disclaimer of Warranties
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE WEBSITE AND WEBSITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”
WE DISCLAIM WARRANTIES THAT MAY LAWFULLY BE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF:
- MERCHANTABILITY;
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE;
- TITLE; AND
- NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Nothing in these Terms eliminates rights that applicable law does not permit to be waived.
83. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, I BUY HOUSES WITH FIRE DAMAGE FORT WORTH AND ITS AFFILIATES, OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND BUSINESS PARTNERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING SOLELY FROM WEBSITE USE.
OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR CLAIMS ARISING SOLELY FROM WEBSITE USE WILL NOT EXCEED $500, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
This Website-only limitation does not govern rights or liabilities under separately executed:
- Purchase agreements;
- Assignment agreements;
- Brokerage agreements;
- Foreclosure-consulting agreements;
- Insurance-related agreements;
- Contractor agreements; or
- Other transaction-specific documents
unless those documents expressly provide otherwise and applicable law permits it.
84. Independent Third Parties
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for independent third-party:
- Representations;
- Pricing;
- Contracts;
- Professional services;
- Performance;
- Privacy practices; or
- Conduct.
Nothing in this provision eliminates liability that applicable law does not permit to be excluded.
85. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify I Buy Houses With Fire Damage Fort Worth from claims arising from your:
- Unlawful Website use;
- Material breach of these Terms;
- Fraudulent information knowingly submitted;
- Information knowingly submitted without authority; or
- Violation of another person’s rights.
86. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, except where another law must apply.
87. Venue and Disputes
Subject to mandatory jurisdiction, venue, consumer-protection, foreclosure, and transaction-specific requirements, proceedings arising solely from Website use may be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Texas.
These Website Terms do not impose mandatory arbitration.
A separately executed transaction agreement may contain different enforceable dispute provisions.
88. Non-Waivable Texas Rights
Nothing in these Terms waives rights that cannot legally be waived under applicable:
- Texas seller-disclosure law;
- Texas Real Estate License Act;
- Texas equitable-interest disclosure law;
- Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act;
- Texas Data Privacy and Security Act;
- Texas identity-theft and security-breach law;
- Texas foreclosure-consulting law;
- Texas recording law;
- Fort Worth building and fire requirements;
- Federal mortgage-assistance rules;
- Federal lead-disclosure law; or
- Other applicable law.
89. Transaction Agreements Control
These Website Terms do not replace:
- Purchase agreements;
- Assignment agreements;
- Option agreements;
- Brokerage agreements;
- Seller’s Disclosure Notices;
- Equitable-interest disclosures;
- Foreclosure-consulting contracts;
- Title documents;
- Closing statements;
- Insurance-related agreements;
- Contractor agreements; or
- Other transaction-specific documents.
A separately executed transaction agreement governs that transaction to the extent enforceable.
90. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms periodically.
Updated Terms become effective when posted or on another identified effective date, subject to applicable law.
91. Severability
If a provision is invalid or unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum lawful extent or severed, and the remaining provisions will remain effective.
92. No Waiver
Failure to enforce a provision does not waive the right to enforce it later.
93. Assignment
You may not assign these Website Terms without our written consent.
We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, affiliate reorganization, or sale of assets, subject to applicable law.
This provision does not determine whether a real estate purchase agreement may be assigned.
Assignment of a purchase agreement is governed by:
- The agreement itself;
- Texas contract law;
- Texas equitable-interest disclosure law;
- Texas real estate licensing law;
- Foreclosure-related restrictions; and
- Other applicable requirements.
94. Entire Agreement Regarding Website Use
These Terms and the Privacy Policy govern Website use.
They do not supersede separately executed real estate transaction documents.
95. Contact Us
Questions concerning these Terms may be directed to:
I Buy Houses With Fire Damage Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
United States
Website: ibuyhouseswithfiredamagefortworth.com