Downsizing Your St. Louis, MO, Home

In recent years, Selling and Downsizing Your Home has become more than just a trend. As premier St. Louis cash-for home buyers in the Greater St. Louis area, Evervest makes the process of selling your home fast simple and beneficial for when you want to change up your lifestyle with less overhead. You can contact our team online or give us a call at 314-730-0366 to learn more about Downsizing Your Home in St. Louis, MO, and get a fair cash offer.

Today, we’ll go over a few basics of downsizing your living situation. This includes:

  • Why would you downsize your home in the first place?
  • Why sell your home for cash?
  • Why is the home-for-cash selling process with Evervest?

Call Evervest Today!

Call & Get a Fast, FREE Cash Offer!

We pay a FAIR price. Text us photos of your home and get a fast, free cash offer in as little as 60 minutes. We make it easy to get a fast, free estimate.

Link will dial Evervest's number.


Why Would You Downsize Your Home?

Thinking about making a move to a smaller space? Whether you’re entering a new phase of life or simply looking to simplify, there are plenty of practical and personal reasons to consider downsizing your home.

  • Empty Nest: Once the kids have moved out, a smaller home may better fit your current lifestyle and reduce unnecessary space.
  • Retirement: Many people choose to downsize when they retire to lower monthly expenses and free up time for hobbies, travel, or relaxation.
  • Lower Living Costs: Smaller homes usually come with lower utility bills, insurance premiums, and property taxes.
  • Health, Mobility, or Senior Living Needs: As we age, everyday tasks can become more challenging. Downsizing to a smaller, single-level home—or transitioning to senior living—can make life safer, simpler, and more comfortable.
  • Less Maintenance: Downsizing means less cleaning, fewer repairs, and minimal yard work to worry about.
  • Financial Freedom: Selling a larger home may provide the extra cash you need to reach financial goals, reduce debt, or simply enjoy more peace of mind.
  • Simplified Lifestyle: A smaller home often encourages a clutter-free, more intentional way of living.
  • Divorce or Separation: Life changes may call for a fresh start in a space that better fits your new situation.
  • Moving Closer to Family: Whether for emotional support, help with childcare, or simply wanting to be near loved ones, relocating to be closer to family is a common and heartfelt reason for downsizing your home.
  • Transferred for Work or Service: Job relocations or military transfers often require a fast move. Downsizing can make transferring out of town easier, faster, and more cost-effective.

There are a number of other benefits for downsizing, such as reducing overhead, forcing yourself to stay organized, and eliminating environmental output with a tiny home.


Downsizing Your St. Louis Home for Cash - St. Louis Cash Home Buyers

Why Would You Sell Your St. Louis Home for Cash?

As mentioned above, there are a handful of reasons a property owner would want to sell or downsize their home. In general, this includes:

  • Getting Out of Debt: Selling your home for cash can provide quick relief if you’re facing mounting bills, medical expenses, or other financial obligations.
  • Avoiding Foreclosure: If you’re behind on mortgage payments, a fast cash sale can help you avoid foreclosure and protect your credit.
  • Skipping Repairs and Renovations: Cash buyers purchase homes as-is that save you the time and hassle of a traditional sale.
  • Simplifying a Life Transition: Whether you’re downsizing, going through a divorce, or relocating for work, a cash sale can help streamline the process. Get the cash you need to move on.
  • Liquidating an Inherited Property: If you’ve inherited a home you don’t plan to keep (i.e. it’s too big, far away, or needs repairs), a cash sale lets you quickly move on without the stress of listing and managing the property.

No matter your reason, downsizing can be a smart and empowering decision. If you’re ready to make that move, Evervest Home Buyers is here to help you sell your St. Louis home for cash—quickly and stress-free. Contact our team now to learn more about making the jump to a simpler, more manageable life.



Why Choose Evervest When Downsizing?

Looking to offload a property fast with a no-obligation offer? We have helped countless St. Louis-area homeowners (see their real testimonials here) sell their homes for cash. You can sell your home unlisted for cash directly from our experts without the paperwork or fees associated with a traditional home sale. We close most transactions without 7 days. If you have questions about our process, check out our FAQs for downsizing your St. Louis home.

At Evervest, we buy a number of different types of homes in various conditions in the St. Louis area. This includes:

Let’s downsize together! You can get in touch with our team online or give us a call at 314-730-0366 to learn more about our free, no-obligation cash offers for your property. When you’re ready to Downsize Your St. Louis, MO, Home, Evervest Home Buyers is here to help.

How Does It Work?

  • 1

    Discuss Property

    Contact Evervest today to discuss your property and how we can help.

  • 2

    Evaluate Property

    Our property experts will evaluate your property and prepare a cash offer.

  • 3

    Submit Cash Offer

    Based on the evaluation, Evervest will submit the cash offer and await your approval.

  • 4

    Close, Receive Cash

    After closing, receive your cash offer and sign property transfer documents.

    Cash for Downsizing

    Selling your St. Louis, MO property doesn’t have to be hard. Today’s real estate markets can be hectic and over competitive, and you might not get the price or timeline that you are hoping for when trying to downsize and sell your St. Louis home. Evervest Home Buyers has the home selling solutions that your current downsizing situation requires. We understand that you have time constraints for selling your home, whether those constraints be a job change, lifestyle change, income change, health or another reason, our team can provide you with an all cash offer that simplifies the process so that you can focus on your own needs. The condition of your home also doesn’t matter. Whether your property is dated, in disrepair, or in a difficult to sell location, we can still make you a cash offer that will help you move to the next stage in your downsizing transition. If you have additional questions about our home buying process, what is required on your end, the types of properties we purchase, or further information regarding cash offers and what they entail, call or contact Evervest Home Buyers!

    Stress-Free and Fast

    There is no need to worry about closing costs, agent fees, or other types of financial burdens that are usually associated with selling a St. Louis home. Evervest Home Buyers makes the process simple, quick, and easy so that you can continue your downsizing without worrying about whether or not your home is ready or competitive for the St. Louis market.

    No Waiting for Financing/Approval

    With a private buyer, you would have to wait for credit checks, bank loans, approval of those bank loans, and may even have to suffer through several needless inspections all without any guarantee of the person actually being approved or able to purchase your home. With Evervest, that is not an issue. We are willing to provide you with a cash offer so that we can skip the bank approval process.

    Cash Transferred Quickly

    Your downsizing timeline may require the quick, and efficient sale of your St. Louis home. That’s why we will provide you with an all cash offer that expedites the process so that you can return to your downsizing without having to wait weeks or months for your cash. If you want more information about the cash offers we make, or how the process works, call or contact Evervest now!

    Offer and Close in Less Than 30 Days

    We understand your downsizing time constraints and are willing to work with them. From start to finish, our home buying process is designed to take less than 30 days so that you can focus on transitioning into your new lifestyle without the hassles that come from placing your home on the market and dealing with a traditional real estate agency. When you’re ready to downsize and sell your home, call or contact Evervest!

    Get a Fast, Free Buying Offer

    Get a free offer on your home, with no obligation to sell.

      St. Louis Testimonials

      • 155
        I would definitely recommend Scott
        In 2016 I found myself in a position to purchase my parent’s home as they had both recently passed away.  I decided to sell my house ‘as is’ since I was going to be doing extensive remodeling on my…

        Cyndy B

      • 155
        I couldn’t have been happier!
        I just wanted to say that I couldn’t have been happier with Evervest, LLC when I wanted to sell my home.  My son and I were looking for a fresh start.  We had the opportunity to move to another…

        Patricia B

      • 155
        A pleasure to work with
        Evervest was a pleasure to work with. Efficient and courteous and willing to help when paperwork complications arose. I am very satisfied with the result, which enabled me to sell my mother’s home so as to continue to pay…

        David M.

      • 155
        Closing was extremely easy.
        We enjoyed working with Scott. He was very fast in giving us an offer and worked with us to see that we were happy. He allowed us the time we needed to vacate. Closing was extremely easy. I have…

        Paula Brown

      • 155
        Satisfactory & Professional
        This is to advise that my interactions with Evervest were satisfactory & professional.   I owned my home for 19 years but due to poor health I was unable to update/maintain the home & ended up having to move…

        Fairlane K.

      • 155
        It was a pleasure doing business with Scott

        It was a pleasure doing business with Scott everything went smooth and seamless, very efficient, knowledgeable and professional not to mention the highest bid!! I highly recommend Evervest.

        Victor

      • 155
        Scott did a thorough job
        The house we were trying to clean out and clean up turned out to be more of a challenge than we were able to take on. So, we decided to sell the house “as is”. We contacted several companies…

        John M.

      • 155
        Impressed with the professionalism
        The house we were trying to clean out and clean up turned out to be more of a challenge than we were able to take on. So, we decided to sell the house “as is.” We contacted several companies…

        John M.

      • 155
        The whole process was fast and simple
        Scott and Dave brought more to the table than I expected. We lost our Mother and needed to sell the house quickly. Not only were they very professional, honest and fair. They showed alot of compassion to our situation….

        Helen Miller

      • 155
        Our experience with Scott was great.
        Our experience with Scott was great. He and Dave helped us and were both great to work with. If you are selling as is , updated, or partially remodeled I would recommend these professionals.

        Bill M.

      • 155
        Exactly as Scott said
        Everything was done exactly as Scott said

        Diane T.

      • 155
        It was the easiest closing ever
        My aunt went in to a nursing home after a few falls and needed to sell her 3 story house that was way too much for her. I called Evervest, Scott and Dave, and they made a really…

        Sue R.

      • 155
        I highly recommend him

        Scott at Evervest Home Buyers was a pleasure to work with. He was professional, courteous, and fair. We negotiated agreeable terms and the property sales was completed within two weeks.

        I highly recommend him for any of your future property…

        Randy V.

      • 155
        S. Brown

        My brother recently passed away leaving my husband and me with his home to deal with. Because of the extensive repairs it would take to make the house move-in ready, we decided to explore selling to a cash…

        S. Brown from Overland, MO

      • 155
        Henry
        God Bless you Scott, you came at the right time and it was a blessing to us. You are going to be a man to be trusted. Soon everyone will know what Henry and I know. God Bless, you…

        Henry

      • 155
        Susan
        This was my first opportunity to work with Scott and Evervest. I would highly recommend them to everyone. Scott was very professional and kind and patient. He made the entire procedure very easy. I was very satisfied.

        Susan K.

      • 155
        I would recommend him to others
        Scott Dolson with Evervest, LLC, was very professional, took good care of me, help me through the process and I enjoyed talking with him. I felt like I would recommend him to others.

        Lloyd S. from St. Louis

      • 155
        Fast, quick and easy

        My name is Joyce and I had to write this short letter to convey to your company how Evervest made my experience of selling my home as easy as possible. The people that I worked with were very, very…

        Joyce P. from St. Louis Area

      • 155
        Don
        Evervest LLC was very helpful in the sale of our property. I would recommend Scott to anyone who would like to sell their property. Thank you, Scott.

        Don from St. Louis MO

      • 155
        It couldn’t have been simpler
        I don’t give many testimonials, but my experience with Evervest LLC was so outstanding I felt compelled to tell others about it. I got a letter in the mail many months before I decided to sell my home….

        Brenda K

      • 155
        Would Recommend to Anyone
        When our dad died at the age of 100, my sister and I were left with the responsibility of selling his home. We met with Scott Dolson with Evervest, LLC. He gave us a very good and reasonable offer….

        Joyce K.

        Areas We Buy Houses In


        South St. Louis

        Botanical Heights Central West End Downtown Downtown West Forest Park Southeast The Gate District Grand Center Lafayette Square LaSalle Park Benton Park Benton Park West Bevo Mill Boulevard Heights Carondelet Clifton Heights Dutchtown Fox Park The Hill Holly Hills Kosciusko Lindenwood Park McKinley Heights Shaw Soulard South Hampton St. Louis Hills Tower Grove East Tower Grove South