Newport News · Navy veteran-owned
A Fort Eustis report date, a late-1970s house that needs a roof and a furnace, a tax bill that grew while the rate stood still. Whatever started this, a Navy veteran who has worked as a contractor prices the house as it stands and makes you a fair, no-obligation cash offer, fast.
Your situation
You might be holding a report date for a new duty station and a house off Warwick Boulevard or Jefferson Avenue that is nowhere near ready for photos. You might have inherited a parent’s place in Denbigh and live two states away.
Or you just got the quotes back. New roof, new heat pump, the bathroom floor that gives a little when you step on it. The total is more than you want to spend on a house you are leaving.
Skip the repair list. Send the address, and we will price the house with the old roof and the soft bathroom floor already counted, then leave the decision with you.
Your options
Each of these works for some sellers. Here is a straight look at all four, including the ones that do not involve us, so you can match the route to your deadline and the shape the house is in.
REIN’s September 2026 report listed Newport News among the cities where the median sales price rose from a year earlier, up 1.63%. Median days on market across the region: 30.
Source: REIN: Median Sales Prices Up, Down Across Region (September 2026 data) (opens in a new tab)
Why us
Behind Remodeling Investment Group is its owner, Angel Gomero. He is a U.S. Navy veteran, he has worked as a contractor, and as an investor he has closed on a lot of properties. Hampton Roads is his home, not a market he watches from somewhere else.
Fort Eustis is an Army post and Angel came up through the Navy, but a report date is a report date in any branch. We plan the closing around yours instead of asking you to move it.
That contractor background matters when he walks a house built in the late seventies. He can tell a tired water heater from a failing drain line and prices each one for what it really is.
In Newport News, as in every city we buy in, we work directly with licensed real estate professionals.
Fort Eustis sits inside the city limits, so PCS orders are a common reason owners here need to sell on a set timeline. When orders land, most people weigh the same three moves: list it, rent it out, or sell it before the packers show up.
Take our offer and the closing date is built around your report date. No showings while you pack, and no long-distance repair calls once you are gone.
The Army installation in Newport News, and the Army half of Joint Base Langley-Eustis.
Source: Joint Base Langley-Eustis official site (opens in a new tab)
The Air Force half of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, in neighboring Hampton.
Source: Joint Base Langley-Eustis official site (opens in a new tab)
Flood risk
The city expects flooding in Newport News to increase as sea levels rise and storms drop heavier rain. In an AE, AH, AO or VE zone, the city says owners are typically required to carry flood insurance, and that premium is part of what it costs to keep the place.
One honest tip first: the city runs a voluntary Floodplain Assistance Program that buys qualifying flood-prone homes at the city-assessed value. If your house fits its rules, call the city before you call us.
If it does not qualify, or you would rather not wait on a government program, we will still put a cash offer on the table for the house in whatever shape the water left it.
Older homes
The Census puts the median year built for Newport News housing at 1979, so the typical house here is well into its forties. Plenty of houses that age are due for a roof, HVAC, plumbing or electrical work.
Electrical panels, galvanized supply lines and original windows are the kind of things a buyer’s inspector writes up. We price them into the offer up front, so there is no repair addendum to haggle over later.
Tax bills
City Council kept the real estate rate at $1.18 for FY2027. Total assessed value across Newport News rose 3.56% at the same time, so many owners will pay more even though the rate did not move.
On a house nobody is living in, that bill lands next to insurance, power and lawn care. If payments have started to slip, the back taxes can be paid from what the sale brings in.
Inherited homes
Maybe the house came to you from a parent, and you grew up in it before moving away. It still holds the furniture, the tools in the garage and decades of paperwork.
You can take what matters and leave the rest. We buy the house with whatever is still inside, and the estate paperwork moves at a pace your family can manage.
Local costs
Two numbers matter most to a Newport News seller: the $1.18 city rate that keeps billing you while the house waits, and Virginia’s grantor tax on the deed at closing.
Real estate tax, FY2027
$1.18 per $100 of assessed value
The rate for July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 matches FY2026. Because assessments rose, the city counts holding it flat as an effective increase.
Holding cost example: at that rate, a house assessed at $260,600 owes about $3,075 a year in real estate tax, roughly $256 a month.
State grantor tax
$0.50 per $500 of value
By default Virginia charges this tax to the seller, unless the buyer signs on to pay part or all of it. Put that question to every buyer, us included.
| Example sale price | $260,600 |
|---|---|
| $500 units | 522 |
| Grantor tax at $0.50 each | $261.00 |
Example price: the Census Bureau’s median for owner-occupied Newport News homes. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year, Newport News city (via Census Reporter) (opens in a new tab). Law: Va. Code § 58.1-802(A) (opens in a new tab)
Selling to us
Recording the deed brings a separate state tax of 25 cents for each $100 of the price or the property’s actual value, whichever is greater. Who pays it is not set by that Code section.
Council adopted the FY2027 budget with the real estate rate left unchanged.
Source: WAVY: Newport News council adopts $1.3B budget, keeps real estate tax level (opens in a new tab)
Your assessed value is set by the city’s Real Estate Assessor.
Source: City of Newport News: Real Estate Assessor (opens in a new tab)
Real estate tax bills are paid to the city Treasurer’s office.
Source: City of Newport News: Treasurer (opens in a new tab)
Examples are illustrations from public figures, not a quote or tax advice.
Where we buy
From Fort Eustis at the north end down to the shipyard on the downtown waterfront, on either side of I-64, in any condition. Below are some of the named areas we cover.
About 4.4 square miles at the southern end of the city, between 50th Street, I-664, the harbor and the Hampton line.
Source: City of Newport News: Southeast Community Plan (2011) (opens in a new tab)
One of the neighborhoods covered by the Southeast Community Plan.
Source: City of Newport News: Southeast Community Plan (2011) (opens in a new tab)
Also inside the Southeast Community Plan area.
Source: City of Newport News: Southeast Community Plan (2011) (opens in a new tab)
The Hilton area. Whether it was a parent’s home or a long-time rental, you can sell it without fixing it up.
Source: City of Newport News: Tourism Zones (opens in a new tab)
Sell here without listing, showing or repairing anything first.
Source: City of Newport News: Tourism Zones (opens in a new tab)
The north end of the city, the same end as Fort Eustis. A fit for sellers whose orders set the calendar.
Source: City of Newport News: Tourism Zones (opens in a new tab)
Your street is not on the list? We buy all over Newport News. Get my cash offer
Your situation
Whatever is behind the sale, you do not have to fix or empty the house first.
How it works
You can stop at any point. Asking for an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Share the address and a few details online. It takes a few minutes, and there is no obligation.
We look at the house as it is and give you a fair, no-obligation cash offer, fast.
If you accept, you pick the closing date. We close on that date, once title is clear.
Sellers
Seamless experience from start to finish.
I had to relocate for a new job on short notice and needed to sell my home fast without dealing with endless open houses or repair demands from retail buyers. Remodeling Investment Group made a direct cash offer, handled all the paperwork, and let me pick my closing date. Truly stress-free!
Saved me from a huge headache!
I inherited a property that needed a massive amount of work—roof leaks, outdated plumbing, you name it. I didn’t have the time or funds to fix it up before putting it on the market. Remodeling Investment Group came through with a fair cash offer within 24 hours. The process was smooth, transparent, and we closed in under two weeks. Couldn't recommend them enough!
Perfect solution for landlords ready to step away.
After dealing with problematic tenants and constant repairs on my rental property, I was ready to exit. Remodeling Investment Group bought the property as-is—no cleaning or repairs required. They were honest, polite, and kept every promise they made. A top-tier team!
Questions
Yes, on any street and in any condition: off Warwick Boulevard or Jefferson Avenue, near Fort Eustis, in Hilton or in the Southeast Community. Send the address and we will look at it.
That is the plan, as long as title is clear. Give us your report date and we work backward from it to a closing day that leaves you time to move.
If your house qualifies, it is worth asking the city first. The program buys eligible flood-prone homes at the city-assessed value, but the home must meet its floodplain, elevation and construction-date rules, and it is voluntary and run on the city’s schedule.
Yes. Old wiring, a worn roof, a dead heat pump or a dated kitchen are all fine. We factor the repairs into the offer so you do not have to make them.
We cover the closing costs, and there are no agent commissions. Ask us about one item: Virginia’s grantor tax, which the law puts on the seller unless the buyer takes it on (Va. Code § 58.1-802). Before you sign, we show you who pays what.
Sometimes, yes. A move-in-ready house with no deadline can bring more on the open market. When the house needs a roof or the movers are already booked, the trade looks different: no repairs, no showings and a closing date you pick. Get our number and set it beside an agent’s estimate.
Yes, we can buy it with the tenants in place. Under Va. Code § 55.1-1216, the landlord has to notify the tenant and share the new owner’s contact details: a name, an address and a phone number.
Not for us. Virginia’s disclosure form tells buyers the owner is making no claims about how near the home is to a military ground installation or any noise it brings, so buyers look into that on their own (Va. Code § 55.1-703).
Free · No obligation · As-is
Send the address and a few details. You get a fair, no-obligation cash offer, fast, and you decide what happens next.
Rather talk it through? Call (757) 386-0307 or send a text.