Leave The Key Homebuyers

Leave The Key Homebuyers is a family-owned real estate company that buys houses directly from homeowners on Long Island and in Queens and Brooklyn. It purchases homes as-is, so sellers and their families do not need to make repairs or get the house ready for showings, and there are no agent commissions, appraisals, inspections or mortgage contingencies to work around. Families can take the belongings they want and leave the rest behind, and the company buys the house with those items still inside.

Much of its work involves later-life transitions: a parent moving to assisted living or a nursing home, an inherited house that the beneficiaries need to settle, or a longtime home that needs more work than the family can take on. After seeing the property, the team makes an offer within 24 hours and sets the closing date around the family's schedule, whether that means closing quickly or waiting until a move is complete. Larry Wagner, who leads the company's senior transition work, is a Senior Transition Specialist (STS) and has held the Certified in Long-Term Care (CLTC) and Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) designations.