A typical church sale takes longer than a residential sale and shorter than a complicated commercial deal. Here is the timeline we plan for.
Week one to two: we meet with the board, review financials, inspect the property, and decide on pricing. If the board is aligned and the property condition is straightforward, we can have a purchase agreement signed in fourteen days.
Week three to four: inspection period. We bring in a commercial inspector, a structural engineer, and an environmental consultant if needed. We have an environmental report completed in ten days on most church properties.
Week five to eight: permitting and financing. If we are using hard money, we close between thirty and forty-five days. If the deal involves seller financing from the congregation, we target thirty days.
Week nine to twelve: closing. Title work, survey, and any last-minute repairs happen here. We have closed church sales in twenty-one days total, but that requires a motivated seller and a clean title.
If your congregation needs a longer timeline because of board votes or relocation logistics, we can structure around that. We have waited sixty days on a deal because the congregation needed time to find a new meeting place. The price was worth it.