Two Owners, One Direct Line, Zero Call Centers
Founded in Baltimore in 2020 by Ben Caplan and Sam Gallahan, the people who answer the phone are the people who buy the house.
Revolutionary Home Buyers is not a franchise, a lead generation site, or a national brand with a Maryland sounding name. It is two people, a real office at 320 N Charles St in downtown Baltimore, and a track record of Over 1,100 Maryland homes purchased since 2020. Here is the actual story of how that happened, and how we work.
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From Wholesale Deals to over 300 Rental Homes
Ben Caplan and Sam Gallahan did not start out planning to run a cash buying company. They met working joint venture wholesale deals around Baltimore, the kind of deals where trust matters more than paperwork, because you are relying on your partner to do exactly what they said they would do. That working relationship is what became Revolutionary Home Buyers.
The real turning point came when a longtime lender approached Ben with an opportunity. Financing to acquire a portfolio of roughly 40 Section 8 rental homes. Instead of treating it as a passive investment, Ben and Sam took a hands on approach, renovating units, improving operations, and focusing on providing safe, well maintained housing rather than just collecting rent. Over the following years, that portfolio grew past 300 rental homes, while the two of them continued buying distressed and unwanted properties throughout the Baltimore region.
That combination, landlord experience plus direct purchase experience, is why Revolutionary Home Buyers can move quickly and pay fairly. We are not estimating what a repair costs from a spreadsheet; we have personally managed hundreds of these properties. And because we are not scaling to dozens of markets outside Maryland, every offer is still made by one of the two of us, in person, on the actual property.
Ben Caplan
Co Owner
Sam Gallahan
Co Owner
Meet Ben and Sam
Ben Caplan cofounded Revolutionary Home Buyers after building a portfolio of Section 8 rental homes from the ground up, work that meant learning, property by property, what a house actually needs and what it is actually worth. That experience is why Ben can walk a property once and give you a real number, not a lowball opener designed to be negotiated up.
Sam Gallahan cofounded the company alongside Ben, growing the same rental portfolio past 300 homes while keeping the acquisitions side of the business running. Sam handles a large share of the day to day buyer conversations, if you call, there is a good chance you are talking to him directly.
Between the two of them, there is no acquisitions team standing between you and a decision. Get to know more.why we are a legitimate buyer · reviews from sellers like you · is Revolutionary Home Buyers legit?
What Owner Operated Actually Means Here
A lot of we buy houses websites are run by marketing companies that resell your information to local investors. Here is the actual difference.
How Lead Gen Sites Work
- You fill out a form on a national sounding website
- Your information is sold or forwarded to a local investor you have never heard of
- A stranger calls, sometimes days later, without knowing your property
- The person you spoke to on the phone is not the person making the offer
How We Actually Work
- You reach Revolutionary Home Buyers directly, no third party involved
- Ben or Sam personally reviews your property, usually within 24 hours
- The person who visits your property is the person who owns the company
- We buy the house ourselves, we do not wholesale your contract to someone else
You Tell Us About the House
Address, condition, and your situation, two minutes online or a quick call. No walkthrough required to start.
We Give You a Real Number
Ben or Sam evaluates the property personally and gives you a written cash offer, not a lowball starting point.
You Choose the Closing Date
Accept on your schedule. We coordinate with Clear Title, our title partner, and cover standard closing costs.
Do not Just Take Our Word For It
We would rather you check us out independently than just trust a website. Our 4.8 star rating from over 100 Google reviews is verified through Trustindex, which confirms reviews are genuine and pulled directly from Google, not hand picked testimonials. You can read them in full on our reviews page.
Because we buy properties directly rather than acting as licensed real estate agents, we are not regulated by the same licensing rules brokers are, but that also means it is worth knowing how Maryland does regulate real estate generally. The Maryland Real Estate Commission is the state body overseeing licensed real estate professionals, and if anything about any Maryland real estate transaction, ours or anyone else's, ever feels off, the Maryland Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division is a free, independent resource for homeowners.
We also work with Clear Title as our regular title company on closings, and we cover standard seller closing costs on our purchases, existing mortgages, liens, or unpaid taxes are still settled from the proceeds at closing, same as in any home sale.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Us
Are you real estate agents?
No. We are direct cash buyers, not licensed agents or brokers. That means no MLS listing, no showings, and no commission, we buy your house ourselves and pay you directly.
Who will I actually talk to if I contact you?
Ben or Sam, directly. There is no call center or acquisitions team, the person who evaluates your property is one of the two co owners.
Do you have a real office, or is this a website only business?
We have a real office at 320 N Charles St, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201. We are happy to meet in person if that helps you feel comfortable with the process.
How is Revolutionary Home Buyers different from other cash buyer websites?
Many we buy houses sites are lead generation businesses that sell your information to local investors. We are the actual buyer, we evaluate and purchase every property ourselves, using our own funds and our own acquisition process.
How can I verify you are legitimate before moving forward?
Read our verified Google reviews, visit our office, or ask us directly for references from past sellers. You can also check general real estate guidance through the Maryland Real Estate Commission or, if something ever feels off, contact the Maryland Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division.
Do you charge any fees to get an offer?
No. Getting a cash offer from us is always free, with no obligation to accept it.
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