A veteran-owned real estate investment company operating in Houston Metro & Surrounding Areas. Small team, direct answers, and a written offer you can actually hold us to.
Home 1st Buyers is the real estate investment brand of Deployed Deals LLC, a Texas limited liability company. We buy houses directly from homeowners in Greater Houston, primarily in situations where a traditional listing does not work: a foreclosure sale date, an estate in probate, years of delinquent taxes, or a house that will not pass a lender's inspection.
We are investors, not agents. We are not listing your house and we are not representing you in a transaction. We are the buyer, using our own funds and our network of vetted cash buyers, which is why we can close on your timeline instead of a bank's.
Every closing happens at a licensed, independent Texas title company. Title is examined, liens and back taxes are paid out of proceeds, and you receive your funds through the title company, never as cash handed over in a driveway.
Born in Anderson, South Carolina and raised in Slidell, Louisiana, Kris grew up with a strong sense of service, responsibility, and commitment to others.
At 19, he enlisted in the United States Army, following in the footsteps of generations of men in his family who have served this country since World War I. Military service had been a lifelong dream, but in 2015, that chapter came to an unexpected end when Kris was seriously injured and honorably discharged.
Faced with rebuilding his own life and creating an entirely new future, Kris returned to school and pursued education in supply chain and data science. His career gave him financial stability and strengthened what would become some of his greatest professional skills: analyzing complex information, identifying problems quickly, managing moving pieces, and finding solutions under pressure.
But something was still missing.
In 2019, Kris found his faith and became actively involved in serving others through volunteer work in his church. It reconnected him with something that had always been deeply important to him: being useful to people when they need help most.
His introduction to real estate came in 2020. He quickly recognized that real estate could offer something his corporate career could not: the opportunity to build an honest living while directly helping people solve real problems.
Kris entered real estate professionally through wholesaling in 2023. After a partnership ultimately did not work out, he stepped away, took what he had learned from the experience, and eventually made the decision to build something of his own.
Today, Kris specializes in helping homeowners facing foreclosure, probate, and tax issues. That focus is intentional.
Foreclosure can be one of the most stressful and uncertain experiences a homeowner faces. There are deadlines, financial pressures, difficult decisions, and often an overwhelming amount of information to navigate at once. Kris believes people in those situations deserve to be treated with dignity, honesty, and respect while being given clear information about the options available to them.
His background has taught him how to walk into complicated situations, understand what is happening, remain calm under pressure, and look for solutions others may overlook.
For Kris, real estate is not simply about acquiring property. It is about helping people find a way forward. He brings together the discipline of a veteran, the analytical thinking of a data and supply chain professional, the experience of a real estate investor, and a deeply rooted commitment to service.
"Because sometimes the most valuable thing you can offer someone in a difficult situation is not another sales pitch. It is a solution."
A cash offer means we buy the house ourselves. A wholesale deal means we assign your signed contract to another buyer at the same price and terms. Either way, you know exactly which one you are signing before you sign it.
We do not charge you anything. The number on the offer is the number the title company works from, less any liens and taxes already against the property.
Comparable sales, repair estimate, holding and closing costs, margin. We buy at a discount because we pay cash fast and take on the risk of repairs and resale, not because someone is in a hard situation. You are welcome to see how we got to the number, and to compare it against any other offer you get.
One "no thank you" ends the follow-up. Reply STOP to any text and the messages end immediately. Your information is used only to contact you about your property and is never sold or shared with third parties for marketing.
For anyone verifying who they are dealing with, here is the full picture.
Legal entity: Deployed Deals LLC
Doing business as: Home 1st Buyers
Business address: 1910 Eastfield Dr, Missouri City, TX 77459
Phone: (832) 307-1066
Email: [email protected]
Hours: Mon-Sun, 7 AM-9 PM CT
No pressure and no obligation. Worst case, you get a free opinion on what your house is worth to a cash buyer.