Can a cash sale actually close in 7 days? What can cause delays?

Can a cash sale really close in 7 days? What can cause delays? This comes up a lot when we make cash offers. People are sometimes skeptical that they can truly have their house sold within one week and be completely done with it. A recent seller, John, was "done with this house". He wanted to have everything done quickly so that he could get rid of all of the stress the home had caused him due to finding mold in the house. We were able to close within 7 days and he finally got the relief he wanted. He now had the time and energy to be there for his family again. It's not always this fast and easy however. There are some things that will delay a closing. Inheritance issues is probably the biggest delayer of a closing. If a will hasn't yet been probated or there are heirs that have died, things can get delayed while everything is handled by the title company and any needed attorney. Most of the time we can move quickly through an inherited probably with an affidavit of heirship, but other times court approval is needed. Short delays can sometimes be caused by HOA's. If they cannot provide the paperwork necessary for transfer right away. This is not common but does happen and usually only delays by less than a week. Sometimes lenders delay closing because they take longer to provide a payoff for the existing mortgage. This usually is not more than week but can be a couple weeks. We do not get professional inspections or appraisals so those never delay a closing for us. We put together a comparison of a cash sale to Danny Buys Houses versus a traditional sale through an agent that you can find here: https://dannybuyshouses.com/compare