A Property Acquisition Firm Built on Experience.
Lifeline Home Buyers is a privately funded residential acquisition company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, operating under Orteza Group. We acquire properties directly from homeowners across Franklin County and Central Ohio.
Willy Shumbusho
Founder & Managing Director
Founder oversight. Structured operations. Direct accountability.
Willy Shumbusho is the founder of Orteza Group, a Columbus-based holding company. Lifeline Home Buyers operates as the real estate acquisition division, founded in 2022 after Willy experienced firsthand what happens when a family faces property loss with no guidance and no options.
Today, he provides strategic oversight on acquisition operations and capital deployment across Central Ohio. Our acquisitions team handles property evaluations, title coordination, and seller communication under his direct supervision.
Lifeline operates with structured underwriting, internal capital reserves, and dedicated title coordination. Every transaction closes through licensed title professionals with full transparency on pricing.
This business started because of a house my family lost.
In 2012, my father fell behind on property taxes. The letters kept coming. Penalties, interest, fees. No one reached out to explain what the options were. We lost the house.
Lifeline exists so that does not happen to other families. I built this company to provide what my family never received: clarity, structure, and a real offer on the table.
Every property we evaluate, every offer we write, every closing we coordinate is informed by that experience. This is not a side project. It is the company I built to solve a problem I lived through.
Our Acquisition Process
What Lifeline Handles
Private Capital
Internal reserves and private capital relationships. No bank loans, no mortgage approvals. Funds available at closing regardless of property condition.
As-Is Acquisitions
We purchase properties in any condition. No repair requests, no renegotiation after walkthrough. The offer we present is the offer we close on.
Title Resolution
Back taxes, liens, and title defects are resolved at closing. We coordinate directly with the title company on behalf of the seller.
Flexible Timelines
Close in 7 days or 90 days. Leaseback arrangements available. Schedule built around the seller, not around us.
Request a Property Evaluation
No obligation. Written offer delivered within 48 hours of property review.
Lifeline Home Buyers | Franklin County & Central Ohio