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We buy houses in Chicago. Cash offer in 24 hours.

Any condition. Any situation. You pick the closing date, from seven days out to ninety. No agents, no fees, no repairs, no showings, and we show you the comparable sales behind our number.

Offer in 24 hours Close in as few as 7 days We buy as-is No fees, no commission

See your number.

Takes about 45 seconds. We do the rest and call you back within one business day.

Step 1 of 2

No fee, no obligation, and no listing. It takes about 45 seconds.

  • A Chicago buyer with a local team, not a national call center
  • You talk to the people who write the check, not a call center
  • We pay the normal seller closing costs and transfer stamps
  • We buy as-is. No repairs, no cleanout, no showings

The people who call us.

Almost nobody sells a house to a cash buyer because it sounded like fun. There is usually a person and a date behind it. These four cover most of our calls.

An older couple standing together outside a brick building Senior living move Mom is moving The community has a date and a deposit, and the house has sixty years of belongings in it. We work backward from their date and handle the cleanout. Two people going through paperwork at a table Inherited property You inherited it Probate at the Daley Center, siblings in three states, and taxes nobody has paid. We contract now and close when the estate can. Two people shaking hands outside a house Tired landlord You are done renting it We buy occupied, month to month or on a lease. You never serve notice and you never hand over a vacant building. Three people walking through an empty house together A date you cannot move It has to be sold by then A transfer, a closing on the next place, a court date. You pick the day and we hold it, from seven days out to ninety.

Every situation we buy in

What you skip.

  • Agent commissions
  • Repairs and cleanout
  • Cleaning and staging
  • Open houses and showings
  • Buyer financing falling through
  • Months of not knowing

Three steps, and you set the clock.

No listing, no showings, no repairs, no financing contingency that falls apart in week seven. Here is the whole thing.

Day 0

Tell us the address

Fill in the form, call, or text. We pull the PIN, the tax history, permits, and recent sales on your block before we ever call you back, so the first conversation is a real one.

Day 1

We walk it and hand you the number

Twenty to thirty minutes at the property. You do not clean, fix, or stage anything. Most sellers get the offer on the spot, along with the three comparable sales behind it and the listing comparison.

Day 7 to 90

You pick the closing date

Attorney review, title work, and closing at a local title company. Seven business days if title is clean and you are in a hurry. Ninety if you need the school year to end. Take what you want and leave the rest.

A red brick house with a well kept lawn on a quiet residential street

See the full process, step by step

Any situation

The reasons people call us.

Almost nobody calls a cash buyer because it is fun. Something is driving it. Here is what we see most in Chicago, and what we actually do about each one.

Senior living

Moving a parent

Assisted living has a move-in date and a deposit due. We work backward from their date and clear the house out for you.

 Foreclosure

Behind on payments

Illinois foreclosure is judicial, so it runs months, not weeks. There is usually more room to work than people think. Bring us the case number.

 Cook County taxes

Delinquent property taxes

If your PIN went through the annual tax sale, the redemption deadline drives everything. Call before you do anything else.

 Probate

Inherited a property

Cook County probate runs through the Daley Center. We can go under contract before letters of office issue and close when the estate can.

 Tenants in place

Tenant occupied

Two-flats, three-flats, and single families with tenants staying. You do not serve notice and you do not deliver it vacant.

 Condition

Repairs and violations

Open permits, unpermitted basement units, a roof quote you are not going to pay, a hearing date you would rather not attend.

 Divorce

Divorce or separation

No sign in the yard, no open houses, no drawn out negotiation. One closing date both attorneys can work with.

 Timing

Relocating or downsizing

Pick the date and match it to the next place. Take what you want, leave what you do not, and we clear out the rest.

 Vacant

Sitting empty

Vacant building registration, boarded windows, scrappers, insurance that will not renew, and a water bill that keeps running.

We know Chicagoland.

Anybody can wire money. The reason closings fall apart here is almost never the price. It is a water certification nobody ordered, a tax buyer's certificate nobody found, or an attic apartment that was never permitted. Every county and village around here handles a transfer its own way, and knowing which one you are in is what keeps your closing on the calendar.

Talk it through with us

  • City of Chicago transfer stampsThe city will not issue a stamp until the water account is certified and the paperwork is in order. Ordering that late is how a closing slips a week.
  • Annual and scavenger tax salesOnce a PIN is sold, the redemption period governs. We read the certificate, price around it, and work to the deadline instead of past it.
  • Unpermitted conversionsA three-flat that is legally a two-flat cannot be financed by a retail buyer. That is a dead listing. For us it is just a number.
  • Chicago RLTOSecurity deposits, interest, and notice requirements transfer with the building. We take that on so you do not carry the exposure.
  • Condo assessments and 22.1 disclosuresA special assessment or a low reserve balance kills retail deals. We underwrite it instead of walking.
  • Estates and probateLetters of office, independent versus supervised administration, and heirs in three states who all have to sign.

Chicagoland and northwest Indiana

Where we buy.

Chicago first, then the rest of Chicagoland, then across the state line into northwest Indiana. No franchise, no national call center, and no analyst in another state deciding what your block is worth.

The Chicago skyline rising behind older low rise buildings City of ChicagoBungalow belt, two-flats, three-flats, and condos across all 77 community areas Aerial view of a townhouse development West and DuPageElmhurst, Oak Park, Berwyn, Cicero, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove Aerial view of a flat, tree lined suburban neighborhood North and NorthwestDes Plaines, Schaumburg, Elgin, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Skokie Aerial view of a dense suburban neighborhood South and WillJoliet, Orland Park, Oak Lawn, Tinley Park, Blue Island, Bolingbrook

Every city and neighborhood we buy in

Straight answers.

The six questions we get on almost every first call.

How much will you pay for my house?

It depends on what the house is worth fixed up, what it needs, and what the title looks like. We start from three recent comparable sales on or near your block, subtract the work, and show you the arithmetic. Most offers land between 78 and 90 percent of what a renovated house on your block sells for. If yours is at the low end of that range, we will tell you why.

How fast can you actually close?

Seven business days is realistic once title is clear, and fourteen is typical. If you need ninety days because of a probate date, a school year, or a closing on the next house, we will hold the date. The date is yours, not ours.

Are there any fees or commissions?

None. No commission, no listing fee, no charge for the offer. We cover the normal seller closing costs including title, attorney, survey, and transfer stamps. The offer number is what you walk away with, minus anything owed on the property.

Do I need to clean it out or fix anything?

No. Take what you want and leave the rest, furniture and all. We handle the cleanout. We buy houses with holes in the roof, water in the basement, and thirty years of belongings in them.

Will you buy it with tenants in it?

Yes, month to month or on a lease. You do not need to serve notice or deliver the building vacant. We handle the tenant relationship after closing and we follow the Chicago Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance on deposits, interest, and notice.

How does a cash offer compare to listing with an agent?

On a house that needs work, cash usually nets more once you subtract commission, seller closing costs, the repair credits a lender will require, and four months of carrying the property. On a house in good condition where buyers compete, listing usually nets more. We run both numbers for you and show you the comparable sales we used, so the decision is yours and not a guess.

All frequently asked questions

Find out what your house is worth to us.

One address is all we need to start. You get a real number, the comparable sales behind it, and a closing date you choose. No fee, no obligation, and no follow up you did not ask for.

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