We Buy Houses Columbus
We Buy Houses in Columbus, OH for Cash
Need to sell your house fast in Columbus? We connect you with a local Columbus cash buyer who makes a fair, no-obligation offer on your home as-is: no repairs, no showings, no commissions.
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We buy houses in Columbus in any condition.
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Sell Your Columbus House Fast, As-Is
Top Cash Offer In USA connects Columbus homeowners with local cash home buyers who know Franklin County. Whether the house is in Linden, the Hilltop, Franklinton, the South Side, Northland, Clintonville or out in Whitehall, Reynoldsburg or Grove City, send us the address and a buyer who works in your part of town reviews it and makes you a cash offer, usually within 24 hours.
An older double that needs a new furnace and windows, a rental with tenants still in it, a house you inherited from a parent, a home that no longer fits after a divorce or a job change: buyers look at all of them as they are. You pick the closing date, skip the repairs and showings, and pay no agent commission. If the offer doesn’t work for you, you owe nothing.
Call (727) 208-1229 or fill out the form to get your free Columbus cash offer.
Get My Free Cash Offer
Sell your Columbus house as-is
Or call (727) 208-1229
Selling a House in Columbus: What to Know
Columbus is Ohio’s capital and largest city and the county seat of Franklin County. Most of the city is in Franklin County, but parts reach into Delaware and Fairfield counties, so check which county your parcel is in: that county’s auditor, recorder and treasurer handle your sale.
- A title company acting as escrow agent usually runs the closing: it checks the title, pays off your mortgage and any liens, records the deed and sends you the rest of the money.
- In Ohio the seller pays the conveyance fee. In Franklin County it is $3 per $1,000 of the sale price ($1 state plus $2 county), or $1 per $1,000 if you receive the homestead exemption at the time of transfer.
- Franklin County property taxes are billed in arrears: the bill you pay this year is for last year. That is why the closing statement usually shows a tax credit from you to the buyer for the months you owned the house. The value behind the bill is set by the Franklin County Auditor.
- Ohio foreclosure is judicial: the lender files in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, and if it wins, the house goes to a sheriff’s sale. Franklin County sheriff’s sales are held online every Friday morning, and bidding starts at two-thirds of the appraised value. Under Ohio law you can still redeem the house until the court confirms the sale, and selling before the sale date is usually the better way to keep your equity.
- Ohio sellers of one-to-four-family homes generally give the buyer a Residential Property Disclosure Form. Some sales are exempt, such as transfers by an executor administering an estate or under a court order.
- Worried about deed fraud on a vacant or inherited house? The Franklin County Recorder’s Property Alert emails you when a document is recorded under your name, and the Auditor’s Property eAlerts tell you when your property record changes.
More detail on the statewide process is on our Ohio page. This is general information, not legal or tax advice; the title company or your attorney confirms what applies to your sale.
How to Sell Your Columbus House for Cash
Four steps, on your schedule. Here is how we buy houses:
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Contact Us
Contact us by phone or fill out the form with some basic details we will connect you with a local cash buyer at a time convenient.
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Property Evaluation
Local cash buyer will assess its value, answer any of your questions, and give you a fair cash offer.
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Instant Cash Offer
No Matter what, you'll get a cash offer for your house on the spot based on its current condition. No pressure. No obligation.
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Receive Your Cash
If you accept the offer, we'll sign an agreement and set a closing date ASAP. You'll get a cash payment in full at the closing.
When a Cash Sale Makes Sense in Columbus
Listing a Columbus home with an agent can bring a higher price if the house is move-in ready, but it means repairs, showings, waiting on a buyer’s loan and paying a commission at closing. Older houses with dated wiring, a tired roof or a wet basement often don’t pass a lender’s appraisal, which shrinks the pool of buyers. A cash buyer trades some of the price for speed and certainty.
Columbus homeowners usually call us when the house needs work, a foreclosure case has been filed, they inherited a property or are going through probate, they are tired of being a landlord, or they need to move quickly for a job or a divorce. Not sure which route fits? Read how to sell your house fast, which compares a cash sale, a listing and selling by owner, and how to check a cash buyer before you sign anything.
Columbus
Situations We Help Columbus Sellers With
- Trouble Selling
- Behind on Payments
- Owe Taxes
- No Equity
- Disability
- Bad Tenants
- Pre-foreclosure
- Listing Expired
- Death of a loved one
- Liquidating assets
- Inherited property
- Job loss
- Bad mortgage
- Bankruptcy
- Medical bills
- Extensive repairs
- Retiring
- Judgments
- Structural issues
- Relocation
- Bad neighborhood
- Downsizing
- Divorce
- Liens
- Code violations
- Fire damage
- Condemned property
- Ugly House
- Environmental Issues
- Title Issues
- Hoarders
- And more
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- No Hassle
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Areas we serve
Columbus neighborhoods and nearby cities
We buy houses all over Columbus and Franklin County, and in the cities around it. Elsewhere in Ohio? See we buy houses in Ohio.
Columbus neighborhoods
- Linden
- Hilltop
- Franklinton
- South Side
- Near East Side
- Northland
- Clintonville
- German Village
- Short North
- Victorian Village
Nearby Central Ohio cities
- Whitehall
- Reynoldsburg
- Grove City
- Hilliard
- Gahanna
- Westerville
- Dublin
- Upper Arlington
- Worthington
- Groveport
- Canal Winchester
- Pickerington
FAQ
Selling a House Fast in Columbus: Questions
How fast can I sell my house for cash in Columbus?
You usually get an offer within 24 hours. If you accept, you choose the closing date: as little as 7 days once the title work is done, or later if you need time to move.
Do you buy houses in every part of Columbus?
Yes, from Linden, the Hilltop, Franklinton and the South Side to Northland and Clintonville, plus nearby cities such as Whitehall, Reynoldsburg, Grove City, Hilliard, Gahanna and Westerville. Condition and location don’t rule a house out.
Who pays the conveyance fee when I sell in Franklin County?
In Ohio the seller pays the conveyance fee. In Franklin County it is $3 per $1,000 of the sale price, so about $600 on a $200,000 house. The title company collects it at closing and shows it on your closing statement.
Are there fees or commissions?
No agent commission and no fee for using our service. You pay the usual seller costs at closing, such as the conveyance fee, prorated property taxes and the payoff of your mortgage and liens, and the offer tells you how those are handled before you sign.
Can I sell my Columbus house if I’m in foreclosure?
Yes. Ohio foreclosure goes through the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, and you own the house until the sheriff’s sale is confirmed. You can sell before then, pay off the loan at closing and keep what is left. Call early: a cash sale still needs a few weeks for title work. See selling a house in foreclosure.
Can I sell a house I inherited in Columbus?
Usually yes. If the estate is in probate, the executor or administrator can sell it once the probate court gives them authority; if the house was in a trust, the trustee signs. The title company works with both. See selling an inherited property.
Do I need to clean out or repair the house?
No. Take what you want and leave the rest. The buyer prices the repairs into the offer, so you don’t fix anything or pay for a cleanout before closing.
Sell Your House Fast in Columbus
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