We buy houses in Southwest Philadelphia
Southwest Philadelphia is a working rowhome market with two specific problems: water below and turnover above.
- A written cash offer, usually within one business day
- No commission and no repairs — we buy it as it stands
- Liens, back taxes, tenants and probate are all workable
- You pick the settlement date
Get your Southwest Philadelphia cash offer
Two minutes. No fee, no obligation.
What the housing stock is
Brick rowhomes through Elmwood, Paschall, Kingsessing and Eastwick, most of them modest, many of them rentals. Lots are small, blocks are long, and the housing has been worked hard.
Water is the recurring issue
The low-lying parts of Southwest sit close enough to the creek and the river that basement water is a regular fact of life rather than an occasional event. Standing water leads to failed heaters, rotted joists, mould, and a house a financed buyer's inspector will not sign off on. Some of these properties also sit in a flood zone, which brings its own insurance problem for a retail buyer.
None of that disqualifies a property with us. We buy it wet, and we deal with what is underneath.
The small-landlord cycle
A large share of Southwest housing is owned by people who bought one or two properties as an investment and have since had enough: a tenant who stopped paying, a rental license that lapsed, a violation notice, and a building a long way from where they now live. Selling a tenant-occupied house on the open market is close to impossible. Selling it to us is routine — the lease travels with the property and we take it on.
What we handle in Southwest
- Occupied rentals, including open eviction cases
- Water, mould and structural damage
- Open L&I violations and lapsed rental licenses
- Vacant properties that have been sitting long enough to be stripped
How selling to us works
Tell us about the house
Two minutes on the form or one phone call. Address, rough condition, and what is going on. You do not need to have anything cleaned up or figured out first.
We check the numbers
We pull the comparable sales, the tax and lien position, and whatever else is on record for the property. Usually same day, always within one business day.
You get a real cash offer
A written, no-obligation number with the math behind it, so you can see how we got there. No fee to hear it and no pressure to take it.
You pick the closing date
Two weeks, two months, or after the holidays. We settle at a title company, you get certified funds, and you leave whatever you do not want behind.
Situations we handle in Southwest Philadelphia
None of these are unusual to us. Most of the houses we buy come with at least one.
Facing foreclosure
Stop the clock. We can close before the sheriff sale date and settle what you owe.
See how this works →Inherited a property
A house you did not ask for, in a city you may not live in. We handle it end to end.
See how this works →Administering an estate
Executor duties, probate, and a house to deal with while you are still grieving.
See how this works →Liens, judgments & title problems
Tax liens, water bills, old mortgages, clouded title. We own a title company.
See how this works →House needs work
Roof, water damage, full gut, hoarder cleanout. We buy it exactly as it stands.
See how this works →Problem tenants
Not paying, will not leave, trashing the place. Sell it with them still in it.
See how this works →Squatters
Someone is living in your property who has no right to be. We deal with it.
See how this works →Moving to senior care
Free up the equity to pay for care, on a timeline that fits the move-in date.
See how this works →Out-of-state owner
You do not have to fly in. Everything can be handled remotely and notarized where you are.
See how this works →Relocating for work
A start date in another state and a house that has not sold yet.
See how this works →Southwest Philadelphia questions
How fast can you close on a house in Southwest Philadelphia?
Usually the offer comes back the same day or the next business day, and most purchases settle in under 30 days. It can be as quick as about a week. It runs longer when there is something to untangle first — an estate that has not been opened, a large payoff, or a title defect. We tell you which one you are in before you commit to anything.
What gets paid off at settlement on a Southwest Philadelphia property?
In Southwest Philadelphia the usual ones are delinquent City of Philadelphia real estate tax, unpaid water and sewer, and open Licenses & Inspections violations. Judgments and old unreleased mortgages turn up regularly too. All of them are recorded against the parcel and all of them are paid or resolved at settlement out of the sale proceeds — you do not normally bring money to the table. Our own title company, Prosperity Abstract, does that work rather than sending it out.
Do I need an inspection or repairs to sell in Southwest Philadelphia?
No. The City of Philadelphia does not require a municipal resale inspection to transfer a property, and we do not ask for a buyer's inspection contingency in Southwest Philadelphia or anywhere else. We buy the house in the condition it is in.
Nearby
We buy across the city and the surrounding counties. These are the closest markets to Southwest Philadelphia.
West Philadelphia
Porch-front rows and large Victorians, with values that swing hard from one block to the next.
See how we buy in West Philadelphia →South Philadelphia
Tight rowhome blocks where parking, trinities and a gentrifying edge make the price swing enormously.
See how we buy in South Philadelphia →Darby & Sharon Hill
Small Delco boroughs right over the city line — city housing, borough rules, lower numbers.
See how we buy in Darby & Sharon Hill →Find out what your Southwest Philadelphia house is worth in cash
It takes about two minutes to ask and there is no fee for the answer. If a cash sale is not your best move, we will say so.