We buy houses in West Chester & Chester County
Most houses in West Chester sell fine on the open market. The ones that do not are the ones we buy — and we will tell you on the first call which kind yours is.
- 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 West Chester & Chester County cash offer
Two minutes. No fee, no obligation.
What the housing stock is
Inside the borough: brick and stone rows, twins and Victorians from the 1800s, many of them inside the historic district, plus a large number of older houses near West Chester University that have been run as student rentals for years. Out in the surrounding townships it changes completely — post-war ranches and splits, then colonials on bigger lots, with wells and septic systems once you get far enough out.
Values across Chester County run well above Philadelphia and Delaware County. That matters, because it means a good-condition house here usually has a deep pool of retail buyers.
When a cash sale makes sense here
- Tired student rentals. A house that has had a new group of tenants every August for fifteen years, with the wear to show for it, and an owner who is done.
- Estates. A parent's house in the township, full of belongings, with heirs in three states and nobody able to manage a listing.
- Big repairs on an old house. Roofs, failing septic, old oil heat, or plaster and wiring that a buyer's inspector will turn into a long list.
- The municipal resale inspection. Many Chester County municipalities inspect before a property can transfer. In a normal sale the repair list is the seller's job. Selling to us, it is not.
- Back taxes or liens stacked on the parcel, paid off at settlement out of the proceeds.
How we handle it
We buy the house as it stands, tenants and all, and you pick the settlement date. Our own title company, Prosperity Abstract, does the search and clears what turns up, so a lien or an estate question does not stall the sale while someone else's office gets around to it.
West Chester is at the western edge of where we buy, and it is a strong retail market. If your house is in good shape and you have time, list it — you will net more, and we will say so. Call us for the house that needs work, comes with tenants, or comes with an estate attached.
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 West Chester & Chester County
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 →Selling to pay for senior care
Assisted living or a nursing home, with the equity there by 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 →West Chester & Chester County questions
How fast can you close on a house in West Chester & Chester County?
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 West Chester & Chester County property?
In West Chester & Chester County you are dealing with Chester County and your township rather than the City of Philadelphia: county and township real estate tax, the school district portion, municipal utility arrears, and anything else recorded against the parcel. These are paid or resolved at settlement out of the proceeds. Our title company works Chester County files regularly, so this is familiar ground rather than a special case.
Do I need an inspection or repairs to sell in West Chester & Chester County?
Many Chester County municipalities do require a use-and-occupancy or resale inspection before a property transfers, and in a normal sale the repair list that comes back is the seller's problem. Selling to us, it is not — we handle it as the buyer. That is one of the main reasons owners in West Chester & Chester County call a cash buyer at all.
Nearby
We buy across the city and the surrounding counties. These are the closest markets to West Chester & Chester County.
Upper Darby
Dense twins and rows just over City Line — a different township, different rules, same houses.
See how we buy in Upper Darby →Drexel Hill
Upper Darby Township's best housing stock — stone twins and Tudors, sold for life reasons more than distress.
See how we buy in Drexel Hill →Norristown
Montgomery County's densest older stock — rows and twins, deep arrears, and a municipality that inspects.
See how we buy in Norristown →Find out what your West Chester & Chester County 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.