Questions About Selling a House in Boston, MA

We give written cash offers in 24 hours. Share the Boston address and what you know about the condition, occupancy, and timing. You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company.

We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.

Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow. We review title, payoff, occupancy, and seller authority to confirm the closing details.

Massachusetts calls its transfer tax the deeds excise. For Boston, the standard rate is $2.28 for each $500 or fraction of $500, or $4.56 per $1,000, paid when the deed is recorded. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the Massachusetts deeds excise. No agent commissions when you sell to us. Your mortgage balance, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.

A sale may still be possible if the loan can be paid off before the auction. Our agreement of sale will often get a foreclosure sale postponed so we can close. Signing alone doesn't postpone it automatically; we use the agreement to ask for the postponement, and it works more often than people think. Most Massachusetts foreclosures use the mortgage's power of sale, without a judge deciding the case. For an eligible owner-occupied home with one to four units, the lender must send a right-to-cure notice and allow 90 days to cure before accelerating the loan; this right is available once in a five-year period. A loan-modification review can extend that to as long as 150 days for certain riskier loans. The auction notice is published once a week for three weeks, starting at least 21 days before the sale, and mailed at least 14 days before. The right to redeem ends at the sale. We can review the timing and paperwork with you; the title company or your attorney can confirm the current sale date and amount needed.

No. You can call before you have everything figured out. Start with the address and what you know about the house, who is living there, and your timing. If a notice or court paper is involved, we can look at it with you.

Yes. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Boston Inspectional Services handles questions about city notices; we can discuss buying the house as-is.