Des Moines, IA · Polk and Warren counties
We buy houses as-is in Des Moines, Polk County, and Warren County. The City of Des Moines is Iowa’s capital and recognizes neighborhood-association areas across the city. Tell us the address and what is going on with the house; we’ll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Questions about your house? Call 888-274-5006.
Share the address, condition, who lives there, and the timing that matters to you. You do not need to know the neighborhood label or county before starting a conversation.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Share the address, condition, occupancy, and timing you know.
Neighborhoods and nearby places
The City lists 46 recognized neighborhood associations and offers an address-based finder. Names such as Beaverdale, Drake, Sherman Hill, Historic East Village, and Easter Lake Area are useful for local orientation; they do not determine the county or the rules for an individual property.
City neighborhood associations ↗ · City neighborhood finder ↗ · City neighborhood list and map data ↗
City neighborhood-association name
The City includes Beaverdale among its published neighborhood-association names. Use the address finder when you want to match a property with the City’s local-area map.
For your sale: The neighborhood name is a useful starting point, not a parcel, county, or jurisdiction determination.
City neighborhood-association name
Drake is one of the local-area names on the City’s neighborhood-association list. The address-based finder is more useful than a neighborhood name when you need to check a specific property.
For your sale: Confirm the address before relying on a City office or a property-specific rule.
City neighborhood-association name
Sherman Hill appears on the City’s neighborhood-association list. The City’s address finder can help with local-area orientation when you are discussing a particular house.
For your sale: A neighborhood label does not establish parcel boundaries or historic-district status.
City neighborhood-association name
The City lists Historic East Village as a local neighborhood name. “Historic” in the name alone does not show whether an address is in a Local Historic District.
For your sale: For exterior work, use the City’s historic-preservation address lookup and ask about the specific project.
City neighborhood-association name
Easter Lake Area is another name on the City’s published neighborhood-association list. Its address finder can help check which local-area label the City uses for a house.
For your sale: Use the property address—not the area name—to route county records, tax, or other parcel questions.
Separate incorporated places
Windsor Heights, Carlisle, Clive, Pleasant Hill, Norwalk, Altoona, Urbandale, Johnston, Ankeny, and West Des Moines are separate incorporated places. If your house is in one of them, use the municipality and county for its address rather than applying Des Moines City instructions automatically.
Local offices and records
The incorporated City of Des Moines intersects Polk and Warren counties. That is not a parcel determination: use the property’s actual county for assessment, property-tax, and recorded-document questions. These office links are starting points, not a statement about a particular house’s tax balance, title, lien, or estate authority.
Polk County Assessor ↗ · Polk County Treasurer — property tax ↗ · Polk County Recorder — real estate ↗
Warren County Assessor ↗ · Warren County Treasurer ↗ · Warren County Recorder ↗
Iowa Judicial Branch — Polk County ↗ · Iowa Judicial Branch — Warren County ↗
The Citywide Housing Strategy describes many local homes as older, converted to rental use, and needing repairs. That is citywide planning context, not a finding about a particular house. Citywide Housing Strategy ↗
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Share the address, what needs work and who lives there. Tell us when we can see it and when you want to sell.
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We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
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Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
You receive a written offer and written terms before you commit, and closing is handled through a title company. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Iowa real estate transfer tax. That does not cover mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes.
A neighborhood name does not set a house’s value. Use city-level market context as a reference, then compare what you might keep after costs with the details of your own property.
Current typical home value for comparison—not a value or offer for an individual house: $210,572 (As of August 2026; Zillow typical home value for Des Moines, IA).
If the main issue is an estate, a notice, a tenant, code work, fire damage, a lien, or a divorce sale, start with the matching question:
The incorporated City of Des Moines intersects Polk County and Warren County. That is citywide geography, not a determination for a particular parcel. Check the property address or parcel record to choose the right county office.
No. The City publishes neighborhood-association names and an address-based neighborhood finder, but a neighborhood label does not determine the parcel county or which office handles a property question. Start with the exact address.
Not just because of the neighborhood name. The City says exterior modifications in a Local Historic District require a Certificate of Appropriateness and provides an address lookup. Check the exact address and project with the City.
The City says a house not occupied by its owner must have a rental certificate or license and that inspectors inspect rental units. Its property-maintenance information also applies to vacant properties. Check the current City records for the address; this does not determine a property’s status or a sale-specific certificate requirement.
Yes. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Tell us what you know about the house and its address, and we can talk through the next step.
Have a question about the address or your options? Call 888-274-5006. You can also start with the form above.