Des Moines, IA seller help · Tenant-occupied property
Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Des Moines and Polk and Warren counties, Iowa, including houses with tenants still living there. A sale does not by itself cancel the lease or require tenants to move.
The landlord-exit benefit is what you get after selling the property to us; the tenancy and security-deposit handoff still need to be handled. Call 888-274-5006 or use the form to ask for a cash offer. You do not have to decide about eviction before you call.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Share the address, lease, occupancy, access, repairs, and timing.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. We can talk through buying the house with tenants in place, including the lease, occupancy, access, and repairs the property needs.
You don't always need to evict to sell to us. We buy houses with tenants in place — we've done it many times, including cash-for-keys when that works better for everyone.
If a tenant move-out arrangement is part of the conversation, tell us what is happening. We can discuss cash-for-keys when that works better for everyone, with the actual tenancy and written terms in view.
Lease timing, limited access, repairs that are hard to schedule around a tenant, or uncertainty about the handoff? Tell us what is happening at the house and what you want to happen next. Call 888-274-5006 and talk it through.
We talk about the Des Moines address, condition, who lives there, what the lease says, access, rent and deposits, notices, repairs, and the timing you are considering. If available, have the lease, deposit records, and tenant notices nearby; start with what you know.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours. Read the proposed price and terms before you decide whether to accept.
Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
Share the leases, deposit records, and tenant notices with the buyer and closing professionals. The title company handles the closing documents, and the written terms explain the transaction before you commit.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Iowa real estate transfer tax. This does not pay your mortgage balance, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes.
The incorporated City of Des Moines intersects Polk and Warren counties. Confirm the property's city limits and county from its actual address or parcel record; a Des Moines mailing address alone does not identify the right county office.
For a property inside city limits, the City says a house not occupied by its owner must have a rental certificate or license and that inspectors inspect rental units. Ask the City about the property's status and current requirements.
For a city property-maintenance or unsafe-structure question, use the City's Property Maintenance and Unsafe Structures page and check any notice for the property.
For a Polk County parcel, use the Assessor for assessment and parcel records, the Treasurer for property-tax account questions, or the Recorder's Real Estate Department for recorded documents.
For filing or case-access questions, see the Iowa Judicial Branch Polk County court page.
For a Warren County parcel, use the Assessor for assessment and parcel records, the Treasurer for property-tax account questions, or the Recorder for recorded documents.
For filing or case-access questions, see the Iowa Judicial Branch Warren County court page.
Selling does not by itself cancel a lease or require the tenant to move. The buyer steps in as the successor landlord and takes over the rights and obligations for the tenant's rental deposit. The lease and the deposit records matter in the handoff.
Within a reasonable time after your interest ends, you or your agent must either transfer each deposit, minus lawful deductions, to the buyer and notify the tenant of the transfer and the buyer's name and address, or return the deposit, minus lawful deductions, to the tenant. Doing either ends your deposit liability.
If a tenant does not object within 20 days after written notice of the amount transferred, the buyer's duty to return the deposit is limited to that amount. The notice must include a stamped envelope addressed to the buyer.
Unless you agreed otherwise, after a good-faith sale you are relieved of lease obligations for events after the tenant receives written notice of the sale. Selling the property itself is not that notice.
Keep the tenant's landlord contact information current through the handoff. Give the buyer the leases, deposit records, and tenant notices so the new contact and deposit information can be handled correctly.
Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses with tenants in place, and you can start the conversation before deciding what to do about possession. A sale does not by itself cancel the lease or require tenants to move.
You don't always need to evict to sell to us. We buy houses with tenants in place — we've done it many times, including cash-for-keys when that works better for everyone. Tell us about the property and tenancy.
Within a reasonable time after your interest ends, you or your agent must either transfer each deposit, minus lawful deductions, to the buyer and notify the tenant of the transfer and the buyer’s name and address, or return the deposit, minus lawful deductions, to the tenant. Either action ends your deposit liability. If the tenant does not object within 20 days after written notice of the amount transferred, the buyer’s duty to return the deposit is limited to that amount. That notice must include a stamped envelope addressed to the buyer.
Unless you agreed otherwise, after a good-faith sale you are relieved of lease obligations for events after the tenant receives written notice of the sale. Give the buyer the leases, deposit records, and tenant notices so the handoff can be handled correctly.
Nothing has to be perfect before you call. If available, have the house address, lease, occupancy and access details, rent and deposit records, notices, repair concerns, and timing nearby so we can discuss the situation.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form to tell us about the Des Moines house, the lease, access, repairs, and deposits.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Share the address, lease, occupancy, access, repairs, and timing.