Selling Your Harrisburg House — Common Questions Answered

With a direct sale, you give up listing on the open market and comparing other buyers' offers for that sale; you can accept or pass on our written offer. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. No agent commissions when you sell to us. Mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes remain separate and affect what you keep.

We give written cash offers in 24 hours. We review the title, payoff, who lives in the house, and who can sign the sale, then put clear written terms in front of you. Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.

Yes. You can sell a rented house with the tenant still living there; the sale itself does not require a move-out. We buy houses with tenants in place. If a tenant would rather leave, we can discuss cash-for-keys—an agreed payment for moving out.

Harrisburg is Pennsylvania's state capital. If a state-government job is moving you, tell us your target date and we can discuss which sale option fits the property's timing.

The estate's appointed personal representative—an executor or administrator—may sign when the will and Pennsylvania law give them authority. A specific gift of the house in the will or a court order can affect what is needed. We work with the representative and title company to review the appointment papers, will, and any court orders before the sale.

No. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. You do not need to empty an inherited house before talking with us.

An Act 91 notice may let an eligible homeowner apply for HEMAP, a repayable Pennsylvania mortgage-assistance loan. Contact a designated housing counselor within 33 days of the notice date to discuss an application; PHFA decides eligibility. Selling is another option, and you can call us while you consider it.

Our agreement of sale will often get a sheriff's 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. The scheduled date still matters until the sale is officially postponed. Call us when a notice arrives; you do not need to have everything figured out first.

Yes. We buy houses with back taxes and liens. Those balances, along with mortgage payoff and your share of current property taxes, remain separate from closing costs we pay and can affect what you keep. If you have a tax-sale notice, its date matters; we review title and payoff details with you.

Yes. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. A sale does not cancel a code notice or its deadline; we can review the notice with you.

Yes, a house can be sold during a divorce. The deed and any court orders determine who must sign and how the proceeds are handled. We review the title and sale details with the owners and follow the court orders that apply.

Pennsylvania charges a state realty transfer tax on taxable transfers; local realty transfer tax may also apply and varies by municipality and school district. When you sell to us, we pay the transfer tax.