Pella, Iowa · Tenant-occupied property
You're done — no turnover, no repairs, no more bad tenants.
Yes. You can sell while your tenants are still living in the house. We buy houses in Pella, Iowa, and Marion and Mahaska counties.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form to tell us what is happening with the house and tenancy.
You can start with what you know. We can talk through the lease, occupancy, access, repairs, and timing together.
Tell us what is happening with the house and tenancy.
You don't 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.
If helping the tenants move would work better for everyone, we can talk through that with you. You do not need to arrange a move before calling.
We talk about the house as it stands, who lives there, and what you want to happen with the tenancy.
A lease that is ending, access problems, repairs, or questions about a tenant moving? Tell us what is going on, and we can talk it through with you.
Call 888-274-5006 and tell us about the property and tenancy.
First we talk through the house, the lease, who lives there, and what you want from the sale. Then we work through the tenancy handoff and closing with you.
We discuss the house, lease, occupancy, access, condition, and the timing you have in mind.
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, including Iowa real estate transfer tax.
We talk through the occupied house and the lease and deposit handoff with you before closing. The tenant can remain in the house after the sale.
Want to compare your options? Use the Pella home-sale net proceeds calculator to compare the costs and payoffs you enter with a written offer.
Pella properties can be in Marion or Mahaska County. Not sure which county office fits your house? Call us — we'll sort it out with you.
The City of Pella Planning & Zoning Department / Building Official handles building-permit, inspection, and code-enforcement questions for property within city limits. The office is at 825 Broadway Street, lower level of City Hall, Pella, IA 50219.
The Marion County Assessor handles assessment and parcel/GIS inquiries. The Recorder handles real-estate records. Both offices are at the Marion County Courthouse, 214 E Main St, Knoxville, IA 50138; the Recorder is on the second floor.
The Mahaska County Assessor handles assessment and parcel/GIS inquiries. The Recorder handles real-estate recording and record-copy questions. Both offices are at the Mahaska County Courthouse, 106 South 1st Street, first floor, Oskaloosa, IA 52577.
The lease continues after a sale, and the buyer becomes the successor landlord with rights and obligations for the tenant's rental deposit. A sale does not require the tenant to move. If a tenant is to move, the lease and applicable notice and possession rules still apply.
Unless you agreed otherwise, after a good-faith sale Iowa law relieves you of lease obligations for events after the tenant receives written notice of the sale.
When your interest as landlord ends, you or your agent must, within a reasonable time, 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 written transfer notice must include a stamped envelope addressed to the buyer.
Iowa Code §562A.12 — rental deposits when a landlord's interest ends
Yes. We buy houses with tenants in place. You don't always need to evict to sell to us.
No. The lease continues after the sale, and the buyer becomes the successor landlord. If a tenant is to move, the lease and applicable notice and possession rules still apply.
Within a reasonable time after your landlord interest ends, you or your agent must either transfer the 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. The transfer notice must include a stamped envelope addressed to the buyer. 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.
“LISTEN, PROPERTY TAXES GOT TOO HIGH FOR MY FIXED INCOME. SOLD IT TO THEM. WALKED AWAY WITH CASH. GLAD IT'S OVER.”
“Facing foreclosure ... Very stressful time... They handled it professionally and got me out of the debt...”
“no open houses. no realtors tracking dirt in. just a straight cash sale for our house so we could move. Glad it's over.”
Call 888-274-5006 and tell us about the lease, access, repairs, or move-out question. You can call before you decide what should happen with possession.