Questions About Selling a House in San Diego, CA

Yes. We buy houses in the City of San Diego and San Diego County. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. For code or permit questions, see selling with code violations, or read about a fire-damaged house.

We give written cash offers in 24 hours. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing. Read how the San Diego cash-offer process works.

Compare what remains after the costs of each path, not only the sale price. Change the assumptions for the house in the calculator. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition. Open the San Diego home-sale net proceeds calculator.

No. You can call with the property address and what you know so far; you do not need every paper gathered to start a conversation. If the house is inherited, see what to know about selling an inherited San Diego house.

When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the county documentary transfer tax and any city transfer tax. California counties charge $0.55 for each $500 of taxable value, or fraction of $500. The tax applies when consideration is over $100, not counting a lien or loan that stays on the property. A city may receive a credited share of the county tax, and some cities add a larger tax. Escrow or the title company can confirm the property's city, any city tax, and the taxable amount. Your mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate. See California Revenue and Taxation Code sections 11911, 11912, and 11931.

Often, yes, but the recorded notices and sale date matter. California home loans commonly use a deed of trust, so most foreclosures are nonjudicial: the trustee named in the deed runs the process without a lawsuit. After the trustee records a notice of default, a 90-day cure period comes before a notice of sale can follow. The notice of sale must be posted, published, and recorded at least 20 days before the sale. You can usually reinstate by catching up until five business days before the sale, or pay off the loan up to the sale itself. There is no right of redemption after a nonjudicial trustee sale. A trustee may postpone a sale at the lender's instruction or by agreement; for 1–4 unit homes, state law also allows limited 45-day postponements tied to a broker listing and a qualifying purchase agreement. Confirm the actual sale date and payoff with the trustee, title company, or an attorney. If a trustee's sale is scheduled, tell us the date right away so we can try to close before it. For the state rules, see California Courts’ nonjudicial foreclosure guide, Civil Code sections 2924c, 2924f, and 2924g, and the California Department of Real Estate’s homeowner foreclosure guide. For San Diego-specific next steps, read foreclosure options in San Diego.

You can ask us about a tenant-occupied house. Tell us what you know about the lease, access, and any notices involved. Read tenant-occupied property options for more.

Mortgage payoffs, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate from the closing costs we pay. A title company can confirm the recorded claims and the figures for the property. See San Diego property-lien questions.