Who We Are: A Local Chicago Cash Home Buyer

Sell Home Chicago is a local cash home buyer. We buy houses directly from owners across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, pay cash, and let you sell as-is, with no repairs, no cleaning, no showings and no fees. This is our own business and our own website, and this page explains who we are, what we buy, and how a sale with us works, so you know what to expect before you reach out.

We buy directly, which means you deal with the people making the offer from your first message to the day you are paid, not a call center passing your details down a chain. There is no middleman taking a cut, no agent to pay, and no national brand reading your address off a screen in another state. We are here, we know the area, and we answer for the number we put in front of you.

What we buy

We buy ordinary houses from ordinary owners, in any condition. You do not need a special property or a perfect one. Single-family houses, bungalows, two-flats and greystones, townhomes and condos, small rentals, occupied or empty, inherited or still lived in, with a mortgage or liens or back taxes still attached, are all houses we buy.

Condition is not a barrier, because we buy as-is. A house with foundation settling, a wet basement, roof or fire damage, old wiring or boilers, or a lifetime of belongings inside is priced for the work it needs, not turned away. Our we buy houses page lays out the property types and conditions in full.

How an offer and a sale work

You tell us about the house, we work out a fair cash offer and show you how we reached it, and if it works for you, you pick a closing date and get paid at a local title company. We build the offer from what similar homes near you in Chicago have recently sold for, minus the repairs the house needs and our costs to buy and resell. A cash offer is below full retail, and we say so plainly, and it carries no obligation. Our how it works page walks through all three steps in detail.

Why people sell to us

People choose a direct cash sale when speed, certainty and simplicity matter more than squeezing out the last dollar a long listing might bring. Here is what you get when you sell to us:

• No agent commissions and no listing fees, and we cover the normal closing costs
• A house sold as-is, with no repairs, no cleaning and no showings
• A closing date you choose, often in about one to two weeks, or later if you need it
• A straight answer on how we reached the number, with no pressure to accept
• Cash at closing, with any mortgage, liens or back taxes paid off out of the sale

None of that comes with a guarantee of a particular price or day, because every house is different, and we would rather tell you that than promise something we cannot control. If a traditional listing is the better move for you, we will say so.

A local Chicago cash buyer

Local knowledge matters more in Chicago than in most places, and a lot of it comes down to the houses themselves. This is a city of older homes, bungalows, two-flats and greystones built roughly a century ago, so old wiring, old plumbing, aging boilers and a basement that can take on water are a normal part of what we price. Cook County property taxes run high, and hard winters are tough on roofs, pipes and foundations, all of which shape what a house is worth and how it sells. We price a house on what is actually around it, because we buy here. We cover Chicago and nearby suburbs including Cicero, Berwyn, Oak Park, Evanston, Skokie, Oak Lawn and Des Plaines.

If you are selling for a specific reason, our situations page covers foreclosure, divorce, an inherited house, a tired rental and more, and common questions are answered on our faq page. When you are ready, reach us through the contact page or the form below.

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