Cash home buyers in Columbia, SC
We buy houses in Columbia, Lexington and Irmo, SC, with no repairs and no showings.
Need to sell your house fast in Columbia, or in Lexington, Irmo, West Columbia or Cayce? Give us the address, and we will put a cash number on paper for the house with all its flaws. Nothing has to be fixed or cleaned first, and you choose a closing date anywhere between roughly a week and six months away.
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Get your Columbia cash offer
Share the address and what is going on with the house. A member of our team will phone you to hear more about it.
Where we buy around Columbia
From Shandon to Lake Murray, each part of the Columbia area sells a little differently.
We buy all over Richland and Lexington counties. The line between the two runs through Columbia, Irmo and Cayce, so it helps to know which side your house is on.
Shandon, Rosewood and in-town Columbia
Old Shandon dates to 1893 and is known as Columbia's first suburb. Rosewood, Elmwood Park and Cottontown are other long-settled city neighborhoods, all in Richland County. A house this age can have original wiring, sloping floors and a damp crawlspace. A buyer with a bank loan usually needs a CL-100 termite and moisture report, and older houses do not always pass it. Our purchases run on our own funds, and with no lender in the deal, nobody asks for that report.
Rentals near USC and Five Points
Five Points is the shopping and dining district near the University of South Carolina, in Richland County. If you own a rental close to campus, the lease dates and the deposits matter as much as the condition. We buy with tenants in place, honor their lease and time the closing around it. An empty one waiting on the next school year works for us too.
Irmo
Irmo calls itself the Gateway to Lake Murray. It sits in both Lexington and Richland counties, about 12 miles northwest of downtown Columbia. It was a small railroad town until the 1970s and 1980s, when it grew into a suburb. Houses from that boom are now old enough to need a roof, windows or a new HVAC system, and a buyer's inspector will write down every one. We have bought houses in Irmo, and we buy on either side of the county line.
Lexington and the lake side
Lexington is the Lexington County seat, about 12 miles west of Columbia. The dam that holds back Lake Murray stands about 5 miles north of town. We have bought houses in Lexington, and homes in town, places out near the water and subdivision houses with a worn deck all get a written offer from us. The Lexington County Probate Court is in town, on East Main Street.
West Columbia
West Columbia sits across the Congaree River from downtown Columbia, in Lexington County. It started out in 1894 as a town called Brookland and took its current name in 1936. We have bought in West Columbia, and we buy everything from older frame houses to brick ranches, including ones with roof or foundation trouble that would stall a regular sale.
Cayce
Cayce is mostly in Lexington County, though the city also takes in some largely rural land across the river in Richland County. The Congaree separates it from Columbia, and the Cayce Riverwalk floods at times when the river runs high. We have bought houses in Cayce as well. If one near the water has had moisture or drainage problems, tell us what you know and we will price it as it is.
Orders out of Fort Jackson
Moving on military orders? Sell the house before your report date, or after you are gone.
Fort Jackson is the Army's largest basic combat training post, and it has been part of the city of Columbia since 1968. Many of the soldiers and families stationed there live off post.
When PCS orders arrive, the house has to fit the Army's schedule. Listing it means keeping it ready for showings while you pack. Renting it out makes you a landlord from your next duty station, and once it stops being your legal residence, the county can move it from the 4% assessment ratio up to 6%.
If the title is clean, the sale can close in about seven days, or we can hold off until the movers are done. If you have already left, we can work from photos, and the closing attorney can explain how to sign from wherever you land. Rented the house out after an earlier move? We buy it with the tenants still living there.
How a sale works in Columbia
Four steps between your first call and the attorney's closing table.
If the owner has passed away, the county they called home picks the court. Richland County estates go to the Richland County Probate Court in Columbia, and Lexington County estates to the Lexington County Probate Court in the town of Lexington. We line up the closing with that court's timing.
- Give us the address.
Phone (706) 705-7703 or send the address through the form up top. Mention who is living there now and any trouble with the house you already know of.
- We talk it through, then see it once.
A specialist calls to learn about the house and your timing. Most houses get one short walk-through. If you have moved away, we can usually work from your photos.
- Read the offer in writing.
The price accounts for needed repairs, the age of the roof, HVAC and water heater, and recent sales of similar houses close by. Turning it down costs you nothing.
- Close on a day that suits you.
A South Carolina attorney supervises the closing and checks the title. With a clear title, that day can be about a week away, or as far as six months out.
Columbia-area questions
What sellers in Columbia, Lexington and Irmo ask us first.
My mother lived in Irmo. Which court will her estate go through?
Irmo is split between Lexington and Richland counties, so it comes down to which side of the line her house was on. Her estate belongs in the probate court of the county she called home, either Lexington County or Richland County. The county printed on her tax bill settles it, and we can make an offer while the estate gets underway.
I just got PCS orders out of Fort Jackson. How quickly can you close?
With a clear title, in about seven days. If your family needs the house until the movers come, we can set the closing for later, as far as about six months out. If you have already reported to your next post, ask the closing attorney about signing from there.
Do you buy lake houses on Lake Murray?
Yes, around Lexington, Irmo, Chapin and the rest of the lake. Let us know how old the septic system is, what shape the decks are in and whether there is a dock. We take the house as it stands and work those items into the price.
Will you buy a house that flooded in October 2015?
Yes. The October 2015 flood damaged houses across the Columbia area. If yours took water and the repairs were never finished, or were patched in a hurry, tell us what happened and what was done. We buy the house with that history and work it into the offer.
Can I sell my rental near USC in the middle of a lease?
Yes. Tell us when the lease runs out, what the rent is and how much the tenants put down as deposits. Your tenants stay, we honor their lease, and we can line up the closing with the end of a semester if that works better for you.
Towns around Columbia
We also buy in Hopkins, Little Mountain, Batesburg-Leesville, Chapin and Blythewood.
These towns fall in five different counties, and each county has its own probate court. Which court gets an estate depends on the county the owner called home.
Hopkins, Richland County
Hopkins is an unincorporated community in lower Richland County, about 11 miles southeast of downtown Columbia and about 6 miles from Congaree National Park. We have bought houses here. A home on a few acres, a mobile home on its own land or a house running on a well and septic tank all get an offer from us. Estates go through the Richland County Probate Court.
Little Mountain, Newberry County
Little Mountain is a small town in Newberry County, right off I-26 at exit 85, roughly 30 miles northwest of Columbia. It holds a town reunion every August. We have bought houses here too, and estates go through the Newberry County Probate Court.
Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington and Saluda counties
Batesburg and Leesville were separate towns until they merged in 1992. Most of the town is in western Lexington County, with a small piece reaching into Saluda County. U.S. 1 runs through the middle, and the town has several historic districts. We have bought here, from older houses with original kitchens to rentals between tenants.
Chapin, Lexington County
Chapin is a Lexington County town often called the capital of Lake Murray, and the nearest arm of the lake comes within half a mile of town. We buy there, both lake houses and homes in town. Estates go through the Lexington County Probate Court.
Blythewood, Richland and Fairfield counties
Blythewood is a Columbia suburb that spans Richland and Fairfield counties, so the owner's side of the line decides which probate court handles an estate. We buy there too, including houses that need work and rentals with tenants.
Elsewhere in South Carolina
Own a house in another part of South Carolina?
We buy in the Midlands, the Lowcountry, the Upstate and along the Grand Strand. See our South Carolina page, or fill in the form above and we will call you.
Columbia, SC
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