List it in San Francisco, or sell it to us.
Every city adds its own paperwork to a sale. Here is what a listing in San Francisco asks of you, and what changes when we are the buyer.
If you list in San Francisco
- Transfer tax: a single city-county tax on a sliding scale, from 0.5% under $250,000 to 0.75% up to $5 million, and higher tiers above that. Negotiated in escrow, usually the seller.
- Three reports before you can close. The 3R Report of Residential Building Record, the Residential Energy Conservation inspection and upgrades, and the Water Conservation Certificate of Completion for low-flow toilets and fixtures.
- Tenants: San Francisco's rent ordinance lists seventeen just causes; a change in ownership is not one of them. Owner move-in requires a 36-month occupancy commitment and city-set relocation payments per tenant.
- Plus the usual: repairs, showings, commissions, and weeks on market before a buyer's loan even starts.
If you sell to us
- As-is. No repairs, no staging, no showings.
- No agent commissions. Every cost in the deal is written into the offer before you sign, so nothing new appears at closing.
- You choose the closing date, as soon as seven days or months out.
- Tenants in place are fine. We buy occupied property and do not ask you to evict anyone first.
- State disclosures still apply to every sale (smoke and CO alarms, water-heater strapping, the standard California forms). We walk you through them; they take minutes, not weeks.
- We take on the energy and water compliance work the ordinances let a buyer assume, and coordinate the 3R report inside escrow.
Rules verified against City and County of San Francisco sources on . Ordinances change; we re-check before every offer.
Where in San Francisco we buy
- Mission
- Bernal Heights
- Bayview Hunters Point
- Excelsior
- Outer Mission
- Portola
- Sunset/Parkside
- Outer Richmond
- Noe Valley
- Western Addition
- 94102
- 94103
- 94105
- 94107
- 94108
- 94109
- 94110
- 94111
- 94112
- 94114
- 94115
- 94116
- 94117
- 94118
- 94121
- 94122
- 94123
- 94124
- 94127
- 94131
- 94132
- 94133
- 94134
- 94158
How fast can I sell my house in California?
We can close in as little as 7 days, sometimes faster when title is clean and the seller is motivated. The typical close is 7–14 days. Once you submit your property info you receive a cash offer within 24 hours, and you pick the closing date, anywhere from 7 to 60+ days.
Do I need to make repairs before selling?
No repairs are needed to sell a California house to us; we buy as-is, including houses that would fail an inspection. We buy houses in any condition: fire damage, flood damage, hoarder homes, inherited properties, foundation issues, code violations, open permits. You sell as-is. Leave behind whatever you don't want.
Are there any fees, commissions, or closing costs?
There are no fees, commissions or closing costs when you sell to us; the written offer is the amount you receive. We pay all closing costs, title fees, escrow fees, and recording fees. There are no agent commissions because there is no agent.
Are your offers low?
Offers are based on condition, location and comparable sales, not an arbitrary number. We do not publish a typical percentage of market value, because we have not measured one. There is zero obligation to accept, so compare offers.