We buy houses in Roxborough, Manayunk & East Falls
This corner of the city has held its value better than almost anywhere else we work, which changes what the right answer is for a seller.
- A written cash offer, usually within one business day
- No commission and no repairs — we buy it as it stands
- Liens, back taxes, tenants and probate are all workable
- You pick the settlement date
Get your Roxborough, Manayunk & East Falls cash offer
Two minutes. No fee, no obligation.
What the housing stock is
Narrow rows climbing the hill off Main Street in Manayunk, wider stone and brick twins through Roxborough along Ridge and Henry Avenues, and larger singles in East Falls. Much of it is pre-war, a lot of it is on a serious grade, and nearly all of it has been renovated at least once.
The honest position
Values here are strong and buyer demand is real. A clear-title house in decent shape will usually net more on the open market than we can pay, and we would rather tell you that than waste your week. We say the same thing about Mayfair.
When we are the right call anyway
- The house is a project. Hillside foundations move, and retaining walls, sagging rear additions and water coming in from uphill are common here.
- The title is not clean. Long-held family houses, an estate never opened, or an old unreleased mortgage.
- It is a rental you are done with. Manayunk has a lot of student and young-professional units, and a tenant who stopped paying is worth far less to a retail buyer than it is to us.
- You need a date certain. A listing is a maybe. We are a number and a settlement day.
City of Philadelphia rules apply here like anywhere else in the city: no municipal resale inspection, and delinquent tax, water and L&I violations are paid out of the proceeds at settlement.
How selling to us works
Tell us about the house
Two minutes on the form or one phone call. Address, rough condition, and what is going on. You do not need to have anything cleaned up or figured out first.
We check the numbers
We pull the comparable sales, the tax and lien position, and whatever else is on record for the property. Usually same day, always within one business day.
You get a real cash offer
A written, no-obligation number with the math behind it, so you can see how we got there. No fee to hear it and no pressure to take it.
You pick the closing date
Two weeks, two months, or after the holidays. We settle at a title company, you get certified funds, and you leave whatever you do not want behind.
Situations we handle in Roxborough, Manayunk & East Falls
None of these are unusual to us. Most of the houses we buy come with at least one.
Facing foreclosure
Stop the clock. We can close before the sheriff sale date and settle what you owe.
See how this works →Inherited a property
A house you did not ask for, in a city you may not live in. We handle it end to end.
See how this works →Administering an estate
Executor duties, probate, and a house to deal with while you are still grieving.
See how this works →Liens, judgments & title problems
Tax liens, water bills, old mortgages, clouded title. We own a title company.
See how this works →House needs work
Roof, water damage, full gut, hoarder cleanout. We buy it exactly as it stands.
See how this works →Problem tenants
Not paying, will not leave, trashing the place. Sell it with them still in it.
See how this works →Squatters
Someone is living in your property who has no right to be. We deal with it.
See how this works →Moving to senior care
Free up the equity to pay for care, on a timeline that fits the move-in date.
See how this works →Out-of-state owner
You do not have to fly in. Everything can be handled remotely and notarized where you are.
See how this works →Relocating for work
A start date in another state and a house that has not sold yet.
See how this works →Roxborough, Manayunk & East Falls questions
How fast can you close on a house in Roxborough, Manayunk & East Falls?
Usually the offer comes back the same day or the next business day, and most purchases settle in under 30 days. It can be as quick as about a week. It runs longer when there is something to untangle first — an estate that has not been opened, a large payoff, or a title defect. We tell you which one you are in before you commit to anything.
What gets paid off at settlement on a Roxborough, Manayunk & East Falls property?
In Roxborough, Manayunk & East Falls the usual ones are delinquent City of Philadelphia real estate tax, unpaid water and sewer, and open Licenses & Inspections violations. Judgments and old unreleased mortgages turn up regularly too. All of them are recorded against the parcel and all of them are paid or resolved at settlement out of the sale proceeds — you do not normally bring money to the table. Our own title company, Prosperity Abstract, does that work rather than sending it out.
Do I need an inspection or repairs to sell in Roxborough, Manayunk & East Falls?
No. The City of Philadelphia does not require a municipal resale inspection to transfer a property, and we do not ask for a buyer's inspection contingency in Roxborough, Manayunk & East Falls or anywhere else. We buy the house in the condition it is in.
Nearby
We buy across the city and the surrounding counties. These are the closest markets to Roxborough, Manayunk & East Falls.
Germantown
Big old twins, stone singles and Victorians — beautiful, enormous, and expensive to carry.
See how we buy in Germantown →North Philadelphia
Rowhomes with real vacancy, deep tax delinquency, and heir property on a lot of blocks.
See how we buy in North Philadelphia →West Oak Lane & Mount Airy
Porch-front stone rows with front lawns, held for generations — sold for life reasons, not distress.
See how we buy in West Oak Lane & Mount Airy →Find out what your Roxborough, Manayunk & East Falls house is worth in cash
It takes about two minutes to ask and there is no fee for the answer. If a cash sale is not your best move, we will say so.