Need to sell your house fast in Houston? Wally Joe buys Houston houses for cash in any condition. You don’t repair anything, you don’t clean, you don’t pay an agent commission, and you pick the day we close.
Tell us a little about the house and Wally Joe will call you back with a fair cash offer. Prefer to talk first? Call 713 231 8030.
The fastest way to sell a house in Houston is to sell it directly to a cash buyer. With us you call or fill out the form, we look at the house and give you a written cash offer, and a Houston title company closes on the date you choose. That can be in as little as 7 to 14 days, depending on title. No repairs, no showings, no agent commission.
Tell us about the house in a few minutes.
We look at the house and put our offer in writing.
A Houston title company handles the closing.
The median Houston single family home sold for $325,000 in September 2026, about flat from a year earlier, per HAR.
Sales fell 5.7% year over year, so fewer houses are changing hands than this time last year.
Active listings rose 6.3% to 40,192 homes, which means buyers have more houses to choose from.
Rates averaged 6.86% in September 2026, up from 6.35% a year earlier, per Freddie Mac data cited by HAR.
Buyers have more choice, and houses that need work tend to sit. If your house needs repairs, a cash sale lets you skip the waiting and the fixing.
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Source: HAR September 2026 market update
Selling to us takes three steps, and you can stop at any point without owing anything.
Call 713 231 8030 or fill out the short form. We’ll ask about the address, the condition, what you owe and when you’d like to be done. It takes about five minutes.
We look at the house, either in person or from photos if you’re out of town. Then we give you a written offer and walk you through how we got to that number. No pressure, no expiring “today only” deals.
A licensed Texas title company handles the paperwork, checks the title, pays off your mortgage or any liens from the sale money, and pays you. You can close in a couple of weeks, or wait until you’ve found your next place.
Ready for step one? Fill out the form or call 713 231 8030.
It depends on the house and your deadline. If the house is updated and you can wait two or three months, listing with an agent usually brings the highest price. If it needs work, has tenants, has title or tax problems, or you need to be done in weeks, a cash sale is usually faster and more certain. Here’s how the three options compare.
| Compare | Our Offer Sell to a cash buyer (us) | List with an agent | Sell by owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to close | As little as 7 to 14 days, depending on title, or on your date | HAR reported an average of 66 days on the market in 2026, plus about a month for the buyer’s loan to close | Usually as long as a listing, often longer |
| Repairs | None. We buy it as is | Buyers and lenders often ask for repairs after the inspection | Same as listing |
| Showings | One walk through, or photos | Open houses and showings until it sells | You run them yourself |
| Commissions | None | Commissions and closing costs together often run about 7% to 10% of the price | No listing commission, but buyers often still expect you to pay their agent |
| Closing costs | We tell you in writing, before you sign, who pays each one | Seller usually pays title policy, fees and prorated taxes | Same as listing |
| Certainty | No lender, so no loan denial or low appraisal can kill the deal | A loan can fall through late | Same as listing |
| Best for | Houses that need work, tight deadlines, tenants, inherited or tax problems | Updated houses and owners with time | Owners with time who know the paperwork |
Agent cost estimate: HomeLight and Opendoor, 2026.
Most people who call us aren’t just thinking “I need to sell my Houston house fast.” Something specific is going on. These are the situations we see most:
The title may still be in a parent’s name. We work with your title company and probate attorney so the sale closes once the paperwork is in order.
In Texas, a foreclosure can move from first notice to a first Tuesday auction in a matter of weeks. Selling before the sale date can protect what equity you have left.
Unpaid Harris County taxes pick up penalty and interest on February 1 and a collection fee in July. Back taxes can be paid off from the sale at closing.
Whether it took water in Harvey, in a later storm or from a burst pipe, we buy it with the damage.
Houston’s clay soil swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry, and foundations move with it. You don’t need to fix it before you sell to us.
Roof, tree or fire damage, with or without an insurance claim still open.
A fast, clean sale with one price and one closing date can make splitting things simpler.
We buy rentals with tenants still living there, so you don’t have to empty the house first.
Old roofs, original plumbing, a 1960s kitchen, or a house that’s sat empty for a year.
We can buy with the open issues and let the title company sort out the payoffs.
We also buy mobile homes and vacant lots around the metro.
Something else going on?
Tell us what’s happening with the house and we’ll tell you honestly if a cash sale makes sense.
Call 713 231 8030In Texas, a lender has to give you at least 20 days to catch up after a notice of default. It then has to post a notice of sale at least 21 days before the first Tuesday auction. That’s not much time, but it’s enough to act if you start now.
Before you decide anything, call your lender and ask about reinstatement, a repayment plan or a loan modification. A HUD approved housing counselor can walk you through those options for free at 800 569 4287.
If keeping the house isn’t realistic, selling before the sale date can protect what equity you have left. Call 713 231 8030 and we’ll tell you honestly whether a cash sale makes sense for your situation.
Call 713 231 8030This is general information, not legal advice.
We start from what your house would likely sell for after repairs, based on recent sales near you. Then we subtract what the repairs will cost and what it costs us to own and resell the house. What’s left is our offer, and we’ll walk you through every line.
A cash offer will be lower than a full retail price on a fixed up house. That gap pays for speed, for skipping repairs and for not depending on a buyer’s loan. If the numbers don’t work for you, tell us. If listing with an agent would clearly get you more, we’ll tell you that too.
A few things are particular to Houston, and they often decide whether a normal listing will work. Here are the ones that come up most.
Hurricane Harvey flooded 154,170 homes in Harris County in 2017, and a little under half of them sat outside the 100 year and 500 year floodplains, per the Harris County Flood Control District.
Since September 2019, the Texas seller’s disclosure form asks whether you’ve ever filed a flood insurance claim or received FEMA or SBA help for flood damage. A buyer’s lender and insurer will look closely at those answers.
When Hurricane Beryl came through on July 8, 2024, 2.26 million CenterPoint customers lost power, the largest outage in the company’s history.
Many homes were left with roof damage, fallen trees and insurance claims that are still open.
Most of the metro sits on expansive clay that swells after heavy rain and shrinks in drought.
Older inner loop homes are often pier and beam, and most homes built since the 1960s sit on slabs. Both can crack, settle or sag over time.
Harris County taxes are due January 31. On February 1, unpaid taxes become delinquent with a 6% penalty plus 1% interest, and both keep rising every month. On July 1, delinquent real property accounts go to collections with a 15% to 20% fee added, per the Harris County Tax Assessor Collector.
Texas raised the school homestead exemption to $140,000 in November 2025, with $60,000 more for owners 65 and older or disabled. If you’ve never filed for it, check with HCAD.
Most are nonjudicial. A lender has to give you at least 20 days to catch up after a notice of default, then post a notice of sale at least 21 days before the auction, under Texas Property Code section 51.002. Sales happen on the first Tuesday of the month.
Harris County holds its tax sales, and its mortgage foreclosure sales, at the Bayou City Event Center at 9401 Knight Road.
Houston has no zoning code. Most neighborhoods have recorded deed restrictions instead, and the City of Houston Legal Department can take owners to court over use, setback and lot violations.
Open violations and HOA liens can slow a regular sale.
Please noteThis is general information, not legal or tax advice. For your own situation, talk to a Texas real estate attorney, a title company, the Harris County Tax Office or HCAD.
We buy houses all over Houston, inside and outside Loop 610 and out past Beltway 8 and the Grand Parkway.
We buy houses in Houston directly from owners, with no agent in the middle. As local cash home buyers, we buy all over the city, inside and outside Loop 610 and out past Beltway 8 and the Grand Parkway.
We price by street, not just by ZIP code. A 1920s bungalow a few blocks off Yale Street in The Heights, a 1960s brick ranch in Sharpstown and a newer slab home in a Katy subdivision are each compared with recent sales of similar houses close by. That’s why we look at the house before we give you a number, whether it’s in 77009, 77025 or 77494.
We look at the house before we give you a number.
Anyone can put up a “we buy houses” sign. Before you sign with anyone, us included, check these things:
They close at a licensed Texas title company. Never sign a deed at a kitchen table or in a parking lot.
They ask you for nothing up front. A real buyer doesn’t charge you an application, inspection or “processing” fee.
The offer is in writing, with the price, the closing date and who pays which costs.
Earnest money goes to the title company, not into the buyer’s pocket.
They’ll tell you if they plan to assign the contract. Some buyers sign a contract and then sell it to another investor. That’s legal in Texas, but since January 1, 2024, Texas Occupations Code section 1101.0045 requires them to tell you in writing. Tex. Occ. Code § 1101.0045
They have a real local phone number and real reviews you can read on Google.
They don’t rush you. A fair offer is still fair tomorrow.
Hold us to every one of these.
Get My Cash OfferWith a cash sale, often in as little as 7 to 14 days, depending on how quickly the title company can clear the title. If you need more time to move, we can close later. A financed sale usually takes longer because the buyer’s loan has to be approved and the house appraised.
No. We buy houses as is. Leave behind whatever you don’t want, from old furniture to a garage full of boxes.
No. There’s no agent commission and no fee to get an offer. Before you sign, we’ll tell you in writing who pays each closing cost, so there are no surprises at the title company.
We look at recent sales near you, the repairs the house needs, and what it costs us to own and resell it. Then we walk you through the math. You’re never obligated to accept.
Often, yes, as long as the sale closes before the foreclosure auction. In Texas those sales happen on the first Tuesday of the month, so the sooner you call, the more options you’ll have. A HUD approved housing counselor can also help you talk to your lender at no cost.
Yes. We buy flood damaged houses, including ones that flooded more than once. You still need to answer the flood questions on the Texas seller’s disclosure honestly, and we’ll never ask you to leave anything out.
Sometimes. It depends on whether there’s a will and what the title company needs to see, such as an affidavit of heirship or a court order. We’ll work with your probate attorney and the title company on timing. This is general information, not legal advice.
Yes. The title company pays the taxes owed out of the sale money at closing, along with any mortgage or liens, and you get what’s left.
We buy rentals with tenants in place. You don’t have to wait for a lease to end or ask anyone to move out first.
No. Asking costs nothing, and you can say no for any reason.
Call Wally at 713 231 8030 or fill out the form, and you’ll get a fair, no obligation cash offer for your Houston house. No repairs, no showings, no commissions, and a closing date that works for you.
Your details stay private. Asking costs nothing.
