Older houses a lender will not finance
Original electrical, a failed cooling system or a roof at the end of its life can stop a buyer's loan. We buy without one.
Bakersfield · Kern County, California
Sell your Bakersfield house for cash, as it sits
Bakersfield is the county seat and the largest city in Kern County, and it is where most of the houses we look at are.
Selling a house in Bakersfield
The city grew fast after the war, so a lot of its housing dates from the 1940s through the 1960s. Those houses are solid, but many still have original wiring, galvanized pipes and cooling that struggles through summers well over 100 degrees.
Some neighborhoods that carry a Bakersfield address, Oildale among them, sit outside the city limits. That matters when there is a code case, because the county handles it there and the city handles it inside the limits.
We buy houses here for cash, as they are. You get a written offer, usually within 24 hours of us seeing the house, and you pick the closing date. We are investors, not real estate agents, and if listing would clearly leave you with more, we will say so.
What we see most in Bakersfield
Garage conversions and additions without permits
They are common here and they scare off retail buyers. We price them as they are.
A Notice of Default on a house with equity
Selling before the trustee's sale pays off the lender and keeps what is left.
Nearby
- Oildale
- East Bakersfield
- Rosedale
- Lamont
- Arvin
- Shafter
For how a sale closes in California, what to know if you are behind on payments, and more questions, see our Kern County page.
Guides for Bakersfield owners
Know where you stand before you decide.
Behind on property taxes in Kern County: penalties, the five-year clock, and your options
Unpaid property taxes in California do not lead to a quick sale, but the penalties are steep and the clock does run out. Here is how tax default works in Kern County and what you can do before it gets expensive.
Cash offer or list with an agent in Bakersfield? The math, laid out honestly
A cash offer is lower than a listing price. Sometimes it still leaves you with more, and often it does not. Here is how to compare the two for a Kern County house, with a worked example.
Kern County code violation or substandard notice on your property? What it means and whether you can sell
A code compliance case can turn into a recorded notice and a lien on your tax bill. Here is how the process works in Kern County, what it costs, and how to sell a house with an open case.
Notice of Default in Kern County: the timeline, and what you can do at each step
A Notice of Default starts a clock in California. Here is how long each stage usually lasts in Kern County, what you can still do at each one, and when selling makes sense.
Questions · Bakersfield
Quick answers for local sellers.
How fast can you buy a house in Bakersfield?
About a week when the title is clean and you are ready, or on a later date you choose. Probate, liens and a foreclosure payoff can add time, and we tell you that up front.
Do you buy in Oildale, East Bakersfield and Rosedale?
Yes. We buy across Bakersfield and the unincorporated neighborhoods around it, including Oildale, East Bakersfield, Rosedale, the Southwest and Old Town Kern.
Do I pay a commission or any fees?
No commission and no fee to us. A mortgage payoff, back property taxes and liens are paid from the sale price at closing, the same as in any sale.
Are you real estate agents?
No. We are investors. We buy the house ourselves or assign our contract to another cash buyer, and we tell you which.
Ready when you are
Get this behind you.
Move on with cash in hand.
One short conversation. A real, written cash offer in 24 hours. No fees, no fine print, no pressure to say yes.