Low-priced houses a bank will not lend on
When the buyers are all cash buyers anyway, a direct sale saves the commission and the wait.
Taft · Kern County, California
Sell your Taft house for cash, as it sits
Taft is an oil town on the west side of Kern County, with a century of history and a lot of small, older houses.
Selling a house in Taft
Much of the housing was built for oil field workers, and plenty of it is 70 years old or more. Wood floors on raised foundations, small lots and original plumbing are the norm.
Prices are among the lowest in the county. That is good for a buyer and hard on a seller, because many lenders have a minimum loan size, and a low-priced house that needs work can be nearly impossible to finance.
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 Taft
Inherited houses that have sat empty
Vacant houses here draw break-ins and code notices. We buy with the contents and the notices in place.
Foundation and floor problems
Raised foundations settle and sag over the decades. We price the work and buy as-is.
Nearby
- Ford City
- South Taft
- Maricopa
- Fellows
- Buttonwillow
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 Taft owners
Know where you stand before you decide.
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Questions · Taft
Quick answers for local sellers.
How fast can you buy a house in Taft?
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 Maricopa and the other west side towns?
Yes. We buy in Taft, Ford City, South Taft, Maricopa and the rest of the west side.
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.