Postwar ranch
Centerville, Irvington and Glenmoor. Original kitchens, old panels and garages turned into rooms.
Sell your Fremont house for cash, as it is.
Fremont is really five old towns stitched together, and the houses show it: 1950s and 60s ranches in Centerville and Irvington, newer tracts in Ardenwood and Warm Springs, and a few old places in Niles. Most of the as-is sales here are older ranches that haven't been updated since the people who bought them new moved in.
The houses we see most in Fremont
Each kind comes with its own repairs. A cash buyer prices them into the offer, so you don't fix anything first.
Two-story tract house
Ardenwood, Warm Springs and parts of Mission San Jose. Roofs and HVAC from the 1990s are coming due.
What's different about selling in Fremont
The local rules that show up in a Fremont sale, in plain English.
Transfer tax
Alameda County charges $1.10 per $1,000 of the sale price. Fremont has no separate city transfer tax, so the total is the county's $1.10 per $1,000. An $1,000,000 sale owes $1,100.
If the house is rented
Most rentals here fall under the statewide Tenant Protection Act, which caps yearly rent increases and requires a just cause to end most tenancies after a year. Selling doesn't end a lease. The buyer takes it over, so have the lease and the current rent handy.
Worth knowing in Fremont
The Hayward Fault runs right through Fremont, so seismic retrofits and foundation questions come up in inspections here more than in most cities. If the house was never bolted or braced, that's one more thing a cash buyer prices in instead of asking you to fix.
We buy all over Fremont
Including these neighborhoods, and the blocks in between.
- Centerville
- Irvington
- Niles
- Mission San Jose
- Warm Springs
- Ardenwood
- Glenmoor
- Cabrillo
How a cash sale works in Fremont
Nothing is signed until the last step, and you can stop at any of them. More on the math on the main page.
- Step 1
Call
The address, what's wrong with the house and when you need to be out.
- Step 2
Walkthrough
A local buyer sees it as it is. No cleaning or repairs.
- Step 3
Written offer
A number on paper with the math shown. No obligation.
- Step 4
Close
A title company handles escrow on the date you pick.
Fremont questions
Is there a city transfer tax in Fremont?
No. Sellers pay only Alameda County's $1.10 per $1,000.
Can I sell a Fremont house with a converted garage?
Yes. Unpermitted garage rooms are common in Fremont ranches, and a cash buyer will take it as it is. Tell them it was converted.
Am I obligated to accept the offer?
No. The call and the walkthrough are free, and you can turn the offer down.
Official sources
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Tell us about the house in Fremont
The address and what's going on with it. That's the whole first step, and it takes about ten minutes on the phone.
(800) 000-0000