Postwar ranch
Harder-Tennyson, Schafer Park, Fairway Park and Mt. Eden. Additions, converted garages and original electrical.
Sell your Hayward house for cash, as it is.
Hayward grew fast after the war, and most of its houses are modest postwar ranches on flat lots. Many have been rented out for years. The city has its own rent rules and its own transfer tax, so a Hayward sale has a couple of local wrinkles, but nothing a buyer who works here hasn't seen.
The houses we see most in Hayward
Each kind comes with its own repairs. A cash buyer prices them into the offer, so you don't fix anything first.
Craftsman bungalow
Upper B Street and the older blocks near downtown. Small bungalows with old foundations.
What's different about selling in Hayward
The local rules that show up in a Hayward sale, in plain English.
Transfer tax
Alameda County charges $1.10 per $1,000 of the sale price. Hayward adds its own tax of $8.50 per $1,000 (0.85%). With the county's $1.10, a $750,000 sale owes $6,375 to the city and $825 to the county.
If the house is rented
Hayward runs its own Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protection Ordinance. Every rental has notice rules, most have just-cause protections, and about half are under the city's rent limits. A buyer of a rented house will look the unit up in the city's rent review database.
Worth knowing in Hayward
The Hayward Fault runs through the middle of the city, close enough to downtown that you can see its slow creep in curbs and old walls. Older houses that were never bolted to their foundations show up on inspection reports here all the time.
We buy all over Hayward
Including these neighborhoods, and the blocks in between.
- Downtown
- Upper B Street
- Burbank
- Harder-Tennyson
- Tennyson-Alquire
- Fairway Park
- Mt. Eden
- Schafer Park
- Glen Eden
- Hayward Highlands
How a cash sale works in Hayward
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.
Hayward questions
Does Hayward have a transfer tax?
Yes, $8.50 per $1,000 on top of the county's $1.10.
Can I sell a rented house in Hayward?
Yes. The lease stays in place and the buyer takes over as landlord under Hayward's ordinance and state law.
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 Hayward
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