Postwar ranch
East San Jose, Alum Rock, Blossom Valley and Berryessa. Converted garages and original panels.
Sell your San Jose house for cash, as it is.
San Jose has every kind of Bay Area house: Victorians and bungalows in Naglee Park, Eichlers around Willow Glen and Cambrian, and miles of postwar ranches in East San Jose and Blossom Valley. Seismic work, unpermitted garage conversions and old slabs are the usual reasons people here sell as-is.
The houses we see most in San Jose
Each kind comes with its own repairs. A cash buyer prices them into the offer, so you don't fix anything first.
Eichler
Willow Glen, Cambrian and Fairglen. Radiant heat in the slab and flat roofs.
Craftsman bungalow
Naglee Park, Japantown and the Rose Garden. Older houses on old foundations.
What's different about selling in San Jose
The local rules that show up in a San Jose sale, in plain English.
Transfer tax
Santa Clara County charges $1.10 per $1,000 of the sale price. San Jose adds $3.30 per $1,000 (0.33%), and under Measure E sales of $2 million or more pay an extra tier starting at 0.75%. A $1,100,000 sale owes $3,630 to the city plus $1,210 to the county.
If the house is rented
San Jose's Apartment Rent Ordinance covers buildings with three or more units built before September 1979. Single-family homes, duplexes and condos are outside it, so most rented houses fall under the statewide Tenant Protection Act.
We buy all over San Jose
Including these neighborhoods, and the blocks in between.
- Willow Glen
- East San Jose
- Alum Rock
- Cambrian
- Berryessa
- Evergreen
- Blossom Valley
- Japantown
- Naglee Park
- Rose Garden
- Almaden Valley
- Santa Teresa
How a cash sale works in San Jose
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.
San Jose questions
Does San Jose's rent ordinance apply to my rented house?
Usually not. It covers older buildings with three or more units. Single-family homes and duplexes fall under state rules instead.
What's the transfer tax in San Jose?
$3.30 per $1,000 to the city plus $1.10 to the county, with an extra Measure E tier on sales of $2 million and up.
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 San Jose
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