Spanish-style bungalow
Baywood, San Mateo Park and North Central. Older stucco houses with original plumbing.
Sell your San Mateo house for cash, as it is.
San Mateo mixes 1920s and 30s houses in Baywood and North Central with postwar ranches and, just outside the city line, the big Eichler tract in the San Mateo Highlands. The houses are worth a lot, which is why the repair bills feel so painful. Selling as-is lets you skip them.
The houses we see most in San Mateo
Each kind comes with its own repairs. A cash buyer prices them into the offer, so you don't fix anything first.
Postwar ranch
Shoreview, Sunnybrae and Hillsdale. Postwar houses with dated systems.
Eichler
The San Mateo Highlands. Radiant heat in the slab and flat roofs.
What's different about selling in San Mateo
The local rules that show up in a San Mateo sale, in plain English.
Transfer tax
San Mateo County charges $1.10 per $1,000 of the sale price. San Mateo adds its own tax of $5 per $1,000 (0.5%). With the county's $1.10, a $1,400,000 sale owes $7,000 to the city and $1,540 to the county.
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 San Mateo
Some San Mateo neighborhoods near the bay fall in FEMA flood zones, where buyers with a mortgage have to carry flood insurance. That narrows the pool of loan buyers. A cash buyer isn't bound by that lender requirement.
We buy all over San Mateo
Including these neighborhoods, and the blocks in between.
- North Central
- Baywood
- San Mateo Park
- Shoreview
- Sunnybrae
- Hillsdale
- Beresford
- Laurelwood
How a cash sale works in San Mateo
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 Mateo questions
Does the city of San Mateo have a transfer tax?
Yes, $5 per $1,000 on top of the county's $1.10.
Can I sell a San Mateo house that needs a full remodel?
Yes. The buyer prices the remodel into the offer.
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 Mateo
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