Sell your Westchester County house fast, for cash

We buy houses throughout Westchester County, NY

Brentford Home Buyers is a direct cash buyer, not an agent. If you want to sell a house in Westchester County without repairs, showings or commissions, we can make a written cash offer on it as it stands. We buy in communities across the county, including Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains, Peekskill, Port Chester, Ossining, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Mamaroneck, Yorktown, Cortlandt and Mount Kisco. The county seat is White Plains.

The houses we see in Westchester County

Westchester ranges from attached brick rowhouses and two- and three-family homes in the southern cities to colonials, capes and split-levels in the northern towns. A lot of the inventory is 60 to 100 years old, and older oil heat, knob-and-tube wiring and unpermitted basement apartments come up often. Whatever the condition, you do not need to fix it, clean it out or get it ready for showings. Occupied, vacant, tenant-occupied, fire or water damaged, or simply dated: we look at all of it.

What's different about selling in Westchester County

Westchester's high property taxes are one of the biggest reasons owners don't want a house sitting on the market for months. The southern cities have their own city courts for landlord-tenant cases, and several municipalities have rent-stabilized units under the Emergency Tenant Protection Act, which a buyer must honor. In the northern towns like Yorktown, Cortlandt and Somers, wells, septic systems and older oil tanks are more common, and in places near reservoirs, watershed rules can affect what a buyer can build or repair.

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Foreclosure, probate and back taxes in Westchester County

Foreclosure. New York is a judicial foreclosure state. Before suing, a lender must generally send a 90-day pre-foreclosure notice (RPAPL §1304). Cases for Westchester County homes are filed in the New York State Supreme Court, Westchester County (also in White Plains), and owner-occupied residential cases get a mandatory settlement conference under CPLR 3408, where you can negotiate with the lender. Until the foreclosure sale happens, you usually still own the house and can sell it, which can pay off the loan and protect any equity. Free help is available through housing counselors in the New York State Homeowner Protection Program.

Probate and inherited houses. Estates for Westchester County residents go through the Westchester County Surrogate's Court at 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in White Plains. An executor named in a will gets Letters Testamentary; if there is no will, the court appoints an administrator with Letters of Administration. Once letters are issued (and unless they are restricted), the fiduciary can usually sell the house. Deeds and many lien records are filed with the Westchester County Clerk.

Property taxes. Westchester is unusual: the county does not run one countywide tax foreclosure. Cities like Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and White Plains, along with many towns, collect and enforce their own property taxes, so the office that holds a delinquency depends on where the house sits. The first call is usually your city or town receiver of taxes.

How a cash sale works in Westchester County

You tell us about the house by form, phone or text. John Mills follows up with questions about condition, occupancy, what is owed and your timing, then usually walks the property. You get a written, no-obligation offer. If you accept, each side hires its own attorney (that is standard practice in New York), the contract is signed, a title company searches title and orders payoffs, and the sale closes on the date you pick. You pay off your mortgage and any liens out of the sale proceeds at closing, not out of pocket.

Common reasons Westchester County owners call us

• Foreclosure
• Inherited / probate
• Divorce
• Tired landlord
• House needs repairs
• Behind on taxes
• Relocation
• Avoid agent fees

When listing may be the better choice

We will be straight with you: if your house is in good shape and you are not on a deadline, listing with a local agent will often bring a higher price. A cash offer reflects the repairs, holding costs and risk we take on. It tends to make the most sense when condition, tenants, an estate, a foreclosure timeline or simply your schedule is the real obstacle. Compare our number against what you would net after commission, repairs and months of carrying costs.

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