Sell your White Plains house fast for cash

We buy houses in White Plains, NY

If you are thinking "I need to sell my house fast in White Plains," Brentford Home Buyers can make a written cash offer on the property as it is. We are a direct buyer, not a brokerage, so there is no listing, no commission and no waiting on a buyer's bank. We buy in all parts of White Plains, including Downtown, Battle Hill, Highlands, Gedney Farms, Fisher Hill, Ridgeway, North Broadway and Eastview.

White Plains homes and the sellers we work with

As the county seat, White Plains is where most Westchester probate and foreclosure paperwork physically lands: the Surrogate's Court and Supreme Court are both downtown. Homes here run from older two-families near downtown and Battle Hill to larger single-family houses in Gedney Farms and Ridgeway where an estate or a downsizing move is often the reason to sell.

Because so many estates are administered right downtown at the Surrogate's Court, we hear from a lot of executors who live elsewhere and need someone to deal with a White Plains house they cannot easily visit. Larger homes in Gedney Farms, Ridgeway and Fisher Hill tend to carry heavy property tax bills, which make a long listing expensive to carry. Older two-families near Battle Hill and the Highlands often have dated systems and tenants on month-to-month arrangements. White Plains City Court handles evictions and small claims within the city, which matters if a tenancy needs to end before or after a sale.

Local tax note: The City of White Plains collects its own property taxes; delinquency questions start with the city's tax office.

The cash sale process for White Plains homeowners

A direct sale skips listing prep, showings and waiting on a buyer's mortgage approval and appraisal. In New York, the closing is run by attorneys: once you accept our written offer, your lawyer reviews the contract, title is searched, and any mortgage, tax or judgment payoffs are handled from the proceeds. You will also complete the Property Condition Disclosure Statement required for most residential sales (the old $500 credit option ended in March 2024). The seller normally pays New York's real estate transfer tax of $2 per $500 of price; your attorney will confirm the closing costs on your specific deal.

Court and county offices for White Plains sellers

White Plains is in Westchester County. Foreclosure cases are heard in the New York State Supreme Court, Westchester County (also in White Plains), with a mandatory settlement conference for owner-occupied homes, and you can generally still sell until the foreclosure sale. Estates go through the Westchester County Surrogate's Court at 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in White Plains, and deeds are recorded with the Westchester County Clerk. See our Westchester County page for more on the county's tax foreclosure process.

Situations we help White Plains owners with

• 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.

We also buy throughout Westchester County and the rest of the Hudson Valley.