Do you buy houses in Durham?

The Bull City, unevenly

Durham has reinvented itself, from tobacco town to biotech hub to one of the South's most dynamic cities, and that change has been uneven. Some Durham neighborhoods have boomed. Others are still in transition. Property values vary dramatically by ZIP code, year of build and neighborhood trajectory.

We buy Durham houses in every type of neighborhood: an inherited bungalow in Old North Durham, a home a Duke University employee is leaving behind on a relocation, a rental in East Durham that has become more trouble than income.

How it works here

Call us or submit your address online. We answer directly, no phone tree, and the first conversation takes about 15 minutes. We visit within 48 hours; the walkthrough runs 30 to 45 minutes and you do not clean or stage for it. A written cash offer follows within 24 hours, and we close in as few as 14 days at a Durham-area attorney's office.

No repairs, no commissions, no closing costs. Our offer at contract is our offer at closing.

The local math

Much of Durham's housing stock is old, with a significant share of it built before 1960, which is exactly the kind of house that struggles to close with traditional financing.

Durham County's property tax rate is higher than Wake County's, at 1.23 dollars per 100 dollars of valuation against Raleigh's 0.91. On a 400,000 dollar Durham home that is about 4,920 dollars a year in tax alone, against roughly 3,640 dollars on the same value in Raleigh. Holding costs during a traditional listing are correspondingly higher here, and the longer a Durham listing sits, the more the math tips toward a cash sale.

The situations we see most

Inherited homes in older neighborhoods needing major updates. Duke faculty and staff relocating to other universities. Rentals in transitioning neighborhoods. Estate situations with multiple heirs in different states. Homes carrying Durham's higher holding costs through a long listing.

See the full Durham page, or get your Durham cash offer.