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We Buy Houses in Yakima, WA

One phone call about your Yakima house, sun-faded siding and all, brings a written cash offer within 24 hours. You decide when the sale closes.

Prefer to talk it through? Call (984) 489-8269

How a Cash Sale of a Yakima House Works, Start to Finish

Nearly three in ten owner-occupied homes in the City of Yakima were built before 1950, by the City's own count.

If yours is one of them, or simply needs work you would rather not do, call us and describe your Yakima house as it stands today. A written cash offer comes within 24 hours. You make no repairs, do no cleaning, hold no showings and pay no commissions. Your cash offer is based on what you tell us about the house. If your answers reflect its real condition, the price on the contract is the price at closing. Escrow closes the sale on the date you pick.

At a glance

No repairs or cleaning
No commissions or showings

Selling in Yakima

From One Phone Call to a Sold Yakima House

Illustrative scene: a white couple in their seventies at the kitchen table of their 1950s Yakima ranch house, she on the phone and he reading a one-page letter

1. Describe It on One Call
One call covers it: the siding, the roof, the cooler, the bills. No repairs, no cleaning, no showings.
2. Your Offer, in Writing
Our cash offer reaches you in writing within 24 hours. You pay no commissions.
3. You Set the Closing Date
Pick the day that fits your move, and escrow closes the sale then.
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Sun, Frost and Old Siding: Selling an Older Yakima House As-Is

Yakima's weather is hard on a house. At the Yakima airport, the 1991–2020 normals show a July high near 90°F and a July low of 55°F, a swing of about 35 degrees in one day ⁵. The city averages about 40 days a year at 90°F or hotter, about 147 nights at or below freezing, and only about 8 inches of rain and melted snow a year ⁶.

Many houses here have taken that weather for decades. In the City of Yakima, 72% of owner-occupied homes were built before 1980, and 29% before 1950 ⁷. That often means paint and wood siding that have faded and cracked, a roof near the end of its life, and a window swamp cooler that has run through many summers.

You don't need to fix any of it before you call. Tell us what you know about the siding, the roof, the cooler and the rest, and we'll make our offer on the house as it is.

Illustrative scene: a Black woman in her seventies looking at the sun-faded, cracked siding and an old window swamp cooler on her 1950s ranch house in Yakima

What Yakima County Homes Were Listed For, September 2026

Listing figures for Yakima County, WA.

Yakima County, WA housing market, September 2026
Median asking price	$428,213about the same as a year earlier
Median days on market	58 daysup 6% from a year earlier
Homes for sale	633up 26% from a year earlier

Homes listed in Yakima County, WA sat a median 58 days on the market in September 2026, up from 55 a year earlier. The median asking price in Yakima County, WA was $428,213 in September 2026, about the same as a year earlier.

Yakima ZIP Codes Where Homes Sat the Fewest Days

Lowest median days on market among ZIP codes with 20 or more homes listed, September 2026.

98908 — 48 days
98903 — 51 days
98902 — 57 days
98901 — 66 days

Source: Realtor.com Economic Research, September 2026. Asking prices of homes listed for sale, not sale prices.

Listing a Yakima House or Taking Cash: Count What You Keep

If your Yakima house is in good repair and you aren't in a hurry, a listing may bring a higher price than our offer. The price isn't what you keep, though. Take out the agent's commission, the fixes a buyer's inspector asks for, and the taxes, insurance and utilities you pay each month the house sits.

The example below is priced near the Yakima County median asking price. Compare its net with our written offer. Take whichever leaves more money in your hands after costs, even when that turns out to be the listing.

On a $430,000 sale

Example, not a quote.

Listing with an agent

Sale price: $430,000
Agent commission (5.5% here; it varies): −$23,650
Repairs before listing (example): −$15,000
Real estate excise tax: state rate plus a 0.5% local rate: −$6,880
Owner's title policy and your share of escrow and recording fees (example; companies set their own rates): −$3,000
Three months of carrying costs (example): −$6,450
You'd walk away with: $375,020

Comparing a cash offer

In this example, listing would leave you about $375,020 before your mortgage payoff. Compare that with your cash offer, less any closing costs you'd still pay.

Your numbers depend on your house, your loan, your city or county and the escrow and title companies. Want your real numbers? Enter your address above or call (984) 489-8269.

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What Would Your Yakima House Bring? Ask for It in Writing

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Three Bills to Have Ready When You Sell a Yakima House

Many Yakima homes get more than one bill tied to the property. The City of Yakima bills water, sewer and garbage every two months or so ¹. Its irrigation system, pieced together from 66 smaller systems, serves about 11,000 customers from early April to mid-October ².

Some Yakima homes also owe an irrigation district. The Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District mails a yearly bill to parcels that hold its shares, and its assessments are a lien against the property ³. The third bill is the county property tax, paid in two halves ⁴. When you call us, have the latest of each bill nearby, and say if any is behind. Then the numbers we talk about include them from the start.

When Life Pushes a Yakima Sale

In Yakima, the hard part of a sale is often the rest of life: a payment that slipped, a marriage ending, an estate, a lease, or a move. Here is the Yakima County side of each one. This is general information, not legal advice.

Facing foreclosureA trustee sells the house without a court case. Mediation can pause it.

Yakima County starts real property foreclosure on May 1 for taxes three or more years behind ⁴. The Treasurer's Tax Division is at 509-574-2800 ⁸. A lender with a deed of trust can also have a trustee sell the house without a court case. The state's mediation program can pause that if a housing counselor or attorney refers you in time ⁹. This isn't legal advice. If either kind has started, tell us on the call and talk to a Washington attorney.

Inherited a houseWho can sell a Washington house after the owner dies, with or without a will.

In Yakima County, an estate case goes through the Clerk of Superior Court, which issues letters testamentary or letters of administration: the papers that show who speaks for the estate. The Clerk's Office is at 128 N 2nd Street, Room 323, and its phone is 509-574-1430. Staff there can't give legal advice ¹⁰. If no one has been appointed yet, that's fine to say on the call. A Washington probate attorney can tell the family who has to sign.

Behind on paymentsYour lender has to write and call before a notice of default. Use that time.

A missed payment on your Yakima home doesn't start a foreclosure right away. Washington law has the lender try to reach you first, by letter and by phone, before it can send a notice of default ¹¹. Under federal rules, a mortgage servicer generally can't make the first foreclosure notice or filing until the loan is more than 120 days behind ¹². A complete application for help sent to the servicer in that time can hold it off longer ¹². Tell us on the call how far behind you are.

Going through a divorceWashington is a community property state. Here is what that means for the house.

Washington counts what a couple acquires during the marriage as community property. A Yakima house one spouse owned before the wedding can be separate property ¹³. Which kind yours is matters for who signs and how the money is split, so ask your attorney. If you and your spouse have agreed to sell, tell us on the call, and say whether the case is filed.

Selling a rental with tenantsYour tenants don't have to move out first. Bring the lease and the deposit records to the call.

Your tenants can stay through the sale, and the deposits you hold move to the new owner's trust account ¹⁴. Bring the lease and the deposit records to the call. One Yakima detail for landlords: if a tenant has the City of Yakima utility account, the City required your written authorization and a security deposit to open it. Accounts in an owner's name usually need no deposit ¹.

Moving to care or downsizingMoving into care or a smaller home? Here is what happens to your senior tax exemption.

If you are trading your Yakima house for a smaller place in Washington, the senior property tax exemption can move with you to the new home. No one gets it on two homes in the same year ¹⁵. Ask the Yakima County Assessor how to move it. If you are moving into care, tell us on the call so the closing date fits the move.

Where in Yakima We Buy, From Barge-Chestnut to Terrace Heights

The City of Yakima had about 100,400 people on April 1, 2026, and about 90,125 people in Yakima County lived outside any city or town ¹⁶. We buy houses on both sides of the city limits. If your part of Yakima is not listed, call anyway.

Downtown, Northeast and Southeast Yakima

Downtown Yakima
Northeast Yakima
Southeast Yakima
North First Street area

Barge-Chestnut, Summitview and Fruitvale

Barge-Chestnut neighborhood
Summitview Avenue area
Fruitvale Boulevard area
Englewood Avenue area

Tieton Drive, Nob Hill and the West Valley

Tieton Drive area
Nob Hill Boulevard area
West Valley
Wide Hollow Road area

Terrace Heights and Ahtanum

Terrace Heights
Ahtanum Road area

The Yakima ZIP Codes We Cover

98901
98902
98903
98908

What Yakima Owners Ask Before They Call

Is the local excise tax lower if my house is outside Yakima's city limits?

It can be. On the Department of Revenue's table effective May 1, 2026, the local rate is 0.5% in the City of Yakima, Union Gap and Selah, and 0.25% in unincorporated Yakima County, Moxee, Naches and Tieton ¹⁷. The state's share comes on top of that. Ask the escrow company to confirm the rate for your parcel.

Who closes the City of Yakima utility account when the house sells, and when does the final bill come?

Call Utility Services at 509-575-6080 or stop by 129 N. Second Street. It's up to the account holder to end the service. A field worker reads the meter for the final bill, the account closes the day the City hears from you and isn't backdated, and the final bill or refund can take up to four weeks ¹.

Can I pay only the first half of my Yakima County property tax before I sell?

It depends on the date. Before October 31, a year's tax over $50 can be paid in halves, so you can pay the first half by April 30. Once a half's delinquency date passes, May 1 for the first half and November 1 for the second, that half is owed with interest. You can pay by mail, online, by phone at 866-888-0989, at the drive-thru at 217 N. 1st St., or in the drop boxes at the courthouse ⁴. If you sell, escrow pays whatever is owed out of the sale money.

My Yakima-Tieton irrigation bill is past due. What does that mean for the sale?

The bill is due February 15 and turns delinquent May 1, and water isn't delivered until it's paid in full. Unpaid charges add 12% a year in interest, figured monthly, and the district collects through the same foreclosure process used for property taxes ³. Tell us on the call what's owed, so the payoff is part of the plan.

My late father's will was left with the Yakima County Clerk. Can anyone read it?

Yes, once it's unsealed. While a person is alive, a will deposited with the Clerk stays sealed and isn't public record ¹⁰. State law says, "Upon request and presentation of a certified copy of the testator's death certificate, the clerk shall unseal the file" ¹⁸. Call the Clerk's Office at 509-574-1430 to ask how to make the request. This isn't legal advice; a Washington probate attorney can tell the family what comes next.

Will you buy a Yakima ranch house with its original siding and an old swamp cooler?

Yes, we'll make a written cash offer on it. Describe the siding, the roof, the cooler and anything else you know on the call. The offer is based on the house as it stands.

Do you buy houses near Yakima?

Yes. We also buy houses in Union Gap, Selah, Moxee, Tieton, Naches, Wapato, Zillah and Toppenish ¹⁶. If you're not sure, call us.

Ready When You Are, Yakima