Is We Buy Property a legitimate company?

Yes. We Buy Property LLC is a BBB-accredited, A+ rated company based on Pittsburgh South Side, with a 5.0-star Google rating across 91 reviews and features on WPXI Channel 11 and The Center Square. We never charge upfront fees and every offer comes in writing.

Do you really pay cash?

Yes - our own funds, no bank financing, no waiting on loan approvals. We provide proof of funds on request, which is exactly what you should demand from any buyer before signing anything.

Do you really close in 30 days or less?

Yes - most of our closings finish in 7 to 21 days. The title search takes 3 to 5 business days at a local Pittsburgh title company and we can close as soon as it clears. You pick the date; if you need more than 30 days, that works too.

Do you really buy houses as-is?

Yes - completely as-is. No repairs, no inspections to pass, no cleaning. Take what you want and leave the rest, including furniture and belongings. We handle the entire cleanout after closing.

Do you really buy houses all over Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas?

Yes - every Pittsburgh neighborhood plus all of Allegheny, Washington, Beaver, Butler, Westmoreland, and Armstrong counties. From Penn Hills to Bethel Park, McKees Rocks to Verona - city, suburb, or small town.

Do you really charge no fees or commissions?

Correct - zero. No commissions, no service fees, and we pay standard closing costs. The written offer is the amount you walk away with at closing.

Who actually buys my house - is it really you?

Yes. We Buy Property purchases homes directly - you deal with owner Mark Schinzel and our local team, not a call center, franchise, or middleman reselling your contract.

How do you calculate my cash offer?

Recent sales within about a mile of your home, the current condition of the property, and real repair costs. We walk you through the math line by line - no mystery numbers, no pressure to accept.

Can you really help if I am behind on payments or facing foreclosure?

Often, yes. A cash closing before the sheriff sale date pays off the mortgage debt and stops the process - the earlier you call, the more equity you keep. And if keeping your home is the better path, we will point you to assistance programs instead of buying it.

What do I need to sell my house to you?

Just a government-issued ID, your deed if available, and any loan or lien information. The title company and our team prepare everything else - the agreement, disclosures, and closing documents.

We Buy Houses in Larimer, Pittsburgh — Cash Offer in 24 Hours

We Buy Property LLC buys houses in Larimer for cash, as-is, in any condition. Larimer is an East End Pittsburgh neighborhood of about 0.445 square miles, wedged between East Liberty, Homewood, Highland Park and Lincoln–Lemington. We buy here whether the property is occupied, vacant, tenant-occupied, inherited, tax-delinquent or under a City code citation — and we have been buying across the Pittsburgh metro since 2018.

Larimer Is a City Neighborhood, Not a Borough — That Changes the Sale

If you have sold in one of the Turtle Creek Valley boroughs, forget that process. The City of Pittsburgh does not run a borough-style point-of-sale occupancy inspection. What you deal with in Larimer instead is Permits, Licenses and Inspections (PLI) on the code side, and, if the property is tax-delinquent or long vacant, the machinery around the Pittsburgh Land Bank, the City Treasurer’s sale and the Allegheny County Sheriff’s sale.

Three things owners here should know:

Tax delinquency does not take the house immediately, but it does stack. Liens accrue against the parcel and are searchable through Allegheny County court records. They get paid out of a closing — they do not have to be cleared before you sell.
A sheriff’s sale is not the end. Allegheny County sheriff’s sales run the first Monday of each month, and a prior owner may redeem by paying the full back taxes within 90 days of the sale. If you are inside that window, you still have options — see stopping a foreclosure.
Vacancy invites conservatorship. Under Pennsylvania’s Act 135, a property vacant twelve months and meeting the blight definition can be placed under a court-appointed conservator by a third party. If you own a vacant Larimer property, selling it is usually a better outcome than losing control of it.

What Happened to Larimer’s Housing

Germans settled Larimer in the late 1800s; by the early 1900s it was Italian, and it stayed Pittsburgh’s Little Italy until the 1960s. Residents built brick homes and ran foundries and bakeries along Lincoln Avenue, and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America was founded here in 1928. Then East Liberty’s urban renewal and a 320-unit housing project on Larimer Avenue accelerated the exodus. The 2010 census counted 1,728 residents in a neighborhood built for several times that.

The result is the pattern we buy into constantly: solid century-old brick houses on small city lots, many held by one family for decades, many now inherited by heirs who live somewhere else, and a lot of vacant land where houses came down. In 2014 Larimer won a $30 million HUD Choice Neighborhoods grant backing more than 350 mixed-income units, so there is real investment moving through — but it does not reach the individual owner sitting on a house that needs a roof.

Situations We Buy in Larimer

Inherited family homes. The most common Larimer call — a parent or grandparent’s house, heirs out of state, decades of belongings inside. See selling an inherited property in Pittsburgh.
Vacant and boarded properties. See selling a vacant house before Act 135 conservatorship becomes someone else’s idea.
City code citations. See selling a house with code violations.
Back taxes and liens. Paid from closing, not from your pocket.
Rentals you are done managing — we buy with tenants in place.

Larimer Facts That Matter to a Seller

East End neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, roughly 0.445 square miles
1,728 residents at the 2010 census
Named for William Larimer, the 19th-century railroad figure who built a manor house here
Bordered by East Liberty, Homewood, Highland Park and Lincoln–Lemington; the East Busway runs along the old Two-Mile Run
$30 million HUD Choice Neighborhoods grant awarded 2014

We Also Buy Nearby

Across the East End we buy in Lincoln–Lemington, Homewood, Penn Hills, Wilkinsburg and Swissvale. Citywide, see we buy houses in Pittsburgh, and county-wide Allegheny County.

Frequently Asked Questions — Selling a House in Larimer

I inherited the house and the deed is still in my mother’s name. Can I sell?

Usually yes, once the estate is opened. We handle this constantly and can walk you through what the title company will need. An unprobated estate slows a sale; it does not prevent one.

There are years of unpaid city and school taxes on it.

That is normal in this neighborhood and it is handled at closing out of the proceeds. Tell us the parcel and we will get you a straight answer on whether the numbers work.

The house is boarded up and I have not been inside in years.

Fine. We will arrange access and we buy in that condition. You do not need to clean it, secure it or repair it first.

What does it cost me?

Nothing. No commissions, no listing fees, and we cover standard closing costs. Cash offer within 24 hours, closing typically 7 to 14 days on your date.

Get a Cash Offer on Your Larimer House

Send the address and a short description. You will have a fair, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. Call or text (412) 424-6412, or request your cash offer online.