Bergen County house you need sold before the next tax quarter?
Call or text (973) 520-0243, we're across the river in Totowa.
We buy houses in Bergen County, NJ. From Garfield two-families to Mahwah colonials.
Bergen is New Jersey's most populous county and one of its most expensive to hold a house in. We buy across all 70 municipalities, from the dense boroughs along the Passaic River to the hill towns off Route 17, as-is, with a written offer in 24 hours. Totowa is twenty minutes from most of it.
- Every Bergen borough, all 70
- Estate houses from the postwar boom
- High-tax carrying costs stopped at closing
- Tenant-occupied two-families in the river towns
You'll deal with Peter, not a call center. Peter has bought in Garfield, Lodi, Fair Lawn, Hackensack and Bergenfield, and knows the Hackensack surrogate's office and sheriff's calendar well. About Peter
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Towns in Bergen County where we buy houses
Pick your town for the local page: housing stock, neighborhoods, and the local rules that affect a sale. Don't see yours? We buy there too.
What's different about selling a house in Bergen County
Bergen is expensive, dense in the south and suburban in the north, and heavily regulated town by town. Here's what that means for a sale. Every town varies; we'll tell you what applies to yours on the first call.
Seventy towns, seventy rulebooks. Bergen has more municipalities than any county in the state, and nearly all of them require something before a sale: a certificate of occupancy, a continued certificate of occupancy, a smoke and carbon monoxide certificate, or a rental inspection. Some towns turn these around in days, some in weeks. We know which is which and handle all of it.
The taxes make waiting expensive. Bergen property taxes are among the highest in the country. An estate house that sits vacant for a year while heirs decide, or a listing that stretches through two seasons, can cost more in carrying costs than the difference between a cash offer and a retail sale.
Postwar housing is turning over. Fair Lawn, Paramus, Bergenfield, Dumont, Saddle Brook and Teaneck were built out in the 1950s and 60s. Many of those houses are still with original owners or their estates, with original kitchens, oil tanks, and knob-and-tube in the attic. That's the house we buy most in Bergen.
The river towns flood. Lodi, Little Ferry, Moonachie, Elmwood Park, Garfield and parts of Hackensack sit along the Passaic, Saddle and Hackensack rivers and the Meadowlands. Flood insurance costs and disclosure history push retail buyers away. We buy flood-zone houses in Bergen as-is.
Estates and sheriff sales run through Hackensack. The Bergen County Surrogate's Court and the Sheriff's Office are both at the county complex in Hackensack. We work with both regularly and can tell you what to expect from each.
The situations we see most in Bergen County
Inherited houses in Fair Lawn, Paramus, Teaneck and Bergenfield, where the kids have moved to Morris County or out of state.
Downsizing from a four-bedroom colonial on a half acre to a condo or a 55+ community, without the year of prep.
Two-families with tenants in Garfield, Lodi, Hackensack and Cliffside Park.
Pre-foreclosure across the county, often with a second mortgage or HELOC layered on.
Flood-zone houses in Little Ferry, Lodi and Moonachie that won't pass a retail buyer's insurance check.
Bergen County questions
More on the FAQ page.
How fast can you close on a house in Bergen County?
Seven days when title is clean and the town's certificate is quick. Some Bergen towns take longer on inspections; we'll tell you which on the first call and build the timeline around it.
Do you buy in the expensive towns, like Ridgewood or Franklin Lakes?
Yes. Price point doesn't matter; condition and situation do. We buy estate houses and tired properties in every Bergen town.
What about the certificate of occupancy?
We schedule it, pay for it and handle any repairs after closing. If the house would fail today, it's still a house we'll buy today.
Can you meet me at the house this week?
Usually this week, often tomorrow. Totowa is twenty to thirty minutes from most of Bergen.
Neighboring counties
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