We buy houses in Richmond, VA
Sell your house fast in Richmond, VA, for cash and as-is.
Richmond has about 229,000 people and a lot of houses that are hard to sell the normal way. We buy them for cash, as-is, from the Fan and Church Hill to Southside, Northside and Manchester.
Maybe it's a rowhouse with a sagging floor, a rental you're tired of managing, or a relative's home in Highland Park that has sat empty since the funeral. Send us the address and you'll have a cash number within 24 hours. You don't fix anything, clean anything or pay an agent.
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Richmond housing by the numbers
- 229,359
- Residents
- $353,000
- Median home value
- 1959
- Typical home built
- 43.5%
- Owner-occupied homes
Fewer than half of Richmond homes are lived in by their owners, so a big share of the city is rentals and we talk to a lot of landlords. The typical house was built around 1959, and many in the older neighborhoods are far older than that. At that age the roof, the wiring, the plumbing and the furnace are all on borrowed time, and those are the repairs that kill a normal sale.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
The kinds of Richmond houses we buy
Richmond is a city of brick. In Church Hill, Jackson Ward, the Fan and Oregon Hill you find narrow rowhouses and Victorian townhomes, many over a century old. Across the river in Manchester and Woodland Heights there are frame bungalows and Craftsman homes, and on the Northside and Southside you see brick Cape Cods, foursquares and mid-century ranches. The old ones tend to need the same things: knob-and-tube or patched wiring, galvanized pipe, plaster that has let go, a slate or flat roof that leaks, and a basement that takes on water when the James runs high.
We buy all of it. Condition changes the price, not whether we make an offer. Rowhouses, bungalows, duplexes, houses with a collapsed porch, houses inside a historic district that nobody wants to touch, and houses that have sat empty long enough for the city to start sending letters.
We buy Richmond houses in any condition
Leave the cleanup, the repairs and anything you don't want to us. We took these photos on real walkthroughs, and this is the condition we buy houses in.
The Richmond situations we buy in
An old house that needs everything
Plenty of Richmond houses are a century old. Cloth wiring, cast iron drains, a failing chimney and a roof patched too many times make retail buyers walk. We price the work into our offer and buy the house as it is, so you never hire a contractor.
The rental you're done with
More than half the homes in the city are rentals, which means plenty of tired landlords. If the tenant stopped paying, the unit needs work between leases, or you just want out, we buy rentals with the tenants still living there and work out a plan for them with you.
A house you inherited
Families in Richmond hold on to houses for generations, and then a parent passes and nobody lives there. You don't have to clean it out, fix it up or list it. We can make an offer now and close once the estate paperwork lets you sign.
Behind on the mortgage
Virginia foreclosures mostly skip the courtroom, and on a home you live in the lender has to mail you a notice at least 60 days before the sale. That is real time, but it runs out. If you're behind, call early. Selling before the sale date pays off the lender at closing.
Flooding and a wet basement
Houses near the James, the creeks and the low spots in Southside take on water, and a basement with a musty smell or a bowed wall scares buyers. We buy the house as it stands and handle the repair ourselves after we close.
Vacant house and city letters
A boarded window, overgrown lot or empty house that Richmond has flagged adds fines and worry every month. Most buyers want it cleared before closing. We buy houses with open violations and deal with the city ourselves after we close.
How selling for cash works in Richmond
Here is how a cash sale works in Richmond. You call or send the form, we look at the house and send a cash offer within 24 hours, and if you say yes, a local title company handles the closing. You pick the closing date, and we can close in 30 days or less.
If you're behind on your mortgage, timing matters more. Virginia lenders usually sell a house through a trustee, a person named in your loan papers who runs the sale without a judge. For a home you live in, the lender has to mail you notice by certified or registered mail at least 60 days before the sale. The trustee also advertises the sale in a newspaper that covers Richmond. It can't happen sooner than 8 days after the first ad, or more than 30 days after the last one.
If we buy the house before the sale, the lender is paid off at closing and the sale is cancelled. Once that 60-day letter shows up, the clock is running. The earlier you reach out, the more room there is to make it work.
How it works
Three steps to a cash sale.
Tell us about the house
Call us or fill out the short form. Give us the address and tell us about the condition of the house and your situation. That is enough to start.
Get your cash offer
We review the house and send you a fair cash offer within 24 hours. You'll see how we got to the number, and you're under no obligation to take it.
Close on your date
You pick the closing date. Closing in 30 days or less is possible, and a later date is fine if you need more time. A title company handles the paperwork and you walk away with cash.
Refreshed monthly
September 2026: what the Richmond city, VA market looks like
- Typical asking price
- $387,000
- Houses listed
- 410
- Typical days listed
- 39
- Newly listed this month
- 220
- Sellers who dropped their price
- 22.4%
- Pending sales
- 223
- Asking price vs. last year
- -2.7%
In September 2026, 410 houses were listed in Richmond city, VA, up 4% compared with last year. Half were priced above $387,000 and half below, and the typical house had been listed for 39 days. About 1 in 4 sellers lowered the price they were asking that month.
Those 39 days measure time after the listing starts. Before that, repairs and cleanup can take weeks. Afterward, the buyer's lender may need about a month to finish closing. Listing may bring you the highest price if the house is updated and you have time to wait. A cash sale lets you skip that wait when the property needs repairs, is tenant occupied, or you need to sell sooner. Ask us for a cash price to compare with a listing.
| Month | Typical asking price | Typical days listed | Houses listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct '25 | $395,000 | 43 | 395 |
| Nov '25 | $385,000 | 49 | 382 |
| Dec '25 | $378,700 | 54 | 322 |
| Jan '26 | $385,000 | 54 | 273 |
| Feb '26 | $387,450 | 44 | 261 |
| Mar '26 | $400,750 | 37 | 294 |
| Apr '26 | $419,988 | 39 | 308 |
| May '26 | $423,990 | 36 | 348 |
| Jun '26 | $425,000 | 35 | 366 |
| Jul '26 | $421,950 | 40 | 352 |
| Aug '26 | $375,000 | 44 | 375 |
| Sep '26 | $387,000 | 39 | 410 |
Source: Realtor.com Economic Research, Richmond city, VA listing figures. We update these after the monthly data is released.
Run the numbers on a Richmond sale
Expect a cash price below what you would ask when listing the house. A buyer who promises otherwise is preparing to lower the offer after you commit.
Start with what you would keep from the sale. In Richmond, the median home value is about $353,000. At that price, a six percent commission takes $21,180, with repair bills still to come. Count the repairs the buyer asks for after the inspection. Add months of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance and utilities while you wait to sell. Then compare what is left with our cash price.
Listing can still leave you with more money. When it does, listing is the right choice. We want to tell you that upfront so you do not sell to us and later regret taking the house off the market.
A simpler way to sell your Richmond house
Selling with a real estate agent
- Six percent in commissions off your sale price
- Repairs, cleanup and staging before it lists
- Showings with strangers walking through your home
- Two to three months on the market, then a wait to close
- Deals that fall through when the buyer's loan does
Selling to MalBuysHouses Nationwide
- A cash offer within 24 hours
- Pick your closing date, as soon as 30 days or less
- No repairs and no cleanup. Sell it as-is
- No agent commissions and no closing costs
- One honest offer and no pressure to take it
What sellers say about working with Mal
"Malachi saved us from losing everything. We closed in 9 days and walked away with cash in hand. He was honest the whole way through — no pressure, no games."
"I was three months behind and didn't know what to do. Memorable Home Buyers explained everything clearly and made a fair offer the same day I called. Highly recommend."
"Malachi was a pleasure to work with. We inherited a home that we could not pay the repairs on. He gave us a fair price, and closed exactly when he said he would. Was a quick, easy and very convenient process."
"I had only 8 days left to stop my foreclosure. Malachi came in and showed me what options I had left, and once we agreed on me selling he purchased the home and was able to prevent that stuff on my record. I appreciate him for helping us."
"Me and my husband had a property we just didn't want to deal with anymore. It had leaks in the roof, needed a new water heater and a bunch of other stuff we didn't have the energy to fix anymore. Mal gave us a fair cash offer and made our downsizing process simple"
Four questions, about a minute
What should you do with your Richmond house?
Tell us a little about the house and your timing, and we will show you which options fit yours. Then, if you would like a cash offer, you can request one in one more step.
Question 1 of 4
What's going on with the house?
Our promise to you
Four things you can count on when you sell to us
Mal is your contact throughout the sale, from your first call through closing. We make these four promises for every house we buy.
The number holds
Your settlement statement will show the price we agreed to if the property is as you described it by phone. If we find a major issue during the walkthrough that you had not mentioned, we explain the difference to you before proceeding.
A contract you can read
We use plain English in our purchase agreement. Bring it home for your family to read. Before signing, ask us to explain any part you have questions about.
You pick the date
On our first call, let us know when you need to close. If that date will not work for us, we tell you during that call. You will know before making a commitment.
An honest answer, even when it costs us the sale
We tell you when selling through an agent would bring you more money. A cash sale does not suit everyone. We want you to hear that from us.
Whatever's going on with your Richmond house, we can help.
Owners sell for many different reasons. If the house has become more trouble than it is worth, tell us. We won't judge, and you don't have to sell.
Guides for Virginia homeowners
Plain answers to the questions sellers ask us most.
General · How it works · 6 min read
How selling a house for cash works, step by stepGeneral · Costs · 6 min read
Who pays closing costs when you sell to a cash buyer?General · Repairs · 6 min read
Can you sell a house with foundation problems?General · Inherited homes · 7 min read
Inherited a house you don't want? What to do firstGeneral · Landlords · 6 min read
Can you sell a house with tenants living in it?General · Foreclosure · 6 min read
Behind on your mortgage? Your options before a foreclosure saleGeneral · How it works · 6 min read
Cash offer or list with an agent? Work out the real numbers
Where we buy in Richmond
- The Fan
- Church Hill
- Jackson Ward
- Oregon Hill
- Carytown
- Scott's Addition
- Manchester
- Woodland Heights
- Forest Hill
- Westover Hills
- Highland Park
- Ginter Park
- Barton Heights
- Battery Park
- Bellevue
- Union Hill
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Richmond sellers ask us these
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These are the states where we buy the most. If your house is somewhere else in the US, send it over anyway and we'll tell you quickly if we can make an offer.
Get your cash offer today.
Tell us where the house is and briefly describe its condition. We will give you a fair cash offer without any commitment to sell. You leave the repairs and the cleanup to us.