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Baltimore is a city of rowhouses, and I like them. Two-story brick rows with marble steps, porch-front rows on the northeast and northwest sides, three-story houses near the parks, and plenty of detached homes and twins once you get out toward the city line. If you own one and you’re ready to be done with it, I’m Evan Weissman, and I’d like to make you an offer.

Real Estate Wanted buys houses for cash in every Baltimore City neighborhood. You sell it the way it sits, and when I’m the buyer, you pay me no commission and no fees. Because I’m also a licensed Maryland agent, I can tell you honestly when listing the house would put more money in your pocket, and handle that too.

Text or call me at (410) 498-7473, or send me the address and I’ll follow up with an offer. You’re never obligated to take it.

Any Neighborhood, Any Block

I don’t skip parts of the city. Here’s a rough map of where I buy, but if your street isn’t named, call anyway.

  • Northeast: Hamilton, Lauraville, Belair-Edison, Frankford, Cedonia, Gardenville, Northwood, and the blocks off Harford Road and Belair Road
  • Southeast: Highlandtown, Patterson Park, Canton, Greektown, Brewers Hill, and O’Donnell Heights
  • South: Pigtown, Morrell Park, Brooklyn, Curtis Bay, Cherry Hill, Locust Point, and Federal Hill
  • West and southwest: Edmondson Village, Irvington, Ten Hills, Westgate, Violetville, and the streets off Frederick Avenue and Edmondson Avenue
  • Northwest: Park Heights, Arlington, Glen, Howard Park, and the blocks along Liberty Heights and Reisterstown Road
  • North and central: Hampden, Remington, Waverly, Charles Village, Govans, and Woodbourne

Neighborhood pages in Baltimore City:

What City Houses Usually Need

I’ll look at almost any house: single-family, townhome, row, twin, or multi-family, any age, any condition, any situation. Here’s what I see most often when I walk through a city house:

  • Roofs and back walls. Flat rubber roofs, leaking skylights, and rear walls where the brick needs repointing.
  • Basements. Water coming in at the front wall or through the floor drain, and old boilers or furnaces that have been patched for years.
  • Kitchens and baths from another era, and electrical that was added onto one room at a time.
  • Formstone fronts, soft wood windows, and porches that need structural work.
  • Rentals that have been lived in hard, sometimes with tenants who still live there.
  • Vacant houses that have been boarded, broken into, or cited by the city.

None of that scares me off. Price the work in, close on your date, and you walk away.

Selling in the City Comes With Paperwork. Here’s What to Expect.

Closing on a Baltimore City house has a few steps you won’t see in the counties. I’ll walk you through each one, and a licensed Maryland title company does the heavy lifting.

The city lien certificate. Before settlement, the title company orders a lien certificate from the city. It shows charges the city has against the property, which can include unpaid property taxes, water bills, and certain citations. Anything that shows up is usually paid from the sale at closing, so you don’t need cash on hand to clear it first.

Ground rent. A lot of older city rowhouses still carry a ground rent, a small yearly payment to whoever owns the land under the house. The title company tracks down the holder and it gets handled at settlement. It might feel strange if you’ve never heard of it, but it’s routine here.

Vacant building notices and violations. If the city has posted a notice on the house or written it up for code violations, I can still buy it. Tell me what you’ve received, and we’ll factor it into the offer and the paperwork.

Rentals. If the house is a rental, you may be juggling the city’s rental licensing and Maryland’s lead paint rules for older homes. I buy rentals with tenants in place, and I treat the people living there with respect when we walk through.

Estates. City estates are opened with the Register of Wills for Baltimore City at Courthouse East, 111 North Calvert Street. Once a personal representative can sign, I can buy the house with everything still in it. For anything legal, talk with the Register’s office or your own attorney. I’m not a lawyer, and I won’t pretend to be one.

Tax sale. The city holds its tax sale every May. If you’re behind, call sooner rather than later. Our behind on property taxes page explains the Maryland process.

Three Ways I Can Help

Option 1: Sell it to me for cash

You skip repairs, cleaning, showings, and commissions. You choose the closing date, and the title company handles the lien certificate, the payoffs, and the deed. This tends to fit vacant houses, rentals, estates, and houses with open city notices.

Option 2: Let me list it

Some city houses, especially ones that are already updated in neighborhoods buyers are hunting in, will bring more on the open market. I’d be your agent for that, with a commission we agree to in writing, and the timing would depend on buyers.

Option 3: Renovate and Sell Together

Where it fits, Evan can handle and pay for the updates under a written agreement, then sell on the open market. The cost of that work is repaid at settlement. You keep ownership until the sale. There is no guaranteed sale price or profit. Review any agreement with your own attorney before you sign.

Most of the houses I buy, I renovate myself, and in the city that usually means bringing a tired rowhouse back so a family can live in it again. Every so often I partner with another local buyer on a property. If that’s the plan for your house, you’ll hear it from me up front.

Side-by-side paths: cash offer vs listing in Maryland.

Behind on Mortgage Payments

If you are behind on your mortgage or facing foreclosure, start with free help before you decide anything. A HUD-approved housing counselor costs nothing and can walk you through options with your servicer, such as catching up, a repayment plan, forbearance, or a loan modification. The Maryland HOPE hotline, 1-877-462-7555, connects homeowners with those counselors. If you have court papers or a sale date, I also recommend talking with a Maryland attorney. I can’t promise to stop a foreclosure, and I won’t pressure you. If you and your counselor decide a sale makes sense, I’ll put a cash number next to a listing plan so you can compare. More here: behind on mortgage or facing foreclosure.

Situations I Help With in the City

Baltimore City foreclosure notices run through city courts; counseling is still free and statewide. Compare paths on behind on mortgage or facing foreclosure. I buy city houses as-is when a sale is the path you pick after that review.

Helpful guides for Baltimore City sellers

Nearby Areas

Real Estate Wanted buys houses across Maryland. Close to the city line? See Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, and Howard County. A lot of city sellers I meet also have a parent’s house up in Carroll County. If that’s you, our Westminster and Hampstead pages cover those towns in detail. If your house sits just over the line in Baltimore County, see Towson, Parkville or Dundalk.

Will you buy a rowhouse with a vacant building notice on it?

Yes. Tell me about any notices or citations up front, and I’ll build them into the offer. You don’t have to fix them before selling to me.

What is a lien certificate, and do I have to order it?

It’s the city’s record of what is owed against the property, like back taxes, water, and certain citations. The title company orders it for you, and anything on it is normally paid out of the sale at closing.

My house has a ground rent. Is that a problem?

Usually not. Plenty of city houses have one. The title company finds the ground rent holder, and it’s taken care of during settlement.

The tenants are still living there. Can I sell?

Yes. I buy city rentals with tenants in place, and I’ll work with you on how to give notice for the walk-through.

Do you buy outside the city too?

Yes. We have a Baltimore County page and buy all over Maryland. If your mailing address says Baltimore but you’re not sure it’s inside the city line, call and we’ll sort it out.

Will it cost me anything to get an offer?

No. Getting an offer is free and there’s no obligation. On a cash sale to me, there are no commissions or fees.

We fell behind on our Baltimore City mortgage. Will you promise to stop the foreclosure?

No. I will not promise to stop a foreclosure or save a home. Use free counselors and your servicer first; then behind on mortgage or facing foreclosure if you want the full options list including a possible cash sale.

Tell Me About the House

You don’t need a plan before you reach out. Tell me the address and what’s going on, and I’ll give you honest options and a written offer to think over.

Start my offer or reach me by phone or text at (410) 498-7473.

Real Estate Wanted, Hampstead, MD 21074. Buying houses in Baltimore City and across Maryland.

Evan Weissman, MD License #664574, eXp Realty, LLC. When Real Estate Wanted makes you a cash offer, we are buying for our own investment and I am not acting as your agent. If you list with me, I represent you under a written listing agreement. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice.