Baltimore is a rowhouse city with a vacant-house problem. In April 2026, the city reported about 11,800 open vacant building notices. Census estimates put the median year built for Baltimore homes around 1947, and many rowhomes are older than that. Some still carry ground rent, an old Maryland arrangement where someone else owns the land under the house and collects a yearly fee. If you own a Baltimore house with any of these problems, we'll make you a cash offer as-is.
We buy houses in all 50 states. These are just some of the areas we serve. Don't see your city? We still want to hear from you.
Baltimore neighborhoods we buy in
We buy across the city, including Belair-Edison, Hamilton, Lauraville, Highlandtown, Brooklyn, Curtis Bay, Morrell Park, Pigtown, Sandtown-Winchester, Harlem Park, Edmondson Village, Park Heights, Pimlico, Waverly, Charles Village and Remington. We also buy in Baltimore County, in places like Dundalk, Essex, Catonsville, Towson and Parkville.
What we see in Baltimore houses
- Vacant rowhomes. Vacant building notices, open code cases and boarded windows.
- Lead paint and rental rules. Maryland requires pre-1978 rentals to be registered and inspected for lead at each tenant turnover. Baltimore also requires rental licensing.
- Ground rent. Some houses still have ground rent that has to be handled at closing.
- Old rowhome systems. Flat roofs, shared party walls, old plumbing and wiring.
Why Baltimore owners sell to us
More than half of Baltimore households rent, according to Census estimates. We hear from landlords, heirs who inherited a family rowhome, and owners holding vacant houses that keep getting cited.
See our pages for an inherited house, probate, a house that needs repairs, being a tired landlord, or a vacant house.
Probate, taxes and foreclosure in Baltimore
Baltimore City is independent of Baltimore County, so city estates go through the Register of Wills for Baltimore City. City transfer tax is 1.5% plus the 0.5% state transfer tax, and recordation tax applies too. Maryland foreclosures need a Notice of Intent at least 45 days before filing and offer mediation. See our Maryland page.
Questions Baltimore sellers ask
Will you buy a house with a vacant building notice?
Yes. We buy vacant and cited houses as-is.
My house has ground rent. Can I still sell?
Yes. The title company handles ground rent at closing.
Will you buy a rental that isn't lead-certified?
Yes. We buy as-is and handle the lead work after closing.