Allentown is a city of rowhomes and twins, many built more than a century ago, and it's majority renter. Census estimates put renters at close to 6 in 10 households. The city has run a rental registration and inspection program since 2000, so landlords here deal with more inspections than in many cities. If you own an Allentown house that needs work, has tenants, or is more trouble than it's worth, we'll make you a cash offer as-is.
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Allentown neighborhoods we buy in
We buy across the city, including Center City, Old Allentown, Old Fairgrounds, the East Side, the South Side, the West End and Mountainville. We also buy in nearby Whitehall, Emmaus, Catasauqua and Fullerton, and next door in Bethlehem.
What we see in Allentown houses
- Rowhomes and twins. Shared walls, flat or low-slope roofs, old masonry, and plumbing and electrical that are decades out of date.
- Rental inspections. Allentown's rental registration and inspection program can turn up a repair list before you can keep renting.
- Converted multi-units. Older single-family homes that were split into apartments years ago.
- Older systems. Boilers, oil tanks, galvanized pipes and lead paint come up often.
Why Allentown owners sell to us
Most calls come from landlords ready to stop, heirs settling a family home, and owners who can't afford the repairs a rowhome needs.
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 Allentown
Estates for Lehigh County residents are opened with the Lehigh County Register of Wills in Allentown. Pennsylvania inheritance tax applies to most heirs, and the realty transfer tax is at least 2% in most places. Foreclosures are judicial and end in a sheriff's sale. See our Pennsylvania page.
Questions Allentown sellers ask
My rental failed its inspection. Can I still sell it?
Yes. We buy as-is and take care of the repairs after closing.
Will you buy a rowhome with tenants in it?
Yes. We buy with tenants in place.
Do you buy houses that have been converted into apartments?
Yes, including duplexes and small multi-units.