Sell a Hoarder or Heavy-Repair House in Edgewood, WA
You can sell an Edgewood house that is full of belongings, or a heavy-fixer on acreage, without renting a dumpster or hiring a contractor first. KindKey Home Buyers LLC is a principal buyer at 640 1st St SW in Auburn. KindKey is not a real estate agent, a contractor, or code enforcement, and KindKey does not list the house. You will not be asked to explain how the house or the shop got this way.
Edgewood is an incorporated Pierce County city between Milton, Fife, Puyallup, and Sumner. It incorporated on February 28, 1996. Most residents live on North Hill: single-family houses, longer driveways, and shops or sheds set back from the street. A smaller share of the city sits at the base of the hill in the Puyallup River valley. Day-to-day travel runs on Meridian Avenue E, which is State Route 161, and on Jovita Boulevard. Jovita is an older local name, not a separate city.
On North Hill, the difficult part is often not a small city lot. It is a house plus a shop, a barn, vehicles, and years of tools set back from Meridian or Jovita Boulevard. A valley house can be smaller and still be a heavy repair because of drainage, a soft floor, or a stopped remodel.
Acreage, shops, and what can stay
KindKey buys the property as it sits, including outbuildings. You do not have to empty the shop, move the RV, or bag the contents of every room. Take papers, photos, and what the family wants. Leave the rest. If a floor or a shop roof is not safe to walk, say that before we arrive.
Many North Hill and Jovita lots, especially older acreage, still use a septic system, and some use a private well. Other Edgewood houses are on public sewer and public water. The city name does not tell you which. In Pierce County, on-site sewage questions are handled by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, not by the city building counter. KindKey does not inspect, pump, or certify a septic system or a well. Tell us what serves the house. A failing system does not stop an offer.
A listed sale of a house in this condition means photos on the internet and strangers on a long driveway. A sale to KindKey is a private walkthrough and a written offer. We do not publish interior photos of your sale as marketing.
Permits, the health department, and price
Inside the city limits, building permits and city code letters are a City of Edgewood matter. Community Development is at Edgewood City Hall, 10440 Dom Calata Way E, Edgewood, WA 98372. The permit line published by the city is (253) 952-3299. A Pierce County letter can mean the parcel is outside the city even when the mailing address says Edgewood. Read the header. An unpermitted shop or a debris case does not have to be cured first. KindKey will not pull the permit for you.
The offer is lower than a retail price for an empty, repaired house because the work is still ahead. That tradeoff is the point when you cannot fund the clean-out. KindKey does not charge an agent commission or a separate assignment fee. Closing-cost responsibility is stated in the written purchase agreement and can vary. Mortgage payoffs, liens, taxes, and other obligations can reduce proceeds. The closing agent provides a settlement statement before you close. If a foreclosure notice, a delinquent mortgage, or another kind of financial pressure is part of the sale, talk with a Washington attorney before you sign. Washington has distressed-property rules under RCW 61.34. KindKey does not interpret those rules or tell you they do not apply.
Related pages
- Sell a house in EdgewoodThe Edgewood city page.
- Sell a hoarder or heavy-repair houseThe Washington overview.
- Request a cash offerDescribe the house and the shop in plain words.
- Edgewood code violationsWhen the city has already sent a notice about the debris or the shop.
- Hoarder houses on Edgewood acreageShops, outbuildings, and a private sale.
KindKey Home Buyers purchases properties as a principal buyer and is not acting as the seller’s real estate agent. KindKey does not charge the seller an agent commission or a separate service or assignment fee. Responsibility for escrow, title, excise tax, recording, and other closing costs will be clearly stated in the written purchase agreement and may vary by transaction. The seller’s final proceeds may be reduced by mortgage payoffs, liens, taxes, prorations, utility balances, or other obligations associated with the property. Escrow or the closing agent will provide the seller with a settlement statement showing all charges and final proceeds before closing.
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