Selling a House With Bad Tenants or an Eviction
Local cash home buyers since 2016. 1,000+ houses bought in St. Louis MO & IL. 4.7 on Google from 65+ reviews. Read Google reviews.
As-is cash offer. No repairs. We typically cover closing costs. About 2 weeks — you pick the date.
You can sell a St. Louis rental without finishing an eviction first. House Sold Easy buys houses with tenants in place, tenants who have stopped paying, and houses in the middle of an eviction — as-is, for cash. We are not your eviction attorney. Call 636-525-1566.
The companion page is selling a house with tenants. Use that if the tenancy is ordinary. Use this page if the occupancy is the problem.
What we need to know
Who lives there. Written lease or month-to-month. Rent current or not. Whether a case is filed, and in which court. Whether anyone has changed the locks. Whether you are afraid to go to the house. Those facts change access and timing. They do not automatically kill an offer.
Missouri landlord-tenant process is specific. We will not quote a court timeline or a filing fee. Use an attorney or the court that has your case. We buy the house. We can often take it subject to the occupancy that exists.
Why landlords sell instead of finishing the case
The unit needs work, the rent does not cover the next roof, and the case is another six weeks you do not want. Or you inherited a rental and do not want to be a landlord for a year. Tired of landlording. Inherited house. Vacant if they already left and wrecked it.
A listing buyer’s lender often wants the house empty and pretty. That puts you back in the eviction and the rehab. A cash buyer can take the house occupied. Compare cash vs listing.
What we will not do
We will not pretend to be the sheriff. We will not give you a script to lock someone out unlawfully. We will not promise a tenant will leave because we bought the house. After closing, occupancy is our problem if we bought it.
If the house also has code issues or a hoarder cleanout, say so. One walkthrough, one offer.
Where this clusters
City two-flats, University City, North County, Ferguson, Florissant, and South County rentals. Areas we serve. Since 2016, 1,000+ houses, David or Mike, Brentwood, 4.7 stars from 65+ Google reviews.
Common questions
Do I have to evict before I sell to you?
No. Tell us the status.
Will you talk to the tenant?
Sometimes, with your permission, to schedule access. We do not become the property manager on the phone call.
What if I do not have a written lease?
Say so. Month-to-month and informal occupancy are common.
Can I sell if I already filed in court?
Often yes. Have the case information.
Is this legal advice about eviction?
No. Use a Missouri attorney.
Do you buy if they destroyed the inside?
Yes, as-is. The offer reflects condition.
Related page?
Tenants in place and tired landlord.
Who do I call?
Talk to a person
Call or text 636-525-1566 any time. House Sold Easy has bought 1,000+ houses in St. Louis, Missouri and Illinois since 2016. You will deal with David Dodge or Michael Slane. The office is at 1750 S Brentwood Blvd, Suite 503, in Brentwood. Google shows 4.7 stars from 65+ reviews — read those on Google, not as stars on this page.
If you want the cash path, send the address on the form. If you want a listing net sheet, get that from an agent and compare. We will not pretend every house should sell to us.
Access without making the situation worse
If you are afraid to visit, do not go alone to “prepare” the house for us. Tell us. We can often schedule around a tenant’s presence or work from what we can legally access. Do not change locks in a way your attorney has not approved.
Payment history, photos of damage, and the lease — even an expired one — help. So does honesty about cash you collected off the books. Title and occupancy have to match the story.
After we buy, you are out of the landlord seat. That is the point for a lot of tired owners. It is not a magic eviction. Occupancy becomes our problem.
Cross-links: tenants · tired landlord · as-is · situations
City two-flats vs a single-family rental
A South City two-flat with one paying tenant and one problem unit is a different file than a North County ranch with a family who stopped paying last fall. We still buy both when the numbers work. We need the truth about both units, not the nicer story.
Section 8 or other subsidy paperwork, if it exists, belongs in the first call. We are not the housing authority. We still need to know who pays whom.
If you want to keep being a landlord on a different house, sell this one. Tired of landlording is the broader version. This page is for when occupancy is the emergency.
After you call about a problem tenant
Have the address and the occupancy story ready. We can give a preliminary range and schedule a walkthrough that does not require you to confront anyone. If we cannot buy it, we will say so instead of stringing out a listing fantasy.
Call 636-525-1566.
If the tenant already left and the damage is the story, you are on as-is and maybe cleanout as much as this page. If they are still there, stay on this one. Either way, one call is enough: 636-525-1566.