Buy with tenants in place
Keep collecting rent until closing. We take over the lease, so there's no vacancy gap or forced move-out.
If you're done being a landlord — tenants in place, deferred maintenance, or problem units — we buy rentals as-is, occupied or vacant. Sell Dave Your House is a local cash home buyer serving Southgate and the rest of Wayne County — a fair offer, no repairs or fees, and a close on your timeline.
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If the numbers on your Southgate rental stopped working — repairs, taxes, tenant turnover, or managing from out of state — we'll make a written cash offer on the property as it stands. No showings that disturb tenants, no make-ready budget, and a closing date you pick, whether the unit is in Eureka Road corridor, Trenton Road area and Allen Road area or anywhere else in Wayne County.
Yes. We're cash buyers and investors ourselves. We can buy tenant-occupied rentals and take over the current lease. So you don't have to wait for a lease to end, deal with a move-out, or risk an empty unit. We also buy vacant rentals and properties with problem tenants. It's all in as-is condition with no agent commissions.
The neighborhoods around Eureka Road, Trenton Road, Allen Road, and Pennsylvania Road are full of tidy ranches and Cape Cods from the 1950s and 60s. Listing one means staging, showings, agent fees, and waiting on a financed buyer. Selling directly to us means none of that. You just get a fair cash offer and a closing date you choose.
Southgate is a handy, affordable Downriver suburb. It is full of 1950s and 60s ranches and Cape Cods near the Eureka Road shopping district. Homes here sell steadily. Still, many owners would rather skip agent commissions and weeks of showings. Selling directly to us means no listing and no open houses. You get a cash offer based on the home's current condition.
We buy houses in every part of Southgate, including:
Pennsylvania Road area. The Pennsylvania Road area holds quiet blocks of postwar Southgate homes. If yours needs a roof, furnace, or kitchen, that is fine. We buy houses for cash here, occupied or vacant, with no open houses.
Market Square area. The Market Square area sits at the heart of Southgate's shopping district, with family homes close by. We buy houses for cash near Market Square as-is, so downsizers and heirs can sell with no repairs or cleanout.
With typical Southgate values around $197,960 (up 2.7% year over year), many landlords are weighing an exit. A tenant-occupied or tired rental rarely captures retail price on the MLS anyway — our cash offer reflects the building as it operates today, with no vacancy period, no make-ready costs, and no financing risk. For timing context: listed Southgate homes currently take a median of about 8 days just to go pending — before the buyer's 30–45-day mortgage window even starts, and 36% of recent Southgate sales closed below the asking price.
Market data: Zillow Research, Southgate — typical value (ZHVI, middle tier), median sale price, days to pending, and share sold below list; as of July 2026.
Listing a tenant-occupied property on the open market is awkward. Showings need notice, tenants may not cooperate, and most regular buyers want the unit empty. That can mean ending a lease or waiting months. Selling to an investor solves this. We honor the current lease, and the tenant simply keeps paying rent to a new owner.
If your unit is vacant or between tenants, even better. We can move fast without the cost of fixing up the unit, re-listing it, or screening new renters just to make it sellable.
Tough tenants, missed rent, or a unit you think needs an eviction make a property hard to sell to a typical buyer. We see these situations all the time and can often buy as-is, taking the tenant issue on ourselves. Michigan landlord-tenant law sets specific notice and process rules. As experienced buyers, we plan for that instead of expecting you to handle it first.
Security deposits, prorated rent, and lease terms are all settled at closing through the title company. That keeps the handoff clean for you and fair for the tenant.
Rentals build up repairs that get put off. Many cities also require a certificate of occupancy or rental inspection before a sale or a new tenant. Selling as-is lets you skip repair lists and inspection fixes. We take the property in its current condition.
If you're selling one investment to roll into another, a fast, sure close can help with a 1031 exchange's tight deadlines. We're not tax advisors, so set up the exchange with your qualified intermediary. But our reliable timeline is built for investors who can't afford a deal to slip.
Keep collecting rent until closing. We take over the lease, so there's no vacancy gap or forced move-out.
Missed rent or a looming eviction won't scare us off. We handle these situations as part of the purchase.
Skip the make-ready, the rental certificate punch-list, and the cost of prepping a unit just to sell it.
Our reliable timeline helps investors meet exchange deadlines and exit on schedule. (Work with your QI.)
No listing, no showings, no waiting on a buyer's financing. Three steps from first call to cash in hand.
Enter your address and contact info. It takes less than 60 seconds. There's no pressure to move forward.
We look at your home in person. Then we give you a fair, written cash offer — usually within 24 hours.
Pick the date that works for you. We handle the paperwork. You walk away with cash.
No. We can buy with the tenant in place and take over the current lease. You keep collecting rent right up to closing and avoid any empty time.
We often buy properties with problem tenants and missed rent. We can take that issue on ourselves as part of the purchase. You don't have to fix it before selling.
No. We buy as-is, including units with put-off repairs or open rental-inspection items. We handle the work after closing.
Our fast, reliable closing timeline works well for exchange deadlines. We're not tax advisors, so you'll set up the exchange itself with your qualified intermediary. But we'll close on schedule.
Yes. If you're winding down a portfolio, we can make offers on several properties at once. Reach out and tell us what you have.
As of July 2026, the typical middle-tier Southgate home is worth about $197,960 per the Zillow Home Value Index — up 2.7% over the past year. Actual closed sales tell a similar story — the median Southgate sale price is running about $217,783. That's a citywide midpoint: values differ street to street between Eureka Road corridor, Trenton Road area and Allen Road area and other pockets of Southgate. When we price a rental, we work from recent sales near your address and its true condition, not the citywide average.
On a listed Southgate sale near the typical home value of $197,960, plan on roughly $9,900–$11,900 in agent commission (5–6%), about $1,700 in Michigan transfer tax ($3.75 state + $0.55 Wayne County per $500 of price), plus owner's title insurance, any repair credits from the buyer's inspection, and the carrying costs while it sits on the market. When we buy directly there's no commission and we cover the standard closing costs — you still pay the state and county transfer tax as the seller, but the written offer is otherwise what you keep, less your mortgage payoff and prorated taxes.
Yes — occupied, vacant, or somewhere in between. Leases and security deposits transfer at closing the way Michigan law requires, and we never ask you to run showings past your tenants. We buy single-family rentals, duplexes, and small multi-family buildings across Southgate and the rest of Wayne County, in whatever condition the last tenancy left them.
All of them. That includes Eureka Road corridor, Trenton Road area, Allen Road area, Pennsylvania Road area and Market Square area — and every other street in Southgate. If the property is anywhere in Wayne County, we'll make a written cash offer on it, regardless of condition.
Yes. We're the direct buyer. There's no agent, no listing, and no MLS involved. You avoid commissions entirely and skip the showings and open houses. We handle the paperwork and standard closing costs. You just get a cash offer and a closing date you choose.
Definitely. Southgate's 1950s and 60s ranches and Cape Cods near the Eureka Road, Trenton Road, and Allen Road corridors are exactly what we buy as-is. You don't need to make repairs, updates, or cleanup.
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Tell us about your property. We'll get back to you with a no-obligation cash offer, usually within 24 hours. You choose the closing date.