We Buy Houses Tempe, Arizona — Cash Offers in 24 Hours
Cash offers on Tempe houses. No commissions, no repairs, no contingencies. Close in 7-21 days, or on your timeline.
Call (602) 555-0100. Walk us through the property in 5 minutes. We do the rest.Tempe is one of our regular markets
Tempe is landlocked, ASU-dominated, and uniformly built-out. Almost all our Tempe activity is in residential neighborhoods on the south side of Broadway, away from the campus density. North Tempe properties near the Lake and downtown have strong investor demand but limited inventory. We work the full city but our highest deal volume is south of US-60.
Market context: Tempe rentals are dominated by student-housing economics — different underwriting from family-occupied SFR. We tailor our offer based on whether the property is currently a rental or owner-occupied.
Median home price
Average days on market
Our annual closes here
1960s-1990s SFR + student-rental duplexes
Neighborhoods we work in Tempe
We've closed deals in most of Tempe's residential areas. The neighborhoods we see most often:
- South Tempe
- North Tempe / The Lake
- Cyprus Southwest
- Maple Ash
- Western Vista
- Daley Park
- Hudson Manor
- Tempe Royal Palms
- Holdeman
- Indian Bend
- Optima Sonoran Village area
- Broadmor
If your area isn't listed, call anyway — odds are we work there too.
Zip codes we close in: 85281, 85282, 85283, 85284, 85287
The process — Tempe-specific details
Tempe closings run through Maricopa County title companies with 10-14 day standard clearance. The quirk we see most in Tempe: duplexes and converted-to-rental SFRs near ASU where the permit record doesn't match what's on the ground (a converted garage bedroom, an added bathroom in the carport space). We pull permits from City of Tempe before issuing an offer and factor any open-permit exposure into our price rather than discovering it mid-escrow. Tempe also has specific rental licensing requirements — if there are active tenants, we verify the rental registration is current before close.
Who calls us in Tempe, and why
Tempe landlords call us after 10-15 years of student-tenant turnover — lease-end turnover damage, annual repaint, perpetual small-claims exposure. The house has cash-flowed, but the owner is done managing it. We buy with tenants in place, honor the remaining lease term, and cut the owner a check. The owner doesn't have to navigate vacancy timing or coordinate a sale around a lease expiration. We also get calls from long-tenured owner-occupants who bought in the 1980s and have no interest in a 60-day listing campaign with showings every weekend.
Real Tempe deals we closed
Situation: February 2025: South Tempe 3-bed near Kyrene district. Owner-occupied 18 years, downsizing to a condo.
What happened: We bought without any pre-sale repairs (the master bath had been gut-stalled mid-renovation for 2 years). 19-day close.
Situation: September 2024: North Tempe student rental, owner tired of managing turnover.
What happened: We bought with the lease in place, kept the existing tenants through their term, owner exited the landlord business cleanly.
Anonymized details. Identifying information changed; situations and outcomes are accurate to the deal pattern.
Common situations
The most common reasons Tempe sellers call us:
Sell Fast for Cash
Cash in your account, fast. Standard transaction.
Pre-Foreclosure Sale
Close before the trustee sale, protect your credit.
Inherited Property
Probate, multiple heirs, deferred maintenance — we've done it.
Divorce Sale
Clean split, no agent commissions, fast cash to both parties.
As-Is Sale
Any condition. Fire, hoarder, foundation — call us anyway.
Fire-Damaged
Hoarder House
Behind on Payments
Vacant House
Questions from Tempe sellers
Do you buy student rentals near ASU?
Yes — we'll honor existing leases and we don't disrupt tenants mid-term.
What about Tempe's STR rules?
Tempe has restricted short-term rentals more than most metro cities. We underwrite for long-term-rental income, not STR projections, so the rule changes don't affect our offers.
How fast can you actually close?
Typically 7-21 days. The driver of timing is title work — clearing liens, satisfying HOA dues, getting lender payoffs. If you're flexible, we'll match your ideal close date.
Do I pay any fees?
No. We pay normal closing costs (title fees, recording, escrow). What you sign for at closing is what you walk out with, minus any existing liens or mortgages against the property.
Other Arizona cities we work in
Ready for a Tempe cash offer?
Tell us about the property in a 5-minute call. We'll have a cash number to you the same day.
Call (602) 555-0100