California cash home buyers
City notices, fines, and a repair list you never agreed to. We buy houses with code violations for cash, exactly as they sit — the violations become our problem, not yours.
The process
Three simple steps. No pressure, ever.
Address and a few details about your situation. Takes 60 seconds.
A fair, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours.
Close in as little as 7 days — or on your timeline.
Your situation
It usually starts with a notice on the door: an overgrown lot, a structure issue, junk vehicles, unpermitted work from years ago. Then come the deadlines, the re-inspections, and fines that can stack up while you figure out how to pay for repairs you never budgeted for. On the open market, many buyers and their lenders will not touch a house with open violations at all.
Wise Revival, founded by Alberto Molina and Kyle Sowell, buys houses with code violations for cash across California. We price the house in its current condition — open violations included — and make a fair cash offer within 24 hours. You do not pull permits, hire contractors, or bring anything up to code first.
How we handle it
Tell us about the property and, if you know it, what the city has flagged. We will evaluate the house as it stands and give you a straightforward cash offer. If you have received notices with deadlines, mention them — we can close in as little as 7 days, which is often faster than the city's next step.
After closing, the property and its violations are ours to resolve. You walk away without repair bills, permit runs, or another inspection appointment. There are no fees or commissions from us, and no obligation to accept the offer.
Situations we see every week
Foundation, roof, electrical, or plumbing issues flagged by the city — we buy as-is.
An addition or conversion done without permits years ago does not scare us off.
Property-maintenance violations and nuisance notices are common. We still buy.
Every month of delay can cost more. A fast cash closing stops the meter.
Empty houses draw violations fastest. We buy vacant properties in any condition.
Dealing with a city's notices on a house you never lived in? We can take it from here.
California information
Code enforcement in California is local — your city or county building/code-enforcement office issues notices for things like unpermitted work, substandard or unsafe structures, junk and inoperable vehicles, overgrowth, and vacant-house problems. Unpaid fines and city abatement or board-up costs can become liens against the property, and an open case does not disappear when ownership changes — it follows the house.
That is why a traditional listing is hard with open violations: buyers' lenders balk, and the city can require the violations to be cured before or at transfer. An as-is cash sale cuts through it: disclose the known violations and any notices you have received on the Transfer Disclosure Statement (Civil Code § 1102), and the buyer takes the property — violations, fines, and all — with payoffs handled at closing through escrow. We buy houses with code cases open across California and settle what is owed from the sale proceeds.
This page provides general information about California law for educational purposes only. It is not legal advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Laws and deadlines change, and your situation may be different. Before you sign anything or rely on any date or figure shown here, consult a licensed California attorney or a HUD-approved housing counselor about your specific circumstances.
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Good to know
Generally, yes — a property can be sold in its current condition, and the buyer takes it from there. If you have questions about specific notices or fines, your city code office or an attorney can confirm the details for your property.
No. That is the point. We buy as-is, open violations included, and handling them after closing is our job.
Tell us what you know when you request an offer. We will look at the full picture and give you a straight answer about what we can do.
In as little as 7 days, or on your timeline. If the city gave you a deadline, mention it — we will try to close ahead of it.
Pretty much all of them — structural, electrical, plumbing, unpermitted work, overgrown lots, and vacant-house issues. If the city flagged it, still ask us.
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