Utah 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 Utah. 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.
Utah information
Code enforcement in Utah is local — your city or county community-development/code-enforcement office (for example, Salt Lake City Civil Enforcement or your county's code services) issues notices for things like junk and inoperable vehicles, overgrowth, unsafe structures, unpermitted work, and vacant-house problems. Unpaid fines and city cleanup 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 city notices you have received (Utah law does not excuse hiding known material defects), and the buyer takes the property — violations, fines, and all — with the payoff handled at closing. We buy houses with code cases open across Utah and settle what is owed from the sale proceeds.
General information only — not legal advice. The information on this page, including any timeline estimate from our calculator, is general information about Utah law and Utah foreclosure and probate procedures. It is not legal advice, it does not create an attorney-client relationship, and it may not reflect the most recent changes in the law or how the law applies to your specific situation. Deadlines in a real foreclosure or probate case depend on the actual notices, loan documents, and court filings in that case. If you need advice about your own situation, consult a licensed Utah attorney.
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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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