XK Tandem Real Estate Acquisitions (330) 388-8445

Cleveland · Cuyahoga County, Ohio

We buy houses in Cleveland, Ohio

Cash offers on Cleveland houses and small multifamily — including properties with open point-of-sale violations.

No repairs. No cleaning. No commissions. No obligation.

  • Cash — no lender, no appraisal
  • As-is — no repairs, no clean-out
  • Zero commissions or fees
  • You pick the closing date

Selling a house fast in Cleveland

Cleveland and a long list of its inner-ring suburbs require a point-of-sale inspection before a residential property changes hands. The city inspects, issues a list, and either the seller corrects it before closing or money gets held in escrow until someone does. For a seller who is out of state, settling an estate, or simply out of money, that requirement is where the sale dies.

It is also the single most common reason people call us about a Cleveland property. We buy with the violations open and take the escrow and the correction obligation on ourselves at closing. You do not pull permits, you do not hire the contractor, and you do not wait for a re-inspection to get your money.

Beyond that, the Cleveland market is mostly what we already do: pre-1940 doubles and up-and-down duplexes, absentee landlords who bought a package sight-unseen and want out, and houses that have sat vacant long enough to be boarded. We buy in the city proper and across the inner-ring suburbs, occupied or vacant, in any condition.

Cleveland neighborhoods we buy in

This is not a filter — it is just where we have been busiest. If your street isn't listed, call anyway.

  • Old Brooklyn
  • West Park
  • Tremont
  • Ohio City
  • Detroit-Shoreway
  • Slavic Village
  • Collinwood
  • Buckeye-Shaker
  • Lee-Harvard
  • Clark-Fulton
  • Kamm's Corners
  • Jefferson
  • Glenville

And the towns around it

  • Lakewood
  • Parma
  • Euclid
  • Garfield Heights
  • Maple Heights
  • Cleveland Heights
  • Shaker Heights
  • Brooklyn
  • Berea
  • Strongsville
  • South Euclid
  • Brook Park

What we buy

Any property type, any condition

If it has an address in Ohio, it is worth a phone call. Condition is never the reason we say no.

Single-family houses

Any age, any condition — from turnkey to burned out.

Duplexes and small multifamily

Two- to eight-unit buildings, occupied or vacant.

Apartment buildings

Larger multifamily where the rent roll tells the story.

Condos and townhouses

Including units with HOA arrears or special assessments.

Vacant land and lots

Infill lots, side lots, acreage, and unbuildable parcels.

Commercial and mixed-use

Storefronts, small office, flex space, live/work.

Mobile and manufactured homes

On owned land or in a park, titled or affixed.

Inherited and estate property

Full house of contents included — leave what you want.

The process

How selling to us works

Four steps, no showings, and nothing you have to fix first.

  1. Tell us about the property

    Address, rough condition, and what you're trying to accomplish. Five minutes by phone, text, or the form. No showings, no lockbox, no sign in the yard.

  2. We underwrite it

    We pull comparable sales, estimate repairs, and — if it's a rental — read the rent roll. We look at the property itself, not a computer's guess at it.

  3. You get a written cash offer

    Usually within 24 hours, in writing, with the number broken out so you can see how we got there. No obligation and no pressure to sign on the spot.

  4. Close at a local title company

    You pick the date. Title work, deed prep, and standard closing costs are on us. Funds are wired or cut as a check, whichever you prefer.

No cost, no obligation

Get a cash offer on your property in Cleveland

Tell us the address and roughly what shape it is in. We will look at it properly and come back with a written number — usually within one business day. If we are not the right answer for your situation, we will tell you that instead.

No cost, no obligation, and we never sell your information. Prefer to talk? Call or text (330) 388-8445.

Questions

Cleveland sellers ask us

How fast can you close on a Cleveland house?

As fast as title work allows — typically 7 to 14 days on a clear title, and we have closed in under a week when the county cooperated. Probate, tax liens, or an open code file can stretch that out. If you need a later date instead, that is easier, not harder: we regularly close 60 to 90 days out for sellers who need time to move.

Do I have to clean out or repair the property first?

No. We buy as-is and we mean it literally. Leave furniture, appliances, the contents of the basement, a vehicle in the garage — all of it. You do not need to mow, paint, haul anything away, or let a home inspector walk through.

Do you buy Cleveland rentals with tenants in them?

Yes, and it is one of the more common calls we get. We buy occupied properties subject to the existing tenancy, including month-to-month, mid-lease, Section 8, and situations where the tenant has stopped paying. You do not need to evict anyone or deliver the property vacant for us to close.

What does it cost to get an offer on my Cleveland property?

Nothing, and there is no obligation attached to it. There is no listing agreement to sign, no cancellation fee, and no clause that locks you into selling to us if you decide against it.

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Service area

Where we buy in Ohio

Northeast Ohio is home and it is where we can move fastest. We buy statewide too — and if a property sits somewhere we can't pay a competitive number, we will say so rather than waste your week.