XK Tandem Real Estate Acquisitions (330) 388-8445

Kent · Portage County, Ohio

We buy houses in Kent, Ohio

We buy Kent and Portage County rentals and houses for cash — tenant-occupied, mid-lease, or vacant.

Call (330) 388-8445 Get a cash offer

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 Kent

Kent is a student-rental market, and that shapes almost every call we get here. Owners hold three to eight units near campus, lease by the bed, turn the whole portfolio over every August, and absorb the damage and vacancy that comes with it. It works until it doesn't — until the owner retires, moves away, or does the math on a summer of turnover plus a rental-registration re-inspection and decides they are finished.

Those properties are hard to sell retail. An owner-occupant buyer does not want a house leased by the room through next May, and a conventional lender does not love a five-bedroom conversion with a shared kitchen. That is the exact spot where a cash buyer who already understands the rent roll is worth more than a higher list price you never actually collect.

We buy occupied and mid-lease, we do not require you to deliver it vacant, and we can time a closing around the academic calendar if that is cleaner for everyone. We also buy ordinary houses in Kent, Ravenna, Streetsboro, and the rest of Portage County — this just happens to be where the volume is.

Kent 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.

  • Downtown Kent
  • University Esplanade area
  • College Towne
  • Silver Meadows
  • Twin Lakes
  • Franklin Township
  • Brady Lake

And the towns around it

  • Ravenna
  • Stow
  • Streetsboro
  • Brimfield
  • Tallmadge
  • Aurora
  • Mantua
  • Garrettsville
  • Rootstown

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 Kent

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

Kent sellers ask us

How fast can you close on a Kent 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 Kent 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 Kent 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.