Sell Your House Fast in Reading, PA

Selling a House in Reading

Reading is a city of rowhomes. Block after block of brick row and twin houses run from downtown out toward the foot of Mount Penn, along with larger older homes, many of which have been converted into apartments over the years.

J.R.Heller We Buy Houses is a family-owned, locally run direct buyer. We buy Reading houses as-is, whether you live in the house, rent it out, or inherited it and aren't sure what to do next.

Rowhome Realities

Rowhomes are practical and solidly built, but older ones tend to need the same set of repairs:

• Flat or low-slope roofs and box gutters that need regular maintenance
• Shared walls and party-wall issues that make some repairs more complicated
• Original plaster, older windows, and worn trim
• Outdated wiring and plumbing
• Damp basements and aging mortar

If you'd rather not take that on, you don't have to. We buy as-is. No repairs, no updates, no staging.

For Reading Landlords

Many Reading properties are rentals, from single rowhomes to large houses divided into several units. If you're ready to stop managing, you can Sell With Tenants in Place. You don't have to wait for leases to expire or turn over vacant units first.

To put together an accurate offer, it helps to have copies of current leases and a simple list of rents and deposits. We'll schedule a walk-through around the notice your leases and the law require. If you have questions about how leases or deposits are handled in a sale, your attorney can walk you through it. We don't give legal or tax advice, and it's wise to check with your accountant about the tax side of selling an investment property.

How It Works

1. Start here. Use the form on this page, or call (717) 807-5738.
2. Walk-through. At a time that works for you, and for occupants if the property is rented.
3. No-obligation cash offer. Read it over, ask anything, and take your time.
4. You pick the closing date. If you accept, you choose when we close. No agent commissions.

Leftover furniture in a vacant unit, or a basement full of old storage? Leave Unwanted Items Behind in any space you control.

Reading and the Surrounding Area

We buy throughout the city and in the boroughs and townships around it: West Reading, Wyomissing, Shillington, Kenhorst, Mount Penn, Laureldale, Muhlenberg Township, Exeter Township, Cumru Township, and Spring Township. We also buy across the rest of Berks County.

Our Offers, Explained

J.R.Heller is a direct buyer, an investor buying houses for our own account. We are not your real estate agent. Because we buy as-is, take on the repairs, and let you pick the timeline, our offers are typically below full retail market value.

If your Reading house is in good condition and you have time for a traditional sale, a real estate agent may be able to get you a higher price. Comparing both is reasonable, and there's no obligation to accept our offer.

Other Situations

We also help owners who've inherited a house, are selling during a divorce, or are behind on mortgage payments. In those situations, please talk with your attorney, executor, lender, or a HUD-approved housing counselor as well.

Houses Held for Decades

Plenty of Reading rowhomes have been owned by the same people for decades, sometimes passed down more than once. When it's time to sell one of these houses, the hardest part often isn't the house itself but everything inside it. Take the photos, papers, and keepsakes that matter, then Leave Unwanted Items Behind. If the house is part of an estate, we'll work around the timeline set by the executor and the estate's attorney.

Get Your Reading Cash Offer

Fill out the form on this page or call (717) 807-5738 for a no-obligation cash offer on your Reading house.