Sell your house fast in Mount Greenwood
Brick houses from the postwar building boom on the blocks off 111th Street, homes near Mount Greenwood Park and the cemeteries along the edges: we buy Mount Greenwood houses for cash, as they are, on the date you pick.
- Cash offer within 24 hours
- No repairs, fees or commissions
- We pay normal closing costs
Your Mount Greenwood cash offer
No obligation. We never sell your info. Prefer to talk? Call or text (773) 825-9855.
Selling a house in Mount Greenwood
Mount Greenwood is community area 74, at the southwest corner of Chicago about 14 miles from the Loop. It covers roughly two square miles between 103rd and 117th Streets and between Pulaski Road and Sacramento Avenue. Eight cemeteries and four suburbs surround it: Evergreen Park to the north, Oak Lawn to the west, and Alsip and Merrionette Park to the south. Beverly and Morgan Park are to the east. The 2020 Census counted about 18,600 people.
Surveyor George Washington Waite platted the first 80 acres here in 1879, on land long considered ideal for a cemetery. Mount Greenwood incorporated as a village in 1907 and voted to join Chicago in 1927. Sewers, paving and street lights came in 1936 through the Works Progress Administration. 111th Street is the main commercial street and has seen new shopping centers since a TIF district was set up in 2009. Mount Greenwood Park sits on a 24-acre site on 111th Street that the Park District bought in 1949. At 111th and Pulaski, the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences stands on land that was the city’s last working farm until the mid-1980s. Metra’s Rock Island line stops just east, in Beverly and Morgan Park.
The housing came mostly after World War II. From 1945 to 1953 alone, about 4,000 new homes were built. CMAP counts about 67 percent of today’s homes as built from 1940 to 1969, about 12 percent from 1970 to 1989 and fewer than 10 percent before 1940. About 84 percent are detached single-family houses, mostly brick on standard city lots, and about 7 percent of homes are in larger apartment buildings.
Because the houses are similar, an updated one is easy for buyers to compare, and it will usually sell well through an agent. A cash sale is more useful when the house still has its original 1950s kitchen and bath, when the sewer line or basement needs work, or when you are settling a parent’s estate and need a firm date.
What to expect
We start with a conversation about the house. Then we visit once and send you a written offer within 24 hours that lists the repairs we priced in. You pick the closing date, the title work and closing happen at a local title company, and we cover the usual closing costs.
Selling in Mount Greenwood: the city side of it
- City rules, not village rules. Mount Greenwood is inside Chicago, so city rules apply. Neighbors like Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn and Alsip have their own village requirements that do not apply here.
- Transfer tax. On a Chicago sale, the city takes $3.75 per $500 (customarily from the buyer) and the CTA $1.50 per $500 (customarily from the seller). State and county stamps add $0.75 per $500. We pay the full amount when we buy from you.
- Water certificate. Before stamps go on the deed, the city has to confirm with a Full Payment Certificate that the water and sewer bill is paid.
- Zoning certification. For single-family houses and other non-condo residential buildings of five units or fewer, the city issues a zoning certification as part of the sale.
- Estates. Cook County probate is handled at the Daley Center. The executor can sign once the court appoints them.
The title company verifies all of this for your address before the closing date is final.
Mount Greenwood house: cash offer or listing
| Sell to us | List with an agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Repairs/updates | No work needed | Buyers compare against updated houses |
| Showings | One appointment | Several weekends of showings |
| Commission | None | A listing fee, often a few percent |
| Closing costs | We pay them | Seller pays |
| Sewer and basement | Priced in as-is | Buyer’s scope or inspection may stall it |
| Timing | About 2–3 weeks, or later | Months, depending on the market |
| Certainty | Cash, no lender | Depends on the buyer’s loan |
| Price | Below retail, priced for condition | Top price for updated homes |
Mount Greenwood is mostly brick single-family homes from the late 1940s through the 1960s. Updated ones tend to sell well on the market. Houses with original kitchens, older sewer lines or basement water are where a direct cash sale can save you the repairs and the wait.
Selling a Mount Greenwood home built after the war
About 4,000 homes went up here in the eight years after World War II, and many more followed through the 1960s. Seventy years later, a lot of them need the same things: a new boiler or furnace, an electric panel upgrade, a clay sewer line to the street that has cracked or filled with roots, and basement walls that seep in heavy rain.
Many buyers today order a sewer scope along with the home inspection. A failed line can mean a repair request in the thousands, or a buyer who walks away. We do not ask for any of that. We look at the house once, assume the older systems may need replacing, and give you a price that already includes it. You keep your time and skip the contractor bids.
Three steps. You pick the closing date.
- Tell us about the house
Fill out the form or call (773) 825-9855. A few quick questions, no pressure.
- Get a fair cash offer in 24 hours
We look at the house with you and show you how we got the number. No obligation.
- Close on your date
As soon as 2–3 weeks, or take more time. We close at a local title company and pay your closing costs.
Common reasons Mount Greenwood owners sell
Nearby areas we buy
Mount Greenwood FAQ
Do you buy brick houses in Mount Greenwood?
Yes. Postwar brick homes are most of the housing here, and we buy them updated or not.
My sewer line is old clay pipe. Do I need to fix it first?
No. We price the house assuming the line may need work, so you do not repair it before selling.
Is Mount Greenwood under Chicago rules or suburban rules?
Chicago rules. It is a city community area, even though it borders Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn, Alsip and Merrionette Park.
Can you buy my parent’s house before probate is done?
We can sign a contract now and close once the executor has court authority.
Who pays the transfer tax if I sell to you?
We do. City, CTA, state and Cook County, all of it.
Can I leave things in the house?
Yes. Keep what matters to you. Whatever stays behind, we clear out after we close.