Sell your house fast in Irving Park
Queen Anne houses in Old Irving Park, Craftsman bungalows in the Villa and brick two-flats near the Irving Park Blue Line stop: we buy Irving Park homes as-is for cash, and the closing date is yours to choose.
- Cash offer within 24 hours
- No repairs, fees or commissions
- We pay normal closing costs
Your Irving Park cash offer
No obligation. We never sell your info. Prefer to talk? Call or text (773) 825-9855.
Selling a house in Irving Park
Irving Park is community area 16 on Chicago’s Northwest Side, named for the author Washington Irving. It runs from Montrose Avenue south to Addison Street, and west of Pulaski it reaches down to Belmont. The North Branch of the Chicago River is the east edge, and the Milwaukee Road tracks near Cicero form the west. Albany Park is to the north, Portage Park to the west, Avondale and Hermosa to the south and North Center across the river. The 2020 Census counted about 51,900 people.
Few Chicago neighborhoods have this much rail. The Blue Line stops at Addison, Irving Park and Montrose in the Kennedy Expressway median, the Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line stops at Irving Park, and the Milwaukee District North Line stops at Grayland. Irving Park Road is the main commercial street. The largest park is Independence Park, one of eight local parks set up in 1910, and Horner Park and Kilbourn Park are nearby.
The story starts in 1869, when four New York investors bought a farm and subdivided it. Mansions went up along Irving Park Boulevard in the early 1870s, and Grayland opened in 1874. The area was annexed in 1889. Old Irving Park, bounded by Montrose, Pulaski, Addison and Cicero, still has Queen Anne, Victorian and Italianate houses, a few farmhouses and many bungalows. The house at 4362 W. Grace, from 1856, is considered the oldest in the area. The Villa, between Pulaski, Hamlin, Addison and the Union Pacific tracks, holds Craftsman and Prairie-style bungalows from about 1902 to 1913 and became a Chicago Landmark district in 1983.
CMAP data shows 58 percent of homes built before 1940. Detached houses are about 29 percent of housing, two-unit buildings about 20 percent, and three- and four-unit buildings about 16 percent, with larger early 1900s apartment buildings north of Irving Park Road. An updated Victorian or bungalow can do very well on the market, and an agent is often the right call. A cash sale fits a house that needs a full update, a Victorian with a costly roof or foundation, or an inherited property.
What to expect
After you call or fill in the form, we look at the house once with you. Within 24 hours a written cash offer arrives with the repair figures and comparable sales behind it. You pick the closing day, from roughly 2–3 weeks out to whenever suits you, and a local title company closes it. The normal closing costs are ours.
City steps for an Irving Park home sale
- Transfer taxes. Chicago’s rate is $3.75 per $500, normally a buyer cost, and the CTA rate is $1.50 per $500, normally a seller cost. Illinois and Cook County each take a smaller cut, $0.50 and $0.25 per $500. If we buy your home, every transfer tax is ours.
- Water and sewer certificate. Chicago issues a Full Payment Certificate after the final water and sewer bill is settled. It has to be in place before the deed is stamped.
- Zoning certification. Single-family houses and residential buildings of up to five units need one at sale. Condos are exempt.
- Landmark district. Homes in the Villa are in a Chicago Landmark district, so exterior work that needs a permit is reviewed by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. Selling a home there needs no special approval.
- Estates and taxes. Cook County estates go through probate at the Daley Center. Tax bills lag a year, so the seller’s share is handled as a closing credit.
Your title company confirms what applies to your property before closing.
Irving Park home: agent or cash buyer?
| Sell to us | List with an agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Repairs/updates | You do none of it | Updated homes sell for more |
| Showings | One visit, on your schedule | Weekend showings and open houses |
| Commission | None charged | Often a percentage of the sale price |
| Closing costs | We pay them | Seller pays |
| Older house issues | Priced in up front | Inspection requests can reopen the deal |
| Timing | 2–3 weeks or a date you pick | Usually several months |
| Certainty | Cash, no lender | Lender and appraisal involved |
| Price | Below retail, priced for condition | Top price for updated homes |
Irving Park has some of the oldest houses on the Northwest Side, and buyers here pay well for ones that have been cared for. If yours is updated, get an agent’s price first. If it has a century-old roof, knob-and-tube wiring or a foundation problem, see what our cash offer looks like next to that.
Selling a Victorian or a Villa bungalow
Old Irving Park’s Victorian houses are large, mostly frame, and often on deep lots. Owners usually face big jobs here: wood siding and trim, slate or older roofs, porches, original windows and outdated wiring and plumbing. Fixing those before a sale can take months.
In the Villa, the bungalows sit in a Chicago Landmark district. That doesn’t limit who can buy a house there, but exterior changes that need a permit, like new windows or masonry work visible from the street, go through review by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. We buy homes in both areas as-is, and we account for those rules in our price instead of asking you to take on the work first.
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 Irving Park owners sell
Nearby areas we buy
Irving Park FAQ
Do you buy Victorian houses in Old Irving Park?
Yes. We buy Queen Anne and Italianate houses in any condition, including ones with original siding, roofing and wiring.
My bungalow is in the Villa landmark district. Can I still sell to you?
Yes. Landmark status covers exterior permit work, not who can buy, and we buy homes in the district.
Is there a rule against selling a house with knob-and-tube wiring?
No. You can sell it as-is. Some lenders and insurers push back on it, which is one reason a cash sale can be simpler.
Who pays the transfer tax on an Irving Park sale to you?
We do, including the city, CTA, county and state amounts.
Will you buy a two-flat near the Montrose Blue Line stop?
Yes. We buy two-flats and three-flats with or without tenants anywhere in Irving Park.
I inherited my parents’ house. Does probate have to finish first?
Usually the estate needs authority to sell, which comes through probate at the Daley Center. We can make an offer now and close once the paperwork allows.