Sell your house fast in Rogers Park
Courtyard buildings near the Morse and Jarvis Red Line stops, six-flats off Clark Street and older houses near Ridge Boulevard: we buy Rogers Park condos and buildings as-is for cash, and you choose the closing date.
- Cash offer within 24 hours
- No repairs, fees or commissions
- We pay normal closing costs
Your Rogers Park cash offer
No obligation. We never sell your info. Prefer to talk? Call or text (773) 825-9855.
Selling a house in Rogers Park
Rogers Park is community area 1, the far northeast corner of Chicago, about nine miles north of the Loop. Lake Michigan is its east edge, and Evanston is to the north along Howard Street and Juneway Terrace. Ridge Boulevard is the west edge, with West Ridge beyond, and Devon Avenue is the south edge, with Edgewater beyond. The 2020 Census counted about 55,600 people.
Transit is a big part of the area. The Red Line stops at Howard, Jarvis, Morse and Loyola, and Howard is also served by the Purple and Yellow Lines to Evanston and Skokie. Metra’s Rogers Park station sits at Lunt and Ravenswood. Clark Street, Sheridan Road, Howard Street, Devon Avenue and the blocks around each L stop are the main commercial areas, and Glenwood Avenue runs through an arts district near Morse. Loyola University’s lakefront campus fills the southeast corner, including the Art Deco Mundelein Center. Beaches and small parks line much of the shore.
Rogers Park became a village in 1878 and joined Chicago in 1893. A 1915 annexation added the strip north of Howard. Rail service started in the 1860s, and the elevated line reached Howard Street in 1908. In the late 1800s, large houses went up between Greenview and Ridge and along Sheridan north of Touhy. After the L arrived, builders turned to apartment buildings, especially north of Howard and along the tracks, and the area became a center for courtyard buildings.
Today it is mostly multi-unit. CMAP counts about 42 percent of homes in buildings of 20 or more units, 22 percent in five- to nine-unit buildings and 14 percent in 10- to 19-unit buildings. Detached houses are only about 6 percent. About 49 percent of units were built before 1940. Many apartments have been converted to condos. An updated condo in a building with healthy reserves often sells well with an agent. Cash fits a condo with a special assessment, an older unit that needs a full update, or a small building with tenants.
What to expect
Call or use the form, and we arrange a single walk-through of the unit or building. Within a day you’ll have a written cash offer showing the repairs, assessments and recent sales we factored in. You choose the closing date, typically 2–3 weeks or later, depending on how fast the association sends its documents. A local title company closes it, and we pay the normal closing costs.
Rogers Park sales: city and condo rules
- Transfer taxes. Chicago’s $3.75 per $500 normally falls to buyers and its CTA tax of $1.50 per $500 to sellers. The state charges $0.50 and the county $0.25 per $500 more. Sell to us and every one of these is our cost.
- Full Payment Certificate. For a house or building, the city must certify water and sewer charges as paid before stamping the deed. Condo water is usually billed to the association.
- Paid assessment letter. Condo sellers must give the buyer the declaration, bylaws, rules and a statement of unpaid assessments, along with other association records. The association prepares the package.
- Zoning certification. Buildings with five or fewer residential units need it, but individual condo units do not.
- Tenants. The RLTO covers most rentals here, though not owner-occupied buildings of six units or less. Deposits and interest pass to the buyer, and tenants receive written notice.
Your title company confirms what your condo or building needs before closing.
Rogers Park condo or building: two options
| Sell to us | List with an agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Repairs/updates | Sold as-is | Buyers favor updated units |
| Showings | One walk-through | Many showings, building access needed |
| Commission | None | Often a percentage of the price |
| Closing costs | We pay them | Seller pays |
| Special assessments | Factored into our offer | Buyers may ask you to pay them |
| Timing | 2–3 weeks once documents arrive | Listing time plus lender review |
| Certainty | Cash, no condo loan approval | Lender may review the association |
| Price | Below retail, priced for condition | Top price for updated homes |
Most Rogers Park housing is in courtyard buildings and other apartment buildings, many of them converted to condos. If your unit is updated and the association is in good shape, an agent may get you more. If the building has a special assessment, low reserves or deferred masonry, a cash sale can be faster.
Selling a condo in a Rogers Park courtyard building
Many Rogers Park condos are in courtyard buildings from the 1910s and 1920s, usually three stories over a raised basement around a landscaped court. Buildings this age need tuckpointing, roof work, porch rebuilds and boiler replacements, and associations often pay for them with special assessments.
When a big assessment is coming, or the building’s reserves are low, buyers using a loan can have trouble getting approved. Under Illinois law, you’ll need to provide the association’s documents and a statement of what’s owed. We buy condos with past-due or upcoming assessments, review the association paperwork with you, and handle any balance at closing. We also buy whole six-flats and small courtyard buildings that were never converted, with tenants in place.
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 Rogers Park owners sell
Nearby areas we buy
Rogers Park FAQ
Do you buy condos in Rogers Park?
Yes. We buy condos in courtyard buildings and larger buildings, including units that need a full update.
The association just approved a special assessment. Is my unit still sellable?
It is. We factor the assessment into our offer and settle it at closing.
What is a paid assessment letter?
It’s a statement from the association showing what you owe in assessments. Illinois requires condo sellers to provide it with other association documents.
Do you buy six-flats with tenants?
Yes. Nobody has to move out. Leases continue, and the deposits are credited to us at closing.
Is the CTA transfer tax my cost in Rogers Park?
Not when we buy. We pay it, plus the city, Cook County and Illinois transfer taxes.
How fast can a Rogers Park condo sale close?
Often in 2–3 weeks, depending on how quickly the association delivers its documents.