Sell your house fast in Fuller Park
Older frame houses near the rail embankments, brick two-flats on the side streets and empty buildings with years of water bills: we buy Fuller Park property in any condition, for cash, closing on your schedule.
- Cash offer within 24 hours
- No repairs, fees or commissions
- We pay normal closing costs
Your Fuller Park cash offer
No obligation. We never sell your info. Prefer to talk? Call or text (773) 825-9855.
Selling a house in Fuller Park
Fuller Park is community area 37 on Chicago’s South Side and one of the city’s smallest, at about 0.7 square miles. It is a narrow strip between Pershing Road on the north and Garfield Boulevard (55th Street) on the south. The Dan Ryan Expressway and Metra’s Rock Island line form the east edge, and the Chicago and Western Indiana railroad marks the west. Armour Square is to the north, New City to the west, Englewood to the south, and Grand Boulevard and Washington Park are east, across the Dan Ryan. About 2,600 people were counted in the 2020 census.
Red Line trains stop at 47th Street and Garfield in the Dan Ryan median along the east side, and the Sox ballpark on 35th Street sits a short distance north. The area takes its name from Fuller Park, a small park that opened in 1912 with a Greek Revival fieldhouse designed by D.H. Burnham and Company. The fieldhouse and grounds joined the National Register in 2002. Eden Place Nature Center, opened in 2003 on about three acres of former industrial land, is another local landmark.
Rail shaped the area early. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway built a roundhouse here in 1871, and after the Great Chicago Fire that year, builders went outside the city limits, to places like this one, to avoid the stricter building codes that followed. The area belonged to the Town of Lake until the city took it in through annexation in 1889. The Dan Ryan was built through the area in the 1950s, and the Union Stock Yards to the west closed in 1971.
CMAP counts about 27 percent of homes as detached houses, 20 percent in two-flats and about 12 percent as attached houses. Roughly 15 percent of the land is vacant. A Fuller Park house that has been updated may do fine with an agent. A cash sale usually fits better for an older frame house with foundation or roof problems, a building that has been empty for a while, or a property passed down with water bills and taxes still owed.
What to expect
The first step is a short walk-through of the house. A written cash offer follows inside of a day, spelling out the repairs we priced and the area sales we compared. From there, you set the closing date. The paperwork runs through a local title company, and we pay the ordinary closing costs.
Before you sell in Fuller Park: city paperwork
- Transfer taxes. On a Fuller Park deed, the city collects $3.75 per $500 from the buyer and a $1.50 per $500 transit tax from the seller, and the state ($0.50) and county ($0.25) add their own. Our offer assumes we pay the whole amount.
- Water bills. Before the deed can be stamped, the city must issue a Full Payment Certificate showing water and sewer charges are paid. An old balance can be paid from the sale proceeds at closing.
- Zoning certification. Houses and two-flats, and any residential building up to five units, need a zoning certification from the city before they sell. Condo and co-op units are exempt.
- Empty buildings. The Department of Buildings keeps a registry of vacant buildings, and owners must sign up and keep the property secured. We buy houses that have been sitting empty.
- Estates and taxes. When an owner dies, a Cook County probate case at the Daley Center may come first. Separately, the buyer receives a closing credit for property taxes, since bills run a year late.
Rules shift over time, so your title company double-checks this list for your address.
Selling in Fuller Park: two options side by side
| Sell to us | List with an agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Repairs/updates | Not required. We buy it as is. | Lenders often require repairs |
| Showings | One walk-through | Showings until a buyer commits |
| Commission | Zero | A percentage of the price, usually |
| Closing costs | We pay them | Seller pays |
| Unpaid water bill | Settled from the sale at closing | Must be cleared before closing too |
| Timing | 2–3 weeks, or a later date you set | Often two to three months total |
| Certainty | Cash, no appraisal needed | A low appraisal can sink it |
| Price | Below retail, priced for condition | Top price for updated homes |
Fuller Park is small, so only a handful of houses sell here in a typical year, which can make appraisals hard on a financed sale. If your house is updated, an agent may still be worth a call. If it is an older frame house or an empty building that needs real work, compare what you would net against our offer.
Selling an older wood-frame house in Fuller Park
Many of the oldest houses here are wood-frame buildings. After the 1871 fire, Chicago adopted stricter building codes inside its borders, and builders turned to areas just outside, like this part of the Town of Lake, where cheaper frame houses could still go up. Some of those houses still stand, along with brick two-flats and homes built in the decades after.
Frame houses of that age need steady upkeep. Siding and trim weather, foundations settle, sills rot where they meet damp masonry, and wiring and plumbing are often decades old. A buyer using a loan will usually get an inspection that turns these items into a repair list. We buy Fuller Park frame houses with those problems in place. We look at the foundation, roof, siding and mechanicals during the walk-through and fold that work into the price, so there are no contractors to hire 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 Fuller Park owners sell
Nearby areas we buy
Fuller Park FAQ
Do you buy wood-frame houses in Fuller Park?
Yes. We buy frame houses in any condition, including ones with settling foundations, worn siding or old wiring.
The water bill on my late mother’s house is past due. Can I still sell?
Yes. The balance can be paid from the sale at closing, and the city then issues the Full Payment Certificate the deed needs.
My house has been empty for a year. Is that a problem?
No. We buy vacant houses as they are. Chicago asks owners to register empty buildings, and we can buy it either way.
Will a low appraisal hold up a sale to you?
No. Our purchase isn’t financed, so no lender orders an appraisal. Our offer is based on the condition and the area sales we show you.
Who pays the transfer taxes on a Fuller Park house?
We do. That includes the CTA portion the city normally charges sellers, plus the county and state taxes.
Can you buy a two-flat near the 47th Street Red Line stop with a tenant?
Yes. The tenant can stay, and the lease and deposit pass to the buyer at closing.