Sell your house fast in Lombard
A bungalow near downtown, a ranch or split-level, or a condo near Yorktown: we buy Lombard homes as-is and close on your timeline.
- Cash offer within 24 hours
- No repairs, fees or commissions
- We pay normal closing costs
Your Lombard cash offer
No obligation. We never sell your info. Prefer to talk? Call or text (773) 825-9855.
Selling a house in Lombard
Lombard is one of DuPage County’s larger villages, with about 44,500 people across York, Bloomingdale, Milton and Addison townships. Villa Park is to the east, Glen Ellyn to the west, Addison and Glendale Heights to the north, and Oakbrook Terrace and Downers Grove to the south. I-88 and I-355 serve the village, along with Roosevelt Road, Butterfield Road, North Avenue and Route 53. Downtown Lombard has a station on Metra’s Union Pacific West Line. The Illinois Prairie Path and Great Western Trail both cross the village.
Sheldon and Harriet Peck farmed here from 1837, and their house later served as the area’s first school. The railroad arrived in 1849, when the settlement was called Babcock’s Grove. In 1868 Chicago banker Josiah Lombard bought 227 acres and filed the first plat, and the village incorporated in 1869. Victorian homes went up along North Main Street. The Plum estate became Lilacia Park, and the first Lilac Festival was held in 1930.
Lombard grew in the 1920s, when the DuPage Theatre opened, and grew much faster after World War II, when new subdivisions and shopping centers spread out from downtown. Today there are about 19,100 housing units. You’ll see Victorian and early 1900s homes near the downtown, houses from the 1920s growth years, postwar ranches and split-levels, and condos and apartments near Yorktown Center.
A Lombard house that’s been updated, especially near the train, typically sells well through an agent. We’ll say so if that’s your situation. We’re most useful when an older home has deferred maintenance, when a condo needs a full redo, when a rental is occupied, or when an estate has to be sold.
What to expect
Start with one walk-through. Our cash offer comes within 24 hours, and you’ll see the repair estimate and sales we relied on. Pick your closing date. Signing happens at a title office close by, and we take on the normal closing costs.
What to know before you sell in Lombard
- No village transfer tax. Neither Chicago Title’s chart nor ATG’s ordinance records show a Lombard tax.
- State and county stamps. Illinois collects 50 cents per $500 and DuPage 25 cents per $500, and those are our expense.
- Final water reading. Lombard takes a closing meter reading, and the last water bill is paid from the sale.
- Condos near Yorktown and elsewhere. Condo and townhome sellers need a letter from the association showing assessments are current. Any balance or special assessment is settled at closing.
- Tenants. If the property is rented, share the leases and deposit amounts. We can buy with tenants in place.
- Taxes and probate. Lombard owners pay each tax bill a year after it accrues, so the buyer gets a credit for this year at closing. Estates are handled at the courthouse in Wheaton.
Before closing, your title company runs through Lombard’s current requirements for the property.
Selling your Lombard home: two ways to do it
| Sell to us | List with an agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Repairs/updates | We handle them after closing | Seller usually pays for them |
| Showings | One scheduled visit | Many, often on short notice |
| Commission | None at all | Taken from the sale proceeds |
| Closing costs | We pay them | Seller pays |
| Timing | As soon as about three weeks | Listing period plus 30–45 days |
| Certainty | A cash buyer | Contingent on the buyer’s loan |
| Price | Below retail, priced for condition | Top price for updated homes |
Lombard’s older homes near downtown and its postwar houses often share the same issues: original electrical, aging sewer lines and basements that have taken on water. A listing buyer’s inspection will turn those up. Our offer accounts for them from the start.
Selling an older Lombard home near downtown
The blocks around the train station and North Main Street hold some of Lombard’s oldest houses, from Victorian-era homes to early 1900s and 1920s houses. Many are well kept. Others have knob-and-tube wiring, old clay sewer lines or porches that need rebuilding.
If yours needs that kind of work, you don’t have to take it on. We’ll walk through once, explain what we see and how it affects our offer, and buy the house as it is. If the home has been in your hands for decades and holds a lot of belongings, leave what you don’t want.
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 Lombard owners sell
Lombard FAQ
Does Lombard charge a transfer tax?
Not at the village level. Our side covers the Illinois and DuPage stamps.
Will you buy a condo near Yorktown Center?
Yes. We buy Lombard condos in any condition and get the paid-assessment letter from the association.
Will you buy an older home near downtown Lombard?
Yes. Old wiring, sewer lines and sagging porches just go into the math.
Can I sell a Lombard rental with tenants in it?
Yes. We’ll review the leases and buy with the tenants in place.
Where does a Lombard estate go through probate?
At the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton.
Can we close on a set date a few months from now?
Yes. You choose the date, from about three weeks out to several months.