Providence has a lot of century-old multi-family houses, and many belong to people who inherited them or have been landlords far longer than they planned. A cash buyer gives those owners a way out without fixing the house first or waiting on a buyer's financing.
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Selling a house in Providence
The city's stock is heavy on two- and three-family frame houses, triple-deckers and Victorians. Lead paint, knob-and-tube wiring, oil heat, and porches and roofs worn by coastal weather are common.
Buyers make offers on houses across Providence County, including:
- Federal Hill
- Olneyville
- Elmwood
- South Providence
- Silver Lake
- Mount Pleasant
- Elmhurst
- Smith Hill
- Fox Point
- Wanskuck
Common situations in Providence County
How each one works locally — and why a cash sale can help. General information, not legal advice.
Probate and inherited houses
Rhode Island runs probate city by city, so Providence estates go to the Providence Probate Court rather than a county court. The executor or administrator it appoints is the one who can sign the deed.
More on probate and inherited houses →Behind on the mortgage
Providence foreclosures are usually auctions under the mortgage's power of sale. For an owner-occupied house, the lender generally has to offer a mediation conference before the sale can go ahead. You own the house until the sale, so you can usually still sell.
More on behind on the mortgage →Behind on property taxes
The City of Providence collects its own property taxes. Taxes left unpaid can put the house into the city's tax sale, and any tax sale or lien has to be cleared at closing.
More on behind on property taxes →Code violations and city orders
Providence's Department of Inspection and Standards handles housing and building code complaints, and unresolved violations can be taken to the city's housing court.
More on code violations and city orders →Tired of being a landlord
Providence evictions are filed in the Rhode Island District Court, Sixth Division. You can sell with tenants in place — paying, behind, or mid-eviction.
More on tired of being a landlord →No fees or commissions, no showings or repairs, and buyers never see your contact details until you choose one. How DealSherpa works.
Selling for cash in Providence: questions
Do I need a lead certificate to sell my Providence rental?
Not to sell it. Rhode Island's lead rules fall on the landlord who rents the units, so a buyer who keeps renting takes on that requirement. You still have to disclose any lead paint you know about.
How fast can I sell my house for cash in Providence?
Rhode Island sales are usually closed by a real estate attorney or a title company, which pays off the mortgage and city taxes and records the deed in the city or town's land evidence records. Once you accept an offer, most Providence County cash sales close in one to three weeks — sooner if there's no estate or lien paperwork to clear, or later on a date you choose.
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