The independent City of St. Louis, Missouri, which belongs to no county and runs its own courts and tax offices. St. Louis County has a separate page.
A lot of St. Louis houses are a hundred years old, built of brick, and owned by families who have held them for generations. When one comes to you through an estate, or the rents and repairs stop adding up, a cash buyer can take it with the tuckpointing and the old boiler still waiting.
Instead of calling buyer after buyer, send one request. Cash buyers who work in the City of St. Louis compete for the house, and we match you with the one that fits your price and your timeline.
How it works
- 1. Tell us about the house in one form.
- 2. Cash buyers who work in the City of St. Louis make offers.
- 3. We match you with the best fit. More
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Selling a house in St. Louis
The city is mostly solid brick: shotgun-style cottages, two-family flats and four-family buildings south of downtown, and larger brick houses on the north side and in the Central West End. Crumbling mortar, failing gutters and box gutters, lead paint, old sewer laterals and vacancy damage are the usual findings.
Buyers make offers on houses across the City of St. Louis, including:
- Dutchtown
- Bevo Mill
- Tower Grove South
- Carondelet
- Holly Hills
- Princeton Heights
- The Hill
- Walnut Park
- Penrose
- The Ville
Common situations in City of St. Louis
How each one works locally — and why a cash sale can help. General information, not legal advice.
Probate and inherited houses
Estates of City of St. Louis residents are opened in the probate division of the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court, the city's own circuit court, which decides who has authority to sell the house.
More on probate and inherited houses →Behind on the mortgage
Mortgage foreclosures on city houses are almost always trustee's sales held downtown after a short run of published notices, so the time between the first notice and the sale is brief. 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's Collector of Revenue collects real estate taxes; parcels that stay delinquent can be sold at the Sheriff's tax sale, and ones nobody buys can end up with the Land Reutilization Authority.
More on behind on property taxes →Code violations and city orders
The city's Building Division inspects houses and can condemn unsafe ones, and neighbors' complaints usually reach it through the Citizens' Service Bureau.
More on code violations and city orders →Tired of being a landlord
Rent-and-possession and unlawful detainer cases against tenants in the city are filed in the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court. 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 St. Louis: questions
My St. Louis flat has a condemnation sign on the door. Can I still sell it?
Generally yes. A condemned building can change hands; the buyer takes on the repairs needed to lift the order. Give the buyer a copy of the notice and any letters from the city so the offer is based on the real list.
How fast can I sell my house for cash in St. Louis?
Missouri sales close through a title company, which pays the loan, the taxes and any liens from the proceeds. Once you accept an offer, most the City of St. Louis 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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