Who Buys Houses for Cash in Palm Beach County, FL: Boca to the Glades

Who buys houses for cash in Palm Beach County?

Palm Beach County has more cash buyers than most of Florida, and they are not all alike. Some are national instant-offer companies that only want newer suburban houses in good shape. Some are local flippers who focus on one city. Some are "we buy houses" websites that sell your address to investors. And some, like HomeCashOffer, buy directly and close in their own name.

HomeCashOffer is a nationwide direct buyer. We do not have a Palm Beach County office; we buy from photos or a video walkthrough, and a Florida title company handles the escrow and closing. We have bought since 2019 and buy about 190 homes a year across all our markets. Whichever buyer you choose, ask three things: whose name goes on the contract, whether the deposit goes to a title company, and whether they will close or just assign your contract to someone else.

Which Palm Beach County cities and towns do you buy in?

All of them. The county has dozens of separate municipalities plus large unincorporated areas west of Florida's Turnpike, and each one runs its own code enforcement and permitting. That matters when you sell, because an open code case or an unpermitted addition in one town is handled differently than in the next.

• South County: Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Highland Beach and the large age-restricted and gated communities west of I-95. See our Boca Raton page.
• Central County: Boynton Beach, Lantana, Lake Worth Beach, Greenacres, Palm Springs and Lake Clarke Shores, with many 1950s to 1970s block homes.
• West Palm Beach and the north end: Riviera Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, North Palm Beach, Jupiter and Tequesta. See our West Palm Beach page.
• The western communities: Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee Groves, Westlake and The Acreage.
• The Glades: Belle Glade, Pahokee and South Bay on Lake Okeechobee, an hour or more inland, where few cash buyers bother to make offers. We do.

Can I sell a Palm Beach County condo that needs a milestone inspection or has a big assessment?

Yes, and this is one of the most common calls we get from the coast. After the Surfside collapse, Florida required milestone structural inspections for condominium and cooperative buildings three stories or taller, starting once a building reaches a certain age, and gave local building officials power to require them sooner (Fla. Stat. § 553.899). Associations also have to fund reserves for major structural items. Many older buildings along A1A and in the big 1970s condo communities inland now face special assessments.

A large pending assessment can make a unit hard to sell to a financed buyer, because lenders review the association's finances. We can buy units for cash, and we price the assessment in openly: either you pay it from the proceeds at closing or we take the unit subject to it, and the written offer says which. Ask the association for the estoppel certificate early; it shows what is owed.

We do not buy every condo. Some buildings restrict sales to investors or require board approval, and if the rules make a sale to us impossible, we will tell you so up front.

My house has an old roof and I can't get insurance. Can I still sell?

Yes. Many Palm Beach County houses have roofs 15 to 25 years old. Florida law now limits insurers: they cannot refuse to write or renew a homeowners policy just because of roof age if the roof is less than 15 years old, and for older roofs they can require an inspection instead of refusing outright (Fla. Stat. § 627.7011). But a buyer with a mortgage still needs to get insurance, and an old roof, outdated electrical panel or polybutylene plumbing can make that expensive or impossible.

A cash buyer does not need a lender, so we do not need a four-point inspection to close. We buy houses with roof leaks, old roofs, hurricane damage, cast-iron drains, and open permits from past repairs. Since October 1, 2025, Florida sellers of residential property must give a flood disclosure about past flood claims and federal flood assistance (Fla. Stat. § 689.302). Fill it out honestly; we buy flooded houses too.

What happens in a Palm Beach County foreclosure, and can I sell first?

Florida foreclosures go through the courts. The lender files a case in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, and if it wins, the judge enters a final judgment that sets a sale date. The Palm Beach County Clerk then runs the sale as an online auction under Fla. Stat. § 45.031. Until the sale happens, you generally still own the house and can sell it.

If you have equity, a private sale before the auction lets the title company pay off the mortgage, late fees and the lender's costs, and you keep the rest. At an auction, any surplus has to be claimed through the court, and many owners never get it. If you owe more than the house is worth, the lender would have to approve a short sale; that takes longer, and we can still make an offer. HomeCashOffer does not stop foreclosures or give legal advice. Speak with a Florida attorney or a HUD-approved housing counselor as well.

How do I sell an inherited house in Palm Beach County?

Palm Beach County has a large retired population, so we get many calls from children and grandchildren who live up north and inherited a house or condo here. Probate is opened in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. Once the personal representative has letters of administration, they can usually sign the sale. If the owner had a homestead exemption, Florida's constitution adds rules about who can inherit the home (Florida Constitution, Art. X, § 4), so title companies look closely at these files.

Check the property's tax status with the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser. The homestead exemption and the Save Our Homes cap end when the owner dies, so the next year's tax bill can rise sharply, especially on a house owned for decades. That is one reason heirs choose to sell sooner rather than later.

We buy inherited houses with furniture, and the title company can mail documents to heirs in other states for signing with a notary.

What does it cost to sell to HomeCashOffer in Palm Beach County?

When you sell to us there is no agent commission and no HomeCashOffer fee. Florida charges documentary stamp tax on deeds at $0.70 per $100 of the price (Florida Department of Revenue), which the seller usually pays in Palm Beach County. Your contract will say who pays it and the title costs. Property taxes are prorated to the closing date. You can check open tax bills with the Palm Beach County Tax Collector.

The steps:

1. Call (405) 622-8705 or send the address through the form.
2. We send a written cash offer, usually within a day.
3. You choose the closing date, as soon as 7 days with clear title.
4. A Florida title company pays off liens, the mortgage and any assessment, and wires the rest to you.

If your house is updated and you are not in a hurry, listing in Palm Beach County may get you more money. We will compare the two with you honestly. More statewide rules are on our Florida guide, and nearby we also buy in Fort Lauderdale and Port St. Lucie.

Last updated October 23, 2026

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