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Escondido, CA · Inland North County · As-is purchases

We Buy Houses in Escondido

Quick answer

Garner Group buys Escondido houses in as-is condition and closes in 7 to 10 days. That includes outlying properties on well and septic, where system problems are a five-figure item that stops conventional sales. We cover both sides of closing costs and do not renegotiate after an accepted offer.

Escondido was built out mostly between the 1960s and 1980s, in an inland valley, on lots larger than the coastal cities and with genuinely rural parcels around the edges. That last part is where most of the sale problems in this market come from.

We buy as-is and close in 7 to 10 days. No repairs, no cleaning, no clearing out, both sides of closing costs covered, and the accepted number does not change.

7–10
Days to close
$0
Closing costs or commission to you
20
Houses bought and renovated
2016
Buying in San Diego since
A home on a larger lot below dry inland hills

What buying in Escondido actually involves

The outlying properties are where Escondido differs from anywhere closer in. Once you are off city services, the house has a well and a septic system, and both are invisible in a photograph and expensive when they fail. A septic system at end of life or a well with capacity problems is a five-figure item, and it is exactly the kind of thing a buyer who has not looked properly will use to renegotiate halfway through escrow.

We look at those systems before making an offer, price them in, and then do not come back about them. On the in-town stock — Old Escondido, the neighbourhoods around Kit Carson Park, the East Valley — it is more conventional: 1960s to 80s construction, inland heat working on roofs and HVAC the same way it does across the inland valleys, and larger lots that have attracted additions over the decades.

Areas we work in Escondido

  • Old Escondido
  • Felicita
  • East Valley
  • Kit Carson
  • Hidden Meadows
  • Rural outlying parcels

In town or out on a rural parcel, we buy across Escondido. Well and septic properties are welcome — they are the ones hardest to sell conventionally.

Serving Escondido from

Garner Group Inc

San Diego, CA

Contact

(760) 456-7877
michael.garner@elliman.com

Licensed

Michael Garner, CA DRE #01969152
Buying for our own account · Douglas Elliman of California, Inc., CA DRE #01947727

Common questions

Escondido — FAQ

My property is on well and septic. Is that a problem?

No — it is one of the reasons to sell to us rather than list. Lenders and conventional buyers get nervous about wells and septic systems, and a failing system can end a normal sale outright. We look at them, price them in, and buy.

Do you buy outside the city limits?

We buy across the Escondido area including outlying parcels. Call with the address rather than assuming it is too far out.

The septic failed the last time it was inspected.

Tell us that up front and it goes into the offer. What you should not do is leave it to be discovered — with us it changes the number, and with a conventional buyer it usually ends the deal.

How long does closing take?

7 to 10 days from an accepted offer, or later if you need it. No lender, no appraisal contingency, no financing that can fall through.

No obligation, and no contract to sign

Find out what we'd pay.

Tell us about the house. We'll come and look at it, explain how we got to the number, and tell you plainly if you would do better listing it instead.