We Buy Houses in San Diego
Quick answer
Garner Group buys houses across the City of San Diego in as-is condition, closing in 7 to 10 days with its own funds. We cover both sides of closing costs, charge no commission, and do not renegotiate after an accepted offer. The city's older central neighbourhoods are where we do most of our work, because that is where the gap between a house's condition and its finished value is widest.
San Diego is the widest market in the county. A 1920s bungalow in one of the central neighbourhoods and a 1970s tract house eight miles east are both San Diego, and they need completely different things done to them. We buy across that whole range, in whatever condition the house is in.
What does not change is the terms. A cash offer on the house as it stands, a close in 7 to 10 days or a later date if you need one, both sides of closing costs covered, and the number we agree to is the number on the settlement statement. If you need time in the house after closing to pack, you can stay at no cost.
Our services in
San Diego.
Sell Your House Fast in San Diego
The fastest route out of a San Diego house, whether it is a central bungalow or a postwar tract home east of the 15.
Sell a House That Needs Work in San Diego
Original electrical, galvanized plumbing and unpermitted garage conversions are all normal here and none of them stop the sale.
Selling an Inherited House in San Diego
A high share of San Diego's older central housing is changing hands through estates for the first time in fifty years.
Selling Before Foreclosure in San Diego
Closing in 7 to 10 days is fast enough to protect equity in a city where equity is usually the largest number in the file.
Selling a Rental Property in San Diego
San Diego's tenant protections make a conventional sale of an occupied property complicated — we buy with the tenancies attached.
Selling a House in a Divorce in San Diego
One number and one date on the asset that is hardest for two people in a San Diego divorce to keep agreeing about.
What buying in San Diego actually involves
The central neighbourhoods — North Park, Golden Hill, Normal Heights, Kensington — are largely pre-war Craftsman and Spanish bungalows, and the original systems are usually still behind the walls. Galvanized supply lines, undersized electrical panels, and knob-and-tube surviving in an attic corner are routine rather than exceptional, and every one of them is a reason a conventional buyer's lender walks away from a house that looked fine at the showing.
The other recurring issue across the city is unpermitted work. Garage conversions, back-house units, and additions built without a permit are common in San Diego's older stock, and they stop a normal sale cold — an appraiser will not count the square footage and a lender will not finance it. We deal with that after closing, pulling permits retroactively where the work is sound and rebuilding it where it is not.
Further out, in Clairemont, Bay Park, Serra Mesa and Linda Vista, the stock is postwar and the problems shift to roofing, original kitchens and bathrooms, and HVAC that was never sized for the way people use houses now. Less structural, more scope.
Areas we work in San Diego
- North Park
- Golden Hill
- Normal Heights
- Kensington
- Talmadge
- City Heights
- Clairemont
- Bay Park
- Serra Mesa
- Linda Vista
- Encanto
- Paradise Hills
We buy across the city, not only in these areas. If your neighbourhood is not listed, it does not mean we are not interested — call and ask.
Serving San Diego from
Garner Group IncSan Diego, CA
Licensed
Michael Garner, CA DRE #01969152
Buying for our own account · Douglas Elliman of California, Inc., CA DRE #01947727
San Diego — FAQ
Do you buy anywhere in the City of San Diego?
Yes, across the city rather than in a handful of target neighbourhoods. The central areas are where we do most of our work because that is where the condition gap is widest, but we buy in the postwar and outer neighbourhoods too.
How long does a San Diego closing take?
7 to 10 days from an accepted offer, because we buy with our own funds and nothing waits on a lender. If you need a later date, we set closing around your timeline instead.
Do I pay anything at closing?
No. We cover both sides of closing costs and no commission is charged to you, because no agent is representing you in the transaction.
Is Garner Group a wholesaler?
No. We buy in our own name with our own funds and renovate and resell the houses ourselves. Ask us for proof of funds and check the contract for an assignment clause — and ask the same of anyone else contacting you about your house.
Should I just list my San Diego house instead?
If it is renovated and in good condition, yes. San Diego's open market will pay more for a house that needs nothing, and you should take that. We are the better option when the house needs work or the timeline matters more than the last few percent of price.
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.