Relocating or downsizing
Moving for work? Close on your schedule, even after you're gone.
We buy Summerville houses for cash in any condition, whichever of the town's three counties your address falls in. No repairs, no cleaning, and no commissions.
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Summerville is unusual: by land area the town is about 76% in Dorchester County, 20% in Berkeley County and 4% in Charleston County (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year). Two neighbors a few miles apart can pay taxes to different treasurers and record deeds in different offices.
That changes who you deal with before a sale. An estate may be handled by the Dorchester County Probate Court in St. George, the Berkeley County Probate Court or the Charleston County Probate Court; the estate's attorney will confirm which. Your 4% owner-occupied assessment is handled by that county's assessor, and Dorchester County runs legal-residence audits. Our closing attorney sorts out the right county records; you just tell us the address.
Figures above are ACS 2024 5-year estimates for the Town of Summerville unless noted. Many of the calls we get here are about subdivision homes after a job move, or a house that became a rental when the owner moved out.
Moving for work? Close on your schedule, even after you're gone.
Kept the house as a rental? We buy it with or without tenants.
Dorchester, Berkeley or Charleston County probate, handled with the estate's attorney.
One sale, one closing, proceeds split per your agreement.
Roof, siding, flooring or HVAC: we buy as-is and leave what you don't want.
Talk to your lender and a free HUD-approved counselor first.
South Carolina assesses an owner-occupied legal residence at 4% of fair market value and other property, including rentals and second homes, at 6%. If you moved out and rented your Summerville house, the change of use must be reported within 6 months, and your tax bill can rise. A sale also resets the assessed value for the next owner, since the 15% five-year cap starts over. Ask your CPA how this affects you. This is general information, not legal or tax advice.
Our cash offer will usually be less than what you might get listing with an agent after repairs. That's the trade for speed, certainty, no repairs and no fees. Compare your own figures in the cash offer vs. listing calculator, and feel free to get an agent's opinion too. Then see how it works.
We buy across the region; read about how we buy houses in Charleston or nearby areas:
Most of Summerville is in Dorchester County, but about a fifth of the town's land is in Berkeley County and a small part is in Charleston County. Your tax bill shows which treasurer you pay. Our closing attorney confirms the county during the title search, so the deed is recorded in the right place.
Yes. We can work by phone and email, and the South Carolina closing attorney can usually arrange for you to sign documents where you live. You pick the closing date, and we buy as-is, so you don't need to come back to clean out or fix anything before the sale.
Usually, yes. South Carolina's Residential Property Condition Disclosure Statement has no investor or as-is exemption; it can be waived only if both parties agree in writing or another listed exemption applies. Since June 2023 the form asks about flooding. This is general information, not legal or tax advice. Ask your attorney.
Tell us about the house. We usually reply the same day, and you choose the closing date.