Are you dealing with a damaged or deteriorating house in Stockton? Have an unwanted ugly home that needs a lot of work? We’ll take your fixer upper off your hands, as-is. We pay cash for ugly houses.

Whether you’re a tired landlord, facing code violations, or managing an inherited property that needs too much work, we understand the stress you’re facing.

Here’s how we help Stockton property owners get cash for their ugly houses – no repairs needed:

We Buy the Ugliest Houses in Stockton – No Matter the Condition

We specialize in buying properties that other buyers won’t touch:

• Vandalized homes
• Homes with fire damage
• Properties with code violations
• Houses with severe structural issues
• Homes with health department citations
• Properties needing major repairs

How We Help Stockton Property Owners with Difficult Properties

I get asked all of the time… “How does it work, can you really buy my run-down house for cash?”

Each ugly house is very different, but it all begins with a phone call, an email or a text. Someone reaches out with a unique problem property they want to get rid of and asks me to help them.

I know that every house has a story, a unique set of issues that need to be dealt with. The good news is that I don’t charge a fee, and I am pretty much the best at what I do.

My name is Peter Westbrook and I am a real estate investor born and raised right here in the Central Valley. Every day I strive to help people turn an emotional and distressful house issues into problems solved.

A Tired Landlord Case Study: How We Bought an Ugly House in Stockton

Meet Ann, an 89-year-old Stockton resident, widowed and living alone. She owned two houses owned free and clear, but she faced mounting challenges with her rental property:

• Code enforcement fines reaching $3,500
• Severe vandalism after tenant issues
• Stripped wiring and plumbing
• Health Department violations
• Overwhelming repair costs

Despite these serious issues, we provided Ann a fair cash offer and handled all the complications – including the code violations and liens. Her story represents many Stockton property owners we help daily.

Here’s Her Ugly Rental House Story:

Ann called me one fall morning and I could hear in her crackling voice that the call was very difficult for her. She needed help.

This story starts in 1958, in what was then central east Stockton, CA.

Ann and her mother purchased a 1 bedroom, 1 bath bungalow with a whopping 600 square feet on a 5000 square foot lot as a rental property.

For years things were just fine. The tenants and landlords knew each other and there was a respect for each other and the property they occupied.

As Ann tells the story, “When we bought the house, it was a lot easier. My husband was alive and he handled most of the problems with the house. He made it easy for me. Tenants would move in and out, they cleaned, and they were concerned about deposits and leaving the house the way that they moved in.”

She says that “When problems arose, we took care of them together. It was a partnership and people paid their rent. It was a different time, people were respectful and grateful to have a place to live.”

Ann also remembers that things changed about 25 years ago, “People lost their manners.”

She noted that as the years have passed, tenants have become more difficult and damage to the house had gotten progressively worse.

It also cost a lot more to fix what they broke and renting the house became a lot more difficult as the neighborhood changed. The house was a liability.

Things became increasingly difficult when her husband passed. She was now responsible for everything. She was intimidated by even the simplest of tasks and admits that she got taken advantage of.

Her daughter encouraged her to sell and called a local real estate agent. Ann was told that it would be next to impossible for her to sell the house while it was occupied by tenants. Ann admits that she didn’t want the tenants to know she was trying to sell the house, and so rather that forgo the rental income she remained a landlord.

Then approximately 10 years ago, the unthinkable happened:

The last tenant stopped paying rent.

For three months Ann attempted to collect the rent and work with them. She accepted partial payments and then all communication stopped. She would knock on the door and they would ignore her, or they just weren’t there.

Trying To Evict Deadbeat Tenants:

Finally she had had enough. Ann had never handled an eviction before and as a way to save money she attempted it on her own. The paperwork was confusing and her first attempt had failed miserably, giving the tenants another 90 days to live rent free.

In that time, her homeowners insurance policy had termed out and lapsed. She did not have the money to keep it current.

She had been borrowing money from her daughter or taking it from savings and she just let the house go. To make matters worse, the tenants finally moved out without notice and left the house unlocked and vulnerable to vandals and squatters.

At this point, age 79, Ann was already retired, widowed and on a fixed income, her story quickly turned into a nightmare.

Any gains that she had made by renting the house were quickly drained by trying to secure the house from the vandals and squatters that would become the last straw financially.

In a matter of days, they substantially destroyed walls as they stripped the house of wire and metal pipes, removed the exterior doors and stole cabinets and fixtures. The house was for all intents and purposes destroyed.

She couldn’t react fast enough and to make matters worse she didn’t have the money to repair the damage.

The house that was once an asset had turned into a financial ongoing liability. The longer the house sat broken the worse it became. She hired a handyman to board up the house and asked neighbors to keep and eye out and call her if there were problems.

Despair and depression had taken hold and Ann truly did not know what to do.

In the mean time she continued to pay the property taxes and a handyman to keep the property clear of debris and weeds. The lot over time became a dumping ground for all sorts of debris and refuse. It was a magnet for all of the bad elements in our society. Her efforts were not enough and the neighbors started to complain.

Dealing with Code Enforcement and the Health Department:

Next came the code enforcement officers with notices pinned to the front door. She had one week to address the problem or the city would hire a contractor to take care of it and bill her. If she didn’t pay they would place a lien on the property.

Ann could not pay and so the house had accumulated $3,500 in code enforcement levies and liens

Where Code Enforcement in Stockton travels, the health department is usually close behind. That was the case with this house.

Evictions, vandals and squatters are all a recipe for the Health Department to tag a property as uninhabitable until their conditions are met. It is the county’s way to place additional pressure on an owner and not allow the property to generate any revenue.

For owners with the financial resources to fix things that works, but for Ann, it was just another reason to board up the house and sell it.

Ann Was Fed Up With Her Ugly House:

Ann just wanted out. The financial nightmare had spiraled out of control.

A neighbor had offered her a low ball price for the land and she was almost ready to take it when she called me about getting a cash offer on her ugly house.

She was distraught and she needed help. She suspected her neighbor was part of her nightmare and she resisted at every turn.

The City Code Enforcement Officers were relentless and the neighbor that had made the offer was the one who called them to begin with. That very same neighbor had been remodeling his own house and rather than going to the dump, he disposed of his debris in her yard and then called code enforcement.

Ann was so distraught that her fight was done. She had just given up. The fines and levies kept her up at night and as she tells the story she had no where to turn.

She just wanted to sell and I knew that if I offered her anything more than that neighbor had I could buy the house. I offered $10,000 more and offered to pay the closing cost and the code enforcement fines and fees through escrow. She cried from happiness. Ann was relieved.

Evaluating Ann’s Ugly House:

There was no house to evaluate. It was truly destroyed.

Even the roof had given way and by the time the house was sold. I could only do a land evaluation with the possibility of keeping one corner of the existing structure to perform what is called an addition and remodel. The value was in all of the utility services already on the property and the credits that I would receive when I pulled the building permits.

There were no comparable sales for her property. We were talking land value at this point. At the time that it was probably worth $22,000 for that part of Stockton. I also knew that if I built a 1500 square foot house I could get top dollar for that neighborhood.

So I made the offer knowing that I was over paying by about $8,000. Its was fine with me, I got to help Ann and feel good about what I do.

Our Solution:

I made Ann an all-cash offer to buy the property and take over all of the code enforcement and health department issues. We were able to close on that transaction within 10 days. Keep in mind that when there are liens on a property, a demand for payoff is issued from the Title Company to the County. It took 5 days for them to respond with a dollar amount.

Our Simple Process for Buying Ugly Houses

1. Contact Us: Call or text us about your property
2. Quick Evaluation: We assess your situation and property
3. Cash Offer: Receive a fair offer based on your property’s condition
4. Fast Closing: Close in as little as 10 days
5. Handle Everything: We take care of all liens, violations, and paperwork

My name is Peter Westbrook and I am a local cash home buyer in Stockton, Manteca, Modesto and Sacramento CA.

We Buy Houses in any condition and if you have a house to sell, call me at (209)481-7780. I know that I can help you.

Why Choose Us for Your Ugly House in Stockton?

• Local cash buyer with 35+ years of business experience
• We handle all code violations and liens
• No real estate agent fees
• No repairs or cleaning needed
• Fast closings and flexible solutions
• We buy houses in any condition

With nearly 35 years of business experience, nearly 10 years of real estate investing and 100’s of real estate transactions, I can present solutions that most others have never even heard of.

I understand that not every situation is the same and sometimes we need to tailor make our solutions to best fit your needs.

 Get Cash for Your Ugly House in Stockton Today

Don’t let your problematic property continue draining your resources. Whether you’re facing code violations, tenant issues, or just want to sell a house that needs too much work, we can help.

Here are a just a few common situations we help Stockton, CA homeowners with:

• Tired landlords
• Inherited properties needing work
• Code violation issues
• Health department citations
• Vandalized properties
• Urgent need to sell

Contact Peter Westbrook Now:

• Call: (209) 481-7780
• We buy ugly houses throughout Stockton, Sacramento, Lodi, Modesto, and Manteca
• No obligation consultation
• Quick response guaranteed

Each house has its own story and challenges. Let us help you write the final chapter with a fair cash offer and quick closing.