Selling a parent's house is hard. The belongings, the memories, the siblings who all want different things. There's no rush to sort through their things. You don't have to do that to move forward. Take what's sentimental, leave the rest, walk.
When mom or dad passes, the house in Passaic becomes a problem. Maybe siblings can't agree. Maybe nobody wants to spend a year cleaning it out. Maybe Passaic County property taxes are due and nobody's paying. Tony buys it now, in any state of affairs.
The kind of two family property Tony has bought in Passaic.
Passaic County, anchored by Paterson and Clifton, is dense urban with extensive two-family and three-family housing stock from the early 1900s.
Paterson tax rates are 3.0-3.8% of assessed value, among the highest in NJ.
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Tell Tony where the house is and what shape it's in. Get a cash number on the same call. Pick a closing date.
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Passaic County probate timelines vary by county and complexity. Simple estates can move in 4-6 months; contested ones take a year or more. Tony works at any stage: pre-probate (with an executor), in probate (with court approval), or post-probate (clean title). Most Passaic inherited deals close while the estate is still open.
Passaic is dense pre-war stock: 1900s-1920s frame two- and three-families with vinyl or asphalt siding on narrow lots, brick four- to twelve-unit walk-ups along Main Avenue and Broadway, and Passaic Park's larger 1910s-30s single-families, Tudors, and apartment buildings near Third Ward Park, many now owned by large Orthodox families. A lot of the multi-family stock is tenant-occupied under the city's rent control and shows its age in the wiring and the roofs. Tony buys the multi-families, the walk-ups, and the Passaic Park houses.
Passaic owners call Tony when a building has more problems than tenants. A three-family off Main Avenue inherited from a parent, with two rent-controlled tenants and a third floor the city says can't be occupied. A landlord finished with lead-safe inspections on a pre-1978 building, the rent leveling office, and a Certificate of Continued Occupancy that keeps failing on the electric. A Dundee or riverside house that took water in Irene and Ida. A tax-sale certificate sold on a building whose owner moved away and stopped opening the mail. A listing means showings around six households and a lender who wants every violation cleared first. Tony gives one number on the phone and closes on the seller's date.
Passaic requires a Certificate of Continued Occupancy inspection before a resale, along with the fire department's smoke, carbon monoxide, and fire extinguisher certificate — Tony's side schedules both and buys with whatever the inspector finds. The seller pays the NJ Realty Transfer Fee (about 1% on most sales, less for senior and disabled owners on a primary residence). Leases, rent-control registrations, and deposits transfer to Tony; tax-sale certificates and water liens are paid from proceeds at closing. Blocks near the river are in a flood zone, which only matters to a lender, and there is no lender.
Every cash buyer, Tony included, starts from the same three numbers: what the house would sell for fully renovated, what it costs to get it there, and how long that takes. The offer is that finished value minus the repairs, minus the buyer's resale costs and margin. In practice that lands most cash offers somewhere around 70–85% of the renovated value, less repairs. The honest comparison is not against a renovated house's list price — it is against what you would actually net from a NJ listing after commission, repairs, and months of carrying costs.
| Line item | List with an agent | Sell to Tony |
|---|---|---|
| What the house would sell for fully renovated | $400,000 | $400,000 |
| Repairs a retail buyer's lender will demand | − $45,000 | Tony's problem |
| Agent commission (5–6%) | − $20,000 to $24,000 | $0 |
| Inspection credits, seller closing costs, concessions | − $8,000 to $12,000 | $0 |
| Taxes, insurance, mortgage, utilities while you wait (3–6 months) | − $9,000 to $15,000 | $0 |
| Time to cash in hand | 4 to 7 months | 7 to 14 days |
| What you actually walk away with | ≈ $305,000 to $318,000 | Tony's number, in full, on your date |
Whether Tony's number beats that listing net depends on the house. On a move-in-ready home in a hot NJmarket it usually will not, and Tony will tell you to list. On a house that needs work, has tenants, sits in an estate, or carries violations — the houses retail buyers cannot finance — it is often close, and the seven-day timeline is the difference. Call 1-908-768-4759, get the number, and compare it yourself.
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In most cases, yes. The executor or administrator (with court authority) can sign. Tony's title company handles the documentation. Many Passaic inherited deals close before probate fully concludes.
Tony makes one offer; the title company splits proceeds per the estate documents or your written agreement. Heirs can be in different states, different countries — sign remotely with a notary or e-sign service. Passaic County title companies handle this routinely.
Yes. Take what's sentimental — photo albums, jewelry, anything that matters. Leave the rest. Tony's crew clears the property after closing. You don't have to spend weekends sorting through a lifetime of stuff.
Tony's title company pays them at closing out of the proceeds. Same with utility bills, HOA dues, lien notices. You walk away clean.
If the estate is straightforward, often no. If it's contested, complex, or has out-of-state assets, an attorney is wise. Tony works alongside whatever attorney you have or refers you to Passaic-area probate attorneys when needed.
Yes, with every tenant staying. Passaic's rent control follows the building, and Tony takes over as landlord at closing under the same leases and regulated rents. You don't buy anyone out or wait for a vacancy. Give him the unit count and what each actually pays and he'll quote one number for the building.
All of 07055. Tony buys Passaic Park single-families and apartment buildings near Third Ward Park, Main Avenue and Broadway walk-ups, Dundee and riverside two-families, and everything around Monroe Street. Big houses and small ones, occupied and vacant — same process, one number on the phone.
Yes. A failed Certificate of Continued Occupancy stops a bank-financed buyer because the lender wants the corrections done before closing. Tony pays cash, buys the building as-is, and takes care of the CCO items after the sale. His number already accounts for that work — nothing comes out of your pocket.
No, not until a court enters a foreclosure judgment. Tony's title company gets the redemption figure from the certificate holder and pays it from your proceeds at closing, and you keep the balance. If you've already been served with a foreclosure complaint, call the same day — there's still time, but not a lot of it.
Inherited a Passaic house and stuck on what to do? Call Tony at 1-908-768-4759. Cash, as-is, with everything still inside.
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Tell Tony where the house is and what shape it's in. Get a cash number on the same call. Pick a closing date.
7 days a week, 8 AM to 9 PM Eastern.
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