How long can a The Bronx property sit vacant before Tony won't buy it?
No limit. Tony has bought houses that hadn't been occupied in 20+ years. The longer it's been vacant, the worse the condition usually is — but Tony buys it anyway.
A vacant New York property bleeds money: property taxes, vacant-property insurance premiums, Bronx County lawn-citation fines, vandalism repairs, copper theft, frozen pipes, and the slow decay that gets worse every month. Tony pays cash and closes in 7 days. Stop the bleed.
Vacant houses don't just cost money — they invite trouble. Squatters, broken windows, frozen pipes that burst in February, fines from the The Bronx code office, neighbors complaining, copper thieves stripping the basement. The longer it sits, the worse it gets. Tony buys vacant properties no one else will touch — including ones that have been sitting for years.
Most Bronx County cash buyers want move-in-ready or near-move-in-ready properties. Tony specializes in the opposite: the vacant The Bronx houses with broken windows, leaky roofs, squatters, code citations, and three years of unpaid taxes. Cash on the table.

The kind of cape property Tony has bought in The Bronx.
Bronx County is a mix of detached homes (Riverdale, Throggs Neck, Country Club) and dense multi-family (Mott Haven, Hunts Point, Soundview). Tony buys both.
Bronx NYC Class 1 and Class 2 rates apply; multi-family above 3 units triggers Class 2 with higher effective rates.
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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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Vacant property attracts squatters in NJ and NY. Once a squatter is established, removing them legally takes 6-12 months of court proceedings — sometimes longer. Tony has bought The Bronx properties with active squatters and handled the legal removal post-closing. You don't have to deal with it.
The Bronx has detached houses in north and east neighborhoods, plus multi-families everywhere. Tony buys row houses, two-families, and three-families anywhere from Riverdale down to Mott Haven. The south and west Bronx are five- and six-story pre-war walk-ups and Art Deco elevator buildings along the Grand Concourse, almost all rent-stabilized; the northeast — Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Morris Park, Throggs Neck, Pelham Bay — is detached and semi-detached 1920s–50s frame and brick two- and three-families; Riverdale is Tudors and co-ops; Co-op City is a 15,000-unit Mitchell-Lama.
Bronx sellers who call Tony fall into two groups. Homeowners in the northeast Bronx — often Caribbean, Italian, and Albanian families — are settling a parent's estate on a two-family with a basement apartment the City never saw and a tenant who stopped paying. Small landlords in the south and west Bronx are done fighting a rent-stabilized walk-up with HPD violations, a boiler on its last legs, and rents frozen since the 2019 rent law. Both have found that a listing means inspections, bank appraisals, and buyers who vanish. Tony buys occupied, as-is, violations included, and gives one number on the phone that closes on your date.
Bronx sellers pay the NYC RPTT (1% up to $500,000, 1.425% above) and the 0.4% NYS transfer tax; Tony nets both. Multi-family buildings with six or more units built before 1974 are rent-stabilized, and tenants transfer with their leases and DHCR registrations intact. Bronx County Surrogate's Court on the Grand Concourse issues the letters an executor needs; Tony signs a contract as soon as they issue. Co-op City and other Mitchell-Lama buildings have resale restrictions Tony will explain honestly on the phone.
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 NY 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 NYmarket 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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No limit. Tony has bought houses that hadn't been occupied in 20+ years. The longer it's been vacant, the worse the condition usually is — but Tony buys it anyway.
Tony's title company pays them at closing from the proceeds. Same with code violations, water/sewer liens, and any other municipal liens.
Tony has bought squatter-occupied properties. Tony's team handles the legal removal after closing. You walk away with the cash; Tony deals with the eviction.
Common in The Bronx-area vacant houses. None of it kills the deal. Tony's offer accounts for restoration costs.
In most cases, yes. If the next tax installment is 30+ days out, Tony's 7-14 day close beats it. The next bill becomes Tony's responsibility, not yours.
Yes — from Riverdale and Wakefield down to Mott Haven and Hunts Point. Detached two-families in Williamsbridge and Throggs Neck, brick rows in Morris Park, walk-ups in Tremont and Morrisania, frames in Soundview, and co-ops and condos anywhere. One call with the address gets you a number.
Yes. Tony buys occupied rent-stabilized buildings on their real rent roll, with every tenant staying and every HPD, DOB, and ECB violation transferring to him at closing. You don't need vacancies, buyouts, or repairs. He'll want the DHCR registration and current rents so his number reflects the building as it actually operates.
No. Basement and attic apartments without a certificate of occupancy are everywhere in Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Soundview, and Throggs Neck, and Tony buys them with the tenant in place. A DOB vacate order, if there is one, transfers with the house. Don't rip out the kitchen before you call.
Usually not as the buyer himself. Co-op City is a Mitchell-Lama cooperative with income limits and a resale process that goes through Riverbay, which keeps investors out. Tony will tell you that straight on the phone. For houses, condos, and market-rate co-ops anywhere else in the Bronx, he's the buyer.
Bronx County vacant property, sold for cash. 1-908-768-4759.
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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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