We buy houses in Buffalo, NY, as-is, for cash
Irish Jones Home Buyers buys houses in Buffalo directly from homeowners, in any condition and in every city neighborhood. We are a licensed NY brokerage with an office on Bailey Avenue, not a national lead site that resells your information. You get a written cash offer within 24 hours, no repairs, no commissions, and a closing date you choose. Learn how to sell your house fast in Buffalo.
Get your fair cash offer
Tell us about the property. We reply with next steps and a written cash offer, free, with no obligation.
The person on this page is the person who answers the phone. No call center, no lead reselling.
- Buffalo office on Bailey Avenue
- Local
- NY real estate brokerage #10491209386
- Licensed
- Written cash offer
- 24 Hrs
- Typical closing
- 7 to 14 Days
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How a cash sale works with Irish Jones Home Buyers
- Tell us about the house. Address, condition, and your timeline. Phone, form, or text, whichever is easiest.
- Get a written cash offer within 24 hours. One walkthrough, in person or by video. The number is in writing and does not change after inspection.
- Pick your closing date. Cash means no bank approval to wait on. The title company and your attorney handle the paperwork, and you can close in as little as 7 to 14 days.
Selling a house in Buffalo: what's different locally
Buffalo's housing runs the full range: Allentown and Elmwood Village rows, Hertel Avenue doubles, South Buffalo cottages, Black Rock and Riverside fixers, and East Side houses with long family histories. Deferred roofs, furnaces and back taxes are common, and the city's long title chains turn simple sales into paperwork projects. Our office is on Bailey Avenue on the East Side, so we know these blocks and how to get a Buffalo house to closing as-is, without a repair list or a bank appraisal standing in the way.
How long it takes to sell a house in Buffalo, and why cash buyers close faster
A traditional sale in Buffalo takes about 68 days: roughly 12 days to go under contract, then 58 days for the buyer's lender to close. That 12-day number assumes a house that photographs well and passes inspection. Older Buffalo housing stock often does not (the average single-family home in 14209 is 95 years old), and financed buyers cannot close on a house that will not appraise. A cash sale to Irish Jones skips the listing period, the appraisal, and the financing contingency, and closes in as little as 7 to 14 days.
| Stage | Traditional listing | Irish Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Prep and repairs | 2 to 4 weeks, at your cost | None |
| Days to contract | About 12 | One walkthrough |
| Contract to close | About 58 | 7 to 14 days |
| Total time to sell | About 68 days | 7 to 14 days |
Buffalo averages; individual timelines vary by property, condition, and financing. Sources: Clever Real Estate, Sept 2026 data; ATTOM. Last reviewed October 2026.
Cash sale vs. listing with an agent in Buffalo
The difference is not just speed. It is how much prep, coordination, and risk you carry before you reach closing.
Do Nothing
- TimelineOpen-ended; carrying costs continue
- RepairsStill yours
- FeesTaxes, insurance, utilities every month
- CertaintyNone
List with an Agent
- TimelineAbout 68 days (12 to contract, 58 to close)
- RepairsUsually required before listing
- FeesAbout 5.6% commission plus about 1.1% closing costs plus 0.4% NY transfer tax
- CertaintyFinanced buyer can fall through after inspection or appraisal
Sell to Irish Jones Home Buyers
- Timeline7 to 14 days, on your date
- RepairsNone, sold as-is
- FeesNo commission, no seller closing costs
- CertaintyWe buy in our own name with our own funds; the signed offer is the closing number
Buffalo-area commission and timeline figures from Clever Real Estate, September 2026 data. NY transfer tax per NYS Department of Taxation and Finance.
Estimate
Estimate your cash-sale savings.
Move the sliders. We’ll roughly total what a traditional listing would cost you that a cash sale to Irish Jones Home Buyers skips.
Potential savings with a cash sale
$41,750
- Agent commission
- $21,000
- Closing costs (seller)
- $8,750
- Repairs avoided
- $12,000
For illustration only. Your actual offer depends on local Buffalo comparable sales and the condition of the house.
Buffalo housing market in 2026: what it means if you need to sell
- Typical home value (Zillow, Aug 2026)
- $248,828
- Median time to pending
- 11 days
- Of sales close over list price
- 73%
- Irish Jones can close in
- 7 to 14 days
The headline numbers are strong. Buffalo's typical home value is up 2.9% in a year, the median sale price is $261,300, and homes go pending in about 11 days. Those are the results for houses in good condition that priced right and appraised. If your house needs a roof, has knob-and-tube wiring, carries back taxes, or has a tenant who will not cooperate with showings, it is not competing in that 11-day market. It is competing for the small pool of buyers who can look past condition, and most of those are investors. Investors accounted for about 7.8% of Buffalo purchases, and investor offers on fair-condition homes typically land between 71% and 84% of market value. We tell you our number in writing, up front, so you can compare it with what a listing would net after commission, closing costs, repairs, and two months of carrying costs.
Zillow Home Value Index, data through August 2026. Clever Real Estate Buffalo market data, Sept 2026. ATTOM property data. Last reviewed October 2026.
Every situation we buy in Buffalo
Your reason for selling may be practical, personal, or both. The house can still be sold as-is.
Why sell to Irish Jones Home Buyers.
We buy as-is
Condition is our starting point, not your problem to fix first. Repairs, belongings and all.
No fees or commissions
No listing agreement and no agent commission. The written offer is the number.
Close on your timeline
Cash means no bank approvals in the way. You pick the closing date that fits.
Local & licensed
A Buffalo office, a 716 phone number and NY real estate license #10491209386 you can look up.
Meet the team handling your sale
Matt Irish-Jones
Co-founder & CEO, Irish Jones
NY real estate license #10491209386 · 716-768-4915
The person on this page is the person who answers the phone.
Earl Altheide
Partner, Irish Jones · Division lead, Irish Jones Home Buyers
NY real estate license #10491209386 · 716-768-4915
The person on this page is the person who answers the phone.
What Buffalo-area sellers say
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Quick answers for Buffalo sellers.
Irish Jones Home Buyers, the cash home buying division of Irish Jones, a licensed NY brokerage (#10491209386). We buy in our own name with our own funds. We do not assign your contract to another investor.
No. We walk the house once, price the condition into the written offer, and that is the number at closing. There is no inspection contingency and no second negotiation.
Yes. New York closings are attorney closings, so your own attorney reviews the contract and attends closing. We work with them directly and can recommend local attorneys if you do not have one.
In a traditional sale, sellers typically pay about 1.1% in closing costs plus the 0.4% New York State transfer tax, on top of agent commission. When you sell to us, we cover the standard seller closing costs. Ask us about the transfer tax on your specific sale.
Yes. Most sellers do. At closing the title company pays off your loan from the sale price and sends you the balance. Get a payoff letter from your lender so you can compare it to our offer.
No. Leave what you do not want. Our crews handle cleanout and repairs after closing. Half-finished projects, old roofs, dated kitchens, and code issues are all normal for us.
Check three things: a real local address, a license you can look up, and proof of funds. Our office is at 1305 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo. Our NY license number is on every page. We will show proof of funds on request. If a buyer will not do all three, walk away.
Once title is clear, 7 to 14 days is typical. Liens, probate, or missing signatures can add time, which is why we start the title search the day you accept.
Yes. Allentown, Elmwood Village, Hertel, North Buffalo, South Buffalo, Black Rock, Riverside, Kaisertown, Lovejoy, and the East Side. Every Buffalo ZIP is inside our service area.
Three ways. We are a licensed NY brokerage with a Buffalo office you can visit. We buy in our own name with our own funds and never assign your contract. And the person who makes the offer is the person who answers the phone.
Yes. Erie County tax liens and Buffalo code items get folded into the payoff at closing. You do not pay them out of pocket first.
Investor offers on fair-condition Buffalo homes typically land between 71% and 84% of market value, before you subtract what a listing would cost you in commission, closing costs, repairs, and carrying time. We show the math in writing so you can compare net to net. If a listing would net you more and you can wait, we will say so.
We buy houses across Buffalo, NY.
Buffalo is in Erie County. If your ZIP code is below, the answer to whether we buy in your area is yes. If it is not, call 716-768-4915 and we will tell you right away.
ZIP codes
14201, 14202, 14203, 14204, 14206, 14207, 14208, 14209, 14210, 14211, 14212, 14213, 14214, 14215, 14216, 14220, 14222
Neighborhoods & towns
Allentown, Elmwood Village, Hertel Avenue, North Buffalo, South Buffalo, Black Rock/Riverside, Kaisertown, Lovejoy, the East Side
Nearby service areas.
Nearby service areas: Cheektowaga · Amherst · Tonawanda & Kenmore · West Seneca · Lackawanna & Blasdell · Hamburg & Orchard Park · Niagara Falls · All service areas