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Cash Home Buyers Union City
Sell Your Union City, CA House For Cash in ANY Condition.
We buy houses across Union City — from Decoto and Alvarado to Old Alvarado, the New Haven district, and the southern edge near the Hayward line — in any condition. No realtors, no fees, no commissions, no repairs, and no cleanup. Get a fair, no-obligation cash offer and close in as little as 7–10 days.
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Trusted Cash Home Buyers in Union City since 2014
Homes We've Bought Near Union City
Including 1 right in Union City — part of 253 Bay Area homes we've bought for cash since 2014. Zoom out to see them all.
Selling a House in Union City: Neighborhoods, Local Rules & Situations We Handle
Union City is a working-class, diverse southern-Alameda city where a traditional sale runs into very local friction: the Hayward Fault runs along the base of the eastern hills, essentially shadowing Mission Boulevard, while the bayfront west side around the former Eden Landing salt ponds sits on soft bay mud in a flood-hazard area, and much of the housing dates to 1960s–70s Decoto and Alvarado tracts with aging foundations, plumbing and wiring. Add probate through the Alameda County Superior Court, Union City’s own tenant-protection ordinances, and statewide rules, and a retail listing can stall for months. Rapid Home Solutions has bought Bay Area houses as-is for cash since 2014 — no fees, no repairs, no cleanup.
Union City Neighborhoods We Buy In
- Decoto — the older east-side district near the BART/Union City Station corridor; we buy dated 1960s–70s homes that won't pass a retail inspection.
- Alvarado — ranch and mid-century homes on the bay plain; foundation, drainage and flood-zone issues are no problem for a cash sale.
- Old Alvarado — Union City's historic downtown district with homes dating back over a century; we take on deferred maintenance, additions and probate situations as-is.
- New Haven school-district area — established west- and central-side neighborhoods served by New Haven Unified; ideal when you've inherited a property or are facing a deadline.
- South Union City near the Hayward line — homes on the city's southern edge (Hillview Crest school area); we buy regardless of seismic disclosures or retrofit needs.
- Union City Station / former Pacific States Steel district — the redeveloping downtown core built over a remediated brownfield; we handle tenant-occupied and environmental-history parcels.
The Union City Rules That Slow Down a Traditional Sale
- Hayward Fault & seismic disclosure. The Hayward Fault — one of the most dangerous in the U.S. and considered overdue for a major quake — runs along the base of the hills on Union City's east side, closely shadowing Mission Boulevard. Required natural-hazard and Alquist-Priolo disclosures scare off retail buyers and complicate financing. We buy with the fault and disclosures already factored in.
- Bay-mud liquefaction & flood zones. The low western/Alvarado side near the Eden Landing former salt ponds and Alameda Creek sits on soft bay mud with liquefaction and flood risk; a property mapped in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area triggers mandatory flood insurance for financed buyers, which kills many deals. Cash from us removes the lender entirely.
- Local tenant protections + AB 1482. Union City layers its own Rent Review Ordinance (a mandatory mediation process when a rent increase tops 7% of base rent in a 12-month period) and a just-cause eviction ordinance on top of California's Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482), which caps most rent increases at 5% plus regional CPI (a 6.3% ceiling for the SF–Oakland–Hayward area through July 31, 2026, never above 10%). The more restrictive of the local and state rules applies, and selling a tenant-occupied home on the open market is slow — we buy with tenants in place.
- Documentary transfer tax. Union City levies no separate city transfer tax — only Alameda County's documentary transfer tax of $1.10 per $1,000 of sale price applies. In our cash purchase we cover standard closing costs, so this comes out of our side, not yours.
The Hayward Fault, Flood Zones & Aging Foundations — and How We Absorb Them
Union City's headline friction is geology. The Hayward Fault threads the base of the eastern hills, shadowing Mission Boulevard, and the broader fault corridor is famous for slow surface creep that cracks curbs and slabs in neighboring Hayward and Fremont; the western bay plain around the old salt ponds and Alameda Creek, meanwhile, rests on liquefaction-prone bay mud inside a flood-hazard area. On top of that, the city's 1960s–70s housing stock often carries settling foundations, galvanized plumbing and outdated wiring. For a retail buyer, any one of these means a failed inspection, a flood-insurance requirement, or a lender walking away. We don't flinch at fault disclosures, flood zones, soft soils, cracked foundations or seismic-retrofit needs — we make a cash offer on the house exactly as it stands today and close in as little as 7–10 days, so you never spend a dollar on engineering reports or repairs.
Common Union City Situations We Handle
We buy through nearly every hard situation: probate and inherited homes (Alameda County probate is filed at the Superior Court's Berkeley Courthouse, and the court process often runs close to a year); Prop 19 inherited-property reassessment, where the parent-child exclusion now requires an heir to move in as their primary residence within one year or the home is reassessed toward market value; foreclosure and pre-foreclosure, including after a Notice of Default — California gives a 90-day reinstatement window and you can reinstate up to five business days before the trustee's sale, so there's still time to sell for cash; plus code violations, unpermitted units and ADUs, fire and water damage, and hoarder cleanouts. Every one of these we take as-is — no repairs, no cleanup, no commissions.
Frequently Asked Questions About Selling Your Union City House
The questions Union City homeowners ask us most, answered.
1. How fast can you close on my Union City house?
We can close in as little as 7–10 days because we pay cash and skip the bank, the appraisal and the loan underwriting that slow a traditional sale. By contrast, listing with an agent in this market typically takes 45–75 days to close once you add prep, showings and a buyer's financing. You pick the closing date that works for you — we can also go slower if you need more time to move.
2. Can you buy my home if I'm facing foreclosure in Union City?
Yes. In California, after a Notice of Default is recorded you generally have a 90-day reinstatement window, and you can reinstate or sell up until five business days before the trustee's sale. Because we close in 7–10 days for cash, we can often complete the sale before the auction date, pay off the lender, and put any remaining equity in your pocket instead of losing it to foreclosure. The sooner you call, the more options you have.
3. Who pays the closing costs and transfer tax?
We do. There are no agent commissions, no listing fees and no hidden charges on our offer. We cover the standard closing costs, and Union City has no separate city transfer tax — only Alameda County's documentary transfer tax of $1.10 per $1,000 of sale price applies, and that comes out of our side at closing. The number we agree on is essentially what you walk away with.
4. Do I need to make repairs or clean out the house first?
No. We buy completely as-is — cracked foundations, seismic-retrofit needs, flood or water damage, fire damage, old galvanized plumbing, outdated wiring, code violations, even hoarder conditions. Leave behind anything you don't want; we handle all the cleanup and repairs after closing. You never spend a dollar getting the house ready.
5. My Union City house is on the Hayward Fault or in a flood zone — will you still buy it?
Absolutely. The Hayward Fault runs along Union City's eastern hills, shadowing Mission Boulevard, and the western bay-plain side near the old Eden Landing salt ponds sits on liquefaction-prone bay mud in a flood-hazard area. Those facts force costly disclosures, possible flood-insurance requirements and failed inspections in a retail sale, but they don't stop us. We pay cash with the fault, flood zone and soft soils already factored into our offer — no engineering reports needed from you.
6. Can you help if I inherited a house or it's going through probate?
Yes — inherited and probate homes are one of our specialties. Alameda County probate is filed at the Superior Court's Berkeley Courthouse, and the process often takes close to a year; we can buy once you have authority to sell. Be aware of Prop 19: to keep your parent's low property-tax base, an heir must make the home their primary residence within one year (with a value cap of about $1,044,586 over the factored base value for transfers through February 15, 2027) — otherwise it's reassessed toward market value. Many families simply sell to us for cash instead, fast and as-is.
7. How do you calculate your cash offer?
We start with the home's after-repair value based on recent comparable Union City sales, then subtract the cost of the repairs, retrofits or cleanup the property needs and our resale costs. What's left is a fair, no-obligation cash offer with no fees or commissions taken out. We're transparent about the math, and you're never under any pressure to accept — call (925) 483-7327 for your offer.
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Sell My House for Cash in Union City, CA
Union City came together in 1959 when the old Alvarado and Decoto districts merged, and that history still shows in its housing — blocks of mid-century tract homes around Decoto, plus the newer transit-oriented condos and townhomes that have risen near the Union City BART station. Whatever era or shape your house is in, we buy it directly with cash, completely as-is, and can close in as little as 7-10 days. No repairs, no cleanouts, and no agent commissions or fees coming out of your proceeds.
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If your Union City home has been sitting on the market longer than you hoped, or you’ve started gathering agent quotes and felt your stomach sink at the numbers, you already know the traditional route asks a lot before it gives anything back. Listing means prepping and staging, opening your door to strangers at showings, and then waiting out weeks of uncertainty while buyers come and go. We take a different path: Rapid Home Solutions buys your Union City house directly with cash, so the sale rests on us writing a check, not on a stranger’s mortgage approval finally coming through.
That means no contractors to chase, no cleanout, and no repairs to fund out of your own pocket, because we buy as-is, in any condition. There are no agent commissions, no listing fees, and no closing costs charged to you, and because we aren’t relying on a bank, there’s no appraisal and no financing contingency waiting to unravel the deal at the last minute. You get a fair, straightforward cash offer and a closing in as little as 7-10 days — or, if a later date suits your move better, we close on your Union City timeline instead.
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Why Homeowners Choose Us
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We Pay All Cash
Because we pay cash, we can be flexible and close on your time frame. We don’t need to wait for an appraisal or lender approvals.
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We make this a simple, straight forward and easy to understand process for you.
We Do the Paperwork
We use a licensed and insured title company and we will make sure the details are taken care of, so you don’t have to.
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You won’t have to fix or clean anything! We will buy your home the way it is.
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The Benefits of Selling to Rapid Home Solutions
See how selling to us compares to traditional agents and investors, with zero fees, no repairs, and flexible closings.
Traditional Sales Process
- 6% of purchase price plus other fees
- Price haggling and unpredictable offer
- Clean up and repair hassle
- Showings and open houses
- Long sales timeline, often 2-3+ months
Rapid Home Solutions
- ZERO FEES to sell your home
- Highest off-market price
- Sell AS-IS. No cleanup or repairs, or showings
- Close in just 10 days, or move at your pace, up to 60 days
- No closing costs
Property Investor
- Hidden fees at close
- Lower prices, zero transparency
- High-pressure sales tactics, often not trustworthy
- Small-scale local operators not a trusted brand