We Buy Houses in Illinois

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Hi! Welcome! We are your local neighbor, Chicago-native, family-based, woman-led and transparent house buying company. We buy houses for cash. If you need to sell your house quickly without hassle, we will buy it. You will have no commissions, no fees, no brokers, no agents, no listings, no showings, no appraisals and no repairs.

WE UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU NEED TO SELL YOUR HOME FAST

Either buying or selling your home is personal though real estate is a business. As the homeowner, selling a home can be overwhelming and emotional. Emotions arise from the attachments you have to the home such as from your childhood, starting your family, visiting a loved one, or hosting fun events. Emotions can also come from the home selling process such as walking through with an agent/Realtor, preparing for showings to potential buyers, making repairs, or scheduling inspections.

We understand how emotionally draining, frustrating and challenging all of these factors can have on someone when they are ready to sell their home, especially when you need to sell your home fast. We offer you a way this much simpler, faster and time efficient than the traditional home selling model. We do not take advantage of your emotions. We take the time to understand your situation and provide you with options. We provide the information to you so that you can make an informed decision. We will let you know when we are not your best option and encourage you to do what is always best for you and your family. When you choose us, we handle the logistics and paperwork so that you can breathe.

WHO ARE WE?

We are Kelly and Ricordo Page.

We are a husband and wife team and we are the owners of We Buy Houses Illinois. We are a family-owned and managed, local cash home buyer in Chicago. We enjoy helping others out of their tough situations by directly purchasing home from property owners who need to sell fast and don’t want the hassle of the traditional home selling process. This is not just a transaction, this is also an opportunity to help others within our community and build relationships. (Psst… We are not real estate agents or Brokers.)

WE OFFER SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Together, with our experienced team, we will do our best to give you an offer and selling experience that pleases you! Our goal is to make selling your home as easy and hassle-free as possible to you – all within our transparent, ethical and friendly environment. We specialize in helping property owners address their problems due to various situations such as pending foreclosure, upcoming divorce, the passing of your loved one or burdensome rental property. We buy houses in Chicago, Chicago suburbs, throughout the state of Illinois, and Northwest Indiana. Our services are 100% free and without any obligation to accept.

Interested? We encourage you to learn about Our Company, About Us or our home buying process by visiting our How It Works Page.

Take the first step and either call us at 312.508.0700 or fill out our form below. We will work together to find a solution to your problem that works for you.

Kelly and Ricordo

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Let us answer the question, “What is the best way to sell my house fast?”

YOUR COSTS:

• Free Services:  Our services are 100% free to you.
• No Costs or Fees: We pay all costs as there are no hidden fees, no Realtor fees or closing costs.
• Save Time: We can close fast or on your schedule.
• Total Benefit:  The overall benefits of our offers, our process and our professionalism is that we save you stress, time, effort and money.

OUR PURCHASE OFFERS:

• Fair, Not Low Ball Offers:  Our offers are fair as we do not give lowball offers.  Our are based on the potential of the property using the After Repair Value (or ARV), comparables and market analysis.  We calculate our offers on math and not your emotions and  provide to you full detail of how we calculated our offer.
• Best offer 1st Time:  We research well and work hard to give you our best offer the first time around or will try to beat any other offers you have received.
• No obligation:  Our cash offers are 100% free and there is no-obligation to accept.
• Simple Contract & Terms:  Our contract is simple and short with only 2 pages and easy to understand.  Our terms are simple and clear.
• Quick Cash Offer:  We will provide you an all cash offer within 24 hours, after we’ve talked and have viewed the property.

OUR HOME BUYING PROCESS:

• Quick Selling Solution:  We offer you a quick solution.  You will not have to wait on bank funding approvals, appraisals or buyer contingencies because we buy with cash.
• No Realtors or Related Fees:  Our transactions do not include Realtors, meaning you will not pay commission fees, listing fees or closing costs.
• Keep Privacy and Save Time:  You will not need to prepare for showings, open houses, or walkthroughs by tire-kickers, nosy neighbors or numerous strangers as potential buyers.
• No Cleaning Needed:  We will buy in any condition.  You can sell as-is without needing to clean-up or clean-out.  You can take what you want and leave the rest.

OUR PROFESSIONALISM:

• Licensed Professionals:  We are professional homebuyers operating as a legitimate company registered in the state of Illinois.
• Family Owned and Operated:  We are a family owned and managed company.  We are responsive and we treat you like an extension of our family with our personal service.
• Local, Trusted Reliable and Fair:  We are a local and trusted company, proven as reliable and fair.  We want to be a viable business helping the community for years to come.
• Professionalism and Respectability:  We believe real estate is a personal based on building relationships.  We treat you professionally, respectable and personally throughout the process.
• Complete Transparency  & Integrity:  We are 100% transparent and operate with integrity throughout the entire process by being truthful and forthcoming, informing you of all steps in the process.  We want you to have the peace of mind that you made the right decision to sell to us.
• Hassle-Free Paperwork Processing:  We do all of the work for you so that you are hassle-free.  We handle all of the paperwork required to close.  Most paperwork will be available for you to sign electronically.
• Use Local Professionals:  We use local and reputable title companies and when necessary local attorneys.
• Responsible Handling or Disposal:  We make every attempt to reuse by finding a second home or responsibly recycle the items you choose leave behind.
• Simple Communications:  You will only have to deal with us as our services is 100% centralized and we remain accessible to you throughout the process.
• Open to All Situations:  We will buy houses regardless of the seller’s situation and pass no judgement.  We understand situations are different and we will close on a date that will work on your timeline.
• We Help Regardless:  We continue to offer recommendations to help you, even if you don’t choose us.  We care and believe in spreading good karma by treating others how we’d want to be treated. 
• We Provide Additional Assistance:  We offer We will provide information for additional resources and/or assistance as needed per your situation.  We pride ourselves for being able to provide options and information to help our neighbors.

We are able to buy your house regardless of your need to sell!

We get it. Life can change or throw us a curve ball and give us challenges. There are a multitude of reasons why you may want to sell quickly. We buy houses, condos, multifamily buildings, and vacant land throughout the greater Chicagoland area, Illinois and Northwest Indiana. We help homeowners wanting to sell quickly in any situations including but not limited to:

When we say buy houses in ANY condition, we mean it! You won’t need to clean or spend any more money.

We’ve seen it all. Do you only want to take certain items and run away from the rest? Did you inherit a house full of stuff? Is it a hoarder house? Did the tenants leave their things behind? Was the house vandalized? Is the house need of extensive renovation? All of this is okay with us. Literally just take what you want and leave the rest. We don’t mind the mess for we are going to clean and renovate it for it’s new dweller.

Here is an example of a property we’ve purchased. The homeowner ran out of cash for the renovation and decided to start anew. We took this and turned it into a livable and enjoyable home for the new homeowner.

We buy real estate of all types

We can buy in all price ranges and property types including: 

• Houses
• Condominiums
• Duplexes
• Small Multifamily Buildings (2-flats/2-units; 3-flats/3-units ; and 4-flats/4-units)
• Large Multifamily Buildings (5 units or more)
• Vacant Lots / Vacant Land

The most common areas where we buy houses fast are:

Chicago
Chicago Suburbs
Any Illinois City, County, Municipality, Township, or Village
Surrounding States including Northwest Indiana (NWIn, Michigan and Wisconsin

Don’t see your area? No worries, this is a partial list of the more common areas where we have help people looking to sell their home fast. Do not hesitate to contact us! Start by completing our quick and easy form!

We buy houses in Chicago, surrounding Suburbs and Cities

We are located in Chicago, Illinois 60612 and we primarily buy houses in Chicago and surrounding areas including the state of Illinois and surrounding midwest states such as Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan.

Chicago is a city of Neighborhoods

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods, history, architecture, art and let’s not forget about the food.  It is a big city with a small town feel.  Our family lives, works, learns and plays in and around Chicago.  We are your local Chicago house buyers.  If you need to sell your house fast for cash in Chicago, we are here to serve you. We specialize in buying houses fast for cash from sellers who need to sell fast in Chicago and the Greater Chicagoland area including all surrounding areas counties of Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Kendall County, Lake County, McHenry County and Will County.  We also buy houses in Illinois, throughout the entire state, all 102 counties.  We have been able to also help purchase houses fast for cash in our neighboring border states of Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan. 

Chicago Neighborhoods Where We Buy Houses

Hello and welcome!

I am Kelly Page and I am the founder of We Buy Houses Illinois.  I am a wife, mom of three precious boy munchkins and bonus mom to one beautiful young lady.

I am also a self-proclaimed foodie, wine lover, and in my life previous to children, a backpacking world traveler (37 countries). 

I have worked in Healthcare Information Technology as a Systems Engineer and Technical Project Manager for more than 25 years.  Yep, I’m a geek and techie. 

I am a Chicago born-and-bred native, who has lived for significant periods on all “sides” of the city. During my pre-teen to early teen years I lived on the south side in Chatham. From early teens to well into adulthood I lived on the north side in Edgewater, West Ridge and for a short stint in Evanston. For the past several years I have lived on the west side on the border of the Near West Side and East Garfield Park neighborhoods.

During my college years, I lived in Urbana, Illinois while attending University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. When on summer vacation I earned college credits while attending Triton College (calculus), Loyola University (physics). I also attended Northwestern University after graduation as I completed my pre-medicine prerequisite courses. I even attended University of Illinois at Chicago trying out a Masters in Public Health. For fun, I took photography and television productions at Columbia College. In later years, I attended Oakton Community College in Skokie and Des Plaines for fun adult continuing education classes. What I can say is that I love learning and Chicago schools were my drug for a while. (Schools were not as expensive then.)

I was a staff instructor for College of Lake County at both their Waukegan and Grayslake Campuses teaching Microsoft Office products. One more… I attended Northern Illinois University in Naperville completing Construction Management classes. Whew! As you can see my breadcrumbs are all over Illinois.

In 2002, I bought my first property which was a small multifamily 2-flat (2-unit) in Chicago.

I continued to build up my real estate portfolio and then lost it all in almost all of it in 2008 with the great crash of financial institutions. I left real estate alone and thought that I would never return. Fast forward, I met my husband on a vacation to Jamaica, fell in love, got married and had a few babies.

Wanting to build a life where making a living supporting my family and getting my time back brought me back to real estate. I had learned some tough knocks about life and learned how I could rebuild with a real estate business that reflects my values, achieve our family needs as well as show my children the value of hard work, entrepreneurship and giving while giving back to communities.

As we are still a very small business, I were multiple hats.  As a matter of fact, I wear all of the hats that are not construction, renovation, or repair based.  That means I am the main person you will talk to as well as the marketer, bookkeeper, social media manager, and much more.   

Though I started all over in the real estate business, I now have a different, greater purpose – to provide for my family, create a legacy and to serve others.

Education:

• B.S. Kinesiology Pre-Med, Chemistry Minor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Graduated 1994
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Fundamentals of Urban Real Estate, Completed 05/2006

Certifications:

• Northern Illinois University, Construction Management Certification Program, Certificate Completed 2005
• Chicago Rehab Network, Empowerment Series, Certificate Completed 2007
• Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional (PMP), Certificate Completed 2008

Affiliations:

• Urban Land Institute, Young Leaders Group, Former Member, 08/2002
• Home Builders Association of Greater Chicagoland, Associate Member Member, Since 2005
• Project Management Institute Member, Since 2008
• Former Board of Directors: North Avenue Day Nursery, Chicago, IL
• Chicago Creative Investors Association (CCIA), Since 2019 to Present

Wha go on?! Hello there!  

I am Ricordo Page and I am a Jamaican native. I met my wife, Kelly, at a beach in Jamaica while at work at the resort. Yep! Four years later, I came here on a fiance visa and we are still going strong nearly a decade later.

In my home country I had done home repair work in my home and that of my family and friends. I also worked as a construction worker as well. However, there are many differences with the construction in Jamaica and here. Since the methodologies, materials and general work was a bit different, initially I did not pursue this type of work.

After being disappointed by GCs and subcontractors working on various projects, I fell into my home improvement skills for our projects and haven’t stopped. Since then, I have become a professional handyman and will soon become a General Contractor.

Kelly uses my talents for this business as our project manager managing all of the contractors and subcontractors as well as applying some sweat equity.

When I am not working on renovation and repair projects, you can catch me watching international football games (not that of the American Football variety…aka soccer as Americans call it).

We work in and on this business together.

We enjoy that our business is primarily about helping others. We feel really good when we can help someone, a couple or a family move forward by purchasing a property which is no longer a benefit to them or their situation

If we resonate with you and if you feel like you are in a bind, then just fill out the form or call me at 312.508.0700. My business specializes in serving people just like you. We are transparent, have a high work ethic, operate with integrity and we care.

Call us today at 312.508.0700 to see how we can help you.

We understand…

You feel awful. You don’t know when it all changed, or maybe you do remember that moment that you realized life can throw you in a different direction.

You can be on top of the world then next thing you know you are smack dab in the middle of getting a divorce, or have to file bankruptcy, or facing foreclosure or goodness forbid, you’ve lost a loved one. You are feeling like you don’t know which way to turn.

You need to sell your house or the house of a loved one quickly. You want a reasonable price but you don’t want the hassle of dealing with a real estate agent or bank. You also don’t have the time it takes to prepare and list the property using the traditional methods.

When you don’t have the answers or access to the right information this can feel like an enormous unsurmountable, confusing, and frustrating ordeal to overcome.

You need help. You need options.

There so many moving parts. The house has to be cleaned and the contents need to be eventually moved out. Maybe the house is vacant and you don’t want it to be vandalized. Goodness forbid it is vacant and it is winter time and a pipe may burst. The house needs repairs, has violations, or the utilities or taxes need to be paid. Oh, let’s not forget that the lawn needs to be mowed so that the neighbors don’t complain of weeds or worse, rodents and other pests have been having a field day. Let’s not speak of squatters.

You need a solution to your problems.

You can go the traditional route and use a real estate agent but the process will be slow and filled with tasks you don’t want to do. Agents have a lot of paperwork that need to be signed and processes to follow. Also, you have to find an agent you can trust and that knows the area. Then you can try listing it yourself but that will take time, money and again there will still be tasks you don’t want to do, such as taking phone calls from picky strangers who then need to make appointments to see the home. You can turn the property into a rental and then be subject to tenant troubles and headaches. All of these choices take more time and more money than you want to spend.

I know how you feel.

I was there too. My situation was slightly different but I was in the same position. I needed help. I needed options.

I was young, single, working in corporate and was an entrepreneur. I was working full time and had begun a real estate business. Over 6 years I built up my portfolio with single-family homes, condos, and small multiunit buildings. I was on top of the world. Then 2006 came along, the real estate market was getting shaky but I paid it no mind. Going into 2007 I could see trouble ahead but I thought it was all going to just pass. By the end of 2007, I realized I was in too deep. I needed to get out of these properties before I lost my skin. I was numb, dumb-founded and felt frozen. I needed help. I needed options but I had no one to turn to. I felt like a failure. How did this happen? How could I have done everything I was supposed to do such as be good student, get a good education, get a good job, build a business and then fall flat on my face as I faced foreclosure for several properties.

The market was crashing and so was my business and more importantly my dream of independence. All this because I had tenants that could not or did not want to pay their rent. So I could not pay my mortgages plus I had the added costs due to eviction court filing costs. There went more of my time and money whether I did these things myself or paid an lawyer. Typically, I am a such a happy person but at that time I was pretty miserable. I stopped socializing and became distant from family and friends. I had no way out. I was desperate for a solution. I needed someone to help me out of the mess or at the very least help me stop the bleeding and lessen the pain.

I know what it is like.

Well, my mom saw me sinking. She slapped me in the face (figuratively, that is). She told me to pick up boot straps and start to attack this problem. She was my rock. She helped me think about my options and she helped me at least try to proactively tackle my issues.

I wish I could tell you that I was rescued but I wasn’t. In 2008, I lost nearly all of my properties to foreclosure. It was not a good time. I felt miserable. It took a couple of years but eventually, I worked through it and moved forward.

In the meantime, I was still a landlord of a couple units but I was unable to grow due to deep pit my financial standing fell into. My credit score was oh so low. I couldn’t get a loan to save my life. I had to rebuild. At first I was staying far, far, far away from pursuing buying more real estate. However, life changes. I became a wife, then a mom to 3 boys. I then realized that I wanted to be more present for my kids before they get to old so I decided to jump back into the real estate game. Well since the crash, things had changed and I learned about various strategies. I knew that I wanted to help people. I knew that I wanted to help people out of bad situations. But, how could I do that with real estate? Well, I ended up learning that I could pursue my real estate business and help people, like you. I learned that there are many people that get in a bind and have problems which can either be caused by or resolved by real estate. I learned that I can be a real estate investor that purchases homes from people from people that need to sell, want to sell quickly. I learned that I can offer a fair price, close quicky with a fair offer and close with all cash. I can help people, help relieve their stress by purchasing their unwanted house and giving them freedom from the stress, freedom from worrying, freedom from sinking more money into a hole and freeing their time and ultimately positively impacting their lives – helping them move forward. Boy, do I wish I would have found this service for myself years earlier! I can do this for you!

We enjoy that our business is primarily about helping others. We feel really good when we can help someone, a couple or a family move forward by purchasing a property which is no longer a benefit to them or their situation

If we resonate with you and if you feel like you are in a bind, then just fill out the form or call me at 312.508.0700. My business specializes in serving people just like you. We are transparent, have a high work ethic, operate with integrity and we care.

We listen. We care. We help.  We serve. We specialize in helping you move forward.

We are legitimate house buyers in Chicago and we offer a home selling solution which is different from traditional real estate transactions.  As a professional house buying company, our business model is to buy a house, renovate it and keep it as a rental or sell it to a new homeowner.

We like it most when we are able to serve the community by turning an unwanted home into updated and affordable housing for someone and their family through either home ownership or tenancy.

Our Mission

To be the most respected, reliable, trustworthy and efficient home buying company known for integrity, transparency and ethical practices.

This business is how we support our family but is also how we improve communities, one house at a time. We live and run our business by family values and morals. We treat everyone with kindness, respect and empathy. We are down-to-earth, respectful and transparent throughout the process. We enjoy this business because improving homes revitalizes more than the home we renovate, it brings freshness and new possibilities to the new owner, the street, the neighborhood and the community at large.

Our Vision

To improve the quality of life for every individual and community we serve, through revitalization person by person and door by door.

We realize that in this business, relationships and reputation are crucial. As a professional house buying company we are in the business of knowingly taking on someone else’s problems. Many times the property we purchase is not the root cause of whatever is the problem (such as divorce, job loss, health issue, financial strife). Often the sale of the house is the path to issue resolution and eventual peace of mind. We can help others move forward in as simple, fast and easy as possible. After we have evaluated your issues, and we realize we are not your best option, we will inform you so that you can make the best decision for you, your family and your situation.

Our Core Values

Always Choose Kindness                     We believe kindness should always be at the forefront of any and all communications.  Kindness is the first way we can prove that we care as it showcases our compassion and empathy for the challenges you are facing.

Cheerfully Serve                                      Being happy is our natural everyday attitude.  Spreading our happiness and cheerfulness will help to inspire and strengthen you.  It also helps to relieve stress and allows you to positively approach your situation.

Communicate with Honesty               Seriously, is there any other way to communicate?  Honesty is our only option.  Honesty helps to encourage openness which aids us in providing the best options to your challenges.

Professional Ethical Code                    We believe in operating within a set of standards.  We treat our contractors, vendors, suppliers and customers abiding by an expected level of professionalism, showcasing our respect for every individual.

Full Transparency                                    In order to get the best outcomes, it is important for both of us to be transparent.  We like to be the example and inform you of every step in our home buying process.

Listen with Empathy                              We must have the ability to understand what your situation is and imagine ourselves in experiencing the same situation.  This helps figure out all of the available options which you should evaluate.

Team Centered Operations                Our business works with a team mindset.  While we are working with you, you are a part of our team working together to achieve the goal of moving forward.

Operate Efficiently                                 We use computerized technologies, such as digital signatures, automated workflows, and standard operating procedures, to make our home buying process and/or resource sourcing as efficient as possible.  Time is always of the essence.

Continual Process Improvement      We consistently analyzing what works well and what doesn’t.  Each project has its own set of unique wins and challenges.  After every project we take the time to document the lessons learned and make incremental changes towards improvement.

Many other home buying services do not understand that this a relationship business built on reputation and respect. They end up giving the business a bad name. Some go out of business and many of the ones that stick around follow terrible advice, picking up bad habits and do not care about the people aspect.

We are not agents or Realtors. We are cash home buyers located in Chicago, Illinois. We buy and renovate houses for either rent or sell. You can sell your house fast to us without issue. Real Estate agents, Realtors, are great at what they do. Unfortunately, most do not understand all of the aspects when it comes to situations when sellers want to sell quickly for whatever pressing life issue they are experiencing. The time, efforts, paperwork and fees can be prohibitive for the seller looking to just move forward.

Our #1 goal is you being a very happy customer.
We offer simple, fast, fair, free service.
We have experience with helping people out of difficult situations.
We make our offers with the full intent and expectation of closing taking on oly what we can handle.
We listen to your needs and help you analyze each option for your unique situation.
We realize that the service we provide is not the best for everyone as circumstances and situations vary.
When we are not a good option to address your needs, we will provide you recommendations to other resources as best we can.
We aim to give you a smooth, stress-free transition where you know you made the right choice in choosing us.
We strive to be the best in this business which means being the best for you, our customer.

We are accessible and reachable. The people on throughout this website belong to the faces you will see and will be the voices you will hear when you call, as we personally answer all phone calls and respond to all form submissions. We will call you back.

We understand life situations can become complicated. We can help you figure out various solutions by understanding your pain points, tackling the challenges and formulating and analyzing options. Working with us may mean that you sell your house to us. However, it could also mean that we are not or best option and we give your resources to get you going in the most advantageous direction for your circumstance. A few examples of when we have recommended clients other resources include when we have:

• Connected sellers with properties in probate to probate attorneys.
• Connected sellers with moving companies.
• Assisted with providing necessary documentation to start the probate process.
• Communicated with banks for homeowners which are in foreclosure.

When we present our offer, there will be no fast talking, no mind tricks, no high-pressure negotiations as we are never pushy or hurried. You have time to evaluate your offer as there is no time limit. We encourage you to continue to seek other offers or to have your attorney evaluate our offer and purchase contract.

We are able to provide the best and highest offers because have our own cash which means the cost of we save time due to no financial conditions. The way we are abe to save time and efficiently save money is a multilayered process. To give some insight, it is the culmination of these processes that create the most efficient savings:

• Using technology in our workflows;
• Following a repeatable process standard of operation;
• Providing electronic document processing including digital signatures;
• Using our own cash or borrow it from private or hard money lenders which means no conventional bank financing thus no need for bank or financial contingencies or qualifications;
• Keeping renovations simple;
• Taking advantage of volume discounts due to preferential pricing from the consistent and repeat use of contractors and suppliers;
• Donating eligible items left behind to charitable organizations or recycling responsibly.

Here’s How it Works…

You contact us

We meet you and visit the property

We make our offer and you accept

We close and you get cash!

OUR PROCESS – SIMPLIFIED

OUR PROCESS – DETAILED

You contact us:

The process all gets started here.  It is completely understandable that you may hesitate for various reasons to complete our form.  We try to make this as simple and pain free as possible by asking for the least amount of information possible.  We need just enough information so we can start the process of evaluating your house and then follow up with you.  You have two options:  

You can simply fill in our short form and submit it and we will call you back.  

The minimal basic information we need which is the address of the property and your contact information.  Please be certain to provide the best phone number and email address where we will be able to contact you.   

The second form is optional yet this information helps us to help you even more by providing more of a complete picture of your situation, your needs and the property.  The more information you provide, the more we know and the more we can help.  The better we can understand you situation and your needs will aid us in providing you with the best solutions for your situation.  Once we have reviewed the information you have provided, we will analyze and then will follow-up with you with a phone call.  We will aim to call you back before the end of the business day or within 24 hours of your form submission.  

You can just call us directly at (312) 508-0700.    We try to answer you call when you first ring us.  If we miss your call, we will call you back within 24 hours – though we aim to call you back before the end of any business day.  When we talk with you, we will ask questions in effort to learn more about the property, your situation and your needs.  Keep in mind the more information you are able to disclose the more we can help.

Here is a sneak peek as to some examples of questions we will ask on the call:  

Why are you selling?
What are your needs?
What is your time frame?
What is need of repair?
What is the age and/or condition of the mechanical systems?  

One of our team members either will answer your call or will call you back.  Many other companies use an answering service.  We do not use answering services as we have found that they are unable to service our clients with our core values in the forefront.  It is of the highest importance to us that we serve you not only professionally but also personally.    If you are interested in seeing who may be contacting you, you can see our team members here.   On the call, our objective is to learn more about the house and you.  We want to help you regardless of your situation or the reason behind why you are selling.  On the same call, we will answer your questions and schedule a date and time to meet one another with the purpose of us viewing the property.  The call and our visit will help both of us to build rapport and comfortability with one another.  

We meet you and view the property:

If our conversation results in this being a good fit for both of us, our next step is to schedule a visit to see the property.  During our visit, we perform an inspection, usually taking about 30 minutes.  Most of the time only one visit is needed with exceptions being when there is a significant issue presented such as a foundation or structural issues.

We can meet you or whomever you designate at the property and we will perform our site visit. This is our best opportunity to meet each other, discuss particulars about the property and it’s condition, as well answer any outstanding questions you may have.  This visit also gives you the opportunity to learn more about us and the options we can provide to you.  It also provides us an opportunity to gather more information about you and your situation and the tour allows us to inspect the property to determine the necessary tasks which need to be completed in order to prepare the house for its next homeowner.  All of this information will be used to create a custom, personalized solution for your unique situation.   

We make our offer and you accept:

After the visit, we analyze and crunch our numbers.  Within 24 hours we will present you with your all cash quick close offer.  The result is a realistic cash offer which meets your needs and our buying criteria.    We encourage you to do your own due diligence including obtaining other offers before accepting our offer.  We want you to do what is best for you, your family and situation.  We want you to be certain you made the right decision when you pick us to buy your house.  We want you to be happy you sold your home to us.  We have no games or gimmicks.  We don’t try to convince you.  We are not trying for a hard sell either.  We depend on the market to dictate the offer you will receive and no factors about the emotions of your situation are factor into our offer.  Although your situation and timeline are the driving considerations, rest assured these elements do not affect our offer to you.  We have a reputation to uphold, want to stay alive a thriving business and we want and need your referrals to family and friends.   

We Close and You Get Your Cash: 

After you accept our offer, the signed contract and earnest money are sent to the title company.  The title company gets to work on completing all of the necessary steps for closing.  When all of these things are complete, closing is scheduled.  We sign papers to transfer ownership from you to us.  We get keys.  You get cash.  Done.

I’m ready for my cash offer!

Please continue to read ahead as we are an open book and we have lots of explaining to do (TV Show:  Lucille Ball).  Seriously, we want you to understand this entire process so that you are not only informed but are also comfortable with how this process will transpire.   We realize we are not the only kid on the block offering to pay cash quickly for your Illinois house.  You have many choices.  We want to stand out in the crowd by showcasing our transparent and helpful ethics. 

OUR SERVICES

We strive always offer you the most for your property. We guide side by side with you through the entire process of selling your house. We understand there may be emotions you are dealing with and that selling your property fast and easy can help you move forward.

We want you to accept our offer so we aim to always give you a great fair offer from the beginning. We spend a great deal of time and money on our property research which includes driving neighborhoods, viewing and evaluating properties. We don’t want to waste your time, money, energy or expectations on making unacceptable cash offers. We want the win-win results for you and us.

This is a collaborative process where you are an active, engaged and informed participant so that you can make the best decision. We want to serve you, not take advantage of you.

OUR BUSINESS versus THE COMPETITORS

How Our Offers are Calculated

I’M READY TO SELL MY HOUSE!

We Buy Houses in Illinois

We help you understand your options without wasting your time or money.

Check out Our Home Buying Process and see how we do this 100% free for you!

Hi! Welcome! We are your local neighbor, Chicago-native, family-based, woman-led and transparent house buying company. We buy houses for cash. If you need to sell your house quickly without hassle, we will buy it. You will have no commissions, no fees, no brokers, no agents, no listings, no showings, no appraisals and no repairs.

WE UNDERSTAND

Either buying or selling your home is personal though real estate is a business. As the homeowner, selling a home can be overwhelming and emotional. Emotions arise from the attachments you have to the home as your childhood, starting your family, visiting a loved one, hosting fun events. Emotions can also come from the home selling process such as walking through with an agent/Realtor, preparing for showings to potential buyers, making repairs, or scheduling inspections.

We understand how emotionally draining, frustrating and challenging all of these factors can have on someone when they are ready to sell their home. We offer you a way this much simpler, faster and time efficient than the traditional home selling model. We do not take advantage of your emotions. We take the time to understand your situation and provide you with options. We provide the information to you so that you can make an informed decision. We will let you know when we are not your best option and encourage you to do what is always best for you and your family. When you choose us, we handle the logistics and paperwork so that you can breathe.

WHO ARE WE?

We are Kelly and Ricordo Page.

We are a husband and wife team and we are the owners of We Buy Houses Illinois. We are a family-owned and managed, local cash home buyer in Chicago. We enjoy helping others out of their tough situations by directly purchasing home from property owners who need to sell fast and don’t want the hassle of the traditional home selling process. This is not just a transaction, this is also an opportunity to help others within our community and build relationships. (Psst… We are not real estate agents or Brokers.)

WE OFFER SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Together, with our experienced team, we will do our best to give you an offer and selling experience that pleases you! Our goal is to make selling your home as easy and hassle-free as possible to you – all within our transparent, ethical and friendly environment. We specialize in helping property owners address their problems due to various situations such as pending foreclosure, upcoming divorce, the passing of your loved one or burdensome rental property. We buy houses in Chicago, Chicago suburbs, throughout the state of Illinois, and Northwest Indiana. Our services are 100% free and without any obligation to accept.

Interested? We encourage you to learn about Our Company, About Us or our home buying process by visiting our How It Works Page.

Take the first step and either call us at 312.508.0700 or fill out our form below. We will work together to find a solution to your problem that works for you.

Kelly and Ricordo

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Let us answer the question, what is the best way to sell my house fast.

YOUR COSTS:

• Free Services:  Our services are 100% free to you.
• No Costs or Fees: We pay all costs as there are no hidden fees or closing costs.
• Total Benefit:  The overall benefits of our offers, our process and our professionalism is that we save you stress, time, effort and money.

OUR PURCHASE OFFERS:

• Fair, Not Low Ball Offers:  Our offers are fair as we do not give lowball offers.  Our are based on the potential of the property using the After Repair Value (or ARV), comparables and market analysis.  We calculate our offers on math and not your emotions and  provide to you full detail of how we calculated our offer.
• Best offer 1st Time:  We research well and work hard to give you our best offer the first time around or will try to beat any other offers you have received.
• No obligation:  Our cash offers are 100% free and there is no-obligation to accept.
• Simple Contract & Terms:  Our contract is simple and short with only 2 pages and easy to understand.  Our terms are simple and clear.
• Quick Cash Offer:  We will provide you an all cash offer within 24 hours, after we’ve talked and have viewed the property.

OUR HOME BUYING PROCESS:

• Quick Selling Solution:  We offer you a quick solution.  You will not have to wait on bank funding approvals, appraisals or buyer contingencies because we buy with cash.
• No Realtors or Related Fees:  Our transactions do not include Realtors, meaning you will not pay commission fees, listing fees or closing costs.
• Keep Privacy and Save Time:  You will not need to prepare for showings, open houses, or walkthroughs by tire-kickers, nosy neighbors or numerous strangers as potential buyers.
• No Cleaning Needed:  We will buy in any condition.  You can sell as-is without needing to clean-up or clean-out.  You can take what you want and leave the rest.

OUR PROFESSIONALISM:

• Licensed Professionals:  We are professional homebuyers operating as a legitimate company registered in the state of Illinois.
• Family Owned and Operated:  We are a family owned and managed company.  We are responsive and we treat you like an extension of our family with our personal service.
• Local, Trusted Reliable and Fair:  We are a local and trusted company, proven as reliable and fair.  We want to be a viable business helping the community for years to come.
• Professionalism and Respectability:  We believe real estate is a personal based on building relationships.  We treat you professionally, respectable and personally throughout the process.
• Complete Transparency  & Integrity:  We are 100% transparent and operate with integrity throughout the entire process by being truthful and forthcoming, informing you of all steps in the process.  We want you to have the peace of mind that you made the right decision to sell to us.
• Hassle-Free Paperwork Processing:  We do all of the work for you so that you are hassle-free.  We handle all of the paperwork required to close.  Most paperwork will be available for you to sign electronically.
• Use Local Professionals:  We use local and reputable title companies and when necessary local attorneys.
• Responsible Handling or Disposal:  We make every attempt to reuse by finding a second home or responsibly recycle the items you choose leave behind.
• Simple Communications:  You will only have to deal with us as our services is 100% centralized and we remain accessible to you throughout the process.
• Open to All Situations:  We will buy houses regardless of the seller’s situation and pass no judgement.  We understand situations are different and we will close on a date that will work on your timeline.
• We Help Regardless:  We continue to offer recommendations to help you, even if you don’t choose us.  We care and believe in spreading good karma by treating others how we’d want to be treated. 
• We Provide Additional Assistance:  We offer We will provide information for additional resources and/or assistance as needed per your situation.  We pride ourselves for being able to provide options and information to help our neighbors.

We are able to buy your house regardless of your need to sell!

We get it. Life can change or throw us a curve ball and give us challenges. There are a multitude of reasons why you may want to sell quickly. We buy houses, condos, multifamily buildings, and vacant land throughout the greater Chicagoland area, Illinois and Northwest Indiana. We help homeowners wanting to sell quickly in any situations including but not limited to:

When we say buy houses in ANY condition, we mean it! You won’t need to clean or spend any more money.

We’ve seen it all. Do you only want to take certain items and run away from the rest? Did you inherit a house full of stuff? Is it a hoarder house? Did the tenants leave their things behind? Was the house vandalized? Is the house need of extensive renovation? All of this is okay with us. Literally just take what you want and leave the rest. We don’t mind the mess for we are going to clean and renovate it for it’s new dweller.

Here is an example of a property we’ve purchased. The homeowner ran out of cash for the renovation and decided to start anew. We took this and turned it into a livable and enjoyable home for the new homeowner.

We buy real estate of all types

We can buy in all price ranges and property types including: 

• Houses
• Condominiums
• Duplexes
• Small Multifamily Buildings (2-flats/2-units; 3-flats/3-units ; and 4-flats/4-units)
• Large Multifamily Buildings (5 units or more)
• Vacant Lots / Vacant Land

The most common areas where we buy houses fast are:

Chicago
Chicago Suburbs
Any Illinois City, County, Municipality, Township, or Village
Surrounding States including Northwest Indiana (NWIn, Michigan and Wisconsin

Don’t see your area? No worries, this is a partial list of the more common areas where we have help people looking to sell their home fast. Do not hesitate to contact us! Start by completing our quick and easy form!

We buy houses in Chicago, surrounding Suburbs and Cities

We are located in Chicago, Illinois 60612 and we primarily buy houses in Chicago and surrounding areas including the state of Illinois and surrounding midwest states such as Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan.

Chicago is a city of Neighborhoods

Chicago is a city of neighborhoods, history, architecture, art and let’s not forget about the food.  It is a big city with a small town feel.  Our family lives, works, learns and plays in and around Chicago.  We are your local Chicago house buyers.  If you need to sell your house fast for cash in Chicago, we are here to serve you. We specialize in buying houses fast for cash from sellers who need to sell fast in Chicago and the Greater Chicagoland area including all surrounding areas counties of Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Kendall County, Lake County, McHenry County and Will County.  We also buy houses in Illinois, throughout the entire state, all 102 counties.  We have been able to also help purchase houses fast for cash in our neighboring border states of Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan. 

Chicago Neighborhoods Where We Buy Houses

Privacy Policy

What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you subscribe to our newsletter, fill out a form or submit property information.

We may collect information about your computer, including your IP address, operating system and browser type using Google Analytics, this is to improve browsing for everyone and does not identify any individual. You can learn more about how data is collected with Analytics here.

When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address or phone number. You may, however, visit our site anonymously. We transfer information about you if We Buy Houses Illinois is acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, We Buy Houses Illinois will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

• To process transactions

Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested.

• To send periodic emails

The email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

How do we protect your information?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We, therefore, have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Third Party Services
In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies with respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.

For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.

In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.

Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.

Remarketing

We Buy Houses Illinois also may use 3rd party vendor re-marketing tracking cookies, including but not limited to the Google Adwords tracking cookie. This means we will continue to show ads to you across the internet, specifically on the Google Content Network (GCN). As always we respect your privacy and are not collecting any identifiable information through the use of Google’s or any other 3rd party remarketing system.

The third-party vendors, including Facebook and Google, whose services we use – will place cookies on web browsers in order to serve ads based on past visits to our website. – Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website. This allows us to make special offers and continue to market our services to those who have shown interest in our service.

In addition to using cookies and related technologies as described above, we also may permit certain third party companies to help us tailor advertising that we think may be of interest to users and to collect and use other data about user activities on our Sites and/or Services (e.g., to allow them to tailor ads on third-party services). These companies may deliver ads that might also place cookies and otherwise track user behavior.

For example, we may use Google’s “remarketing” service to target our ads to you based on your prior use of the Site when you visit on other sites in Google’s content network.

This website may use Google AdWords

This website uses the Google AdWords remarketing service to advertise on third party websites (including Google) to previous visitors to our site. It could mean that we advertise to previous visitors who haven’t completed a task on our site, for example using the contact form to make an inquiry. This could be in the form of an advertisement on the Google search results page or a site in the Google Display Network. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the We Buy Houses Illinois website. Of course, any data collected will be used in accordance with our own privacy policy and Google’s privacy policy.”

California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We, therefore, will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products, and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.

Personal, Financial, And Property Information

Our company is a real estate services firm that may require you submitting certain information so we can help you in your situation. This information may include your contact info, information about your property, or even in some cases financial information needed to help us analyze your property and situation. This information is for our use only and will not be shared with outside parties unless as required to help us help you solve your real estate situation.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us with the information on our contact page.

We Buy Houses Illinois
Chicago, IL USA

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Excellent! We love talking with people to see how we can help you reach your goals.

If you have questions about…

• Our process for making you an all-cash offer for your house
• Our process for helping homeowners stop foreclosure in Chicago if your situation qualifies
• Our company and who we are
• … or anything else you want to ask us — even just to make sure we’re real people 🙂

Just give us a ring at the phone number below or shoot us an email through the form. We’ll get back to you within 48 hours. If you need us quicker, make sure to call as we’re able to answer phone calls more quickly than we’re able to return emails.

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Contact Info:

We Buy Houses Illinois
1016 W. Jackson Blvd Suite 261
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 508-0700

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Need more information on the foreclosure process and How To Stop Foreclosure? Download our FREE Stop Foreclosure Guide here. Or, you can always feel free to Contact us anytime if you have questions, want a no hassle Situation Evaluation, or want to just learn more about how we can help homeowners avoid foreclosure or sell unwanted properties for cash.

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