Monica Buys Homes buys houses, condos, townhomes and small multifamily properties directly from owners across Santa Monica and the Los Angeles Westside. No repairs, no showings, no agent commissions. You get a written cash offer within 24 hours and choose your closing date.
Tell us about the property. We'll review comparable Westside sales and reach out with a no-obligation offer.
Every seller has a reason. These are the ones we see most often on the Westside, and each of them is something we can close on without you fixing, clearing out or waiting.
A parent's Sunset Park bungalow or a Brentwood condo you now co-own with siblings. We work with your probate attorney, coordinate with the Los Angeles County Superior Court timeline where required, and can buy before the Prop 19 reassessment makes holding it expensive.
Santa Monica rent control and the Los Angeles RSO make selling with tenants complicated. We buy occupied duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes as they are, tenants in place, with no Ellis Act filing and no buyout you have to negotiate.
Ocean Park and Mid-City homes from the 1920s to the 1950s often carry knob-and-tube wiring, foundation settling, unpermitted additions or an ADU that was never signed off. We price it in and buy as-is. No inspection contingency, no repair credits.
If you own a damaged home or a cleared lot in Pacific Palisades, Malibu or the Santa Monica Mountains and would rather not rebuild, we make cash offers on land and partially standing structures. You keep any insurance proceeds you're owed; we handle the rest.
A fast cash close can stop a trustee's sale and protect the equity you have left. We can close in days, pay off the lender through escrow, and put the remaining proceeds in your hands instead of losing them at auction.
Moving out of state, splitting a home in a divorce, or leaving a house that's become too much. Choose your closing date, leave behind whatever you don't want to take, and skip months of open houses on a Westside market that rewards move-in-ready listings.
Three steps, no surprises. The whole process is designed to take less time than most Westside sellers spend just getting a house ready to list.
Use the form above. Address, condition and your ideal timeline are all we need to start. There's no phone call required unless you'd like one.
We look at recent sales in your neighborhood, walk the property once at a time that suits you, and send a written offer that shows the exact net amount you'll receive.
Accept, and escrow opens with a licensed California escrow company. Sign, close, and funds are wired to you. Need more time to move? Pick a date weeks or months out.
A listing can be the right call for a renovated home in a hot pocket. For a property that needs work, has tenants, or needs to sell on a deadline, a direct sale usually nets more than people expect once you subtract the real costs of listing.
| What it involves | Selling to Monica Buys Homes | Listing on the MLS |
|---|---|---|
| Commissions | None | Typically 4–6% of the sale price |
| Repairs and prep | None. Sold as-is | Repairs, staging, cleaning, photos |
| Showings and open houses | One walkthrough | Weeks of showings and lockbox access |
| Closing costs | Standard costs paid by us | Seller pays their share, plus transfer taxes |
| Financing risk | None. Cash, no appraisal | Buyer loans and appraisals can fall through |
| Tenant-occupied property | Bought with tenants in place | Often requires vacancy or buyouts first |
| Time to close | 7 days to whenever you choose | Often 60–120 days from listing to funding |
Listing-side figures are typical ranges for the Los Angeles Westside and vary by property and brokerage. City and county documentary transfer taxes apply to any sale; we walk you through what applies to yours before you sign.
Monica Buys Homes is a Santa Monica, California cash home buyer serving the Westside and the wider Los Angeles metropolitan area. We purchase single-family homes, condos, townhomes, duplexes and small multifamily buildings directly from owners, in any condition, and close through licensed California escrow and title companies.
Because we buy with our own funds, there is no lender, no appraisal and no financing contingency. We're service-based: there's no office to visit and nothing you need to prepare. We come to the property, and everything else happens through escrow.
We know the difference between a North of Montana teardown, a Sunset Park duplex under rent control and a Mar Vista ranch with an unpermitted garage conversion, and our offers reflect it.
Our home base is Santa Monica, and we buy across the Westside, the South Bay and the rest of Los Angeles County. If your property is anywhere in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metropolitan area, we want to make an offer.
Every neighborhood and ZIP code in the city, 90401 through 90405.
Direct answers, the same ones we give in person. If yours isn't here, put it in the form and we'll answer it with your offer.
Get my cash offerWe can close in as few as 7 days once you accept the offer. Because we pay cash, the only timeline that matters is escrow opening, a title search and your signature. Most sellers choose a date between two and six weeks out to give themselves time to move, and we're happy to close later than that if you need it.
Yes. We regularly buy duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes in Santa Monica and Los Angeles with tenants in place, including units under the Santa Monica Rent Control Charter Amendment or the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance. You don't need to serve notices, negotiate buyouts or wait for a vacancy. Tenants keep their leases and we become their landlord at closing.
No fees and no commissions. We pay the standard seller-side closing costs, including escrow and title fees. The written offer shows your net proceeds so there's nothing to calculate. Government-imposed documentary transfer taxes are set by the city and county and are addressed clearly in the offer before you sign.
Single-family homes, condos, townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and small apartment buildings. We also buy vacant lots and fire-damaged properties, including cleared lots in Pacific Palisades and Malibu. Condition doesn't matter: livable, gutted, hoarded, mid-renovation or vacant for years.
We start with what a fully renovated version of your home would sell for based on recent comparable sales in your neighborhood, then subtract the realistic cost of repairs, holding costs and a margin that lets us operate. The math is shown to you. Homes in strong pockets like North of Montana or Brentwood support higher offers; heavier repair needs reduce them.
No. Take what you want and leave the rest. Furniture, appliances, a garage full of boxes, an unfinished project: it all stays and we handle it after closing. There's no inspection contingency and no request for repair credits.
Yes. We buy throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area: the Westside, South Bay, Central LA, the San Fernando Valley and the wider county. If your property is in Los Angeles County, submit it and we'll make an offer.
None. The offer is free, in writing and yours to keep. Compare it with listing, talk to your family or your attorney, and decide on your own schedule. We don't call repeatedly and we never pressure a seller to sign.
Two minutes to request, a written offer within 24 hours, and no obligation to accept. The market will still be there if you decide to list.
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