--- title: "Sell My Vacant House Fast | Virginia & Maryland | Cash Offer | Miguel Shaban" description: "Selling a vacant or abandoned house in Virginia or Maryland? I buy empty properties for cash, any condition, code violations OK. No repairs needed. Miguel Shaban." url: "https://miguelshaban.com/vacant-house.html" last_updated: 2026-05-06 --- # Selling a Vacant House? *I'll Take It As, Is.* **Vacant House** Empty properties cost money, attract problems, and sit on your conscience. I buy vacant houses across Virginia and Maryland for cash, no repairs, no cleanout, close in two weeks. --- A vacant house is a liability that compounds. Every month it sits empty, you're paying property taxes, utilities, insurance, HOA fees, and the house is aging without maintenance. The roof doesn't get patched. The pipes don't get checked. A neighbor calls the county about the overgrown yard and now there's a citation. Someone breaks in and now there's a vandalism report. The situations I see with vacant properties follow a predictable trajectory, and the longer it goes, the harder the exit gets. I buy vacant houses throughout Virginia and Maryland, properties that have been empty for two months or twenty years. The condition doesn't matter to me. What matters is the property's location and bones, not whether someone is living there or whether it's been maintained. I've walked houses that have been vacant for a decade and still made fair offers based on the underlying value of the land and structure. ## What Makes Vacant Properties Complicated Vacant homes often come with accumulated problems that complicate a traditional sale. County code violations for overgrown vegetation or exterior deterioration. Water damage from a pipe that froze and burst without anyone there to catch it. Vandalism, broken windows, copper theft, or worse. Insurance carriers that have been trying to cancel the policy because the house has been vacant for too long. These aren't reasons I won't buy, they're things I know how to work through. The title can also get complicated on long-vacant properties. Heirs who were never added to the deed. Liens from old contractors. Tax sales that put the property in municipal hands. I work with a title attorney who handles these situations. If you're not sure what you have on the title, reach out and we'll figure it out together. The process is the same as any of my deals: you fill out the form, I call you today, I walk the property if it's accessible, and I give you a number. If it works, we close in about 14 days. No sign in the yard, no public listing, no strangers walking through. If you've been carrying a vacant house and you're ready to stop, let's talk. --- ## Frequently Asked Questions **Do you buy houses that have been vacant for years?** Yes. Long-vacant properties are something I buy regularly. The length of vacancy affects condition, which affects my offer, but it doesn't prevent me from making one. I've bought properties vacant for 5-10 years and more. Tell me the situation and I'll walk it. **What if the vacant house has code violations or county citations?** Code violations and county citations get addressed at or after closing, they don't kill the sale. I buy properties with open violations throughout Virginia and Maryland and know how to work through the resolution process. You don't have to fix anything before selling. **The vacant house belongs to an estate. Can you still buy it?** Yes, as long as the personal representative has legal authority to sell. If the estate is in probate, I'll work alongside that timeline and be ready when the authority is granted. I buy probate and estate properties regularly. **Will you buy a vacant house with vandalism or break, in damage?** Yes. Vandalism, copper theft, broken windows, damaged doors, these are condition issues that affect my offer price but don't prevent the sale. I walk the house as it is and price based on what I see. --- ## Service Areas - [Northern Virginia](northern-virginia.html) (Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Loudoun, Prince William) - [Richmond Metro](richmond-va.html) - [Hampton Roads](hampton-roads-va.html) - [Roanoke](roanoke-va.html) - [Lynchburg](lynchburg-va.html) - [Maryland](maryland.html) (Montgomery, PG, Howard, Anne Arundel, Frederick, Baltimore, Charles, Carroll, Harford) ## Situations I Buy In - [Foreclosure](foreclosure.html) · [Behind on Payments](behind-on-payments.html) · [Bankruptcy](bankruptcy.html) - [Inherited Property](inherited-property.html) · [Probate Sale](probate-sale.html) · [Divorce](divorce.html) - [Tired Landlord](tired-landlord.html) · [Problem Tenants](problem-tenants.html) · [Vacant House](vacant-house.html) - [Job Relocation](job-relocation.html) · [Downsizing](downsizing.html) · [Expired Listing](expired-listing.html) - [Major Repairs](major-repairs.html) · [Fire/Water Damage](fire-water-damage.html) · [Mold/Asbestos](mold-asbestos.html) - [Code Violations](code-violations.html) · [Hoarder House](hoarder-house.html) --- *Written by Miguel Shaban, Real Estate Investor at Nobu Holdings LLC. Updated 2026-05-06.* *Contact: [Instagram](https://instagram.com/miguelshabanflips) · [Nobu Instagram](https://instagram.com/nobuholdings) · [miguelshaban.com](https://miguelshaban.com/)*