How to Sell a House in Northern California
Complete guide to selling your Northern California or Bay Area home, including the cash buyer path, FSBO, and traditional listing.
See what we’d pay.
Maple Home Buyers has been buying houses across Northern California since 2009. The nine-county Bay Area is our core, from San Francisco and the Peninsula through the East Bay, North Bay, and South Bay, and we also buy out toward the Central Valley. More than 2,000 homes later, we've seen just about every situation Northern California sellers run into.
What stays constant across the region is how we work. We make a fair cash offer, we buy as-is, we charge no commission because we're the buyer and not an agent, and we close on your timeline, in 3 to 7 days.
What's different about selling here
Northern California is expensive and uneven. A clean, updated home in a strong neighborhood often sells fast on the open market, and listing it may net you more. But homes that need real work, homes tangled in probate or liens, and sellers on a tight timeline are often better served by a cash sale. Decades of appreciation also mean tax matters, so it's worth understanding the tax consequences of selling before you decide.
We'll give you an honest read on which path fits your home and your situation. Call or text 415-800-1415, or fill out the short form below. A real local person answers, usually within the hour during the day, and you'll have a cash offer within 24 hours.
Three simple steps. A real person at every one.
Most clients go from first call to cash in hand in 3 to 7 days. No agents, no listing, no strangers walking through your house.
1Step 1
Tell us about the house
Call us or share a few details online. No pressure, no long forms. A real local person picks up.
2Step 2
We make a fair cash offer
Within 24 hours we’ll send a no-obligation cash offer. We coordinate with attorneys, family, and probate as needed.
3Step 3
Close on your timeline
Choose your closing date. Fast as 3 to 7 days or whenever you’re ready. Walk away with cash, on terms that work for you.
What we’ve done. And what comes next
Numbers our team is proud of. Real reviews from Bay Area homeowners below. Pulled fresh from Google.
2,000+
Homes purchased
Across Northern California
17 yrs
In business
Family-owned since 2009
3–7 days
Typical close
Or whenever works for you
4.3★
Google rating
From 26+ reviews
Talk to a real person about your situation.
Tell us about the house. We’ll send a fair, no-obligation cash offer in 24 hours. And you can take it or leave it.
- A real local person picks up. Not a call center.
- We coordinate with attorneys, family, and probate.
- You pick the closing date.