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We buy houses in any condition in Ocean City — no agent, no commission, no repairs, no cleanout. We cover the New Jersey realty transfer fee and close on the date you pick.
Ocean City, Cape May County
Ocean City fills an eight-mile barrier island between Great Egg Harbor Bay and Corson's Inlet. Bridges link it to Somers Point (9th Street), Longport, Marmora (34th Street), and Strathmere. It was founded in 1879 as a camp-meeting retreat, and the town has not allowed alcohol sales since. About 11,200 people lived there year-round in 2020. The city had about 20,750 housing units, and roughly 74 percent were listed as vacant, while the summer population is estimated at 115,000 to 130,000.
Sandy pushed a 9.31-foot tide into the Bayside Center in 2012, breaking a record set in 1944. The storm caused major to severe damage to about 29 percent of houses and cut $15.5 million from the tax base. Ocean City homes often come with flood history, elevation questions, and high insurance quotes. We buy them as they are.
With about three of every four housing units vacant on census day, many Ocean City owners live elsewhere and come down for the season. Keeping up a house from a distance, especially one that is rented weekly, wears on owners. We can buy without you making repeated trips, and we can plan the closing around summer bookings.
Ocean City's beach has been replenished more than 30 times since 1951. After Sandy, the Army Corps of Engineers added 1.8 million cubic yards of sand, the city's largest project since 1993. Erosion and storm damage still worry buyers on the beach blocks. We make offers on oceanfront and beach-block homes without waiting on the next replenishment.
Ocean City and next door
Ocean City and the towns around it. We also buy in every Cape May County municipality.
The offer, in plain terms
No situation is too complicated
Questions from Ocean City sellers
Yes. We buy Ocean City homes with past flood damage and unfinished repairs, and we don't need you to fix anything or finish open work before closing.
Usually not. We can arrange for the closing documents to be signed where you live, and we buy the house with its furnishings.
In New Jersey, an inherited house is sold through the estate, so the executor or court-appointed administrator signs the sale. We talk with each heir separately and privately, so no one has to negotiate as a group, and we'll walk you through getting an administrator appointed if that hasn't happened yet.
Thirty days is typical, and clean files can move faster. If you need more time, we'll write the date you want into the contract.
Yes. We're a New Jersey company based in Toms River, and we buy in all 21 counties, including Cape May County. We are BBB accredited with an A+ rating, listed under our affiliate Gembrook Properties.
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