A local family buying city rowhomes and houses block by block, in any condition and any situation. No repairs, no commissions, no closing costs to you, and you choose the closing date.
Deep Roots REI is a local, family-run home buyer who actually knows Baltimore City, not an out-of-town wholesaler flipping your information to the highest bidder. We know the difference between a Canton rowhome and a Govans porch-front, what ground rent really means for your sale, and what city houses are honestly worth. We buy them ourselves, as-is, for cash.
Marisa & Matthew LarkinFounders, Deep Roots REI
From the rowhomes of Canton and Federal Hill to Hampden, Highlandtown, and Govans, we buy houses in every part of the city. A few of the neighborhoods we know well:
Don't see your neighborhood? We buy all over Baltimore City. Just ask.
Baltimore City houses come with things the suburbs don't. Here is what most worries city sellers, and why none of it stops us from buying.
Thousands of Baltimore City homes sit on a ground rent, a small yearly fee owed to whoever owns the land beneath the house. It can feel like a trap when you try to sell, especially if the ground-rent holder is hard to find. It isn't. We deal with ground rent all the time. We factor it into your offer honestly, and we handle the redemption or transfer at closing, so it never becomes your problem or a surprise out of your pocket.
Formstone or brick, two or three stories, marble steps, knob-and-tube wiring, an old furnace. We buy city rowhomes as-is, exactly as they stand, with nothing for you to fix first.
Open permits, housing-code citations, a vacant-building notice on the door. You don't have to clear any of it up before you sell. We take the property and the paperwork on together.
A house sitting empty, or a rowhome you inherited across town and never planned to own. We buy it as-is and clear it out, so you can stop carrying a property you never wanted.
From a tired but livable home to one that needs a full gut, we factor condition into a fair, written offer and do the work ourselves after closing. You clean nothing and repair nothing.
City homeowners sell for all kinds of reasons. Here are the ones we know well. Whatever yours is, there's a good chance we've been there.
A rowhome or property you never planned to own, often across town.
How we helpA city rental, bad tenants, repairs you are finished with.
How we helpOlder systems, deferred repairs, a full renovation you cannot take on.
How we helpForeclosure notices, missed payments, the calls that come with them.
How we helpA home sitting empty, racking up notices and worry.
How we helpA fair, fast, private sale and a clean break.
How we helpA money change that made the mortgage a worry.
How we helpIt sat on the market and never sold.
How we helpHowever you came to this page, the path forward is the same simple one. Most Baltimore City homeowners go from first call to closing in two to four weeks, though we always move at the pace that's right for you.
Call, text, or fill out the form. You tell us about the house and the situation. No pressure, no commitment.
We research the property, run comparable sales on your block, check for ground rent, and arrange a brief walkthrough, usually within 48 hours.
A written, no-obligation cash offer, and we walk you through exactly how we got to the number.
Two weeks, two months, whatever you need. We handle the paperwork, the ground rent, and the closing costs.
The biggest worry when selling to a cash buyer is being lowballed. Here is exactly how we make sure that never happens to you.
Every offer is built on recent sales on your block and in your neighborhood, with condition and ground rent factored in honestly, not a formula designed to grind you down.
When we present your offer, we walk you through exactly how we reached it, line by line. If a number doesn't make sense to you, we'll explain it until it does.
If listing with an agent would put more money in your pocket, we'll say so, even though it means we don't buy your house. Your best move matters more than our next deal.
Yes. Rowhomes are most of what we buy in the city. Formstone or brick, two or three stories, old systems, knob-and-tube wiring, deferred repairs, we have seen it and we buy it as-is. You make no repairs, do no cleaning, and pay no commissions or closing costs.
No. Thousands of Baltimore City homes carry a ground rent, and we deal with them all the time. We factor the ground rent into your offer honestly and handle the redemption or transfer at closing, so it does not blow up your sale or come out of your pocket as a surprise.
Yes. We buy vacant homes, houses with open permits, housing-code citations, and vacant-building notices. You do not need to clear anything up first. We take the property and the paperwork on as part of the purchase and handle it after closing.
We are Matthew and Marisa Larkin, a local family that lives and works in the Baltimore area. When you call 443.216.9475, you reach us, not a national call center. We buy city houses ourselves, block by block, and we put our name on every offer we make.
Most homeowners go from first call to closing in about two to four weeks, and we can move faster when there is a deadline. Ground rent, a vacant-house notice, or open violations do not have to slow it down, because we handle that work ourselves. You also choose the date.
Tell us a little about the house and we'll get back to you with a fair, no-obligation cash offer, usually within 24 hours. From a local family who knows the city, not a call center. No pressure, no repairs, nothing owed.
We'll respond personally, usually within 24 hours.