443.216.9475 Get an Honest Offer
443.216.9475 Get an Honest Offer
Montgomery County, Maryland

We buy houses in Montgomery County, MD, as-is, for cash.

The house that needs too much work, the rental with a tenant in it, the one you inherited with the family three states away. We buy those across the county, from Silver Spring to Damascus. No repairs, no commissions, closing costs covered in most cases, and we typically close in 30 days or less on a date you choose.

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A mid-century brick rambler with a small front porch under mature oaks on a quiet Montgomery County street, the kind of house Deep Roots REI buys as-is for cash.
The kind of house we buy here
✓No repairs
✓No agent commissions
✓Closing costs covered in most cases
✓You choose the closing date
Straight talk first

Most Montgomery County houses should be listed.

This is one of the strongest housing markets in Maryland, and a house in good shape here usually sells well with a good agent. We buy houses for a living and we will still tell you that. The question is which kind of house yours is. Tick whatever is true.

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One more thing, since you would find out anyway: we are a Baltimore family, about 45 minutes up the road from Silver Spring, and we are not going to pretend there is an office on Rockville Pike. We drive down to see the house ourselves, and our names are on every piece of paper.

Marisa & Matthew LarkinFounders, Deep Roots REI

Montgomery County, rule by rule

County rules that change a sale.

Montgomery County writes a lot of its own housing rules. Most of them matter only if the house is a rental, price-controlled, or historic, and when they do matter, they matter a lot. Here is what each one means when you sell.

Rental license

Every rental needs a yearly license.

What it is
The county requires a rental housing license on every rental, houses and condos included, renewed each year. Gaithersburg, Rockville, Takoma Park and a few small towns run their own licensing instead.
When you sell
When a licensed rental sells, the owner tells the county in writing within 10 days. It is paperwork, not a hurdle.
Worth knowing
If your license lapsed or never existed, that is something to sort out, not a reason you cannot sell. Tell us where it stands and we will work around it.
Rent stabilization

Rent increases are capped, and more rentals are covered than people think.

What it is
Most county rentals 23 or more years old can only go up by inflation plus 3 percent, never more than 6 percent. For leases renewing July 2026 through June 2027, the cap is 5.2 percent.
When you sell
The tenant, the lease and the cap all stay with the house. A buyer steps into the same rules you are living under.
Worth knowing
The small-landlord exemption covers a person who owns two or fewer county rentals. Own yours through an LLC and it can be covered even if it is your only one. Rockville, Gaithersburg and Takoma Park are outside the county cap (Takoma Park has its own).
Tenant offer rules

You do not have to offer your house to your tenant first.

What it is
The county’s right of first refusal applies to rental buildings with 4 or more units. It does not reach a rented single-family house, a condo, a duplex, or a triplex.
When you sell
You can sell a rented house to any buyer. The lease still has to be honored, so read yours: a lease can give a tenant its own purchase right.
Worth knowing
Own a building with 4 or more units? Then the county, the Housing Opportunities Commission, and tenant groups get a first look, and the county side has 60 days to decide. Build that into your timeline.
MPDU Check first

A price-controlled MPDU cannot go to an investor.

What it is
Moderately Priced Dwelling Units carry a resale price cap for 30 years, and the clock restarts with each sale. The cap is roughly the original price plus inflation and an allowance for improvements.
When you sell
During control, the unit is offered to the county and the Housing Opportunities Commission first, then to MPDU certificate holders, and only then to qualified first-time buyers. It cannot be rented out.
Worth knowing
So we cannot buy an MPDU still under control, and no investor legally can. If one offers to, be careful. Call the county MPDU office before anyone else. Rockville runs its own program.
Historic districts

Exterior work in a historic district needs a permit.

What it is
In a designated historic district, such as the ones in Takoma Park and Kensington, most exterior changes need a Historic Area Work Permit from the county’s Historic Preservation Commission. Ordinary like-for-like maintenance does not.
When you sell
It does not stop a sale. It shapes what a buyer can do to the outside afterward, and a fair offer should account for that honestly.
Worth knowing
Not sure whether your street is in one? Montgomery Planning’s historic preservation office can tell you by address.
Transfer taxes

The taxes on a sale add up to roughly 2.4 percent.

What it is
On most home sales: about 1 percent county transfer tax, 0.5 percent state transfer tax, and county recordation tax of $4.45 per $500 (0.89 percent) on the first $500,000, with higher tiers above that.
When you sell
Maryland splits these between buyer and seller unless the contract says otherwise. On a $500,000 sale that is about $11,950 in total, so a seller’s default half is close to $6,000.
Worth knowing
Sell to a first-time Maryland buyer who will live in the house and the county transfer and recordation taxes default to you, unless the contract says otherwise. The state tax drops to 0.25 percent, and that part is yours by law.

This is plain-English background as of September 2026, not legal advice. Caps and rates change every year, and the title company or attorney handling your settlement confirms exactly what applies to your house.

Across Montgomery County

The Montgomery County towns we buy in.

From the older ramblers and Cape Cods inside the Beltway to the farmhouses up near Damascus and Poolesville, we buy houses in every part of the county. A few of the communities we cover:

Don't see your town? We buy across all of Montgomery County. Just ask.

An established Montgomery County neighborhood of brick ramblers, split-levels and older colonials under tall trees along a gently curving street.
The short answer

Who buys houses for cash in Montgomery County, MD?

Deep Roots REI, a family-run cash home buyer based in Baltimore and run by Matthew and Marisa Larkin, buys houses across Montgomery County, Maryland, including Silver Spring, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Wheaton, and Bethesda. They buy as-is, in any condition: inherited houses, homes that need major repairs, rentals with tenants still in place, and houses facing foreclosure or a hard deadline. Sellers pay no commissions, closing costs are covered in most cases, and sales typically close in 30 days or less on a date the seller chooses. They also say plainly when listing with an agent would net more, which in Montgomery County's strong market is often. You can reach them at 443.216.9475.

Whatever brought you here

We've likely helped through it before.

The reasons people sell in Montgomery County are the same ones we have helped Maryland families through for years. Whatever yours is, there is a good chance we have been there.

Inherited a house

Probate, an estate, a home you never planned to own.

How we help

Behind on payments

Foreclosure notices, missed payments, the calls.

How we help

Tired of being a landlord

Bad tenants, repairs, a rental you are done with.

How we help

The house needs work

Repairs you cannot or do not want to take on.

How we help

Going through a divorce

A fair, fast, private sale and a clean break.

How we help

A job or income change

A money change that made the mortgage a worry.

How we help

Your listing expired

It sat on the market and never sold.

How we help

Downsizing or moving

A house that has simply become too much.

How we help
How it works

Four steps. No surprises.

We drive down to see the house ourselves, and everything else can happen by phone, email, and a title company. We typically close in 30 days, often less.

i

Tell us your story.

Call, text, or fill out the form. You tell us about the home and the situation. No pressure, no commitment.

ii

We do our homework.

We research the property, pull recent sales on your street, check the county rules that apply to it, and come walk the house.

iii

You get an honest offer.

A written, no-obligation cash offer, and we walk you through exactly how we got to the number.

iv

You close on your timeline.

You pick the date. We handle the paperwork with the title company and cover closing costs in most cases.

The question everyone asks

How do we land on a number you can trust?

In a county where houses are worth this much, being lowballed costs real money. Here is exactly how we make sure that does not happen to you.

01

We start from real numbers.

Every offer is built on recent comparable sales near your house and the honest cost of the work it needs, not a formula designed to grind you down.

02

We show our math.

When we present your offer, we walk you through exactly how we reached it, line by line. If a number does not make sense to you, we will explain it until it does.

03

We tell you the truth.

If listing with an agent would put more money in your pocket, we will say so, even though it means we do not buy your house. Your best move matters more than our next deal.

Questions from Montgomery County sellers

Straight answers, no spin.

Houses sell fast in Montgomery County. Why would I sell to a cash buyer? +

Often you should not, and we would rather tell you that now than after you have signed something. If the house is in good shape, nobody is living in it but you, and you can wait a couple of months, a good local agent will usually net you more than any cash buyer, us included. Where a cash sale earns its place is everything else: a house that needs a roof, a foundation, or a full update, a rental with a tenant in place, an inherited home with the family scattered, a hard date you have to hit, or a listing that already sat. In those cases the trade is certainty, no repairs, and no commissions, and we will show you the math so you can compare it against a listing side by side.

Aren't you a Baltimore company? Do you really buy in Montgomery County? +

We are, and we will not pretend otherwise. Deep Roots REI is a family company run by Matthew and Marisa Larkin in northeast Baltimore, roughly 45 minutes from Silver Spring and 50 from Rockville when the Beltway cooperates. We come to you to walk the house, everything else can happen by phone, email, and a title company, and when you call 443.216.9475 you reach one of us, not a call center.

Do I have to offer my rental house to my tenant before I sell it? +

Not under county law. Montgomery County’s right of first refusal applies to rental buildings with 4 or more units. It does not cover a rented single-family house, a condo, a duplex, or a triplex. You do still have to honor the lease, so read yours, because a lease can give a tenant its own right to buy. And if the house is licensed as a rental, the county asks you to report the sale in writing within 10 days.

Can you buy my rental with the tenant still living there? +

Yes. You do not have to end the lease, chase back rent, or get the house empty first. The lease and, where it applies, the county’s rent stabilization cap stay with the house, and we take all of that on after closing. Tell us what the situation actually is, a good long-term tenant, someone behind on rent, or someone who has stopped answering, and we will price it honestly.

Can you buy my MPDU? +

Not while it is under price control, and we want to be straight with you about that. An MPDU in its control period has to be offered to the county and the Housing Opportunities Commission first, then to MPDU certificate holders, and then only to qualified first-time buyers, at a capped price. No investor can legally buy it at market value during that time. Your first call should be the county MPDU office. Once the controls have expired, we are glad to talk.

What are the transfer and recordation taxes when you sell in Montgomery County? +

On most home sales the total is roughly 2.4 percent of the price: about 1 percent county transfer tax, 0.5 percent state transfer tax, and county recordation tax of $4.45 per $500 on the first $500,000, with higher rates above that. Maryland’s default is to split these between buyer and seller, so on a $500,000 sale the seller’s half is close to $6,000. Selling to a first-time Maryland buyer who will live in the home shifts more of it to the seller by default. When we buy, we cover closing costs in most cases, and the offer spells out in writing how the taxes are handled. Your title company confirms the exact figures for your address.

Do you buy houses in my part of the county? +

Yes. We buy throughout Montgomery County, from Silver Spring, Takoma Park, and Bethesda up through Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Germantown to Olney, Clarksburg, Damascus, and Poolesville. Some rules change at the city line, since Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Takoma Park handle rental licensing on their own, and we factor that in wherever your house sits.

How fast can you close on a house in Montgomery County? +

We typically close in 30 days, often less, and you choose the date. If you need more time to sort out an estate, move out, or line up your next place, we close on your timeline instead of ours.

When you're ready

Get an honest offer on your Montgomery County home.

Tell us a little about the house and we will get back to you with a fair, no-obligation cash offer, usually within 24 hours. And if listing would serve you better, we will tell you that too. No pressure, no repairs, nothing owed.

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