Cities · New York
We buy houses for cash in Buffalo — get your offer in 24 hours
Long-tenured cash-buyer market on older inventory; lower price tiers especially active.
Lockwood Home Buyers makes a fair cash offer on your Buffalo house — usually within 24 hours, often the same day. You review it. You pick the closing date. You close, or you walk. No fees either way.
Lockwood Home Buyers makes cash offers directly to homeowners — no fees, no commissions, and no obligation to accept. We are not a real-estate agent or broker; we buy houses for cash.
Selling a house in Buffalo: what's different here
Buffalo sits in Erie County, NY.
Buffalo's housing stock is among the oldest in the country — doubles (two-family houses) are a signature local property type with their own active cash-buyer pool.
Heavy snow loads make roof and gutter condition standard assessment items on every older house here.
How closings work in New York
New York closings customarily involve attorneys for both sides. Cash sales still close far faster than financed ones — typically a few weeks once contracts are signed.
Seller taxes and fees in New York
New York’s state transfer tax is $2.00 per $500 of the price (0.4%), paid by the seller; some localities add their own.
If you're behind on the mortgage in New York
New York is a judicial state with one of the longest foreclosure timelines in the country — cases routinely take one to three years. That is a lot of runway to sell, but interest, fees, and legal costs compound the entire time.
Situations we handle in Buffalo
Property types we buy in Buffalo
Buffalo sellers — common questions
Ready to see what your Buffalo house is worth in cash?
Lockwood Home Buyers makes cash offers directly to homeowners — no fees, no commissions, and no obligation to accept. We are not a real-estate agent or broker; we buy houses for cash.