Sell your house fast in California
Lockwood Home Buyers buys houses for cash in 6 California cities. Pick yours below — or read more about the California-specific rules and quirks that affect a fast-sale closing.
California cities we cover
Bakersfield, CA
Kern-county market with steady cash buyer activity across most price tiers.
Fresno, CA
Central-valley market with the most-active California cash-buyer pool outside Sacramento and Inland Empire.
Long Beach, CA
South-LA market with active cash buyers on both single-family and small-multi-family inventory.
Riverside, CA
Inland Empire market where cash-buyer demand stays strong across the price tiers.
Sacramento, CA
Most active California cash-buyer market outside SoCal — consistent cash-buyer demand across the metro.
Stockton, CA
San-Joaquin-valley market with consistent cash-buyer demand on both rental and flip inventory.
Selling a house in California: the rules that matter
Who runs the closing
California sales close through escrow companies; a clean cash escrow commonly runs two weeks or less.
Seller taxes and fees
California’s documentary transfer tax is $1.10 per $1,000 at the county level, and a number of cities charge their own on top.
The foreclosure clock
California is a non-judicial state: a recorded notice of default starts a 90-day clock, then a 21-day notice of trustee sale — roughly four months minimum from default to auction. The dates are statutory, so the window to sell is predictable but finite.