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Ozaukee County

We buy houses in Grafton, Wisconsin.

Any condition, any situation. A written cash offer within 24 hours, no fees, no commissions, and a closing date you choose.

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  • County: Ozaukee County
  • Around: the Milwaukee River, the Grafton mill site, and the Interurban Trail
  • Buying in Wisconsin since: 2010

The housing stock in Grafton

Grafton is a village on the Milwaukee River with an older centre around the former mill and substantial newer growth around it. The older core has genuine pre-war housing; most of the village is post-war and well kept.

Why Grafton sellers call us

Grafton calls are usually estates or relocations rather than condition problems, though the older river-adjacent property can carry real issues.

What we buy in Grafton

The property types we actually see here, and take on as they stand:

  • Older houses near the former mill and the river
  • Post-war and newer village housing
  • Estates handled from out of state
  • Property with damp basements or dated mechanicals
  • Downsizing moves

Neighborhoods and areas

  • Village centre
  • Milwaukee River
  • Falls Road
  • Lakefield

We also buy throughout Ozaukee County and across 21 Wisconsin counties.

How it works

Three steps in Grafton

1. Tell us about the house

The address and a rough idea of condition. We do not need photographs or paperwork to start.

2. We come and look at it

We walk the property in Grafton ourselves, then send a written cash offer within 24 hours with the math shown.

3. You pick the closing date

Seven days or three months, at a Wisconsin title company, with our On-Time Guarantee behind the date.

Common Grafton situations

Most people who call us are dealing with a situation, not just a house.

Inherited a house

Probate, siblings, and a house full of a lifetime of belongings.

Going through a divorce

Two people, one house, and a need for a clean, dated, unambiguous ending.

Tired of being a landlord

Occupied, damaged, or simply not worth the phone calls anymore.

Code violations or orders

An open order from the building inspector does not stop us buying.

Already moved out

Carrying an empty house you no longer live in, from somewhere else.

See every situation we buy in →

Grafton sellers ask us

We are settling an estate and live out of state. Can this be done remotely?
Generally yes. Wisconsin closings can be handled through the title company without you attending, and the personal representative usually needs authority to sell before closing — we work with estate attorneys on timing regularly.
Do you buy the older houses near the river?
Yes, including ones with damp basements or dated mechanicals.
Our house is in a historic district. Does that make it harder to sell?
Not to us, but it can complicate the usual advice. Where a district designation applies, exterior work may need review before it can proceed, so a "fix it up and then list it" plan can take months longer and cost more than expected. Selling as-is skips the review process entirely, because we take the property on with whatever restrictions attach to it.
The property is large and we simply cannot maintain it any more. Do you buy at this end of the market?
Yes. Ozaukee sellers are rarely in financial trouble — the issue is usually that a big property has become more work than the household can manage. We buy at any value, and you are welcome to leave behind anything you do not want to move.
Do I have to fill out a Wisconsin real estate condition report?
For most 1-4 family transfers Wisconsin requires the seller to provide a real estate condition report, though certain sellers — a personal representative settling an estate, for example — are exempt. Either way, we are buying as-is with our eyes open, so disclosing a problem to us does not cost you anything. The title company will tell you exactly which forms apply.
Why do financed buyers keep walking away over lead paint?
Because a great deal of Wisconsin housing predates 1978, and federally-backed loans have requirements around deteriorated paint on housing of that age. The seller is then asked to fund repairs on a house they are selling precisely because they cannot fund repairs. There is no lender in our purchase, so there is no repair list.
What if I am behind on payments or already in foreclosure?
You can still sell, and in Wisconsin you generally have more time than people assume. Wisconsin foreclosure runs through the circuit court rather than by advertisement, and there is a redemption period after judgment during which you keep the right to sell. The property can be sold right up until the sheriff's sale is confirmed. Call sooner rather than later — options narrow as the date gets closer. See our foreclosure page.

Worth reading before you decide

Your Situation

Selling a Wisconsin Rental With Tenants Still In It

You do not need to empty a rental before selling it. How leases transfer in Wisconsin, what happens to security deposits, and why an occupied property is harder to list than to sell.

Selling Guides

How to Tell a Real Cash Buyer From a Bad One in Wisconsin

Sight-unseen offers, contract assignment, upfront fees and the price that drops right before closing. What to check before you sign anything — including with us.

Market Notes

When the House Needs More Work Than It Is Worth: A Wisconsin Reality Check

Why renovation arithmetic fails in much of Wisconsin, which repairs actually block a sale, and how to decide between fixing, listing as-is, and selling to a cash buyer.

All selling guides →

Local resources

Useful Ozaukee County offices and services

Selling in Grafton means dealing with two levels of government: Grafton handles your assessment, permits and any code enforcement, while Ozaukee County records the deed and collects delinquent taxes. These are the offices and services that actually matter when you sell.

Ozaukee County Register of Deeds

Port Washington, Wisconsin

Where the deed to your property is recorded, and where the title company will search the chain of title and anything recorded against it.

Ozaukee County Treasurer

Port Washington, Wisconsin

Handles delinquent property taxes once they pass out of the local municipality. If you are behind, this office can tell you the exact payoff and where your parcel sits in the county process — call them before you decide anything.

Ozaukee County Circuit Court

Port Washington, Wisconsin

Wisconsin foreclosure is judicial, so any action against your property is filed here rather than advertised in a newspaper. Probate for an estate is administered here too.

Ozaukee County Land Records / GIS

Port Washington, Wisconsin

Parcel maps, assessments and ownership records. Useful for confirming lot lines, acreage, and what the county thinks your property actually is.

Lake Michigan bluff setbacks

Bluff-adjacent property can carry setback and stability requirements that affect both rebuilding and financing.

Free statewide help

None of these are us, and none of them cost anything. If you are in trouble with a mortgage, talk to a counsellor before you talk to any buyer, including us.

  • Wisconsin Department of Revenue — Property tax guidance, the real estate transfer fee, and the lottery and gaming credit. Useful for understanding what you will actually pay at closing.
  • WHEDA — Wisconsin's housing finance authority. Worth a look if keeping the house is still on the table rather than selling it.
  • Legal Action of Wisconsin — Free civil legal help in much of southern Wisconsin, including housing matters.
  • Wisconsin Judicare — Free civil legal help serving northern Wisconsin. Check which of the two covers your county.

We list these because they are genuinely useful, not because we are affiliated with them. Contact details change — search for the office by name rather than relying on a number printed on a website.

Every Ozaukee County office and statewide service we list →

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