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Southeast Wisconsin

We buy houses in Ozaukee County, 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 seat: Port Washington
  • Region: Southeast Wisconsin
  • Buying in Wisconsin since: 2010

The houses we see in Ozaukee County

Ozaukee is one of Wisconsin's higher-value counties. Cedarburg and Port Washington have protected historic districts where exterior work can require review, and Mequon is largely large-lot and custom-built. Distress here is almost never about the house being cheap — it is about estates, divorces, and owners who no longer want to maintain a large property.

Why people here call us

Historic-district rules can make a renovate-and-list plan slower and costlier than owners expect. If that is where you have landed, a cash sale skips the whole review process.

Where we buy in Ozaukee County

The main communities we work in, and what the housing is actually like in each.

Port Washington

The county seat, a lakefront city with a protected historic character and a compact walkable core.

Cedarburg

A well-known historic town where a designated district can mean exterior work requires review before it happens.

Mequon

Large-lot and largely custom-built, one of the higher-value municipalities in the state.

Grafton

A village on the Milwaukee River with an older centre and substantial newer growth.

Saukville

A smaller village north of Grafton, mixing older housing with newer subdivisions.

Thiensville

A very small village surrounded by Mequon, with an older, walkable core.

Also across the county

Selling a house in Ozaukee County: what is different here

Deeds are recorded in Port Washington. Ozaukee is the county where the reason for selling is least likely to be money and most likely to be maintenance. Large Mequon properties on big lots need constant upkeep, and owners reach a point — often after a death, a divorce, or simply age — where they no longer want to do it. In Cedarburg and Port Washington the complicating factor is historic character: where a district designation applies, exterior changes can require review before work starts, which turns a straightforward pre-sale renovation into a months-long process.

How it works

Three steps in Ozaukee County

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 Ozaukee County 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.

Ozaukee County sellers ask us

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.
What if I owe back property taxes or there is a lien?
That is very common and it is generally solvable. Liens and delinquent taxes get paid out of the sale proceeds at closing rather than out of your pocket beforehand. The title company identifies everything attached to the property during the title search, and we work through the payoffs as part of the closing.
Where in Wisconsin do you buy?
Our home market is the Appleton and Green Bay area, and we buy across Wisconsin — 21 counties from Kenosha to St. Croix. See where we buy for your county.
Who actually is House Buyer Dan?
Dan and Diana Ahlborn, buying Wisconsin houses since 2010, based in Appleton. Not a call centre, not a lead broker who sells your information on, and not a national franchise. When you call, you get one of us. Meet Dan and Diana, or check the receipts on are we legit.
We are divorcing — do we both have to agree to sell?
Generally yes. Wisconsin is a marital property state, so a home acquired during the marriage is usually marital property and both spouses ordinarily need to sign off on a sale unless a court order says otherwise. We are used to working with two parties who are not speaking, and with attorneys on both sides, and we can send identical paperwork to each of you separately. See our divorce page.

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