Skip the listing. Sell your Austin house fast for cash.
Want to sell your house fast in Austin, TX, without fixing it up? Propcash is a direct cash homebuyer making as-is offers on Austin houses, from Hyde Park bungalows to Circle C Ranch. Skip the repairs and agents, and pick your closing day.
How do I sell my house fast in Austin, TX?
To sell an Austin house fast, send us the address, review one written cash offer priced against recent Travis County sales, and choose your closing day at a Texas title company. Propcash signs as the buyer, so nobody else has to approve the number, and nothing gets painted or staged first.
Tell us about your Austin house
Share the address, the condition, and your timing, plus anything unusual: an energy audit you never ordered, a tenant on a lease, or an estate in probate. It takes about two minutes.
Get your fair cash offer
We price from recent Travis County sales and the Travis Central Appraisal District's parcel record, and we show each repair we subtracted, so the number arrives with its reasoning.
Review your offer & close
Accept it, ask questions, or walk away. With no lender involved, a Texas title company can close in as few as 7 days and pay your mortgage and any unpaid taxes from the proceeds.
Why Austin sellers choose Propcash's direct-buyer approach
A fair cash offer based on Travis County market data puts you in control.
- A fair, data-based offer
- A fair offer based on local market data
- We make money on the purchase, never from you
- Full price transparency
- No obligation, walk away anytime
- We show you how we got to our number
Our offer stands
No 24-hour expirations, no countdown clocks. If the market shifts we re-run the numbers rather than pressure you, and we follow up on your schedule.
We tell you if we're not the right buyer
If listing with an agent would clearly serve you better, we will say so and point you to someone local. We may receive compensation from agents we refer.
How Propcash stacks up against other ways to sell an Austin house
That's us
If you have time and the house shows well, listing with an agent may net you more. If you want it done without repairs or showings, that is where we come in. We tell you straight either way.
Why do Austin owners choose a cash sale for their houses?
Estates in the Travis County probate courts, moves on a fixed calendar, older central houses that need work before listing, and landlords done with rentals near campus are why Austin owners ask about cash.
Inherited house
Travis County has two probate courts, No. 1 and No. 2, at 200 W. 8th Street (Travis County Probate Courts), and their policy says an executor must be represented by a lawyer (court policy). Once letters issue, the house can sell furnished; see how we buy inherited houses and our Texas inherited house guide.
Moving on an academic or job calendar
The University of Texas at Austin lists 4,760 faculty and 55,172 students for fall 2026 (UT Austin). Semesters and offer letters run on dates a 73-day median sale plus a lender may miss. A cash closing can be set around the move.
Divorce
A Texas divorce court divides the estate of the parties in a manner it deems "just and right" (Family Code 7.001), with due regard for each spouse's rights and any children. One written price gives both spouses the same number. Read how we handle divorce sales and our Texas divorce guide.
Not list-ready in a 73-day market
About 10% of Austin's land lies in the floodplain, where city rules cap how much remodeling an existing house can take before it must comply (Austin Watershed Protection). Dated houses there tend to sit. Our offer covers houses that need major repairs, untouched.
Behind on payments
Travis County trustee sales run the first Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. on the courthouse's west steps, 1000 Guadalupe Street (Travis County Clerk), after at least 20 days to cure and 21 days' notice (Property Code 51.002). A cash sale closing first can retire the loan. For other routes, see foreclosure options and our Texas foreclosure guide.
Tired of being a landlord
Austin adopted changes to its short-term rental rules in February 2025, and an operator living outside the Austin area must name a local contact in Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, or Caldwell County (City of Austin). Done managing from afar? Sell with the tenant in place; see how we buy from tired landlords.
What is the Austin housing market doing in 2026?
Austin prices held roughly flat while fewer houses sold: Redfin's median sale price was about $528,657 in the three months ending October 2026, with 2,211 sales, down from 2,329, and 73 days to sell, down from 83. Compare exits in our guide to the ways to sell your Texas house for cash.
| Austin market metric | Latest figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price (last 3 months) | About $528,657, roughly flat year over year | Redfin, October 2026 |
| Typical time to sell | About 73 days, down from 83 a year ago | Redfin, October 2026 |
| Median sale price per square foot | $297, down 1.8% year over year | Redfin, October 2026 |
| Houses sold, last 3 months | 2,211 in the three months ending October 2026, down from 2,329 a year earlier | Redfin, October 2026 |
| Typical house value (ZHVI) | About $491,960, down about 3.2% year over year | Zillow ZHVI, September 2026 |
| Severe flood risk over the next 30 years | 7,891 Austin sites, about 5% of the city, by First Street's count | Redfin climate data, 2026 |
| Some wildfire risk over the next 30 years | 151,879 Austin sites, about 66% of the city, by First Street's count | Redfin climate data, 2026 |
Sell your house fast in Austin, from the central districts to the edges
We make cash offers on Austin houses in any condition, from Hyde Park, whose biggest building boom ran from 1924 to 1935 (City of Austin), to the southwest streets around Circle C Ranch. Taxes are layered: Travis County property taxes support 127 local agencies, including 21 cities and 54 municipal utility districts (Travis Central Appraisal District).
Own a house in Pflugerville, Manor, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Round Rock, or Cedar Park? Ask us as well. Elsewhere in Texas, you can sell a San Antonio house for cash, sell a Houston house as-is, get cash for a Dallas-Fort Worth house, or begin at our Texas cash buyer page.
Austin neighborhoods, from Hyde Park to Travis Heights
Age and location set most Austin offers: a house in one of the city's eight local historic districts, or near a mapped creek, gives a buyer more to plan for (City of Austin).
Hyde Park and the north-central blocks
Hyde Park was platted in 1891, and its biggest boom, from 1924 to 1935, left a wealth of bungalows; the district covers 186 acres and 640 sites, 480 of them contributing (City of Austin). Duval Street and Avenue D addresses carry 78751 (Redfin). Exterior work on a contributing house needs city review, as rule 2 explains.
North of campus and Aldridge Place
Blocks just north of the University of Texas include 78705 addresses such as 3502 Speedway (Redfin). Aldridge Place, a 46-acre district platted in 1912, was nearly built out by 1941, and in the Great Depression many owners turned garages into apartments by adding a story (City of Austin). Student leases are common, and a tenant can stay through our purchase.
Travis Heights and the Mary Street blocks
Travis Heights Boulevard and Newning Avenue addresses fall in 78704, south of the river (Redfin). Nearby, the 500 block of East Mary Street, platted in 1928 in the Blue Bonnet Hills subdivision, is a 3-acre district of 19 residential buildings, mostly one-story Craftsman and Tudor Revival houses near the Blunn Creek Greenbelt (City of Austin). Check the floodplain map near any creek.
Tarrytown and the West 6th Street districts
Deep Eddy Avenue and Westover Road addresses carry 78703 (Redfin). Along West 6th Street, where the first streetcar ran from 1891, Smoot/Terrace Park holds 81 principal buildings, 52 contributing, mostly Craftsman bungalows from the 1910s and 1920s. The city notes district rules can keep values from being immediately maximized, since a bigger new house may not replace a contributing one (City of Austin).
East Austin, 78702 to 78723
Redfin's East Austin area spans ZIPs including 78702, 78721, 78722, and 78723 (Redfin). The Robertson/Stuart & Mair district holds 123 principal buildings, 85 contributing, in Victorian, Craftsman, and Minimal Traditional styles, and the city records that many properties in the Robertson Hill community were demolished after 1956, when East Avenue was widened into I-35 (City of Austin). Older frame houses here often need foundation work.
Sell your Austin house for cash, in any condition
An Austin house can change hands exactly as it stands: nothing repaired, nothing repainted, no dumpster in the driveway. Take the things you want and leave the rest.
Hyde Park's boom ran from 1924 to 1935 and Smoot/Terrace Park's Craftsman bungalows date to the 1910s and 1920s (City of Austin), so central Austin is close to a century old. Settled piers, old wiring, and tired plumbing each become a financed buyer's repair request.
- Settled piers and uneven floors
Pier-and-beam settling or an out-of-level floor becomes a line in our offer, not an item on a buyer's repair addendum.
- Creek water and the floodplain rules
Austin limits how much work an existing floodplain house can take before it must comply. Water history still gets a written offer.
- An energy audit you have not ordered
Austin requires sellers of most houses 10 years or older to disclose an energy audit (Austin Energy). If yours is undone, tell us; it does not stop an offer.
- Closets and a garage still packed
Estates often arrive with every room full. Take the photographs and heirlooms, and leave the rest for the cleanout we arrange.
- Old air conditioning and Austin heat
First Street rates every Austin site at severe heat risk over 30 years. A worn compressor or an original panel goes into the price.
Illustrative repair costs Austin sellers can avoid by selling as-is to Propcash
Free guides for Austin homeowners
Texas guides on probate and heirs, foreclosure notices, divorce, as-is disclosure, and the ways to sell for cash.
Selling a House As-Is in Texas: Disclosure Law and Your Options
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Selling an Inherited House in Texas: Probate, Taxes, and Options
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How to Stop Foreclosure in Texas
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Selling Your House During a Divorce in Texas
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7 Best Ways to Sell Your House for Cash in Texas
Read the guideWhat Austin sellers are up against
A 73-day median sale assumes a list-ready house. Four Austin and Travis County rules add an audit, a review, or a fixed calendar, and they push many owners toward cash.
Austin requires an energy audit before most sales
If Austin Energy serves a house inside the city limits and it is 10 years or older, the seller must get an energy audit and disclose the results to buyers (Austin Energy). City Code Chapter 6-7 makes the copy due 3 days before the option period ends, or with the Seller's Disclosure Notice if there is none, and allows fines up to $500, or $2,000 with criminal negligence (City Code 6-7). Austin Energy puts a typical audit at about $200 to $300 (seller guide). Foreclosure and probate transfers are exempt.
Older houses go through historic review
The Historic Preservation Office reviews all exterior changes to buildings 45 years or older and refers potentially significant projects to the Historic Landmark Commission (City of Austin). In the eight local districts, exterior changes to contributing houses need approval, apart from routine maintenance and in-kind repairs (Local Historic Districts), and the Commission meets once a month (historic review). A buyer planning an addition or a rebuild prices that wait in.
Floodplain rules reach remodels and repairs
About 10% of Austin's land is in the floodplain. After the 2018 Atlas 14 rainfall study, the city in November 2019 began regulating development by the FEMA 500-year floodplain instead of the 100-year floodplain while maps are redrawn, and any remodel or repair of an existing floodplain building needs a cost estimate, because the rules limit how much work it can take (Austin Watershed Protection). Living there requires no change; a buyer who plans to renovate prices those limits in.
Estates and foreclosures run on Travis County calendars
The probate courts' checklist says a small estate affidavit cannot be approved if there was a will, if assets top $75,000 excluding the homestead, or if any heir is a minor, and real estate qualifies only if it was the homestead and every heir taking it lived there at the death (Travis County Probate Courts). Foreclosures keep a fixed slot, set by the Commissioners Court on September 26, 2000: the first Tuesday at 10 a.m. on the courthouse's west steps (Travis County Clerk).
Are Austin cash home buyers legit?
Many are, and some are not. Who buys houses for cash in Austin? Buyers can include landlords, builders, small renovation outfits, and direct buyers like Propcash, which signs the purchase contract as the buyer. Whether you searched sell house fast Austin, we buy houses Austin, or cash home buyers Austin, the test is the same: who holds the money, and can they close on the day they name.
How to vet a cash buyer in Austin
Get proof of funds, a written offer, and the title company's name before you sign, and never pay upfront or deed the house early. Texas adds two checks. Before entering into a contract to assign an interest in your purchase contract, a person must disclose to you in writing that it intends to (Property Code 5.0205), and an unlicensed assignor who skips the written equitable-interest disclosure is engaging in brokerage (Occupations Code 1101.0045).
Questions Austin owners ask about selling for cash
How is Propcash different from Austin "we buy houses" companies?
Some cash buyers lead with a quick number and a short deadline. Propcash is a direct cash homebuyer: we price your house from recent Travis County sales, walk you through the comparables and each repair we deducted, and leave the offer standing while you decide. You deal with the buyer itself, and no commission or fee comes out of your proceeds.
Are cash home buyers in Austin legit, and who buys houses for cash in Austin?
Most are, though it pays to check. Cash buyers can include landlords, builders, renovators, and direct buyers like Propcash that sign the purchase contract as the buyer. A real buyer shows proof of funds, puts the price in writing, and names the title company. Texas also requires anyone planning to contract to assign an interest in your purchase contract to tell you in writing first (Property Code 5.0205).
Can I sell my house fast anywhere in Texas, or only in Austin?
Anywhere in Texas. State law sets how a sale closes, so Pflugerville works like Austin, though the energy audit rule stops at the Austin city limits. Our Texas cash buyer page covers the state, and city pages let you sell a San Antonio house for cash, sell a Houston house as-is, or get cash for a Dallas-Fort Worth house.
How do I sell my house fast in Austin, TX, if I am behind on payments?
Move early; Texas forecloses outside the courts. For a residence, the servicer must give at least 20 days by certified mail to cure, then at least 21 days' notice of a sale held between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on a month's first Tuesday, or the first Wednesday when that Tuesday is January 1 or July 4 (Texas Property Code 51.002). Travis County sales start at 10 a.m. on the courthouse's west steps (Travis County Clerk). A cash sale closing before the posted date can pay off the loan.
Can I sell my house as-is in Austin without making repairs?
Yes. An Austin house needs no repairs, cleaning, or cleanout before a cash sale to Propcash. Settled piers, an aging roof, a 1930s bathroom, or a garage full of a parent's things go into the price instead of onto your to-do list. Keep what you want and leave the rest.
Do I have to tell a buyer what is wrong with my Austin house?
Usually, yes. A seller of a single-family house owes a written Seller's Disclosure Notice, and if it arrives after the contract, the buyer has seven days to terminate for any reason (Texas Property Code 5.008). An executor selling during administration is exempt. Inside city limits, a house 10 or more years old also needs its energy audit disclosed (Austin Energy). A buyer who priced the defects has nothing to renegotiate.
Can I sell my house fast in Pflugerville, Manor, or Lakeway?
Yes. Pflugerville, Manor, and Lakeway are among the cities on the Travis Central Appraisal District's 2026 listing of taxing entities (TCAD), and we make cash offers there on Austin terms. Bee Cave, Round Rock, and Cedar Park are covered too.
Will an inherited Travis County house lose its property tax limits?
Often, yes. A homestead's 10% appraisal cap expires on January 1 of the first tax year that neither the owner nor a spouse or surviving spouse qualifies (Tax Code 23.23). The 20% circuit breaker for other real estate valued at $5.16 million or less in 2025 (the cap is indexed yearly) needs a full calendar year of ownership and is authorized only for 2024 to 2026 (TCAD). An heir who does not move in can face a bigger bill.
I inherited an Austin house. Do I have to open probate to sell it?
Usually a court step comes first, in Travis County Probate Court No. 1 or No. 2. With a will, the court may admit it as a muniment of title if the estate owes no unpaid debt beyond real estate liens (Estates Code 257.001). The courts require a lawyer for executors, though a sole beneficiary in that situation may file a muniment alone (court policy). The house can stay furnished either way.
How fast can an Austin cash sale close, and are there any fees?
With no lender, appraisal, or loan approval in the way, an Austin cash sale can close in as few as 7 days at a Texas title company. An estate, a tenant, the energy audit, or a tax payoff can add paperwork. You pay Propcash no commission and no fees, and no closing costs are charged to you.
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