Sell Your House Fast in Montgomery County, PA
Montgomery County is one of Pennsylvania's most expensive places to own a home: the median owner-reported home value, about $436,700, is third-highest among the state's 67 counties, and more than a third of owner-occupied homes are valued at $500,000 or more (ACS 2020–2024). What a sale requires depends on the municipality, because each of the county's 62 boroughs and townships decides whether to require a resale use and occupancy inspection. We buy Montgomery County houses as-is for cash, in towns with a resale inspection and in towns without one.
Montgomery County had 856,553 residents at the 2020 Census, the third-largest population in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and Allegheny counties.
For a home sale in Norristown, you'll need heating and chimney certifications from contractors licensed and registered with the municipality, and the property transfer application should go in at least 30 days before settlement.
The county's Tax Claim Bureau offers properties with two years of delinquent real estate taxes at its upset sale, held once a year.
Where We Buy in Montgomery County
We buy houses as-is in these Montgomery County communities. Towns with a link have their own page with local facts and answers to common questions.
Main areas
Norristown
Pottstown
Lansdale
King of Prussia
More towns and townships
Abington
Cheltenham
Conshohocken
Collegeville
Royersford
Souderton
Hatboro
Willow Grove
Plymouth Meeting
Neighborhoods
Norristown
Downtown Norristown
West End
East End
Questions About Selling in Montgomery County
Our four main Montgomery County markets are Norristown, Pottstown, Lansdale and King of Prussia, and the list also includes Abington, Cheltenham, Conshohocken, Collegeville, Royersford, Souderton, Hatboro, Willow Grove and Plymouth Meeting. Houses in any condition qualify, and there are no commissions or fees. Once you tell us about the property, our cash offer typically arrives within 24 hours, and you choose the closing date.
Only if the municipality where the house sits requires one. Norristown won't let a home change owners without a property transfer inspection and a use and occupancy certificate, or a temporary one, and asks for applications at least 30 days before settlement. Lansdale, by contrast, doesn't require one to resell a single-family home, and it counts twins, rowhomes and townhomes as single-family. Check with your borough or township code office before you set a closing date.
You can usually still sell. Under Pennsylvania's Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance Act, a municipality that requires a use and occupancy certificate must issue a temporary one when an inspection finds violations, giving the buyer 12 months to fix them. If a violation makes the house unfit to live in, the buyer gets a temporary access certificate to make repairs before moving in. We buy as-is, and the Act lets such sales close before repairs are made.
Yes, if the owner's last home was in the county. The Montgomery County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court, at One Montgomery Plaza in Norristown, encourages e-filing for new probates and still takes walk-ins. The same office collects Pennsylvania inheritance tax as the state's agent. With letters in hand, the personal representative can usually sell the house, though if the will leaves it to a specific person, that person must join in the sale.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census DHC, P1 Total Population: all Pennsylvania counties · U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census DHC, P1 Total Population: municipalities of Montgomery County, PA · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, DP04 Selected Housing Characteristics: Montgomery County, PA · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, DP04 Selected Housing Characteristics: all Pennsylvania counties · Municipality of Norristown: Use and Occupancy (Property Transfer) · Borough of Lansdale: FAQ, Is an U&O required for single family residential resale? · Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance Act (Act 99 of 2000, as amended), 68 P.S. §§ 1081–1083 · Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance Act, 68 P.S. §§ 1081–1083, text as amended through Act 133 of 2016 (PDF posted by Manheim Township) · Montgomery County: Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court · 20 Pa.C.S. Chapter 31, §§ 3131 and 3151 (county of probate and of letters) · 20 Pa.C.S. Chapter 33, § 3351 (personal representative's power to sell; joinder of a specific devisee) · Montgomery County Tax Claim Bureau: Upset Sale · Pennsylvania State Archives (PHMC): County Courthouses (county seats) · Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds: History (county seat) Last reviewed September 30, 2026.
