We Buy Houses in Columbia, SC

Selling a house for cash in Columbia

Columbia is South Carolina’s capital and the anchor of the Midlands — home to the University of South Carolina, Fort Jackson (the Army’s largest basic training installation), and the state government that keeps the local economy steadier than most. The median home sells for around $270,000 as of early 2026, with Columbia ranking among the faster-appreciating markets in the country. But the city is a patchwork of very different neighborhoods, and that median hides everything from $130,000 fixers to $500,000 historic homes.

We buy houses for cash across all of it. No realtor commissions, no repairs, no waiting on a retail buyer’s mortgage to clear — which matters in a town where summer heat and humidity can age a vacant house fast while you keep paying the taxes and insurance.

Columbia neighborhoods we buy in

We purchase houses in every part of greater Columbia, including:

• Historic core: Shandon, Rosewood, Five Points, Cottontown, Earlewood, Elmwood Park
• Established suburbs: Forest Acres, Arcadia Lakes, Dentsville
• Northeast: Killian, Spring Valley, the I-77/Two Notch corridor
• West & south: Olympia, the Congaree/Lower Richland area, St. Andrews
• Across the river: West Columbia, Cayce, and Lexington County

What makes Columbia different

A few local realities shape how we work here:

• Flood history. The 2015 flood was a 1,000-year rain event along Gills Creek. Homes in Forest Acres, Shandon, and Lower Richland that took water still carry disclosures that scare retail buyers. We buy them anyway.
• Heat and humidity. Columbia summers are brutal, and vacant or deferred-maintenance homes here develop moisture, mold, and HVAC problems quickly — the kind of issues that tank a traditional appraisal.
• Attorney closings. South Carolina requires a licensed attorney to handle real estate closings. We work with local Midlands attorneys routinely, so the process is clean and predictable.

Columbia market snapshot

Metric	Columbia (early 2026)
Median sale price	~$266,000–$274,000
Year-over-year change	Up ~1.5–2%
Price per square foot	~$162
Our buy range	$50,000 to $700,000+, any condition

Numbers reflect Redfin, Realtor.com, and local Midlands market data; your specific neighborhood and property condition determine the actual offer.

Common reasons Columbia homeowners sell to us

Columbia’s mix of military, university, and government life creates specific situations: PCS military moves out of Fort Jackson on short notice, inherited bungalows in older neighborhoods like Shandon and Cottontown, flood-history homes near Gills Creek that owners don’t want to repair, and tired landlords with student rentals near USC. Whatever the reason, we make a no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours.