From Prattville to the Box District, we buy Chelsea homes for cash in any condition. Get a fair, no-obligation offer within 24 hours and close on the date that works for you.
Chelsea packs more housing into 2.2 square miles than almost any city in Massachusetts. Just across the Mystic River from Charlestown and Chelsea Creek from East Boston, bordered by Everett to the west and Revere to the east, it's a city of triple-deckers, brick rowhouses, and dense two- and three-families under the Tobin Bridge. When you need to sell here, Boston Investors makes one fair, written cash offer within 24 hours, skips the inspections and financing contingencies, and lets you pick your closing date, usually two to four weeks from a signed agreement.
A traditional listing can still mean months of showings, buyer financing delays and repair negotiations before you see a dime. We remove all of it. Whether you own a triple-decker off Broadway near Bellingham Square, a condo on Admiral's Hill, a loft in the Box District, or a single-family on the quieter streets of Prattville, we buy as-is. No repairs, no cleanout, no fees on your side.
Condition is not a disqualifier here. We buy houses that need everything and houses that need nothing, and the difference shows up in the number rather than in whether we are interested. We close with a local Massachusetts attorney and move on your timeline, not ours.
Settling a parent's estate in Prattville or a family triple-decker near Bellingham Square? We work with Suffolk County probate timelines and keep the process simple.
Ready to leave a longtime Chelsea home with too many stairs? We buy as-is so there's nothing to fix or stage.
Offloading an occupied triple-decker or a multi-family near the Silver Line? We close without tenant complications.
Much of Chelsea was rebuilt after the great fires of 1908 and 1973, so aging triple-deckers with knob-and-tube wiring, tired roofs, and decades of deferred maintenance are exactly what we expect to see. Whatever shape your Chelsea property is in, we make a fair cash offer and close on your schedule.
No open houses, no waiting on buyer financing, no surprises at the closing table. Just three straightforward steps from first contact to cash in hand.
Fill out the short form or call us at (617) 539-6162. Share basic details about your Chelsea home: address, condition, and your ideal timeline. Takes less than two minutes.
We review the details, pull recent comparable sales from your specific block, whether that's Prattville, Admiral's Hill, or the streets off Broadway, and deliver a fair, written cash offer within 24 hours. No obligation to accept.
Accept the offer and choose your closing date. Two to four weeks from a signed agreement is the normal case, and we confirm the date once the closing attorney has checked title. We handle the paperwork, cover closing costs, and wire your payment at closing.
See how selling to Boston Investors stacks up against listing with a realtor or using another cash buyer.
| Listing with a Realtor |  | Other Cash Buyers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Commissions | ✕5–6% commission | ✓Zero fees | ~5–15% service fees |
| Repairs Required | ✕Often required | ✓None required | ~Light repairs needed |
| Time to Close | ✕60–90+ days | ✓Usually 2 to 4 weeks | ~14–30 days |
| Closing Costs | ✕Paid by seller | ✓We pay all costs | ~Varies by buyer |
| Cash Offer | ✕No guarantee | ✓Firm cash offer | ~Sometimes |
| Showings Required | ✕Multiple showings | ✓No showings | ~Usually one visit |
| Financing Contingency | ✕Common deal-breaker | ✓No contingencies | ✓No contingencies |
| You Choose Closing Date | ✕Buyer dictates | ✓Your timeline | ~Limited flexibility |
| Buy As-Is (Any Condition) | ✕Rarely | ✓Always | ~Sometimes |
| Offer Within 24 Hours | ✕Weeks to list | ✓Guaranteed | ~Varies |
| Deal Falls Through Risk | ✕High risk | ✓No risk | ~Low risk |
Most sellers are surprised by how little they need to do. We designed our process to put the work on our side, not yours.
Leave the furniture, the basement full of boxes, three floors of a family triple-decker's worth of belongings. Take what matters to you and walk away. Our team handles full cleanout at our cost, zero charge to you.
Knob-and-tube wiring, flat roofs past their lifespan, aging porches on a century-old triple-decker: we factor repair costs into our offer and handle everything after closing. You'll never need to call a contractor.
We cover the standard closing costs and charge no commissions or fees, so you write no checks to sell. What still comes out of the proceeds is anything secured against the property: your mortgage payoff, property taxes and municipal charges, and any water and sewer balance.
A Chelsea deed is recorded at the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds in Boston, and for once the simple answer is the right one. Chapter 36, Section 1 carves five Massachusetts counties into registry districts, and Suffolk is not among them. It falls under the clause giving every other county a single registry of deeds in a shire town. What is less simple in Chelsea is the housing itself, because so much of it is two and three family buildings with tenants, and that is where the paperwork lives.
Chelsea had 40,787 residents at the 2020 census. If you own a building with tenants, the leases go with it. Under Chapter 186, Section 15B the security deposits and the interest accrued on them transfer to the new owner, who becomes liable for them and has 45 days to notify each tenant that the deposit moved. If you own a condominium, the organization of unit owners owes you the statement of unpaid common expenses under Chapter 183A, Section 6(d) within ten business days of a written request, and once recorded it discharges the unit from the lien for other sums then unpaid. Every property, whatever its age, carries the lead paint Property Transfer Notification under Chapter 111, Section 197A before the purchase and sale agreement is signed. The Massachusetts statute has no construction year cutoff, unlike the federal rule.
What sellers are least prepared for is arithmetic rather than law. Chelsea is a city, so under Chapter 60, Section 23 the collector has ten days from a written application to furnish the municipal lien certificate showing the taxes, assessments and water rates and charges that are liens on the parcel. Those amounts, the mortgage payoff and the attorney and title charges come out of the proceeds before anything reaches you. On a multi family that has been held for years, an old water and sewer balance on that certificate is the item that most often changes the number a seller expected to walk away with.
We do not price from a citywide figure, because it describes renovated, move-in-ready listings and averages away condition, which is the thing that actually sets our number. Offers usually land between 60 and 70 percent of after repair value, closer to 55 to 60 where the rehab is heavy and as high as 70 to 75 where the work is cosmetic, before transaction, financing and holding costs. Count on two to four weeks from a signed agreement as the normal close, and no date goes in writing until the closing attorney has checked title. The fastest we have ever closed was about a week, with a vacant property and clean title, and it remains the exception. A Chelsea three family with dated units still gets a conventional mortgage. What takes a building out of the financed market is a structural or safety defect.
Questions Chelsea homeowners ask before accepting a cash offer. Don't see yours? Call or text us directly.
At the Suffolk Registry of Deeds in Boston. Suffolk County is a single district, so Chelsea deeds record downtown with Boston, Revere and Winthrop.
Yes, tenanted or vacant. Leases and security deposits with interest transfer to us at closing under MGL c.186 s.15B.
No. Aging systems are priced into our as-is offer, and the only lead requirement to sell is the Property Transfer Notification under MGL c.111 s.197A. No deleading is required.
None on our side. Your mortgage payoff, taxes, municipal charges and any water and sewer balance come out of the proceeds.
From Admiral's Hill to Bellingham Square, we make selling simple. Get a fair, no-obligation cash offer in 24 hours, close on your schedule, and pay zero fees or commissions.
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Chelsea is one of 4 cities and towns we buy in across Suffolk County. The county page lists all of them, along with the Registry of Deeds district that records the deed.
