Who buys houses for cash in Prince George’s County, Maryland?

The short version

• Prince George’s County charges a 1.4% county transfer tax and $5.50 per $1,000 in recordation tax, plus the state’s 0.5% transfer tax, all paid from the proceeds at closing.
• The Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement licenses every single-family rental for two years with an inspection before the house is rented, and cities such as Bowie, Laurel, Greenbelt and Hyattsville run their own programs. Selling never requires one.
• Since October 2024 the county caps annual rent increases on covered units, never more than 6% a year, which changes what a tenant occupied house is worth to a landlord but not to us.
• The county sells tax liens online early in the year; for 2026 bidding opened May 4. A cash closing before the sale pays the county from your proceeds.

How a cash sale works in Prince George’s County

1. You tell us the address and the condition. We look in person or on video, including a vacant house with code citations on the door.
2. Within a day you have a written offer with the math shown. It holds at closing.
3. You pick the date. A licensed Maryland title company pays the county, state and any municipal tax lines from the proceeds and wires you the balance.
4. If the estate is open with the Register of Wills in Upper Marlboro, we buy mid probate with the contents in place. If a tenant is in place under rent stabilization, the lease and the license become our responsibility.

What to check before you sign with any cash buyer

• Buyer or wholesaler. Since October 1, 2025, a buyer who intends to assign your contract has to disclose it in writing. We buy to renovate or hold.
• The math. After repair value, repair budget and margin, written on the offer.
• The closing table. A licensed Maryland title company, with DPIE citations and liens settled on the settlement sheet.