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We Buy Houses in Highland, Indiana

Sell your house fast in Highland for a fair cash offer. No showings. No fees. No repairs. Any condition!

  • No commissions or closing costs
  • Sell as-is, nothing to fix or clean
  • Close in as little as 3–5 days* or on your date

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Highland is a town of tidy post-war ranches on quiet streets, and we would like to buy yours, whatever shape it is in. We buy houses in Highland, Indiana for cash, and we have been making fair offers across Northwest Indiana since 2011. If you have been thinking “I need to sell my house fast in Highland” but dreading the repairs, the showings, and the waiting, there is an easier way. Preferred Home Buyer is BBB A+ rated and based one town over in Merrillville, so we can usually see your house within a day or two of your call.

Call (219) 348-8098 or fill out our short offer form. It costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

Highland’s Housing Stock Is Aging Together

Highland boomed in the years after World War II, when young families poured into new subdivisions of ranches, capes, and bungalows between Kennedy Avenue and Indianapolis Boulevard. That is still the character of the town: block after block of sturdy 1950s and 1960s homes, walkable to Main Square Park and the shops along Highway Avenue.

The catch is that those houses are now 60 to 75 years old, and a lot of them are hitting the same wall at the same time. Original galvanized plumbing. Sixty-amp electrical panels that make insurance companies nervous. Roofs with three layers of shingles. Basements that seep when the Little Calumet rises. Many are also still owned by the original families, which means when the home changes hands, it is often through an estate rather than a sale.

If that sounds like your house, you have two options: put tens of thousands into a home you are trying to leave, or sell it as-is to someone who renovates Highland houses for a living. That second one is us.

How it works

We Make Selling Your House on Your Timeline Easy

No showings, no repairs, no commissions. You pick the closing date.

1

Tell us about your house

Call or fill out the form. A local team member learns about the house and your situation. No cost or obligation.

2

Walkthrough and cash offer

Our Home Buying Specialist walks through the house once, then gets back to you with a cash offer. No cleaning, staging or repairs first.

3

Choose your close date

Close through a local title company in as little as 3–5 business days*, or on your date. If the offer doesn’t work for you, that’s okay.

Why Sell My House Fast in Highland to Preferred Home Buyer

  • We know Highland’s blocks. The streets near Main Square Park, the neighborhoods off Kennedy Avenue, the homes backing up to Wicker Memorial Park on the Hammond line: we have evaluated houses in all of them, and our offers come from real local sales, not a national algorithm.
  • Old-house problems do not scare us. Fuse boxes, old cast iron drain pipes, damp basements, additions that never got permits. We buy them all as-is.
  • Cash and certainty. No lender conditions, no appraisal drama, no buyer cold feet. When we set a closing date, it holds.
  • Since 2011, one name. Buying since 2011, BBB A+ rated, office at 8021 Cleveland Pl in Merrillville. Verify us first; we prefer informed sellers.

Everywhere in Highland, Border to Border

Highland is compact, and we cover all of it:

  • The post-war neighborhoods around Main Square Park and downtown Highway Avenue
  • Homes along the Kennedy Avenue and Indianapolis Boulevard (U.S. 41) corridors
  • Streets near Wicker Memorial Park on the north end
  • The neighborhoods by Southridge and Johnston Elementary and out toward the Erie Lackawanna Trail, which runs straight through town
  • Homes near Highland Grove shopping on the Schererville line

Highland sits in Lake County, so estates, foreclosure cases, and sheriff’s sales involving Highland homes are handled at the county courts in Crown Point. We navigate those offices all the time. If you are holding probate paperwork or a letter from a lender’s attorney and are not sure what happens next, call us and we will explain the Lake County timeline in plain terms.

Town information: official Town of Highland website.


Highland Situations We Buy In

  • Estate and inherited homes. This is the big one in Highland. Original-owner houses pass to adult children who have their own homes and no appetite for a renovation project. We buy inherited houses, full of furniture or empty, before or after probate wraps up.
  • Falling behind on the mortgage. A cash sale ahead of the sheriff’s sale can stop a foreclosure and protect the equity that decades of payments built.
  • Houses that need everything at once. Roof, panel, plumbing, windows. We buy as-is so you never write a contractor check.
  • Worn-out landlords. Highland rentals stay occupied, but the maintenance on older homes never stops. We buy rentals with tenants in place.
  • Downsizing after decades. When the ranch that raised your family is too much house, we make the sale gentle: pick your date, take what you love, leave the rest to us.

One call sorts out whether we are a fit: (219) 348-8098.

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A real office you can visit

8021 Cleveland Pl, Merrillville. We have bought houses in Northwest Indiana since 2011. Call first and we will make sure someone is there.

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We never ask you for money

No fees, no deposits, no application charges, ever. If anyone asks you to pay to sell your house, walk away.

A title company handles the money

You close at a licensed local title company. They hold the funds and pay you directly. Call them yourself before you sign, if you like.

Registered Indiana business since 2011. How to verify us

Reviews

What sellers say.

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Preferred Home Buyer was very easy to work with for selling our house. It was a seamless transaction where they drove the process from start to finish. As a remote seller living in a different state from the property, they helped us to easily sell our property with a majority of the process occurring online.
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This process was so easy with Prefered Home Buyer! They were extremely professional. The whole process took about 2 weeks. It was truly seamless.
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Tan
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Working with Preferred Buyers was an excellent experience from start to finish. They made the process of selling my home as-is seamless, straightforward, and stress-free. There was no need to worry about repairs or renovations, and they communicated clearly throughout the entire process. Everything went smoothly, and I truly appreciated their professionalism, responsiveness, and efficiency. I highly recommend Preferred Buyers to anyone looking for an easy and hassle-free way to sell their home.
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Ed Kubiszak
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I work as a real estate agent and my seller and I had the opportunity to work with Preferred Home Buyer. They wanted to buy her listing, but a family member was living in the home that would not move out. We negotiated the transaction where they took this off of my sellers hands and they took care of the whole situation for my seller. My seller and I were so grateful and everything worked out. The person moved out to live with family. I hope to get another opportunity to work with them.
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Carol Mendiola
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The best decision I made was to choose Preferred Home Buyer. The process was seamless and NO STRESS. Josh and the team handled everything I signed selling papers and went to closing. It was handled perfessionally and with respectful. I would do it again.
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Dan Calhoun
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As an attorney, I'm careful about who I refer my clients to. One of my clients needed to sell their house fast, and I connected them with Preferred Home Buyer. The team was professional since the beginning and they communicated clearly with both my client and me throughout the whole process, made a fair cash offer, and they closed on the timeline they promised. Finding a home buying company in Northwest Indiana I can confidently put in front of a client isn't easy. I'd refer Preferred Home Buyer again without hesitation.
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Dave Mochel
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Al was great to work. I found him to fair & helpful throughout the process. He worked with us to make the whole transaction & convenient for us.
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We buy all of our wholesale deals from Preferred Home ​and we couldn’t be more impressed. They consistently deliver fair cash offers, close quickly, and handle all the heavy lifting (inspections, repairs, red tape) so I don’t have to. Whether you’re selling a property in rough condition or just need to move fast, they make the process smooth, professional, and stress-free.
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FAQ

Highland Seller FAQ

My parents bought their Highland house new in 1958 and never remodeled. Will you buy it?

Yes, gladly. Original-condition post-war homes are the houses we buy most in Highland. You do not need to update, clean out, or even empty the closets.

How fast can you close on a Highland house?

We can close in as little as 3–5 business days* after you accept. Since Highland is minutes from our Merrillville office, the walkthrough itself can usually happen within a couple days of your first call.

The electrical panel is old and the basement gets water. Should I fix those first?

No. There is no need to spend money on repairs before selling to us. We factor the panel, the waterproofing, and everything else into a transparent offer and handle the work after closing.

The house is in probate at the Lake County courts. How does the sale work?

Once the estate has authority to sell, we close like any other cash purchase. Probate for Highland homes runs through Crown Point, and we regularly coordinate with estate attorneys so the sale is ready the moment the court is.

Can I leave furniture and 60 years of belongings behind?

Yes. Take the keepsakes and whatever you want, and leave the rest exactly where it sits. The cleanout becomes our job, not yours.

Do you buy duplexes or rentals in Highland?

Yes, single-family homes, duplexes, and small rental properties, vacant or with tenants living there under an existing lease.

Is your offer negotiable?

We put our best realistic number forward and show you the recent sales and repair figures behind it. If you have information that changes the picture, like recent work or a payoff detail, tell us and we will look again.

How do I know this is not one of those cash-buyer scams?

Check us out independently: Preferred Home Buyer, BBB A+ rated, buying since 2011, office at 8021 Cleveland Pl in Merrillville. Real company, real address, real closings at local title companies. Never pay anyone a fee to buy your house; you should only receive money at closing.

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Get Your Cash Offer for Your Highland House

The house did its job for your family. Let us take it from here, on your schedule and without a single repair.

Call Preferred Home Buyer at (219) 348-8098 or fill out the offer form for a free, no-obligation cash offer. Buying Highland houses and homes across Northwest Indiana since 2011.

We also buy houses in Munster, Hammond, Schererville, and region-wide.