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Sell your Davis house fast, for cash
Family homes and student rentals alike, we buy Davis houses as-is with our own cash. No repairs, no fees, and you pick the closing date.
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Selling in Davis
What’s different about selling in Davis
- Resale inspection Before every sale
The city requires a city inspector to inspect every home before a change of ownership. We handle the paperwork when you sell to us.
- Rentals Most homes
Only about 44% of Davis homes are owner-occupied (Census, 2020–2024).
- Rental registration $105 a year
Every single-family rental must register with the city and name a local contact within 50 miles.
- Parcel taxes Schools and open space
School Measures N and G and the city’s Measure O open space tax are on Davis tax bills.
Davis requires a city resale inspection before every change of ownership, whoever the buyer is. Start the application early so it doesn’t hold up your closing date.
A college town with its own sale rules
The University State Farm, now UC Davis, opened in 1908, and Davis became a city in 1917. It has 66,110 people (Census, 2025), and it’s one of the few places in the region where most homes are rented: only about 44% are owner-occupied.
Davis also does something few cities do. “All residential properties are required to be inspected by a city inspector prior to the change of ownership,” the city says, checking building code, zoning and security items such as smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, GFCI outlets, water heater venting, the garage firewall and door, and deadbolts. It starts with an application and a city fee, and it applies to every sale. When you sell to us, we handle the resale inspection paperwork for you.
Selling a Davis rental
If you own a Davis rental, you know the city’s Rental Resources Program. Every single-family rental must be registered, with a local contact within 50 miles, an annual fee of $105 for one to four units, and random inspections. A change of ownership has its own step under the city code.
We buy rentals with tenants in place or empty, as-is. Whether it’s a house you’ve rented to students for years or one you inherited with a lease attached, you don’t need to turn the unit or fix it up first.
What’s on a Davis tax bill
Davis homes carry school parcel taxes for the Davis Joint Unified School District: Measure N, renewed in 2024, and Measure G, from 2020. The district’s 2026–27 table shows $829.86 and $245.22, with exemptions for seniors and people with disabilities. The city adds the Measure O open space tax, which runs until 2030, and many neighborhoods sit in one of eight Mello-Roos districts, from East Davis and Mace Ranch to South and West Davis.
Those stay with the house when it sells, and the buyer takes them over.
Growth by vote, and the paperwork
Since Measure J in 2000, extended by Measures R and D, turning farmland on the city’s map into new neighborhoods has needed a citywide vote. Willowgrove, on the ballot as Measure W, is one such vote.
Davis is in Yolo County, so the deed is recorded by the Yolo County Clerk-Recorder in Woodland and probate cases are heard at Yolo Superior Court in Woodland. The county’s transfer tax is $1.10 per $1,000 of the price, and we cover the standard closing costs.
How to sell your Davis house fast
Skip the listings, repairs, and waiting. Our simple 3-step process gets you a fair cash offer — and a closing date that works for you.
- About 60 seconds
Tell us about your house
Call us or fill out the quick form with your address and situation. It takes about 60 seconds — no obligation.
Fill out the quick form → - A time that suits you
We meet at your home
We schedule a quick, no-pressure walkthrough at a time that works for you — as-is, with no cleaning or repairs needed.
- You pick the date
Get your offer & close
Accept your fair cash offer and pick your closing date. We cover the closing costs and you walk away paid.
Where we buy
We buy all over Davis
Davis areas:
- Downtown Davis
- South Davis
- East Davis
- Mace Ranch
- North Central Davis
- West Davis
- College Park
Elsewhere in Yolo County:
Selling to Rework
- A reliable offerWe never back out — a 100% close rate.
- No showingsSkip the open-house parade.
- Rent-back optionNeed time? Stay after you sell.
- Zero closing costsWe cover every closing cost.
- No cleaning or repairsWe buy fully as-is.
- Your timelineClose in 2 weeks or 2 months.
Why homeowners choose Rework
Cash offers powered by our own funds — no banks, no lenders, no delays.
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Questions
Selling a house in Davis: common questions
Do I need the city resale inspection if I sell to you?
Davis requires it before every change of ownership, whoever the buyer is. When you sell to us, we handle the inspection paperwork for you and plan the closing date around it.
Can I sell my Davis rental with students still living there?
Yes. We buy rentals with tenants in place or empty, as-is.
Where is a Davis deed recorded?
In Woodland, by the Yolo County Clerk-Recorder. Escrow handles the recording when we buy.
How fast can you close?
In as little as two weeks with our own cash, or on the date you pick. Every signed offer is backed by our $5,000 Close Guarantee.
Keep reading
Seller guides
Where these facts come from
- Census QuickFacts: Davis
- City of Davis: history
- City of Davis: building FAQ (resale inspection)
- City of Davis: resale inspection process
- City of Davis: Rental Resources Program
- DJUSD: parcel tax history
- DJUSD: tax assessments
- City of Davis: open space program
- City of Davis: Mello-Roos districts
- City of Davis: Measure J/R/D
- Yolo County: Measure W
- Yolo County Clerk-Recorder: recording
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