We buy houses for cash across Hennepin County, from Minneapolis out through Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, and the lake suburbs to the west. We buy as-is, so no repairs, no agent commissions, no fees, and you pick the closing date.
If you need to sell without the hassle of a traditional listing, we can look at your Hennepin County house and give you a fair cash offer, cover the closing costs a seller normally pays, and close on your timeline. For the full detail on how our offers are figured and how to vet any cash buyer, see our Minnesota hub page. Call 715-716-7272 or fill out the form.
A Quick Look at Hennepin County
Hennepin County is the largest county in Minnesota, home to Minneapolis and around forty-five cities in all, more than a quarter of the state’s population. It runs from the dense neighborhoods of the city, past the Chain of Lakes and Minnehaha Falls, out through big suburbs like Bloomington, Plymouth, Maple Grove, and Eden Prairie, and on to the lake towns around Lake Minnetonka. That range means the housing here is the most varied in the state: older city homes and inner-ring suburbs, affluent lakeside neighborhoods, and brand-new construction on the western edge. We buy across all of it, in any condition.
Behind on Property Taxes in Hennepin County?
This is the question we hear most, and Hennepin County handles it through its Resident and Real Estate Services department. Here is the plain version.
Your taxes become delinquent the first business day of January after the year they were due, and from there you generally have about three years, the redemption period, to pay the delinquent taxes and keep your home. You can stop the process by paying what is owed, or by entering a confession of judgment, a plan to pay it off over time instead of all at once. Our Minnesota tax-forfeiture guide explains the confession of judgment and the full timeline.
If a property does forfeit, Hennepin County typically holds a sale at the estimated market value about four and a half months later, and even after forfeiture a former owner can often repurchase the property, up until it is first offered for sale, by paying the taxes, assessments, and costs.
And here is the recent change that matters most, and it happens to have started right here. The U.S. Supreme Court case that forced Minnesota to stop keeping the extra money from these sales came out of Hennepin County. Because of that 2023 decision and Minnesota’s 2024 law, if a property forfeits and is then sold for more than what was owed, the county mails the former owner and other title holders a claim form for the surplus. If more than one party claims it, a court decides how it is split. Our state guide walks through how that claim works, and Hennepin directs questions to its tax-forfeited land team, so confirm your specifics with the county directly.
The best first move is simple: call Hennepin County and ask for your exact payoff and your exact deadline. Once you know those two numbers, your options are clear, and if selling makes more sense than fighting through it, a cash sale pays the back taxes off at closing and puts your remaining equity in your pocket.
Facing Foreclosure in Hennepin County?
If it is your mortgage you are behind on, that is a separate process from tax forfeiture, and in Minnesota much of your time comes after the sheriff’s sale, during a redemption period when you still own the home and can still sell it. Our Minnesota foreclosure guide walks the whole timeline. If selling ahead of that deadline is the right move, we can often close well inside a redemption period.
Inherited a House in Hennepin County?
A probate case here is handled through the district court in Hennepin County, but the rules are the same statewide. In most cases an inherited house has to go through probate before it can be sold, unless it was held in joint tenancy or a trust, and Minnesota’s small estate affidavit cannot transfer a house. Our Minnesota probate guide explains when and how you can sell. We buy inherited houses as-is, can wait for the process, and coordinate with your attorney and the estate. We never publish anyone’s name.