Sell a rental with tenants in Buffalo, NY — hand the landlord work to us
Late rents, expired leases, a repair call at midnight — being a landlord in Buffalo is real work, and sometimes the right exit is to sell the rental with the tenants in place. Irish Jones runs licensed property management in this city every day, so occupied rentals are our home turf, not a complication.
The person on this page is the person who answers the phone — no call center, no lead reselling.
Get your fair cash offer
Tell us about the property and the situation. We reply with next steps and a written cash offer — free, with no obligation.
How we help tired landlords.
- 01We buy with tenants in place — no evictions for you to fund or navigate first.
- 02Our licensed property management team knows New York's landlord-tenant rules.
- 03Lease details are reviewed before the offer, so nothing surprises anyone at closing.
- 04The day we close, the tenant conversation stops being yours.
Selling an occupied rental under NY landlord-tenant law
New York gives tenants real protections, and Buffalo has its own layer on top of state law, which means you can’t just list a house with a difficult tenant in it and expect a normal sale process. Most conventional buyers won’t take on a property with an active lease or a tenant behind on rent, and starting an eviction can take months through Buffalo City Court, especially with current backlogs. We buy occupied rental properties as-is, including ones with tenants who’ve stopped paying or won’t cooperate with showings, and we handle the tenant situation after closing so you’re not stuck managing it or paying an attorney to move an eviction through the courts.
Problem tenant: your options
Do Nothing
- Can you list it normallyUsually no, most buyers avoid occupied units
- Eviction processMonths through Buffalo City Court, legal costs
- Lost rent while vacant/evictingContinues
- Showings with tenant presentDifficult, tenant cooperation needed
List with an Agent
- Can you list it normallyUsually no
- Eviction processSame, before you can even list
- Lost rent while vacant/evictingContinues
- Showings with tenant presentDifficult
Sell to Irish Jones Home Buyers
- Can you list it normallyYes, we buy occupied
- Eviction processNot your responsibility after closing
- Lost rent while vacant/evictingStops at closing
- Showings with tenant presentNone required
Estimate
Estimate your cash-sale savings.
Move the sliders. We’ll roughly total what a traditional listing would cost you that a cash sale to Irish Jones Home Buyers skips.
Potential savings with a cash sale
$41,750
- Agent commission
- $21,000
- Closing costs (seller)
- $8,750
- Repairs avoided
- $12,000
For illustration only. Your actual offer depends on local Buffalo comparable sales and the condition of the house.
Why sell to Irish Jones Home Buyers.
We buy as-is
Condition is our starting point, not your problem to fix first — repairs, belongings and all.
No fees or commissions
No listing agreement and no agent commission. The written offer is the number.
Close on your timeline
Cash means no bank approvals in the way — you pick the closing date that fits.
Local & licensed
A Buffalo office, a 716 phone number and NY real estate license #10491209386 you can look up.
Quick answers.
See all questionsYes. Leases generally survive the sale on their own terms — we read them before making the offer and take on whatever they say.
We have seen it, and it is priced into what we do. The situation is reviewed up front and handled after closing — the process becomes our work, not yours.
No. Occupied is fine, and often simpler — the house keeps being cared for right up until the sale, and the transition is our responsibility.
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Selling a Rental Property With a Difficult Tenant in New York
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