Recent Deals in Longview, Kelso, Vader and St. Helens

These are real houses, lots and land we bought for cash in Cowlitz and Lewis counties in Washington and in St. Helens, Oregon: fire damage, liens, a yard full of someone else’s things, wet ground. We bought each one as it sat.

Longview, WA · House

A burned house in Longview with $38,000 in liens

Fire and water damage
About $38,000 in city and county liens
Condemned notice on the door
Tax foreclosure auction date set

This house on 46th Ave in Longview already had a tax foreclosure auction date set. We bought it the way it stood. No repairs, no cleanout, and no agent. The seller picked the closing date and left with cash instead of losing the place at auction.

After closing we took the house down. If you’re behind on taxes or facing an auction, read what being behind on property taxes in Washington means, or see how we buy houses in Longview.

Fire-damaged house on 46th Ave in Longview, WA with boarded windows — The house the day we bought it

Back yard of the fire-damaged Longview house full of debris — The yard, as we bought it

Vader, WA · Manufactured home

An old manufactured home in Vader, now a new 3 bed, 2 bath

Old manufactured home
Yard full of belongings
Bought as is

The seller didn’t have to fix, clean, or haul off anything. We bought the old manufactured home, the yard, and everything left behind, trampoline included.

After closing we took the old home off, cleared and graded the lot, and set a new three bed, two bath home on it. See how we buy houses in Vader and the rest of Lewis County.

Back yard of a Vader, WA manufactured home before cleanup, with an old trampoline and scrap wood — **Before**The back yard when we bought it

The same Vader lot after it was cleared and graded — **After**Cleared and graded

New manufactured home with a covered porch on the lot in Vader, WA — The new home on the lot today

Kitchen in the new Vader home with white cabinets and an island — Kitchen

Open living room and kitchen in the new Vader home — Living room

Main bathroom with a double vanity in the new Vader home — Main bathroom

Kelso, WA · Lot

A damaged property in Kelso, now a new home

We bought a small lot in Kelso that had to be cleared before anything could go on it. We cleared it and set a brand new manufactured home. It has since sold to a new owner. See how we buy houses in Kelso and across Cowlitz County.

3bedrooms

2bathrooms

1,413square feet

2025new home

St. Helens, OR · City lot

A St. Helens city lot that sat unused for years

5,800 sq ft lot
Zoned R5 residential
FEMA Zone X, minimal flood risk
No mapped wetlands or wet soils
Gentle slope, about 7 ft

The owners had held this lot on South 16th Street in St. Helens for years without using it, and they were about to list it when we reached out. We made a cash offer with no realtor involved and bought it. See how we buy land in St. Helens and the rest of Columbia County.

Aerial photo of a vacant city lot on South 16th Street in St. Helens, Oregon, outlined in orange — Aerial: USGS. Orange is the lot. White lines are county lot lines and are approximate.

“We were very happy to work with you on the transfer of our lot to your company. It has been waiting, unused for several years. The very week you contacted us about our lot I had decided to list it. It was a fair offer given there was no realtor involved. You were very transparent through the process and very honest and we so much appreciate that.”
Dave M., the seller

Near Vader, WA · Land

11 acres near Vader with a creek and wet ground

2 lots, 11+ acres
Mapped stream through the middle
Wet soils on about half

Land with a creek or wet soils scares a lot of buyers off. We worked through the questions and closed on it in September 2025. Read what wetlands and critical areas do to land value, or see how we buy land in Vader.

Aerial map of 11 acres near Vader, WA with mapped streams and wet soils marked — Aerial: Lewis County 2024. Blue lines are mapped streams. The shaded area is wet soils.

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