Sell your house fast on Block Island (New Shoreham), RI
I Buy Rhode Island Houses buys Block Island houses for cash, in any condition, year-round or summer-only. We're a Rhode Island family business that's bought houses since 1975.
Get a cash offer on your house
Start with the property address. The whole thing takes about a minute.
There's no obligation, and you don't pay a commission when you sell to us.
Thanks, Maria. We've got it.
We'll call you from 401-267-1400 shortly. If you'd rather talk now, give us a call.
We buy houses on Block Island
I Buy Rhode Island Houses buys Block Island houses for cash and as-is, and can close in as little as 7 days or on the date you choose. Sales on the island carry a 3% Block Island Land Trust transfer fee on the purchase price, unless the transfer is exempt.
Three-quarters of New Shoreham's homes, 74.9%, are held for seasonal use, and we're cash home buyers for summer houses and year-round ones alike. JB Jackson and his wife, Robin Adams, are lifelong Rhode Islanders who buy with their own money.
Block Island areas we buy in
Block Island at a glance
- Town and county
- New Shoreham, Washington County
- Probate court
- Town Council or an appointed judge, Town Hall, 16 Old Town Road
- Residential tax rate (FY2026)
- $5.76 per $1,000
- Land Trust transfer fee
- 3% of the price, owed by the buyer
Sources: RI Division of Municipal Finance, U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Town of New Shoreham probate court and Land Trust act, 2016 comprehensive plan.
Houses we see on Block Island
Single-family houses make up 91.4% of the island's housing. I Buy Rhode Island Houses buys them anywhere on Block Island, as they stand.
- Public sewer covers Old Harbor and New Harbor as far west as Champlin's Marina. The rest of the island runs on about 1,674 septic systems (2015 count), inspected every three years, or yearly for alternative systems.
- Cesspools have been banned on Block Island since December 31, 2005, and any still in use counts as a failed system. We'll buy a house with one.
- Historic district zoning has covered the village and both harbors since 1982, so alterations and new construction there need Historic District Commission approval.
How selling your Block Island house to us works
Tell us about the house
Use the form above or phone 401-267-1400. It helps to know whether the house is a short-term rental.
Get a written cash offer
We'll come out to see the house and follow up with a written cash offer. It's below a full retail sale, and the difference buys you speed and certainty.
Close on your date
Pick a day that suits you, in as little as 7 days or after the summer rentals wrap up. A Rhode Island title company or attorney's office runs the closing, and I Buy Rhode Island Houses covers the closing costs, with no commission. How selling to us works.
Selling a house on Block Island: common questions
Who pays the 3% Land Trust fee?
The buyer. The Block Island Land Trust's enabling act makes the 3% transfer fee the buyer's obligation, and a side agreement over who pays doesn't change that. So when I Buy Rhode Island Houses buys your Block Island house, the fee is ours.
The estate is in New Shoreham's probate court. How does that work?
State law lets the New Shoreham Town Council sit as the probate court, or the town can appoint a Rhode Island lawyer as judge. The court meets at 3 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at Town Hall, 16 Old Town Road, and reschedules when weather makes travel to the island impossible. Once the executor has authority to sell, I Buy Rhode Island Houses can close. Selling a house in probate.
Can I sell without coming out to the island?
Yes. Selling your Block Island house to I Buy Rhode Island Houses runs mostly by phone and email, and the closing office will explain how to sign from wherever you are.
We also buy houses near Block Island
Want an offer on your Block Island house?
Fill out the form at the top of the page or call I Buy Rhode Island Houses at 401-267-1400.
