Sell your house fast in East Greenwich, RI
Whether your East Greenwich house sits in the historic district downtown or on septic west of Route 2, I Buy Rhode Island Houses will buy it for cash. We've been buying Rhode Island 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.
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We buy houses in East Greenwich
If you want to sell an East Greenwich house as-is for cash, I Buy Rhode Island Houses will put an offer in writing and can close in as little as 7 days, though a later date is fine too. More than 600 historic resources in East Greenwich fall under local historic district zoning, most of them in and around the Hill and Harbour district downtown, and the town's Historic District Commission reviews every exterior alteration there.
We buy the single-family houses that make up most of the town, plus estates, rentals and the smaller number of two- to four-family buildings. We'll look at the house, then hand you a written offer and let you choose the closing date. There are no repairs or showings, no commission, and the closing costs are ours to cover. It's a family company, owned by JB Jackson and his wife, Robin Adams. We're lifelong Rhode Islanders, independent rather than a franchise, and the more than 3,000 homes we've bought were paid for with our own money.
East Greenwich neighborhoods we buy in
East Greenwich at a glance
- County
- Kent County
- Probate court
- East Greenwich Probate Court, at Town Hall
- Residential tax rate (FY2026)
- $15.57 per $1,000
- Historic resources under local district zoning
- More than 600
- Public sewer
- East of Route 2; septic to the west
- Owner-occupied homes
- 83.5%
Sources: RI Division of Municipal Finance, East Greenwich Comprehensive Community Plan, U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Town of East Greenwich.
Houses we see in East Greenwich
When I Buy Rhode Island Houses buys in East Greenwich, two local questions shape the sale: whether the house is historically zoned, and which side of Route 2 it's on.
- Local historic district zoning covers the Hill and Harbour area, the rural Tillinghast Road district and about 30 individually zoned properties, and the Historic District Commission reviews new construction and exterior alterations on all of them. Fry's Hamlet is on the National Register, though it wasn't locally zoned when the town's plan was written. If exterior work is needed before a listing, the commission reviews it first. Sold as-is, the house goes to the next owner with its repairs still undone.
- Owners of historically zoned property can get a local property tax credit for certified restoration and rehabilitation work, a benefit for whoever restores the house next.
- Sewers were installed east of Route 2 starting in the mid-1990s, to deal with failing septic systems and protect the Hunt River aquifer, and the town's treatment plant on Crompton Avenue serves about 6,000 customers. West of Route 2, houses rely on septic, and we buy them either way.
How selling your East Greenwich house to us works
Tell us about the house
Fill out the form or call 401-267-1400. Let us know which side of Route 2 the house is on and whether it's historically zoned.
Get a written cash offer
We'll see the house in person and put a cash number in writing. A house that's ready for the market would likely bring more with a listing; what you get from us is speed, certainty and no repairs. Whether to take it is your call.
Close on your date
I Buy Rhode Island Houses works to your calendar: as little as 7 days if you're in a hurry, or longer if you need it, with the closing handled through a Rhode Island title company or attorney. For an estate, the East Greenwich Probate Court may need to approve the sale first. How selling to us works.
What East Greenwich sellers call us about
Selling a house in East Greenwich: common questions
Do you buy in every part of East Greenwich?
Yes. I Buy Rhode Island Houses buys downtown in Hill and Harbour, out in Frenchtown, along Tillinghast Road and around Fry's Hamlet, on either side of Route 2 and in any condition.
My house is in an East Greenwich historic district. Can I still sell it as-is?
Yes. The Historic District Commission's review covers new construction and exterior alterations, and selling the house as it stands involves neither. I Buy Rhode Island Houses buys historically zoned houses with the repairs still waiting.
What does the East Greenwich Probate Court need before an estate can sell a house?
If the will includes a power of sale, the executor can usually sell without the court's permission. If it doesn't, the court's rules call for a petition with a market value statement from an independent real estate agent who isn't involved in the sale, plus the purchase and sale agreement, and the court sets a minimum price for a private sale. It sits at 9:30 a.m. on the third Thursday of the month in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. I Buy Rhode Island Houses can sign the agreement the petition needs. The probate sale process in Rhode Island.
Does East Greenwich flood?
In places. The part of town along the bay contains FEMA A flood zones, and the town's plan says the Maskerchugg River and several brooks are prone to flooding. Its hazard table lists flooding in 1978, 1991, 1997, 2003 and 2010, and FEMA has 94 flood claims on record in East Greenwich. We buy houses with flood damage without asking for repairs.
Would I get more by listing my East Greenwich house?
If the house is in good shape and you have time to wait for a buyer, listing it will probably net more. Our offer is below a full retail sale, in exchange for speed, certainty and taking the house as it is. A sale to I Buy Rhode Island Houses tends to make more sense when the house needs work, when exterior repairs in a historic district are waiting on the commission, or when the closing has to happen on a set date. How to compare a cash offer with listing.
We also buy houses near East Greenwich
Want an offer on your East Greenwich house?
Fill out the form at the top of the page or call I Buy Rhode Island Houses at 401-267-1400. We'll put a cash offer in writing, historically zoned house or not.
