Sell Your Dallas House As-Is

Dallas had 1,326,087 residents in the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate. If you own a house in the city and need to sell it without a long listing, this page is a good place to start. Maybe the house came to you through a parent's estate. Maybe a tenant left it in rough shape, or the payments fell behind. Cash Home Advisors buys houses in Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin, including Dallas. This page covers the local offices, rules and courts that come up when you sell here, so you know who to call before you sign anything.

Who buys your house: Cash Home Advisors, LLC signs the purchase contract with you. We may buy your home ourselves or with a partner investor, and we tell you which before you sign. Every sale closes at a Texas title company on a standard TREC contract. Adrian Luna is a licensed real estate agent in the State of Texas (TREC #675272-SA). Cash Home Advisors, LLC buys property as a principal and is not acting as your agent, lender, or advisor.

Which county your Dallas address is in

Most of Dallas sits in Dallas County, but the city also reaches into Collin County and Denton County, plus small, lightly populated pieces of Kaufman and Rockwall counties. The county matters because it decides which appraisal district values the house, which office sends the tax bill, and where the deed is recorded.

The fastest way to check is to search your address on the Dallas Central Appraisal District site. DCAD appraises property for the 61 local governing bodies in Dallas County. If your house does not come up there, try the Collin Central Appraisal District or the Denton Central Appraisal District. Your tax statement also names the county.

County	Values the house	Collects county taxes	Records deeds and liens
Dallas County	DCAD	Dallas County Tax Office	County Clerk, Recording Division
Collin County	Collin CAD	Collin County Tax Assessor-Collector	County Clerk, Land Recordings
Denton County	Denton CAD	Denton County Tax Assessor/Collector	County Clerk, Recording Division

The Dallas County Tax Office lists every taxing unit it collects for on its jurisdictions page. That list includes the county, the City of Dallas, Dallas College and the Dallas County Hospital District. DCAD's site says it is for informational purposes only and that title research should be done at the county clerk's office, where the Recording Division keeps deeds, liens and lien releases. Dallas County also lets owners sign up for property fraud alerts, which is worth doing on a vacant or inherited house.

City of Dallas rules sellers run into

Code compliance on a house you are selling

The city's list of common violations starts with grass and weeds over 12 inches. That can lead to a court citation, a bill for city mowing, or both. Owners must also keep structures in good repair, which covers leaking roofs, peeling paint, decayed wood and electrical or plumbing problems. For empty houses, Chapter 27 of the Dallas City Code, Section 27-11(a)(6), requires doors and windows to be secured against entry. The city's Closure Unit boards up open vacant structures that inspectors refer to it. If you have had code cases on the property, ask your title company early whether anything from the city is recorded against it.

Rental houses

Selling a rental? Dallas requires annual registration of single-family homes, duplexes and condo units that are rented out. Since October 1, 2025 that means an online application, a $74 non-refundable fee and an owner's self-inspection checklist with an affidavit for each unit. The city also inspects each rental at least once every five years.

Water service and permits

Dallas Water Utilities asks customers to call (214) 651-1441 to discontinue service and give the date. If you paid a deposit, it is credited to the final bill. If the house had a remodel, an addition or a converted garage, you can check its history in the city's online permit records by address or permit number.

Foreclosure, probate and tenant cases in Dallas

Foreclosure

Texas foreclosure sales happen on the first Tuesday of the month, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The notice of sale has to be posted at the courthouse and filed with the county clerk at least 21 days ahead (Texas Property Code 51.002). In Dallas County, the County Clerk's foreclosure page says sales take place on the north side of the George Allen Courts Building, facing Commerce Street. Notices filed on or after February 24, 2026 are searchable on the clerk's public search site. Collin County posts its notices on a foreclosure notice site that can be filtered by sale date and city. Denton County holds its sales at the southwest corner of the Denton County Courts Building on East McKinney Street in Denton.

If you are behind, talk to a counselor before the sale date. The Dallas County Home Loan Counseling Center is a HUD-approved counseling agency. It offers free counseling in English and Spanish, including foreclosure and loss-mitigation help. Our guide to stopping a foreclosure in DFW explains the options in plain terms.

Probate

Probate is generally opened in the county where the person who died lived (Texas Estates Code 33.001). Dallas County has three probate courts: the Probate Court, Probate Court No. 2 and Probate Court No. 3. They probate wills and declare heirs when someone dies without one. In Collin County, estates go to the Collin County Probate Court in McKinney. In Denton County, they go to Probate Court No. 1. Under Texas Estates Code 256.003, a will generally cannot be admitted to probate after the fourth anniversary of the death, with limited exceptions. If you inherited a Dallas house, a probate attorney can tell you which path fits. Our page on selling an inherited house in Texas covers the basics.

Tenants and evictions

Evictions are filed in the justice of the peace court for the precinct where the property sits (Texas Property Code 24.004). Dallas County runs its justice of the peace courts out of several government centers, including South Dallas and North Dallas. Its JP districts match the constable precincts, and the county offers a district locator. Collin County has four justice precincts with an interactive precinct map. Denton County lists its justice of the peace precincts in its directory. Before filing, a landlord usually has to give at least three days' written notice to vacate, unless the lease says otherwise (Property Code 24.005).

For free civil legal help, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas serves low-income residents of 114 counties and has offices in Dallas, Denton and McKinney. For tax questions about a sale, talk to a CPA.

Selling your Dallas house to Cash Home Advisors

When a regular listing does not fit, here is what we can do:

• You can sell as-is without making repairs.
• We can close in 7–14 days.
• We pay all closing costs.
• You pay no agent commissions.
• Se habla español.

Start with the short form on our get an offer page, or read how it works first. If the house is empty, our guide to selling a vacant house in DFW has a checklist for keeping it safe until closing. If the property is land, or a fire damaged the house, see how to sell land for cash or sell a fire-damaged house as-is.