Selling a house in West Price Hill
West Price Hill is the more residential half of Price Hill: long streets of brick bungalows, four-squares and small Cape Cods along and off Glenway Avenue and Rapid Run Road. Many were owned by one family for decades, which means original kitchens, older furnaces and roofs near the end of their life.
That is a common story when an owner moves to assisted living or passes away and the family has to decide what to do. The house is sound but dated, and nobody wants to manage a renovation to sell it. I buy those houses as they stand.
What are West Price Hill homes worth?
Sales here run higher than in East Price Hill. For the year to July 2026, the county's sales file shows about 240 West Price Hill house sales at a median around $180,000. Updated bungalows sell well above that; houses needing major systems work sell well below.
My offer starts from what an updated house near yours would sell for, then subtracts the work. If your house only needs paint and carpet, I will tell you that listing it may serve you better.
What brings West Price Hill owners to sell?
Inheritance and downsizing most of all, followed by tax trouble. About 420 homes in West Price Hill owe back property taxes, and the city has open code cases on a couple of thousand addresses here, many for exterior upkeep on houses whose owners are older or gone.
See selling an inherited house, downsizing and back taxes for what each involves.
Who enforces the codes in West Price Hill?
The City of Cincinnati. Orders on West Price Hill houses come from Property Maintenance Code Enforcement in the Department of Buildings & Inspections, usually after a 311 complaint or a neighborhood sweep. Zoning questions go to the city as well.
Start at the city's Buildings & Inspections site. If you are selling, an open order does not need to be fixed first.
How fast can I sell in West Price Hill?
Usually two to four weeks, and as little as 10 business days. If an estate needs to be opened first, we agree on a price now and close when the executor can sign.
You choose the date. Many families want time to go through a parent's things, and that is fine.
"Greg said we will leave the date open until the time comes that your dad is called home. What a relief on me. Then the HVAC went out and Greg agreed to increase the offer to cover that, because it was needed on my end more than his. A God send. I have given his name and cards to everyone I know."
Greg Carpenter is a licensed real estate agent in Ohio. When Deforest Solutions makes you an offer, Greg is buying the house for himself, not as your agent.