We buy houses in Kemah, condos and townhomes included
Nearly half of Kemah's occupied homes are rented. We make cash offers on condos, townhomes, rentals and single-family houses, and we handle the association paperwork with the title company, so you are not the one chasing resale certificates.
- Written number, fast
- No agent fees
- Any condition
- You pick the date
Do you buy condos and rentals in Kemah?
Yes. We buy condos, townhomes and rental houses in Kemah for cash, and single-family homes as well. Only 53.7% of Kemah's occupied homes are lived in by their owners (Census ACS 2020-2024), so a sale here often involves a tenant, a homeowners association or a nightly-rental calendar, and we work through each of those with you.
We buy across ZIP 77565 on the Kemah side, near the Kemah Boardwalk, James A. Foster Park and 57-Acre Park, and around Lavace Stewart Elementary. Kemah is 23.9 miles from our office in Galveston, a 34-minute drive on Google Maps, and we come to the property for the walkthrough.
Kemah's housing, measured
Kemah is a small city of about 2,200 people with newer housing than most of the places we cover. Its median home was built in 1997, and its median gross rent of $1,775 is among the highest of the places we cover.
- Renter-occupied homes
- 46.3%Census ACS 2020-2024
- Median year built
- 1997Census ACS 2020-2024
- Median gross rent
- $1,775Census ACS 2020-2024
- Typical value, city
- $306,041Zillow ZHVI, September 2026
- 3-year change, city
- −6.84%Zillow ZHVI
- Seasonal or vacation units
- 7.6%of housing units, Census ACS 2020-2024
Figures last checked 2026-10-21.
Selling a Kemah condo or townhome for cash
An attached home adds a third party to the sale: the association. Before closing, the title company orders a resale certificate showing dues, assessments and any violations on file, and some associations hold a right of first refusal or charge a transfer fee. We plan for all of that from the start.
What we look at on the walkthrough is the unit itself and the shared parts that could become your cost: the roof, the exterior, the stairs and any assessment already voted. A $300,000 condo in light-repair condition usually draws an offer near $210,000, and the written offer shows every deduction from that example to your unit.
Rentals, long-term or by the night
A long-term tenant can stay through the sale; we take over the lease and the deposit. A nightly or weekly rental is different, because guests have booked dates and a platform has your listing. We agree on a closing date that respects the bookings you want to honor, and the furniture can stay with the property if you would rather not move it.
Before you call, check what your lease or the city's rules say about notice and registration, and bring what you have. More about how we buy and who we are.
Find out what we would pay in Kemah
The form asks a few questions about the house. Saying no to our number is free and ends the conversation.
We buy houses in Kemah and around the bay
The ZIP Kemah shares with Clear Lake Shores is only part of the picture. We also buy south along the bay shore in Bacliff and San Leon, so owners with a second property nearby can send both together. If your place is near Cien Park, say so: the more exact the location, the closer the comparable sales.
What Kemah owners ask us
My Kemah condo has high HOA dues. Will that lower your offer?
It can. Monthly dues and any special assessment are part of what owning the unit costs, so they affect what it is worth to the next buyer and to us. We ask for the HOA's resale certificate, which lists the dues, any assessment and anything owed. Unpaid dues are settled from the sale at closing, and you get the remainder.
I rent my Kemah place out by the night. Can I sell with bookings on the calendar?
Yes, but tell us about the bookings first. We can set the closing after the last confirmed stay, or agree on how guests already booked will be handled. Keep your listing up until we sign, and share the booking history: what a property earns in nightly rent is useful context, although we price from sales and condition.
Kemah and Clear Lake Shores share ZIP 77565. Does that affect the price?
Only through the sales we compare against. Zillow's index for ZIP 77565 was $365,333 in September 2026, but Kemah's own city figure was $306,041, because the ZIP covers more than the city. We use sales from your street and building type, so a Kemah townhome is matched with other Kemah townhomes, not with Clear Lake Shores houses.
The house near the water needs repairs after a storm. Do you still buy?
Yes. Describe the damage, the dates and any insurance claim, open or closed. We price the house as it is today, which includes any repairs that would need a windstorm inspection afterward, so you are not hiring roofers or chasing a certificate before you can sell. If an insurance payment is still coming, we explain how that is handled at closing.
Kemah values are down. Is now a bad time to sell?
Zillow's typical Kemah value fell 6.84% over the three years to September 2026 and 1.1% over the last year. Whether that makes now a bad time depends on what holding costs you each month. Our written offer shows what the house would bring today, without repairs, so you can weigh it against waiting with real numbers.
Other communities we buy in
We work from our office in Galveston and buy houses across Galveston County, including these communities.