We buy houses in Santa Fe, and show you the listing math too
Santa Fe is the one place in our area where Zillow's typical value went up over the last three years. A rising market can favor a listing, so we put our cash number in writing and help you compare it honestly with what an agent might get.
- Written number, fast
- No agent fees
- Any condition
- You pick the date
Should I list or sell my Santa Fe house as-is?
List it if the house is in good condition and you have time, because Santa Fe prices are still rising. Sell it to us as-is if repairs, a deadline or an estate make listing hard. Zillow's typical Santa Fe value rose 2.76% over the three years to September 2026, the only increase among the city values we track in Galveston County.
We buy houses in Santa Fe across both ZIP codes, 77510 and 77517, on town lots near Runge Park and Mae S. Bruce Park and on larger parcels farther out. The city is 21.9 miles from our Galveston office, about 30 minutes by car according to Google Maps, and one visit is all we need to price the house.
A Santa Fe market that is still climbing
Values here moved the opposite way from the island. Over the same three years that Galveston's typical value fell 14.7%, Santa Fe's grew, and ZIP 77517 grew faster than the city as a whole.
- City typical value
- $334,267Zillow ZHVI, September 2026
- Past 12 months
- +1.21%Zillow ZHVI
- ZIP 77517, past 3 years
- +4.61%Zillow ZHVI, to $385,984
- Owner-occupied
- 81.3%Census ACS 2020-2024
- Manufactured homes
- 13.8%of housing units, Census ACS 2020-2024
- Median household income
- $99,190Census ACS 2020-2024
Figures last checked 2026-10-21.
How our number compares with a Santa Fe listing
Our offer is lower than a retail price on purpose: it is what the house is worth repaired, less the repairs, our costs and our margin. On a $300,000 house needing little work, that usually means about $210,000. A listing can bring more, minus commission, the buyer's repair requests, closing costs you pay and the months you keep paying for the house.
Ask for both figures. With our written number in hand, you can ask a local agent for a net-sheet estimate and set the two side by side. If the listing wins clearly, list it. If it is close, the certainty and the date you pick may be worth the difference.
Acreage, outbuildings and long-held family homes
Whether the house sits on a lot in Centennial Oaks Subdivision or Tower Road Estates or on a larger tract with a barn or a shop, we price the land and the buildings together, and you can leave equipment, old vehicles or materials you do not want to move.
The median house in town was built in 1990. A house that age with one long-time owner often needs updating more than major repair: original cabinets and baths, an older roof, single-pane windows. We note each one and keep the list attached to the offer. You can read how we build our offers before you call.
See our written number for your Santa Fe house
The form asks a few questions about the house. Saying no to our number is free and ends the conversation.
Santa Fe seller questions
Prices in Santa Fe are rising. Why would I take a cash offer?
Sometimes you should not. If the house is in good shape and you can wait for a buyer, a listing will usually net more. A cash sale makes sense when the house needs work a lender will flag, when the timing is fixed, or when you would rather not carry it through months of showings. We will tell you which side of that line your house is on.
Is a house in 77517 worth more than one in 77510?
On Zillow's index, yes: ZIP 77517 averaged $385,984 in September 2026 and ZIP 77510 averaged $328,557. ZIP 77517 also covers addresses outside the city, including parts of Algoa. Our offer comes from sales close to your address, so we look at the actual street and acreage rather than the ZIP average.
We paid the house off years ago. Does that make the sale simpler?
Yes. With no mortgage there is no payoff to order and no lender to wait on, so the title company mainly needs clear title, a survey if one is required, and the signatures of everyone on the deed. About 81% of Santa Fe homes are lived in by their owners (Census ACS 2020-2024), so a paid-off house is a common starting point.
Do you buy manufactured homes in Santa Fe?
We make offers on them. Manufactured homes are 13.8% of Santa Fe's housing units, according to the Census Bureau, so they come up often. Tell us the year, the size, whether the home is on its own land, and whether its title has been converted to real property; those details decide how the sale is documented and what the home is worth.
The property has a well and a septic system. Is that a problem?
Not for us. If the property runs on its own well and septic system, we buy it that way. If you know the age of the septic system or have had the well water tested, share it, because it narrows the repair estimate. If you do not know, we account for an inspection in the offer instead of asking you to pay for one.
Other communities we buy in
We work from our office in Galveston and buy houses across Galveston County, including these communities.