Eau Claire County · Buying in Wisconsin since 2010
Sell my house fast in Augusta, Wisconsin.
Augusta is a small city out on US 12, about twenty miles southeast of Eau Claire, where a perfectly good house can sit for a long season because there just are not many buyers passing through. We are based in Appleton, a long way off, but we will come out and give you a firm written figure on it.
- Written cash offer in 24 hours
- No fees, commissions or repairs
- Close in as little as 7 days
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The market here
What Augusta housing is actually like
The housing stock
Augusta is a small city in the county's rural south-east with an older core and farmland around it. Housing is modest, affordable, and mostly older, and the market is small enough that listings can sit for a long time.
Why Augusta sellers call us
Rural Eau Claire County property often waits a long time for a retail buyer, which is a market-size problem rather than a house problem.
Neighborhoods and areas we buy in
- Downtown
- Main Street
- Bridge Street
A small market where good houses wait
The most common Augusta call we get is not about a house in poor condition. It is about one that has been listed for months without a serious offer, or one an heir is dreading putting on the market because they have watched the neighbours' listings sit.
There is a reason for that, and it has little to do with the house. Augusta sits on US Highway 12 and State Highway 27, ten miles north of the interstate and about twenty miles from Eau Claire. That is close enough to commute but far enough that most buyers moving to the area look first at Altoona, Eau Claire or Fall Creek. With only a few sales a year, an appraiser has little to compare against, and a buyer using a mortgage needs that appraisal to support the price.
The calendar makes it worse. A listing that has not found a buyer by late autumn often waits until spring, and the owner pays the heat, insurance and taxes through the winter.
A cash offer takes the appraisal and the season out of the equation. We look at the house, work out what it is worth to us after any repairs, and put that number in writing. If you are listed, you can set our figure beside what your agent is seeing and decide. If it does not help, there is no obligation. Our comparison of listing and a cash sale lays out the trade-offs plainly.
Old houses in town, and a way to learn how old yours is
Augusta has been here a long time. The area's first settlers arrived in the 1850s, a post office has operated since 1858, and the community was formerly called Ridge Creek before taking the name Augusta in 1856. The village was set off from the surrounding town in 1883. Many of the houses near the downtown blocks are older than anyone living in them.
A useful tip for owners: the Wisconsin Historical Society holds Sanborn fire insurance maps of Augusta from 1894, 1903 and 1910. These show the footprint of buildings at the time, so you can often tell whether your house was standing then and which parts were added later. It is interesting, and it can also explain why the back of the house sits on a different foundation from the front.
Older Augusta houses tend to share a few traits:
- Stone or early block foundations, sometimes with a damp corner or a wall that has moved slightly.
- Additions and enclosed porches built at different times on lighter footings.
- Wiring and plumbing extended over several decades.
- Older furnaces or boilers, and chimneys that need relining.
We buy these houses as they are. You do not need to repair, clean or empty them, and our written offer shows the work we expect to do. The as-is page has more on how we price condition.
Farms, acreage and outbuildings around Bridge Creek
Augusta is surrounded by farmland, with Bridge Creek and its tributary Diamond Valley Creek running through as trout streams, and the historic Dells Mill, built in 1864, nearby. A lot of the property we hear about out here is rural: a farmhouse with a barn and sheds, a few acres split off from a larger farm, or a whole farmstead that has stopped operating.
These are hard properties to sell in the ordinary way. A buyer's lender will want a well test and, often, a septic inspection. Barns and sheds in poor shape add little value in an appraisal and can raise concerns. The pool of buyers who want acreage this far from a city is small, and those who do often want land rather than an old house.
We buy rural property with outbuildings, machinery and contents as they stand. We do not need a mortgage, so a failing septic system or an old well is something we price in, not something that stops the sale. If part of a farm needs to be surveyed and split off before it can be sold, we can wait while that is done. Our well and septic guide explains what is usually involved.
Handling an Augusta estate from a distance
Many Augusta houses are family homes held for decades. When the last owner dies or moves into care, the property often passes to children who live in Eau Claire, the Twin Cities, Madison or further away. Dealing with a house twenty miles from the nearest city, sometimes with a barn full of equipment, is a real burden from a distance.
We can help by keeping the process short. One visit, with a family member or anyone with a key. A written offer that the personal representative can share with the rest of the family. A closing date that fits the estate's timetable, including waiting for probate to grant authority to sell. Signing by mail with a notary when the heirs are spread out. And nobody has to clear out the house or the outbuildings before closing.
The inherited property page and our guide to selling an inherited house go into the legal steps in more detail.
Who we are and how far we come
House Buyer Dan is Dan and Diana Ahlborn, a two-person company based in Appleton. We have bought houses across Wisconsin since 2010, mostly in the Fox Valley and around Green Bay. Augusta is a long drive from our office, and we do not have staff or an office in Eau Claire County. When we buy here, one of us comes out to see the property in person on a day we agree with you in advance.
After the visit, you receive a written offer that shows our estimate of the property's value, the work we expect to do and our margin. If you accept, a Wisconsin title company handles the closing and records the deed with the Eau Claire County Register of Deeds at the courthouse in Eau Claire. You pick the closing date, and our On-Time Guarantee backs it with $5,000.
Before we come out, it helps to know a few things if you have them to hand: roughly how old the roof and furnace are, when the septic was last pumped, and whether any part of the property is rented or farmed by a neighbour. None of it is required, but it lets us give you a firmer figure.
We also buy in Fall Creek, Altoona and Eau Claire, all to the northwest, and elsewhere in the county, which the Eau Claire County page lists.
What we take on
The Augusta property types we buy
Modest older houses in the city centre
Farm property with outbuildings
Listings that have sat for months
Acreage on private wells
Estates managed from a distance
Free, no obligation
What is your Augusta house worth to us?
Tell us where the Augusta property is, in town or out in Bridge Creek or the surrounding townships, and whether it has outbuildings or acreage. Dan or Diana will set a day to drive over, walk through everything with you and then send a cash offer in writing that shows how we priced it.
Rather talk to someone? Call or text (920) 259-4326 — a real person answers.
Augusta sellers ask us
Nobody has made an offer on our Augusta listing in months. Is something wrong with the house?
Do you buy farm property with barns and sheds around Augusta?
How can I find out how old our house in town really is?
Will you really drive to Augusta from Appleton?
We live out of state. Does anyone need to come to Augusta for the closing?
Free guides for Augusta sellers
Local resources
Local resources for selling in Augusta
Augusta is a city, and the countryside just outside it belongs to the Town of Bridge Creek or a neighbouring town rather than the city; wherever the parcel sits, the deed is recorded by the Eau Claire County Register of Deeds.
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center
- Wisconsin DNR — floodplain management
- Augusta's own clerk and assessor
- Wisconsin DNR — private drinking water wells
- Student rental conversion records
Next steps
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