St. Croix County · Buying in Wisconsin since 2010
Sell my house fast in Hudson, Wisconsin.
Hudson is about as far west as Wisconsin goes, and about as far from our Appleton office as we travel. Most people selling here are not in trouble; a job has moved, or a marriage has ended, or an old Third Street house needs more than they want to take on. If a firm date or an as-is sale would help, we will come out and see it.
- No fees, commissions or repairs
- Written cash offer in 24 hours
- Close in as little as 7 days
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The market here
What Hudson housing is actually like
The housing stock
Hudson keeps a genuine nineteenth-century river town along Third Street and the waterfront, ringed by subdivisions that went up as commuting to the Twin Cities became routine. The old houses are mostly cared for; the newer ones are reaching the age when roofs and furnaces come due.
Why Hudson sellers call us
Calls from Hudson are mostly about a calendar set on the Minnesota side: a new job, a transfer, a divorce date. The house itself is rarely the problem.
Neighborhoods and areas we buy in
- Downtown
- Historic District
- Willow River area
- Birkmose Park
A Wisconsin house on a Minnesota schedule
Hudson sits on the St. Croix River with Interstate 94 crossing to Lakeland on the Minnesota side, and a large share of the people who live here work in the Twin Cities. That shapes how many sales begin. The reason to sell is usually a new job, a transfer or a family change on the Minnesota side, and the deadline is set by someone else's calendar.
It also leads to a common question: which state's rules apply? The answer is Wisconsin's. Because the house stands in St. Croix County, its new deed goes on record with the county's Register of Deeds, whose office is in the county government centre on Carmichael Road in Hudson. Wisconsin's real estate transfer fee applies, at 30 cents for every $100 of value; state law places it on the seller and the register collects it when the deed is recorded. A Wisconsin title company handles the closing. Where you work does not change any of that.
For a seller already living or working in Minnesota, that means dealing with Wisconsin paperwork from a distance. We try to keep it light. The walk-through can be done with whoever has the key. The written offer comes by email. The title company can arrange signing by mail with a notary, and you do not need to be in Hudson on closing day.
The closing date is yours to choose when you accept, with $5,000 held under our On-Time Guarantee to make sure we meet it. For more on timing a sale around a move, see the relocation page.
Third Street and the old river town
Hudson's history is older than most of western Wisconsin's. Fur traders founded a settlement at the mouth of the Willow River in the summer of 1840. It was known as Willow River and then Buena Vista before the first mayor, A.D. Gray, renamed it Hudson in 1852 because the St. Croix reminded him of New York's Hudson River. Lumber milling was a major industry until 1917, and the Omaha railroad's car shops in North Hudson kept the area busy after that.
The local walking guide shows the result along Third Street: the Octagon House, built in 1855 for Judge John Moffat and now a museum run by the St. Croix County Historical Society; the Romanesque old courthouse; and houses in Victorian Gothic, Queen Anne, Italianate and Tudor styles. Surrounding streets hold many more modest houses from the same century.
Older Hudson houses are generally well kept, and many sell well on the open market. When they come to us, it is usually because something big is due at once: a slate or old asphalt roof, a boiler, a stone foundation with seepage, original windows, or knob-and-tube wiring still in some rooms. A buyer's inspection on a house like this can produce a long list, and a lender may want some items fixed before closing.
Before you plan exterior repairs on an older house to help it sell, check with the city's Community Development Department about whether any local review applies. Selling is not affected either way, and we buy older Hudson houses as they stand without asking for any work. Our as-is page explains how condition goes into the number.
The commuter subdivisions, thirty years on
Most of Hudson's housing is much newer than Third Street. The subdivisions that grew up as the Twin Cities commute became normal are now mostly twenty to thirty years old, and many of the houses in them are reaching the age where several big items come due together: roofs, furnaces and air conditioners, water heaters, decks and, in some cases, windows.
That does not make them difficult to sell. Hudson is a desirable place to live, and a newer house in good condition with time to market will often do well with a local agent. We will tell you if we think that is your situation.
Where we are useful with newer Hudson houses is when the timing is tight or when the house is behind its neighbours on updates. A buyer comparing two similar houses will notice which one still has its original mechanicals and roof, and will negotiate accordingly after the inspection. We price those things at the walk-through, so the roof and furnace are already accounted for in our written figure.
The city is also in the middle of rewriting its zoning code, which was last comprehensively updated in 1993. If you were thinking of adding a unit, splitting a lot or changing how the property is used before selling, it is worth asking Community Development how the update might affect you. If you simply want to sell, it does not matter to us.
When the date matters more than the last dollar
Here are the Hudson situations where a cash sale tends to make the most sense.
- A job has moved and you have already started. Paying a Hudson mortgage while renting or buying elsewhere adds up quickly, and a financed buyer's timeline is never fully certain.
- A divorce judgment sets a deadline. Both owners need to sign, and coordinating showings, price changes and repair requests between two people who are separating is hard. One written offer to both, with the title company dividing the proceeds as ordered, is simpler. The divorce page has more.
- An estate needs a clean sale. The heirs may be scattered across several states, and nobody wants to manage repairs or a listing from a distance.
- The next house is already bought. Two mortgages and two sets of bills are a strong reason to want the first sale finished on a known date.
In each case, what we offer is certainty rather than the highest possible price. There is no appraisal and no loan approval, and because we have already been through the house, the price holds unless something comes up that was out of sight. If you need a short stay after closing to finish moving, tell us and we will try to build it in. Our comparison with listing lays out the trade-off honestly.
How far we come, and the towns around Hudson
House Buyer Dan is Dan and Diana Ahlborn, a two-person company based in Appleton, buying houses in Wisconsin since 2010. The Fox Valley and Green Bay are home. Hudson is right on the other side of the state, and we have no office, staff or agent here. When we buy in Hudson, one of us drives over to see the house in person on a day we arrange with you in advance. We do not make offers based on photos alone.
After the visit, the written offer sets out our estimate of the resale value, the repairs we expect and our margin, so you can check our reasoning. If you go ahead, a Wisconsin title company carries out the title work and closing.
We also buy in the rest of St. Croix County, including River Falls, New Richmond, Somerset and Baldwin. The St. Croix County page has the full list.
What we take on
The Hudson property types we buy
Historic-district houses near the river
Post-1995 commuter subdivision housing
Twin Cities relocation sales
Property where exterior work needs review
Estates and divorce sales
Free, no obligation
What is your Hudson house worth to us?
Send us the Hudson address, your timeline and whether the house is in the older part of town or one of the newer subdivisions. Dan or Diana will plan the drive across the state, walk through it with you and then put a cash figure in writing, with the arithmetic behind it.
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Hudson sellers ask us
I work in Minnesota. Does the sale follow Minnesota or Wisconsin rules?
Do you buy older houses on Third Street and in the historic part of town?
Is Hudson too far from Appleton for you?
We have to be in our new job by a certain date. Can you commit to a closing?
Our Hudson house is newer and in good shape. Should we list it instead?
Free guides for Hudson sellers
Local resources
Local resources for selling in Hudson
Hudson's Community Development Department, based at City Hall at 505 Third Street, enforces the city's zoning; it is the office to ask whether any local review applies to exterior work on an older house before you plan repairs to sell.
- St. Croix Riverway standards
- Wisconsin DNR — shoreland zoning
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center
- Wisconsin DNR — lakes information
- Hudson's own clerk and assessor
Next steps
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