We Buy Houses in Covington, KY
Sell Your House Fast for Cash

Good Faith Homes is a real estate investor. We buy houses in Covington directly with our own funds. We do not list houses on the MLS and we do not charge a commission. An agent markets your house to a third-party buyer and earns a percentage. An investor is the buyer — which is exactly why we can pay cash, buy as-is, and close in 7 to 14 days. Investor vs. wholesaler, explained →

Our office is at 1649 Garvey Ave, Elsmere, KY 41018 — roughly ten minutes from downtown Covington on the I-71/75 corridor, inside Kenton County. We are not an out-of-state call center. The person who prices your house is the one who walks it. See us on Google Maps →

Yes. We buy houses in Covington with foundation settlement, bowed basement walls, failed retaining walls, sagging joists, roof failure, knob-and-tube wiring, fire damage, and water intrusion and mold. You perform no repairs, pull no permits, and hire no contractors. On 3310 Winchester Ave we absorbed a $98,000 renovation ourselves. More on foundation problems →

Usually, yes. Once the Kenton County District Court appoints an executor or administrator, that fiduciary can generally sign the purchase contract, subject to the will and any authority the court requires. We have bought Covington probate houses that still had a non-paying occupant refusing to leave — 3310 Winchester Ave is one of them. Confirm your authority with counsel, but the sale rarely has to wait for the estate to fully close. Selling a house in probate in Kentucky → If a sibling living in the inherited property refuses to sell, that has a path too.

The Kenton County Property Valuation Administrator — currently Darlene M. Plummer — assesses every Covington parcel at 100% fair cash value as of January 1 each year for tax purposes. That assessment is public data. It is not your cash offer. The PVA values a hypothetical willing-buyer / willing-seller sale with reasonable market exposure. Our offer comes from recent arm’s-length sales in your specific Covington neighborhood, minus the repair budget the house actually needs and our resale costs. A PVA assessment routinely lags a distressed property’s true as-is condition — which is why the two numbers rarely match. If you owe back taxes, see selling with delinquent tax liens in Kenton County →

Yes. The landlord at 6 E 24th St had a tenant leave thousands of dollars in damage behind, and had already failed to sell it For Sale By Owner. We bought it as-is for $72,500 and put $42,000 of renovation into it ourselves. He fixed nothing and paid $0 in commissions. Selling a Kentucky rental property →

Yes. We buy Covington houses carrying open code violations, condemnation notices, and municipal liens filed through the City of Covington. The title company resolves the liens at closing. We take the property with the citations attached and handle remediation. Selling for cash is often the fastest way to stop citation fines from compounding. Selling a condemned house with code violations →

We close Covington cash purchases in 7 to 14 days. We pay cash, so there is no lender, no appraisal contingency, and no financing contingency to wait on. Need 30, 60, or 90 days instead? You pick the date and we close on it. If a foreclosure sale date is already scheduled, review the Kentucky foreclosure timeline →

No. Zero realtor commissions, zero listing fees, and zero closing costs to the seller. The number in the cash offer is the number wired to you at closing — and we show you the math behind it before you sign anything. See all FAQs →

Ask any buyer for proof of funds, local references, and completed projects. Ours are public and photographed: 6 E 24th St and 3310 Winchester Ave in Covington, the Ludlow overhaul, and the Erlanger tenant rental. We have a verified Google Business Profile, we are BBB accredited, and we have been buying Northern Kentucky houses since 2017. Before signing with anyone, read how to vet a “we buy houses” company → and how to spot the scams →