Uptown houses are the ones that break traditional listings. A raised center-hall on State Street with 100-year-old plumbing. A shotgun double on Constance that a grandparent left to three siblings. A Magazine Street corridor cottage with a leaning chimney and a settled slab. If you own an Uptown property that needs work, that came to you through succession, or that has just become too much to manage, we buy it as-is and close on your schedule.

We are Bertucci Investment Group (BIG), a local cash home buyer. We work every Uptown block from Jackson Avenue up to Carrollton, from St. Charles to Tchoupitoulas. You keep what you want out of the house, we take the rest.

What we buy Uptown

Uptown housing stock is old, ornamental, and expensive to renovate. That is exactly what we handle. We regularly buy:

  • Center-hall cottages and raised center-halls with foundation issues
  • Shotgun singles, doubles, and camelbacks on Freret, Magazine, Prytania, and the numbered streets
  • Historic homes in the Garden District, Irish Channel, and Lower Garden District needing full renovation
  • Audubon and University area homes with dated systems and lot-line issues
  • Multi-family properties (up to 4 units), including student rentals near Tulane and Loyola
  • Condos and townhouse units in Uptown mid-rises
  • Vacant properties that have been sitting since a relative passed

We understand HDLC review, Vieux Carre Commission adjacent rules, and the reality that a Garden District renovation carries a different budget than a Central City one. Our offers reflect the real cost of taking on your specific property.

How our process works

  1. Contact us. Call 504-920-4747 or send the address.
  2. We walk the property. For historic homes we bring more time. A center-hall with a pier foundation and original systems needs a real look, not a drive-by.
  3. Cash offer within 24 hours of the walk. After-repair value, minus renovation cost, minus a fair profit margin. Transparent math, in writing.
  4. We close in 7 to 14 days. Complex title, multi-heir successions, or HDLC-related paperwork can push us to 21. You pick the closing date.

Situations we handle Uptown

Inherited houses. Uptown has more open successions than any part of the city, because the housing has been in families for generations. We work with your succession attorney, coordinate with heirs across states, and can wait for judgment of possession when it makes sense. If four siblings inherited a Napoleon Avenue double and cannot agree on what to do, one cash offer is often what breaks the deadlock.

Foreclosure timeline pressure. If a sale is scheduled at Orleans Civil District Court, we can close before the date if title works. Do not wait until the week of the sale to call.

Historic homes with deferred maintenance. Roofs 30 years old, knob-and-tube wiring, cast-iron drains that have finally given out, chimneys pulling away from the wall: none of it disqualifies the property. We price for the reality of the work.

Tax liens, mortgage liens, HOA liens. Settled at closing from the proceeds. You do not resolve anything in advance.

Vacant properties. Uptown houses vacant since a relative passed are our regular deal flow. If you live out of state and have never physically been to the property since inheriting it, we can close remotely.

Storm damage. Ida roofs, tree strikes on the century-old oaks that line Uptown streets, flood damage from failed drainage: we take the property in whatever state you have.

Uptown neighborhoods we work

Garden District, Lower Garden District, Irish Channel, Central City (Uptown side), Touro, Milan, East Riverside, Audubon, University, Carrollton, Black Pearl, Uptown Triangle, and the Magazine Street corridor. Every block, every housing type.

Why sellers use BIG

We do not send a wholesaler. We do not tie up your property and then look for a buyer. We are the buyer, we use our own capital, and the number we quote is the number that hits your account at closing (minus your outstanding liens, which the title company settles). No commissions, no fees, no closing costs charged to you, no repair credits.

If your property is on the National Register or is a contributing structure to an Uptown historic district, we still buy. We understand that renovating those homes is a specialty, and we price accordingly.

Get your offer

Call 504-920-4747 or send the address. We will be at your property in 48 hours or less, and an offer is in your hand within 24 hours after the walk.

Frequently asked questions

Do you buy Garden District historic homes that need full renovation? Yes. Full-gut Garden District renovations are part of our regular work. We understand HDLC review, we understand the material costs, and we build all of it into the offer.

What if my Uptown succession is not closed? We can move forward before judgment of possession. Your attorney and our title company coordinate directly. We close as soon as clear title can be conveyed.

Do you buy student rentals near Tulane or Loyola? Yes. Occupied, vacant, lease-in-place, or between tenants: all fine. We take assignment of the lease at closing.

Can I sell if the house has significant foundation movement? Yes. Pier foundations on 100-year-old Uptown houses move. That is factored into our numbers. You do not need an engineer report before calling us.

What are the fees? None to you. No commission, no closing cost charged to seller, no fee for the offer, no fee if you decide not to proceed after we walk. If you accept, the title company settles your existing liens from the proceeds and you receive the balance.

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