- Family-owned in Beloit, WI
- Open daily, 9 AM to 9 PM
- BBB Accredited Business
Sell your Madison or Dane County house for cash. SWP Home Buyers buys as-is in Madison, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Middleton and Stoughton, pays the closing costs and closes on your date.
No obligation. A member of our local team will reach out to talk it through.
Rather talk it through? Call (608) 523-9807
Dane County is Wisconsin’s second most populous county after Milwaukee County, with 561,504 residents at the 2020 census, nearly a tenth of the state. Madison, the state capital and county seat, had 269,840 residents and sits on the isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona; Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Middleton and Stoughton are the other towns this page covers.
Housing here costs more and is rented more than in the rest of our service area. Census QuickFacts (2020 to 2024 estimates) shows a median value of owner-occupied housing of $394,800 and an owner-occupied rate of 57.1%. (U.S. Census QuickFacts)
In Wisconsin, a mortgage foreclosure is a court process that ends in a sheriff sale (Wis. Stat. ch. 846). Dane County sheriff sales are held every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in Room 354 of the City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Madison. The successful third-party bidder must have 10% of the bid in cash or bank-certified funds payable to the Dane County Clerk of Courts at the sale, with the balance due after the confirmation hearing, and sales are “as is”. (Dane County Sheriff foreclosure sales page) If the lender has filed, there are usually still options before the sale, and selling the house can be one of them. See how a Wisconsin sheriff sale works and selling before foreclosure.
Probate matters go through the Dane County Register in Probate, Room 1005 of the Dane County Courthouse, 215 South Hamilton Street, Madison (608-266-4331, open 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays). (Dane County probate page) The Register of Deeds is in Room 110 of the City-County Building. (Dane County Register of Deeds) Estates under a small-estate threshold may use Transfer by Affidavit (Wis. Stat. s. 867.03). See our page on selling an inherited house and the Wisconsin probate guide.
When property taxes go unpaid for long enough, Wisconsin counties can take the property through a tax foreclosure (Wis. Stat. s. 75.521). The Dane County Treasurer says the entire tax bill comes due immediately once taxes are delinquent, with interest and penalty of 1.5 percent of the unpaid principal per month as of February 1, and tax-delinquent properties that pass to the county are then sold by the Treasurer, as is, with a quit claim deed. (Dane County Treasurer foreclosure page) (Dane County tax deed page) See our page on back taxes and liens.
Family-owned and based in Beloit. Open daily, 9 AM to 9 PM.
We’re a family-owned company based in Beloit. When you call about a house in Dane County, you’ll talk with our own team.
Mac founded Stillwater Properties, the company behind SWP Home Buyers, after ten years as a middle school teacher. He runs operations and marketing and still talks with sellers one-on-one.
Keeps the paperwork accurate and the communication on time, from the first call through closing.
Helps homeowners work through big decisions with a patient, no-pressure approach.
Questions we hear from Madison and Dane County homeowners. If yours isn’t listed, call us at (608) 523-9807 and we’ll answer it.
If yes: we do, and we work out the details of each sale individually.
Yes, in Madison and across Dane County.
Yes. No repairs or cleaning needed.
We do, and there’s no commission.
As quickly as 7 days when the title is clear, or on the date you choose.
We usually have a written cash offer for you within 24 hours of seeing the house.
No. It’s completely your decision, and we won’t pressure you.
The title company pays it off from the sale at closing, along with any liens or back taxes, and sends you the rest.
Call (608) 523-9807 or tell us about the house on Get a Cash Offer. No obligation.
No obligation. A member of our local team will reach out to talk it through.
Rather talk it through? Call (608) 523-9807
