- Family-owned in Beloit, WI
- Open daily, 9 AM to 9 PM
- BBB Accredited Business
SWP Home Buyers buys houses across Walworth County, Wisconsin for cash, including Elkhorn, Whitewater, Lake Geneva and Delavan. If a sheriff sale or probate is part of the picture, here are your options.
No obligation. A member of our local team will reach out to talk it through.
Rather talk it through? Call (608) 523-9807
Walworth County had 106,478 residents at the 2020 census and its county seat is Elkhorn. It is best known for the Lake Geneva resort area and Alpine Valley, and it has a string of lakes, including Delavan Lake, Lake Beulah and Lake Lorraine. The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater is here too, and Whitewater is the county’s largest city.
The 2020 census counted 53,146 housing units in the county; 68.9% of occupied units were owner-occupied and 31.1% rented, and 20.3% of all units were vacant.
In Wisconsin, a mortgage foreclosure is a court process that ends in a sheriff sale (Wis. Stat. ch. 846). In Walworth County, sheriff sales are held at 10 a.m. on Thursdays unless otherwise posted, in the main lobby of the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, 1770 County Trunk NN, Elkhorn. A bidder needs a 10% down payment in cash or certified funds, paid to the Walworth County Clerk of Courts; personal checks are not accepted. (Walworth County Civil Process 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 Walworth County Register in Probate (262-741-7048). The Register of Deeds records the deed at 100 W. Walworth Street, Room 102, Elkhorn. (Walworth County directory) 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 Walworth County Treasurer is at 100 W. Walworth Street, Room 103, Elkhorn (262-741-4251). Call about your balance and any payment options before you decide anything. 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 Walworth 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 Walworth 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.
We buy across the county. Tell us where the house is and we’ll confirm.
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.
Yes, as long as the sale closes before the court confirms a sheriff sale. See how selling before foreclosure works.
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
