Alyeska-area condos and townhomes
Studio to three-bedroom units near the resort, including projects a lender won't approve because of nightly-rental use or investor concentration. Furnished, rented or sitting empty all works.
Sell your Girdwood house or condo for cash, as-is.
Anchorage Buys Homes buys in the Girdwood valley — townsite houses, Alyeska condos, cabins up Crow Creek Road and acreage in the upper valley. Non-warrantable project, avalanche zone, flood zone, rot in the siding, tenants or nightly bookings in place: we still buy. Written offer in 24 hours.
Can you actually buy in Girdwood?
Yes. We buy houses, condos, townhomes, cabins and land in Girdwood, Alaska (ZIP 99587), including properties conventional lenders won't touch. You send the address, we come down the Seward Highway and walk it, and you get a written cash offer within 24 hours. No commissions, no repairs, no appraisal, no financing contingency, and you choose the closing date.
24 hoursfrom walkthrough to a written offer
7 daysfastest closing we can do
No appraisalthin Girdwood comps can't sink the deal
99587the whole valley, townsite to upper Crow Creek
What we buy in the Girdwood valley
Girdwood is one valley, about forty miles south of Anchorage on the Seward Highway, and it's part of the Municipality of Anchorage even though it runs on its own service area and feels like its own town. It's small enough that a handful of sales set the whole market, and varied enough that two properties a mile apart can be completely different transactions. We buy across all of it.
Townsite houses
The single-family homes on the valley floor near Girdwood School and the town center, on the Municipality's Girdwood water and sewer system, from 1970s A-frames to recent builds.
Cabins and upper-valley homes
Places up Crow Creek Road and out toward the trailheads, on wells and septic, sometimes with seasonal access, sometimes with a driveway nobody plows past November.
Short-term rentals
Nightly rentals with a booking calendar, a management contract, furniture, linens and gear in the closet. We buy them running and we buy them turnkey.
Land, half-built and stalled projects
Lots, unfinished owner-builds, permits that expired, and structures that stopped at framing. These are the hardest things in Girdwood to sell conventionally and the easiest to sell for cash.
Inherited and long-held family places
The cabin that's been in the family since before the resort got big, with deferred maintenance, an old survey and heirs spread across three states.
Streets and pockets we buy in
- Alyeska Highway
- Crow Creek Road
- Timberline Drive
- Vail Drive
- Davos Road
- Alta Drive
- Arlberg Avenue
- Hightower Road
- Egloff Drive
- Ruane Road
- Brighton Road
- Olympic Circle
- Iditarod Avenue
- Glacier Creek
- California Creek
- Moose Meadows
- Winner Creek
- Alyeska View
- Girdwood town center
- Upper valley
We also buy along Turnagain Arm on the way down — Indian, Bird Creek, Bird Ridge and Portage — and throughout the rest of the Municipality of Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley.
Why Girdwood deals fall apart, and why ours don't
Almost every failed sale in this valley traces back to the same thing: the buyer needed a lender, and something about the property made the lender walk. We don't use a lender, an appraiser, or an inspection contingency, so none of the following ends a deal with us.
FinancingThe condo project won't get approved
Lenders classify a condo project as non-warrantable when too much of it is investor-owned, rented nightly, behind on dues or short on reserves. Girdwood has a lot of nightly rentals, which is exactly the profile that trips the test. When a project can't be approved, conventional and FHA buyers disappear overnight and the unit only trades to cash or portfolio money — usually after months on the market and a price cut.
What we doWe never ask whether the project is warrantable. We read the docs, the dues and the rental restrictions ourselves and buy the unit as it sits.
ValueThere aren't enough comparable sales
Girdwood turns over a small number of properties a year, and they're wildly different from each other — a ski condo, a creekside cabin and a five-acre parcel are not comps. Appraisers reach into Anchorage or stretch back a year, and a financed deal dies on an appraisal gap the seller has to cover or renegotiate.
What we doWe make our own valuation and stand behind it. No appraisal, no appraisal gap, no renegotiation two weeks before closing.
HazardAvalanche and flood mapping
Parts of the Girdwood valley sit in mapped avalanche hazard areas, and the Municipality regulates what can be built and rebuilt in them. Ground along Glacier Creek and California Creek falls inside FEMA flood mapping, which means flood insurance is required for a federally backed loan. Either one narrows your buyer pool and complicates insurance binding before closing.
What we doWe buy in mapped hazard and flood areas. You don't need to produce an elevation certificate or chase a hazard determination to sell to us.
ConditionThe valley eats buildings
Girdwood takes several times the precipitation of the Anchorage bowl and holds snow load that the rest of the Municipality never sees. That shows up as rotted siding and trim, moss and ice-dam damage at the eaves, sagging decks, mold in a crawlspace, a roof that has quietly reached the end, and interior water staining nobody wants to explain to a buyer's inspector.
What we doRot and mold are line items in our number, not deal-breakers. We buy with the tarp still on the roof and the dehumidifier still running.
TitleAccess, easements and odd parcels
Shared driveways with no recorded agreement, easements across a neighbor's lot, old surveys that don't match what's on the ground, leasehold ground rather than fee simple, and upper-valley parcels with access that only works half the year. Title work in this valley takes longer than most people expect, and financed buyers rarely wait it out.
What we doWe work through it with the title company and we're patient. A messy title history slows us down; it doesn't stop us.
TimingYou're managing it from somewhere else
A lot of Girdwood is owned by people who live in Anchorage, Seattle or further out. Managing a listing from a distance means flying in for repairs, coordinating a cleaner between guests, and eating the carrying cost of an empty unit through a shoulder season while the Seward Highway closes for avalanche control and nobody's coming to look at it.
What we doEverything can be handled remotely — video walkthrough, electronic signing, funds wired. You never have to fly in.
Four steps, forty miles, no listing
We drive down for the walkthrough. Everything after that can happen from wherever you are, and the whole thing closes at a licensed Alaska title company in the Anchorage Recording District.
Most Girdwood sellers go from first message to funds in two to three weeks.
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Send the address and the basics
Condo or house, on the Girdwood utility or a well and septic, whether it's been rented nightly, and anything you already know is wrong with it. Telling us about the soft spot in the deck now doesn't cost you money later.
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We come down the highway and walk it
Usually within a day or two, timed around the Seward Highway. Thirty minutes, no staging, no cleaning, no need to move a guest out. If you're Outside, we walk it on video with you on the phone.
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Written offer within 24 hours
With the math shown: what we think it's worth fixed, what fixing it costs at Girdwood contractor prices, and what's left for you. Take it to your agent or your attorney. No deadline, no pressure, no obligation.
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Close on your date
Seven days if you need out, or ninety if you're waiting on a season to end, a booking calendar to clear or the rest of the family to agree. Remote signing works fine. Funds are wired at closing.
How your offer is actually built
No algorithm and no lowball formula. We estimate what the property is worth once it's right, subtract what that work costs at Girdwood prices, subtract what it costs us to carry and resell it, and the rest is yours.
$475,000 to you
Repairs
Our costs
$625,000 repaired valueWhat it sells for on the open market once the work is done
− $70,000 repairsRot and siding, roof, decks, moisture remediation, interior
− $80,000 our costsCarrying, insurance, utilities, closing costs and our margin
Three things move a Girdwood number more than anything else: moisture damage, whether the project or parcel is financeable at all, and access. A townsite house on the utility with a five-year-old roof and a cabin up Crow Creek with a soft rim joist are not the same conversation.
You see all of it written down. If we're wrong about a repair, show us and we adjust. And if the math says listing would put more in your pocket, we tell you that instead of talking you into a sale.
Numbers above illustrate the method. They are not a quote, an appraisal, or a claim about values on any particular street.Selling around ski season and your booking calendar
Girdwood doesn't sell like the rest of the Municipality. The valley's value is tied to a season, and if you're running a nightly rental you have guests booked months out. Here's how a sale works at each point in the year, and no, you don't have to cancel anyone.
Mid-season with bookings on the calendar
We can close with reservations in place and take them over, or we can set the closing date after your last booking clears. Either way you keep the revenue you've already collected and nobody gets a cancellation email. Send us the calendar with the address.
Shoulder season, when the valley is quiet
This is the hardest stretch to list into, because buyer traffic thins out and every week the unit sits costs you dues, insurance, utilities and heat. It's the best time to take a cash offer, and it's when most of our Girdwood closings happen.
Summer, when listing may beat us
If the property is in good shape and financeable, summer is when a listing has the best chance of a strong retail price. We'll say so. Our offer still makes sense if you need certainty, speed, or you're done managing it from out of state.
Selling to us vs. listing in Girdwood
Listing usually produces a higher gross price on a financeable property in good condition. A cash sale produces certainty, speed and no out-of-pocket spend. The honest comparison for a Girdwood property:
| What to expect | Selling to Anchorage Buys Homes | Listing with an agent |
|---|---|---|
| Time to close | 7 to 90 days, your choice | Often longer here than in Anchorage, and seasonal |
| Commissions and fees | None | Commissions plus seller-paid closing costs |
| Non-warrantable condo project | Doesn't matter to us | Removes most financed buyers from the pool |
| Appraisal | None | Thin local comps create real gap risk |
| Avalanche or flood mapping | We buy in mapped areas | Insurance and lender conditions before closing |
| Repairs | None, we buy as-is | Expected before listing and again after inspection |
| Existing nightly bookings | We take them over or close around them | Showings compete with guest turnovers |
| Carrying costs while it sits | Stop at closing | Dues, heat, insurance and management stay yours |
When you should list instead
We'd rather lose a deal than take advantage of someone. List it on the open market if most of these are true:
- The condo project is warrantable and dues are current
- Roof, siding and decks are sound, with no moisture history
- It's not in a mapped avalanche or flood hazard area
- You're selling between June and August
- You have sixty to ninety days and no hard deadline
- Net proceeds matter more to you than speed and certainty
We know this valley, not just this state
We buy across the Municipality of Anchorage and the Mat-Su, and Girdwood is its own animal. We know what a re-side costs when the crew has to drive down from Anchorage, why a unit two doors from another one appraises differently, and what a winter of deferred snow removal does to a deck.
We close through licensed Alaska title companies, we buy year-round, and we never pressure anyone. Even if you decide not to sell, you leave with a real number to plan around.
Questions Girdwood owners ask
Do you buy condos in Girdwood, including non-warrantable projects?
Yes, and it's one of the main reasons owners here call us. A project becomes non-warrantable to a lender when too many units are investor-owned or rented nightly, when reserves are thin, or when owners are behind on dues. Girdwood has a lot of nightly rentals, so this comes up constantly. Because we pay cash, project approval is irrelevant to us and we buy the unit as it sits.
Will you buy a property in a mapped avalanche or flood hazard area?
Yes. Parts of the Girdwood valley are in mapped avalanche hazard areas regulated by the Municipality, and ground along Glacier Creek and California Creek falls within FEMA flood mapping. Both narrow the pool of financed buyers and complicate insurance. Neither stops us, and you don't need to produce an elevation certificate or a hazard determination to sell to us.
How fast can you close on a Girdwood property?
As little as seven days from accepted offer, assuming clear title. If you want longer you set the date, whether that's after ski season, after your last booking, or ninety days out while the rest of the family decides.
I rent it nightly. Do I have to cancel my guests?
No. We can close with reservations in place and take them over, or set the closing date after your calendar clears. You keep revenue you've already collected. Send us the booking calendar and any management agreement along with the address.
Do you buy furnished, and do I have to clear the place out?
We buy furnished and we buy full. Leave the beds, the couch, the kitchen, the skis in the closet and whatever's in the shed. Take what you want and leave the rest — you don't need to clean, haul anything to the transfer site, or hire anyone.
What if the house has rot, mold or ice dam damage?
That describes a lot of the valley. Girdwood takes several times the precipitation of the Anchorage bowl plus serious snow load, so rotted siding and trim, moss, ice-dam damage at the eaves, soft decks and crawlspace moisture are common. We price the work into the offer and handle it after closing. No repair credits, no second inspection, no contractor bids required from you.
Do you buy cabins and homes up Crow Creek Road?
Yes, including places on wells and septic, with shared or unrecorded driveway access, or with access that only really works part of the year. These are difficult to finance conventionally, which is exactly why a cash sale usually makes the most sense.
What areas does this cover?
All of Girdwood, ZIP 99587 — the townsite and town center, the Alyeska Highway corridor, Timberline, Vail, Davos, Alta, Arlberg, Hightower, Egloff, Ruane, Brighton, Olympic Circle, Alyeska View, Moose Meadows, Glacier Creek, California Creek and up Crow Creek Road. We also buy along Turnagain Arm at Indian, Bird Creek and Portage, and throughout the rest of the Municipality of Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley.
Can you buy an inherited Girdwood cabin that's in probate?
Yes. Probate for Girdwood runs through the Alaska Superior Court in Anchorage. Once a personal representative is appointed with authority to sell, we can move, and we work directly with your attorney and the title company. Family cabins here often come with an old survey or an easement question, and we're comfortable working through that.
What if I'm behind on payments or dues, or already in foreclosure?
Call early. Alaska deed of trust foreclosures are usually non-judicial, so the timeline from a recorded notice of default to a trustee's sale moves faster than most people expect, and there's no redemption period after that sale. Unpaid HOA dues and assessments can be paid off through the title company at closing. If a sale date is already set, tell us that date first. This isn't legal advice; have a real estate attorney review your situation.
I live out of state. Can I sell without flying to Alaska?
Yes, and we do it regularly, since a large share of Girdwood is owned by people who live somewhere else. We walk the property on video with you, send the offer and contract electronically, and you sign remotely through the title company. Funds are wired to your account at closing.
Are there fees, and am I obligated to accept?
No commissions, no service fees, no closing costs charged to you, and requesting an offer is free with no obligation. The amount you accept is what you receive at closing, less any mortgage, liens, unpaid dues or taxes paid off through the title company. Plenty of owners use our number purely as a benchmark before deciding whether to list.
Find out what your Girdwood place is worth in cash
Takes about two minutes. Someone local follows up the same business day, Alaska time — and if listing would net you more, we'll say so.