Sell Your House Fast in Columbia County, Florida
All About Real Estate buys property for cash across Columbia County, from Lake City (the county seat) to Fort White, Watertown, Five Points and the farm and timber land in between. Columbia has only two towns, and about 82% of its residents live in unincorporated areas. We buy houses, mobile homes, acreage and commercial property in any condition.
Areas we buy in
Lake City · Watertown · Five Points · Fort White · Ellisville · Lulu · and the rest of unincorporated Columbia County.
The Columbia County market right now
Across all home types, Columbia County’s median sale price for the three months ending September 2026 was $226,992, with a median of 73 days on market (down from 90). Only a few dozen homes sell each month, so prices swing a lot from one quarter to the next. A house that needs work can sit for months.
Selling with code violations or liens in Columbia County
Columbia County Code Enforcement (135 NE Hernando Ave., Lake City; 386-758-1038) covers unincorporated areas; properties inside Lake City go to the city. Cases go to a Code Enforcement Special Magistrate, who can impose fines of up to $1,000 a day for a continuing violation plus administrative costs. A recorded fine becomes a lien on the property and the owner’s other property (Fla. Stat. 162.09). We get the payoff and pay it at closing.
Facing foreclosure in Columbia County
Columbia County holds foreclosure and tax deed sales in person on the 3rd floor of the Columbia County Courthouse, 173 NE Hernando Ave., Lake City. Foreclosure sales start at 11 a.m. Both are run by Clerk of Court and Comptroller James M. Swisher, Jr. The sale is set 20 to 35 days after final judgment (Fla. Stat. 45.031). We can close before it.
Inherited a house in Columbia County
Columbia is part of the 3rd Judicial Circuit with Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor, and probate is filed with the Columbia Clerk in Lake City. Summary administration is usually available for estates of $150,000 or less after exempt property, or when the owner died more than two years ago (Fla. Stat. 735.201).
Flooding and springs country
Tropical Storm Debby in June 2012 flooded large parts of Columbia County, with preliminary losses over $20 million before hundreds of flooded homes were even counted. The south end of the county around Fort White is spring country, including Ichetucknee Springs, where the limestone ground drains fast and septic systems matter. Low-lying and septic houses here should be checked for flood history and system condition. We buy them as-is.
What we buy and how it works
What we buy. All residential and commercial property: single-family homes, townhomes, condos, multifamily (duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and apartment buildings), mobile homes on land you own (not in land-lease parks), vacant lots and land, and commercial property (retail, office, industrial and mixed-use), as-is, in any condition. That includes the hard ones: code violations and liens, foreclosure, probate and inherited property, hostile holdover occupants, hoarder houses, and sinkhole, storm or flood damage.
How it works. 1) Tell us about the property online or call (786) 753-8500. 2) We look at it with you, in person or by video, and make a written cash offer, usually within 24 hours. 3) You pick the closing date: as soon as 7 days, or later if you need time. We pay the standard seller closing costs, and you pay no commissions. We buy directly; in some sales we close alongside a partner investor, but you sign one contract with us and get one closing date either way.
Get your cash offer: fill out the form below or call (786) 753-8500
Columbia County FAQ
Do you buy mobile homes and land around Lake City? Yes, including mobile homes on owned acreage.
Can I sell a Columbia County house with a code lien? Yes. We get the payoff and pay it at closing.
Do you buy flood-damaged houses? Yes, as-is.
Sources: Redfin Columbia County market (all home types) · Columbia County Code Enforcement · Columbia Clerk foreclosures · Columbia Clerk tax deeds · Columbia Clerk probate