About Us
We were founded by Porter Krumpe, a lifelong Ohioan and real estate investor who has spent years helping Ohio homeowners exit difficult situations with cash in hand and their dignity intact. When you reach out to us, you’re talking to the local team who will actually buy your house — not a call center, not an out-of-state hedge fund, and not a wholesaler trying to flip your contract to someone else.
What We Do
We make fair, all-cash offers to Ohio homeowners who need to sell a property quickly — most often because of a pending foreclosure, but also for situations like:
- A scheduled sheriff sale
- Falling behind on mortgage payments
- An inherited property the family doesn’t want
- A divorce, job loss, or medical event that changed the financial picture
- A property with code violations, deferred maintenance, or expensive repairs
- A tired rental property or problem tenants
We close on our own funds, so we don’t depend on banks, appraisers, or contingencies. When we agree on a price and terms, we close — often in as little as seven days, sometimes longer if that works better for the homeowner.
What We’re Not
We’re not a brokerage, and we don’t list houses for sale. We’re not attorneys, and we don’t provide legal advice. We’re not a loan modification company, a credit repair service, or a debt relief agency. We don’t charge homeowners any fees, take any commissions, or ask for any money up front — ever.
If keeping your home through a loan modification or a HUD-approved counseling program is the right path for you, we’ll be the first to tell you and we’ll point you toward those free resources. We only buy houses from homeowners who have decided that selling is the right move for their situation.
Why Local Matters
The foreclosure relief space is full of out-of-state operators running 1-800 numbers from Florida or Texas, sending mass mail to every Ohio homeowner whose name shows up on a public list. When you call them, you get a script. When you sign with them, half the time they assign your contract to someone else who shows up at closing.
We’re different because we’re actually here. We live in Ohio. Porter lives in downtown Urbana. We know what a house in Springfield is worth versus one in Bellefontaine versus one in Westerville. When we make an offer, we mean it, and we close on it ourselves. If there’s ever a problem before, during, or after closing, you have a real local person to call — not a customer service queue.
Our Promise to You
- A fair cash offer based on your property’s real condition and the local market — not a lowball number
- No fees, no commissions, no closing costs charged to you
- No pressure, no high-pressure sales tactics, no obligation to accept any offer we make
- Honest answers to your questions — even the ones that don’t help us sell to you
- We close on our own funds (we don’t assign contracts to other buyers)
- We respect your situation and your privacy
If you’re a homeowner anywhere in Ohio facing foreclosure, dealing with a property you can’t keep, or just looking to sell quickly without the hassle of listing with an agent, we’d like to talk.
Contact Us
PortBuys Houses LLC 22 Monument Square, Unit B Urbana, OH 43078 Phone: (937) 536-8467