SoCal Home Buyers · Where we buy

Where We Buy Houses in Southern California

Selling in Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Orange or San Diego County? Find your area and see real examples of our work.

A city does not need its own page for us to consider your property. Very rural locations are outside our usual buying area, so check with us if you are unsure.

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Look up your city or browse the five counties below.

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01 / OUR BUYING AREAS

Riverside County

Our Riverside County history reaches from Riverside and Corona to the southwest county, the San Jacinto Valley and parts of the Coachella Valley. You do not need to live in a city with its own page to ask about selling.

Past transactions include

  • Riverside
  • Corona
  • Hemet
  • Menifee
  • Murrieta
  • Temecula
  • Palm Springs
  • Cathedral City
See all 31 locations in our Riverside County history
  • Banning
  • Beaumont
  • Bermuda Dunes (call to confirm current coverage)
  • Cabazon
  • Calimesa
  • Canyon Lake
  • Cathedral City
  • Cherry Valley
  • Corona
  • Desert Hot Springs
  • Hemet
  • Homeland
  • Idyllwild
  • Indian Wells
  • La Quinta
  • Lake Elsinore
  • Menifee
  • Moreno Valley
  • Murrieta
  • Norco
  • North Palm Springs
  • Nuevo
  • Palm Desert
  • Palm Springs
  • Perris
  • Quail Valley
  • Riverside
  • San Jacinto
  • Sun City
  • Temecula
  • Wildomar

Local selling guides

Seven Oaks Drive property in Cathedral City from our transaction history

A completed Cathedral City transaction

Seven Oaks Drive

Closed at $305,000 · September 2022

An inherited condo on leased land. Our team worked through the lease-transfer requirements with escrow to complete the sale.

View the Seven Oaks Drive transaction

02 / OUR BUYING AREAS

San Bernardino County

Past transactions include the San Bernardino Valley, High Desert and mountain communities. If your house is in a more remote location, check with us first rather than assuming the whole county is covered.

Past transactions include

  • San Bernardino
  • Fontana
  • Rialto
  • Colton
  • Hesperia
  • Victorville
  • Apple Valley
  • Yucaipa
See all 32 locations in our San Bernardino County history
  • Adelanto
  • Apple Valley
  • Arrowbear Lake
  • Big Bear City
  • Big Bear Lake
  • Bloomington
  • Cedarpines Park
  • Chino
  • Chino Hills
  • Colton
  • Crestline
  • Fontana
  • Green Valley Lake
  • Hesperia
  • Highland
  • Joshua Tree
  • Lake Arrowhead
  • Loma Linda
  • Mentone
  • Morongo Valley
  • Ontario
  • Phelan
  • Rancho Cucamonga
  • Redlands
  • Rialto
  • Running Springs
  • San Bernardino
  • Twentynine Palms
  • Victorville
  • Wrightwood
  • Yucaipa
  • Yucca Valley

Local selling guides

East 48th Street property in San Bernardino from our transaction history

A completed San Bernardino transaction

East 48th Street

Closed at $335,000 · June 2024

The owners were planning a move and wanted to sell a house that could use updating. The transaction closed in June 2024.

View the East 48th Street transaction

03 / OUR BUYING AREAS

Los Angeles County

Our transaction history includes Los Angeles, South Bay and Long Beach communities, the San Gabriel Valley and locations farther north. A Los Angeles mailing address is not required; we also consider properties in other cities within the county.

Past transactions include

  • Los Angeles
  • Long Beach
  • Torrance
  • Pomona
  • Pasadena
  • Covina
  • Santa Clarita
  • Lancaster
See all 25 locations in our Los Angeles County history
  • Arcadia
  • Azusa
  • Bell Gardens
  • Canyon Country
  • Commerce
  • Compton
  • Covina
  • East Littlerock
  • El Monte
  • Glendora
  • Granada Hills
  • Hacienda Heights
  • La Mirada
  • Lancaster
  • Long Beach
  • Los Angeles
  • Montebello
  • Pasadena
  • Pomona
  • Porter Ranch
  • Rosemead
  • Santa Clarita
  • South El Monte
  • Torrance
  • Val Verde

Local selling guides

Crocker Street property in Los Angeles from our transaction history

A completed Los Angeles transaction

Crocker Street

Closed at $330,000 · September 2019

An owner had already moved out of state. The house had not been updated, and the sale closed without the owner renovating it first.

View the Crocker Street transaction

04 / OUR BUYING AREAS

Orange County

Our Orange County history includes inland and coastal cities, along with communities such as North Tustin and Ladera Ranch. The county guide has more detail about selling an Orange County property.

Past transactions include

  • Orange
  • Anaheim
  • Santa Ana
  • Huntington Beach
  • Costa Mesa
  • Mission Viejo
  • North Tustin
  • Ladera Ranch
See all 14 locations in our Orange County history
  • Aliso Viejo
  • Anaheim
  • Brea
  • Buena Park
  • Costa Mesa
  • Huntington Beach
  • Ladera Ranch
  • Laguna Hills
  • Mission Viejo
  • North Tustin
  • Orange
  • Santa Ana
  • Westminster
  • Yorba Linda

Local selling guides

East Palm Avenue property in Orange from our transaction history

A completed Orange transaction

East Palm Avenue

Closed at $960,000 · April 2025

An inherited house needing kitchen, bathroom and other updates. This completed transaction is part of our Orange County record.

View the East Palm Avenue transaction

05 / OUR BUYING AREAS

San Diego County

We have completed transactions in San Diego, South Bay, East County and North County communities. Coverage is not limited to the City of San Diego; send the address if you are unsure about your location.

Past transactions include

  • San Diego
  • Chula Vista
  • El Cajon
  • Escondido
  • Oceanside
  • Vista
  • Spring Valley
  • Fallbrook
See all 9 locations in our San Diego County history
  • Chula Vista
  • Descanso
  • El Cajon
  • Escondido
  • Fallbrook
  • Oceanside
  • San Diego
  • Spring Valley
  • Vista

Local selling guides

Linares Street property in San Diego from our transaction history

A completed San Diego transaction

Linares Street

Closed at $535,000 · March 2021

A tenant-occupied property held in a trust. The home needed updating, and the transaction closed in March 2021.

View the Linares Street transaction
Doug and Andrea Van Soest, co-founders of SoCal Home Buyers

The people behind SoCal Home Buyers

Doug and Andrea Van Soest

We have operated SoCal Home Buyers since 2008. Our company history includes over 400 transactions, with examples across all five counties above.

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