Cash Home Buyer Carey, Idaho

Homes on land you own

We buy homes where you own the land, including manufactured homes on land you own. We don't buy manufactured homes on rented park lots or homes on leased land.

Carey: Idaho's "200th city," in the Little Wood River Valley

Pioneers settled the meadows of the Little Wood River Valley in March 1883, and the town took its name from James Carey, who ran the first post office. Before that, the mining camp of Muldoon, up the valley, was the area's earliest community. Spring runoff flooded fields every year, so in 1918 locals organized the Carey Valley Reservoir Company and began building the Fish Creek Dam, which the city's plan calls one of the longest multiple-arch dams in the world. Carey incorporated as a village in 1919, but its city government stopped functioning during the Depression and World War II. Residents found in 1995 that Carey had never formally disincorporated. The state recognized the city again in 1996, making it Idaho's 200th city.

Buy My House can buy a Carey home without you doing any repairs. We come by for one walkthrough, then hand over a written cash offer; expect it in about a day, our site says. Accepting is optional. If you go ahead, the closing date is your choice, you won't be charged commission, and the seller's standard closing costs are paid by us.

Carey housing in figures

Carey's figures: the Census Bureau's 2024 population estimate, plus ACS five-year data spanning 2020 to 2024. Carey is very small, and its ACS margins are especially wide.

• Population: 703 in 2024, about 2% above the 689 in the 2020 base.
• Houses: Around 93% of units are detached single-family homes, with mobile homes near 4%.
• Age: Median year built is 1970. About 61% of units predate 1980, nearly half (49%) predate 1960, and about 16% predate 1940. About 24% are from 2000 or later.
• Owners: About 72% of occupied homes are owned.
• Rent: Median gross rent is around $1,063 (±$348).
• Value: The ACS median value estimate has a margin of about ±$170,000, too wide to be useful, so we don't quote it.
• Commute: Close to 59% of workers travel 30 minutes or more. The city's plan says residents commute to Hailey and Ketchum.

Carey properties we buy

• Early-1900s homes in town
• Midcentury houses in town
• Manufactured homes
• Homes on acreage or with farm buildings (ask us)
• Vacant, rented or inherited houses

What Carey sellers should know

Flooding and ditches. The city's 2015 plan says FEMA considers Carey within a known floodplain and that spring runoff has been a problem. It also notes open rivers, canals and irrigation ditches running through town. Look the parcel up on FEMA's map, and tell us if runoff has ever reached the house.

Wells and septic on the edges. According to the plan, the Carey Water and Sewer District serves most residents, while lower-density ground outside the district relies mostly on septic systems and private wells. If your home is one of those, tell us its well and septic history.

Irrigation. If water shares or ditch rights come with the land, bring the records so we can see what's included.

Range fire. Farmland surrounds town, and the plan flags fall range fires as a possibility. Mention any fire damage or fuel clearing.

Estates. An executor or trustee selling a Carey home may be exempt from Idaho's disclosure form under §55-2505. Check with the attorney.

Taxes. In Blaine County, a split payment means one half by December 20 and the other by June 20.

Selling your Carey home

1. Call or use the form with the Carey address.

2. We see the home in person once.

3. Choose whether to accept our written offer and closing date.