We Buy Houses in Marina del Rey, CA

Marina del Rey holds North America’s largest man-made small-craft harbor, with roughly 5,000 boat slips built on what was once a salt marsh, and unlike almost anywhere else in coastal Los Angeles County, most of its condominiums sit on land the county leased to developers on 60-year terms rather than land sold outright. The community was formally dedicated on April 10, 1965 after a $36.25 million build-out, and it remains unincorporated Los Angeles County land today, entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, with 11,373 residents as of the 2020 census across 1.455 square miles, 41 percent of it water.

Cash Home Buyers CA is based in Woodland Hills and buys property throughout Los Angeles County, including Marina del Rey. We provide a written cash offer within 24 to 48 hours, purchase the property in its current condition with no repairs, commissions or showings, and close on the date you pick.

The Marina del Rey market: a $1.29 million median and steady sales in 2026

Movoto’s data for August 2026 puts Marina del Rey’s median sold price at $1,287,000, with a median of 63 days on market, up from 57 days a year earlier, on 181 recorded sales, up from 156 the prior year. That is a healthier sales pace than many of the county’s unincorporated communities, reflecting Marina del Rey’s built-in demand from buyers who want waterfront or near-waterfront condo living.

The 63-day median and rising sales volume mostly describe fee-simple and well-positioned leasehold units moving through normal financed channels. Where that changes is on units with a shorter remaining ground lease term, buildings where the homeowners association has deferred maintenance, or condos that a lender will not approve for financing at all; those are the properties where a cash buyer’s certainty is worth more than list price.

What applies to a Marina del Rey sale

• County transfer tax only: As unincorporated land, Marina del Rey carries only the Los Angeles County documentary transfer tax of $1.10 per $1,000. On a $1,287,000 sale that is about $1,416, with no city tax added.
• No LADBS 9A report: There is no city Residential Property Report requirement here. Permits and land-use matters run through Los Angeles County Public Works, Regional Planning and the county’s Department of Beaches and Harbors, which oversees the marina itself.
• Ground leases on much of the condo stock: Los Angeles County sold 60-year leaseholds to the developers who built out the marina, and many condominiums still sit on leased land rather than land the unit owner owns outright; the remaining lease term on a specific building should be confirmed before pricing or financing a sale.
• Coastal zone: Marina del Rey sits in the California Coastal Zone under the county’s certified Local Coastal Program, so exterior work or redevelopment on a property here can involve coastal review in addition to standard county permitting.

Condos, docks and the harbor: what we buy in Marina del Rey

Marina del Rey sits about four miles south of Santa Monica and four miles north of LAX, surrounded on its landward sides by the city of Los Angeles and built almost entirely around the harbor basin, with roughly 8,065 housing units, the large majority of them condominiums, along with a scattering of live-aboard boat slips and small commercial marina-front buildings. There is essentially no traditional single-family housing stock here; ownership is overwhelmingly attached units in mid-rise buildings developed on the county’s original leasehold parcels from the 1960s onward.

The conditions that suit a cash sale here are units in older buildings whose ground lease is running shorter, HOAs with special assessments or deferred maintenance that make lenders cautious, and condos that have sat vacant or been used as rentals for years without updating.

Why Marina del Rey owners call us

• Owners with tenants in place. We buy tenant-occupied condos near Marina del Rey with the lease intact, no vacancy required.
• Inherited condos. A condo passed down through a family, whether in a trust or still in probate, can be sold as an inherited house near Venice without repairs or an HOA approval process first.
• Owners facing foreclosure. When a notice of default has been recorded, we can often close on a property in foreclosure near Marina del Rey before the trustee’s sale.
• Condos a lender will not finance. A unit with a shortening ground lease, HOA litigation or deferred building maintenance can be sold as-is near Venice and skip that financing hurdle.

We also handle divorce sales, relocations on a fixed timeline, and owners who need to sell a Marina del Rey property fast.

Escrow and recording for a Marina del Rey sale

After accepting an offer we open escrow and order a preliminary title report right away, which for a leasehold unit includes pulling the remaining ground lease term so there are no surprises later. Because Marina del Rey is unincorporated there is no city report to wait on, though coastal zone status is confirmed for any property involving exterior work.

Deeds record at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in Norwalk, and probate matters are heard at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse downtown. A condo with clear title and a straightforward HOA typically records in two to three weeks; a leasehold unit needing lease-term verification or an estate usually takes a few weeks longer, on the date the seller sets.

Listing versus selling to us in Marina del Rey

At a $1,287,000 median and a 63-day median time on market as of August 2026, a well-maintained condo on a long remaining ground lease, in a building with a healthy HOA, will typically net more listed with an agent and sold to a financed buyer.

Our offer competes on units that financing struggles with: shorter ground leases, buildings with HOA special assessments or litigation, and estates or long-term rentals where the owner wants a single certain closing date instead of navigating an HOA approval and lender underwriting process.

Marina del Rey seller questions

Is Marina del Rey part of the city of Los Angeles or Venice?

No. Marina del Rey is its own unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles but governed by the county rather than the city.

What is a ground lease and does it affect my condo?

Los Angeles County sold 60-year leaseholds to the developers who built much of Marina del Rey, so many condos sit on land the building leases from the county rather than owns outright. The remaining term on that lease affects both value and whether a lender will finance a purchase.

Will you buy my condo if the building won’t get lender approval?

Yes. We buy condos regardless of a building’s lender-approval status, HOA litigation or ground lease term, since we do not need mortgage financing to close.

What transfer tax applies to a Marina del Rey sale?

Only the Los Angeles County transfer tax of $1.10 per $1,000, since Marina del Rey has no city government to add its own tax.

How fast can you close on a Marina del Rey property?

A condo with clear title and a straightforward HOA typically records in two to three weeks. A leasehold unit needing lease verification or an estate usually takes a few weeks longer, on the date you choose.

If you own a condo or property in Marina del Rey and want a firm cash number, Call or text 424-493-4424. We will see the property once and deliver a written cash offer within 24 to 48 hours with no obligation. The full sequence from first call to recording is on our how it works page.

Written and reviewed by the Cash Home Buyers CA team, a Woodland Hills-based cash home buyer serving Los Angeles County. Market figures are from Movoto as of August 2026; history, geography and land-tenure figures are from Wikipedia.

Written and reviewed by the Cash Home Buyers CA team, a Woodland Hills-based cash home buyer serving Los Angeles and Orange County. Market figures are from Movoto as of August 2026; Wikipedia for history and geography, and are updated periodically.