We’re Buying This Historic Triplex with Serious Structural Damage

We recently visited a historic triplex just outside Uptown New Orleans—and it’s one of the more structurally compromised houses we’ve seen in a while. Despite its charm, the back half of the house is literally falling off the rest of the structure. The roof is separating, the walls are cracking, and entire rooms are visibly sloping. But this is exactly the kind of project we love to take on.

At Home Buyer Louisiana, we specialize in buying houses as-is—even when they’re dealing with major foundation and structural problems. Whether it’s an old family home that’s been neglected over time or a rental property that’s become too much to handle, we’re happy to make a fair cash offer and take the burden off your hands.

In this case, the seller was ready to walk away from a property that had become too costly and overwhelming to maintain. We’ve already worked out a price that makes sense for everyone, and now we’re evaluating whether we can lift and reattach the damaged section—or if we’ll need to replace it entirely.

We love historic homes and believe many of them can be saved. If you have a house like this—whether it’s beautiful and old or just plain falling apart—we’d love to take a look.

You can watch the video to see the property and hear more about the situation, or read the video transcript below.

Video Transcript

What’s up, everybody? It’s Jon with Home Buyer Louisiana.

I’m in a historic property today—not quite Uptown New Orleans, but close. It’s a very old triplex with a garage.

What’s interesting about this place is it has lots of historic charm, so it’s very cool. I do like it a lot.

But the back half of the house is literally falling off the rest of it.

As you can see here, there’s some separating going on, with cracking in the sheetrock—it’s literally falling backward.

You can see it from the outside too. Up there, you can see some light coming through where the roof is actually separating as well.

This back room is the most obvious. It’s kinda hard to tell on camera, but this whole room is slanting in that direction.

I already did a little safety check, so it’s safe to walk in here. It’s not quite going yet, but it’s on its way.

We want to see how much of this we can preserve.

Looking at the outside, I think it can be lifted back up and maybe reattached. It might have to come off and be replaced, but I think it’s savable.

You can see all the cabinets are rotting and actually falling that way too. There’s vegetation growing through a hole in the roof.

It’s got a little staircase down here that goes to the outside. That’s where I was when I noticed it was tilted.

So yeah, it’s gonna be a fun little project house.

We’ve already kind of worked out a price that I think will work for us and for the seller.

The seller is obviously just ready to get rid of it.

We love historic houses, so we’re looking forward to it.

We just have to crunch some numbers to make sure we can do what I think we can. But it looks good so far.

If you have a house like this—historic or otherwise, in any condition—in South Louisiana or Coastal Mississippi, give us a shout.

Go to HomeBuyerLouisiana.com and fill out the form for a free cash offer.

We’ll touch base with you, and hopefully we can help you out as well.

Alright, thanks—and hope to talk to you soon. Bye.

Selling a house in Louisiana or Mississippi?

We are based in New Orleans and we buy houses across South Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast—including Baton Rouge, Lafayette, St. Tammany Parish, and Biloxi. If you’re selling a house anywhere in between these areas, there’s a good chance we’re your ideal buyer. We’re especially focused on purchasing homes in Kenner and Marrero right now, so reach out if you’re thinking about selling.

We regularly help homeowners dealing with:

• Foundation and structural issues

• Selling as-is without repairs

• Fire or water damage

Let us take on the hassle—so you don’t have to.