Sell your house fast in Hill City, Keystone, Custer or Hot Springs
Updated October 10, 2026.
The short answer
We buy houses as-is in Hill City, Keystone, Custer, Hot Springs and the towns around them. You get a written cash offer in 24 to 48 hours, we pay all the closing costs, and most sales close in about 30 days. Custer and Fall River counties are in the same judicial circuit as Rapid City, the Seventh (SDCL 16-5-1.2), but each has its own Treasurer and register of deeds.
Want a cash offer? You'll have it in 24 to 48 hours.
Get my offerWho buys your house, and how
Tell us about the house
Fill out the short form or call. Two minutes. No cleaning, no fixing, no prep.
Get a written cash offer
We take a quick look at the house, in person or from photos, and send a written offer in 24 to 48 hours. The math is on the page.
Close on your date
Most of our closings take about 30 days. Need it sooner? We can move faster. We pay all the closing costs.
Towns in the Hill City, Custer and Hot Springs area, and their counties
| Town | County | Homes built before 1940 |
|---|---|---|
| Hill City, SD | Pennington | About 4% |
| Keystone, SD | Pennington | About 10% |
| Custer, SD | Custer | About 20% |
| Hermosa, SD | Custer | |
| Hot Springs, SD | Fall River | About 46% |
| Edgemont, SD | Fall River | About 37% |
| Box Elder, SD | Pennington and Meade | Under 1% |
Which county is your house in?
- Pennington County: Hill City and Keystone, the same county as Rapid City.
- Custer County: Custer and Hermosa.
- Fall River County: Hot Springs and Edgemont.
All three are in the Seventh Judicial Circuit (SDCL 16-5-1.2), but each county has its own Treasurer for property taxes and its own register of deeds.
How old are the houses here?
It depends a lot on the town. Share of homes built before 1940, from the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey estimates:
| Town | Built before 1940 | Median year built |
|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs | About 46% | 1946 |
| Edgemont | About 37% | 1953 |
| Custer | About 20% | 1971 |
| Keystone | About 10% | 1977 |
| Hill City | About 4% | 1993 |
Hot Springs has some of the oldest housing in the Black Hills. If yours needs more work than you want to take on, that’s exactly what we buy.
Common reasons people sell
- An inherited house. What to do with it.
- Missed mortgage payments. What to do first.
- Listing or a cash sale? What each nets.
Questions people ask
Where is probate filed for a house in Custer or Hot Springs?
In the county where the person lived at death (SDCL 29A-3-201). Custer and Fall River counties are both in the Seventh Judicial Circuit, along with Pennington and Oglala Lakota counties (SDCL 16-5-1.2).
Who do I call about back taxes on a Hot Springs house?
The Fall River County Treasurer, in the Hot Springs courthouse, at (605) 745-5145. Hill City and Keystone houses are in Pennington County: 605-394-2163. The statewide timeline is in our property tax guide.
Will you buy an older house in Hot Springs?
Yes. Census estimates put about 46% of Hot Springs homes as built before 1940. Old plumbing, tired foundations, houses that haven't been touched in decades: we buy them as-is.