Amherst, Massachusetts · Hampshire County
When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing.
Yes. We buy houses as-is in Amherst and Hampshire County, including houses with back taxes or liens. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. You can call before you have every notice or payoff figure.
Call 888-274-5006 to talk through the property.
Share the property address and whatever you have about the notice, creditor, payoff, or tax account. You can start with the details you know.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Tell us the property address and what you know about the notice, payoff, creditor, or tax account.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing.
A mortgage balance, lien, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate payoff items, not closing costs. The current amounts and instructions come from the lender, creditor, or tax office handling the account; the title company works through those figures for the closing.
Bring the property address, a recent tax bill or notice, any mortgage statement or creditor payoff, lien or court notice, and parcel information if you have it. An assessed value is not the same as a current payoff amount.
The lender, creditor, or tax office named on a notice can provide its current balance and instructions. The Hampshire County Registry of Deeds is the land-record office for Amherst; the title company checks the recorded claims and the documents needed for this sale. Call us before you have everything gathered.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Tell us the Amherst address, the notice or payoff question, and any timing that concerns you. You do not need to resolve the account before calling.
We discuss the house as it stands and put the offer and sale terms in writing before you commit. Read the proposed price, payoff treatment, and closing terms before deciding whether they work for you.
The title company works with the relevant lender, creditor, or tax office to confirm the recorded claims, current payoff figures, and closing instructions for this property.
The closing figures show the sale price, payoff items, closing costs, and what remains after those amounts. The title company confirms the final figures for the transaction.
A property-tax claim is not the same as a lender's mortgage foreclosure. Use the current notice from the tax office or creditor that issued it to check the balance and any date that applies. For lender foreclosure information in this market, see the Amherst foreclosure page.
Massachusetts calls its transfer tax the deeds excise. For a sale price over $100, the standard rate is $2.28 for each $500 or fraction of $500, and the excise is paid when the deed is recorded. State law places it on the person signing the deed, which is generally the seller in a sale. The closing professional confirms the amount and any applicable exception. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the Massachusetts deeds excise.
Read the deeds-excise rate and exceptions in Massachusetts law · Read who is subject to the excise · Read Massachusetts Department of Revenue guidance
The Registry is the county land-record office for Amherst. Contact it about its office and land-record information; a creditor or tax office provides its own current payoff amount.
This is the Hampshire County court office for questions involving probate or family-court records. If an estate or court matter affects who can sell, share the relevant papers with the title company and your attorney.
Use the Amherst home-sale net proceeds calculator to compare your estimated value, mortgage, lien or tax payoff, repairs, carrying costs, and closing costs. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Here's what sellers have said about working with us.
“Both retired, house too big, property taxes $5,200 a year. The house on Belmont Avenue had been good to us but it was time. Our financial advisor suggested we downsize and put the equity to work. USA Home Buyers were straightforward — offer, agreement, closing. Done in nine days. We moved to a condo in West Springfield.”
“My uncle left me a three-family on Oak Street — built in 1922, hadn't been updated since the 1970s. I'm in Florida and couldn't manage it from down here. USA Home Buyers sent a written offer the next day and we closed in 10 days. I didn't have to fly up, didn't have to clean a thing.”
“I got behind after losing my job at MassMutual. The mortgage servicer was already sending notices. USA Home Buyers explained the Massachusetts foreclosure process — it moves fast here — and we closed before it got to auction. I walked away with money I didn't know I could keep.”
Yes. When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing. Your current payoff figures are checked as the sale moves forward; you can call before you have every record.
Ask the lender, creditor, or tax office named on the current notice for an up-to-date amount and payoff instructions. The title company checks recorded claims and coordinates the title and payoff work for the sale.
Start with the Amherst property address, a recent tax bill or notice, any lender or lien payoff statement, court papers, and the parcel information if you have it. You can call with whatever you have now.
No. A property-tax claim and a lender mortgage foreclosure are separate matters. Follow the current notice from the office or lender that issued it; for a Massachusetts mortgage-foreclosure question, see the Amherst foreclosure page linked below.
It is Massachusetts’s transfer tax on a deed. For a sale price over $100, the standard rate is $2.28 for each $500 or fraction of $500, and it is paid when the deed is recorded. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the Massachusetts deeds excise.
We talk through the house and the records you have. If you want to consider a sale, we put the offer and terms in writing before you commit. The title company and the relevant lender, creditor, or tax office then confirm the property-specific title and payoff details for closing.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. You can start with the Amherst address and the notice or payoff information you have.