Arlington seller information / Property liens and back taxes
When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing.
Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Arlington, Virginia and Arlington County, including houses with liens or back taxes. We look at the house and the records you have; call now even if you do not have every notice or payoff document yet.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Call 888-274-5006 to talk about the property or ask for a written cash offer.
Share the address and what you know about the tax balance, lien, or notice.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing.
A lien is a claim that can affect the property or the money due at closing. The creditor or tax office supplies its current balance and payoff or release instructions; the title company reviews recorded claims and the closing figures for the transaction. A tax assessment is not the same as a current payoff, and neither one by itself tells you what you will keep from a sale.
Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate from the closing costs we pay. The current amounts and instructions are checked as the sale moves toward closing.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
The property address is enough to start the conversation. If you have them, bring a current tax bill or notice, parcel information, mortgage statement, lien or case reference, payoff letter, deed, or any tax-sale or foreclosure notice. You do not have to assemble every record before calling.
The County Treasurer handles County real-estate-tax collection and payment questions. The lender or other creditor confirms its own payoff. Arlington Circuit Court Land Records is the route for deed and land-record research; the Department of Real Estate Assessments answers assessment-information questions, not title or tax-balance questions.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Tell us the Arlington address, what you know about the lien or tax notice, and any timing that concerns you. Start with the information you have; you can call before you have every document.
We review the house as it stands and put the offer and sale terms in writing before you decide whether to proceed. Read the price, responsibilities, payoff treatment, and closing terms before you commit.
The title company reviews ownership and recorded claims for the sale and works with the relevant creditors or tax office on current payoff information and release instructions. The closing team confirms the figures that apply to the property.
The closing statement shows the sale price, payoffs, taxes, fees, and amount left after those items. The title company confirms the final figures before closing.
It's real estate. Sometimes there are bumps in the road. We won't disappear when that happens, and we'll be fighting to get this to the closing table.
Use the office that matches the question on your notice. A tax account, an assessment, and a deed or other land record answer different questions.
Contact the Treasurer for County real-estate-tax collection and payment questions, including the current tax account. The County lists 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 201, Arlington, VA 22201 as the tax-bill mail route; check the County page for current contact and payment instructions rather than assuming walk-in service.
Use Land Records for deed and land-record research or recording questions. The Division is at 1425 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 6200, Arlington, VA 22201. The County’s services page also routes assessment-information questions to the Department of Real Estate Assessments.
Call 703-228-3920 for assessment-information questions. An assessment is not a title search or a determination of the current tax balance.
If an owner has died and estate authority affects who can sign, the Probate Office handles local probate and wills information. It is at 1425 North Courthouse Road, Suite 6300, Arlington, VA 22201.
Use the County Treasurer’s real-estate-tax page for tax-payment questions and the office identified on a tax-sale notice for the current notice status, amount, and any date. A tax-account balance is separate from a mortgage payoff and does not answer the status of a lender’s foreclosure.
If the notice is from a mortgage lender or trustee, contact the lender or trustee named in it about the payoff, current status, and any sale date. A County tax notice and a mortgage-foreclosure notice are not interchangeable; use the contact and instructions on the specific notice.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Virginia’s grantor tax is charged when a deed is recorded: 50 cents for each $500 of the greater of the sale price or value, about 0.1% ($100 on a $100,000 sale). In Arlington County, the regional WMATA capital fee and regional congestion relief fee each add 0.1%; together with grantor tax, those three charges total $300 on a $100,000 sale. Separate Virginia state and local recordation taxes can also apply. The contract can shift who pays, and exemptions or transfers with little or no consideration can change the figures; the settlement agent confirms the amounts for the transaction.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Virginia state and local recordation taxes, grantor tax and any applicable regional WMATA capital fee, regional congestion relief fee or regional transportation improvement fee.
This closing-cost promise does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or share of current property taxes; those amounts are handled separately in the sale figures.
Use the editable Arlington home-sale net proceeds calculator with your own estimated value, mortgage payoff, liens or tax amount, repairs, and other costs. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Testimonials are real, from our transactions, verified and approved by our attorneys. Any review shown keeps its actual location.
Yes. When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing. Call or use the form with the property address and whatever tax notice, payoff statement, or lien record you have; you can start before you have every document.
The County Treasurer answers real-estate-tax collection and payment questions. A lender or other creditor gives its current payoff instructions, and the title company reviews the recorded claims and settlement details for the sale. See the Arlington County offices section for the official contacts.
No. They are separate matters. For a tax-sale notice, contact the office identified on that notice and use the County tax page for real-estate-tax contact information. For a mortgage-foreclosure notice, contact the lender or trustee identified in the notice about its current status and any sale date.
Start with the property address and any tax bill or notice, parcel information, lender statement, lien or case reference, payoff letter, or foreclosure or tax-sale notice you have. You can call before you have everything.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before. The current payoff and sale figures are reviewed for the specific property.
Virginia grantor tax and Arlington’s regional WMATA capital and congestion relief fees can apply, as can separate state and local recordation taxes. The settlement agent confirms the amounts for the transaction. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Virginia state and local recordation taxes, grantor tax and any applicable regional WMATA capital fee, regional congestion relief fee or regional transportation improvement fee. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.
We talk about the house and the records you have, review the property as it stands, and put proposed sale terms in writing before you decide. If you choose to proceed, the title company reviews ownership and recorded claims, obtains or confirms payoff information with the responsible parties, and prepares the closing figures.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Arlington address and whatever notice or payoff information you have.