Asheville, NC · Buncombe 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, you can ask us about selling an Asheville house with back taxes or liens before you have every record. We buy houses as-is in Asheville and Buncombe County, North Carolina — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. A lien payoff is handled from the sale at closing, not by you upfront.
Want a cash offer? Call 888-274-5006 or use the form below.
Share the address and whatever you know about the lien, tax account, notice, or payoff. You can start the conversation before you have every document.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Tell us the property address and what you know about the tax or lien issue.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing.
A payoff is the current amount and instructions from the creditor or tax office to satisfy a balance. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate from the closing costs we pay. When a payoff applies, it is handled in the closing figures rather than requiring you to pay it before you call.
The amount on an old bill or notice may not be the current payoff. The creditor or county tax office confirms its current figures; the title company checks recorded claims and works with the responsible office on payoff and release information for the sale.
If you have them, bring the latest property-tax bill or notice, a lien or creditor letter, a written payoff statement, a court paper, the deed, and the parcel number. Start with the property address and whichever paper is in front of you. You can call before you have every record or have confirmed the exact balance.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Tell us the property address, what the notice says, and any amount or date you see. You can start with what you know; a call is not conditional on having all the paperwork.
We discuss the house as it stands and provide a written cash offer and written terms before you commit. Read the proposed price, payoff treatment, responsibilities, and closing terms before deciding whether the sale fits.
The title company reviews ownership and recorded claims for the transaction. The creditor or county tax office confirms the current payoff and release instructions, and the closing team checks the figures and documents that apply. If your notice lists a court or sale date, tell us and confirm its current status with the office named on the notice.
Before closing, review the sale price, payoff amounts, taxes, and other settlement figures with the title company. Any payoff that applies is shown in the closing figures and paid from the sale proceeds at closing.
Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
Asheville city is wholly within Buncombe County, but an Asheville mailing address alone does not establish whether a property is inside Asheville city limits. Check the street address for a City permitting question; county tax and deed records go to county offices.
Buncombe County Tax Assessment and Collections provides the Tax Lookup for county tax and property-record information. The portal does not certify that taxes are paid or state the amount currently due. For the live balance or a tax notice, use the account information to ask the county office what is due and what the notice means.
A county property-tax matter is not the same as a lender's mortgage foreclosure. Check who issued the notice: use the county tax office for a county tax account or tax-sale question, and the lender or court named on the papers for a mortgage foreclosure. A tax lookup does not establish that a tax-sale proceeding is active or tell you a court date; confirm those details with the office or court handling the notice.
For a court-routing question in Buncombe County, the Clerk of Superior Court and courthouse directory list the local court contact. The directory is a contact route, not a decision about where a particular case belongs or who may sign for an estate.
The Buncombe County Register of Deeds is the county route for recorded-document and deed or plat records. Ask about the document named in your notice; a recorded record is not the same as a current payoff from a creditor or tax office.
Buncombe County Register of Deeds ↗
205 College Street, Asheville, NC 28801 · (828) 250-4303
If a notice concerns a City permit, inspection, or development-services record, first check whether the property address is within City permitting jurisdiction. Do not infer that from the Asheville mailing address alone.
Check whether an address is within Asheville city limits ↗
City of Asheville Development Services ↗
161 S. Charlotte Street, Asheville, NC 28801 · (828) 259-5846
North Carolina charges an excise tax when a deed transfers real estate: $1 for each $500 of the sale price or value, and any part of $500 counts as a full $500. State law makes the seller responsible for paying it to the county Register of Deeds before the deed is recorded. Some transfers are exempt, including gifts and transfers under a will or by inheritance.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including North Carolina's excise tax on conveyances. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes are separate.
Use the Asheville home-sale calculator to compare a possible sale price with mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, your share of current property taxes, and other costs. Change the estimates to fit the property and the figures you have.
Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Yes. You can call before you have every notice or balance. When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — the payoff comes out at closing.
The creditor or county tax office confirms its current amount and instructions. The title company checks the recorded property claims and works with the responsible office on the payoff information for closing. Buncombe County Tax Lookup is useful for tax and property records, but it does not certify that taxes are paid or show the amount currently due.
Start with the Asheville-area property address and any tax bill or notice, creditor letter, payoff statement, court paper, deed, or parcel information you have. You can call before you have everything; do not wait to assemble a complete file first.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before. Bring the current payoff or tax notice so the actual balance can be checked.
No. A county property-tax matter and a lender’s mortgage foreclosure are different processes. Check the notice to see who issued it, then confirm the current account or court status with the office named on the notice. A county tax lookup is not a certification of a current balance or sale status.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including North Carolina's excise tax on conveyances. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes are separate.