City of Augusta Treasury and Tax Collection ↗
Contact the city about an Augusta property-tax bill, balance, or tax notice. Ask which current account status and next date apply to the property shown on the notice.
Augusta, Maine · Kennebec County
Can I Sell My Augusta House With Back Taxes or Liens?
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 Augusta and Kennebec County, including houses with liens or back taxes to resolve. 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. Start with the property address and the records you have.
Call 888-274-5006 to talk through the property.
Ask about selling with liens or back taxes
Share the Augusta address and what you know about the notice, creditor, payoff, or tax account.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Tell us the address and what you know about the lien, notice, or tax balance.
Prefer to call? 888-274-5006.
How liens and back taxes are paid
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing.
A payoff statement gives the current amount and payment instructions for a debt. A tax bill or lien notice identifies a different account or claim. The title company checks the property's records and works with the creditor or tax office to confirm the current payoff information used for closing.
Mortgage balances, other liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate settlement items. The closing-cost promise about Maine real estate transfer tax below does not pay those amounts.
Records that can help
If you have them, bring the latest tax bill or notice, payoff statement, creditor or case number, parcel details, and any deed or recorded-property paper. The City of Augusta handles city tax collection questions; the county registry is the local office for deed and property-record context. You can call us with only the address and add records later.
For an Augusta property-tax balance or notice, contact the City of Augusta Treasury and Tax Collection. For city assessment and parcel-record questions, see City of Augusta Assessing.
If the payoff is more than the house is worth
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
What happens next
Start with a conversation, not a completed file. You can ask about the Augusta house while the current records and payoff details are being checked.
1. Talk through the property
Tell us the address, what notice or payoff you have, and what is making the sale difficult. You do not have to resolve the lien or tax account before calling.
2. Review written terms
We review the house as-is and put the offer and terms in writing before you decide. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
3. Check title and payoff details
The title company reviews the records and confirms the payoff instructions with the relevant creditor or tax office. The current figures and documents are matched to the specific sale.
4. Review closing figures and close
The closing statement shows the sale price, payoffs, taxes, closing costs, and the amount left for you under the written terms. You can review those figures before closing.
Augusta and Maine tax and property-record offices
An Augusta city tax account and a Kennebec County deed record are handled through different offices. Use the notice or record in front of you to choose where to check.
City of Augusta Assessing ↗
Use the city assessing office for assessment and parcel-record questions. An assessed value is not the same as a creditor payoff, lien balance, sale price, or amount you keep.
Kennebec County Registry of Deeds ↗
This county office is the local source for deed and property-record context. The title company checks the records relevant to a specific sale.
Official Record Search — Quick Search ↗
This is the official online record-search endpoint for the Kennebec County Registry of Deeds.
Property-tax notices and mortgage foreclosure are separate
A city property-tax notice or tax-sale question is not the same as a lender's mortgage foreclosure. Ask the City of Augusta Treasury and Tax Collection about the current city account and the notice's status. Maine mortgage foreclosures go through court, with separate lender and court papers; use the current court record or notice for that process. The Maine Judicial Branch Foreclosure Diversion Program is an official court resource, and you can also read our Augusta foreclosure page.
Maine real estate transfer tax
Maine taxes a deed that transfers real estate at $2.20 for each $500 of value or fraction of $500. By law, the tax is split evenly between seller and buyer. For the part of the value above $1,000,000, an extra $3.80 per $500 applies starting November 1, 2025. The county register of deeds calculates and collects the tax from the transfer-tax declaration filed with the deed. Some transfers qualify for exemptions under specific rules.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the real estate transfer tax.
That closing-cost promise does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes. For the rate and exemptions, see Maine's real estate transfer-tax statute and Maine Revenue Services' transfer-tax information.
Compare possible net proceeds
Use your own estimates for the house, mortgage, liens or tax balance, repairs, and other sale costs. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Augusta property liens and back taxes questions
Can I sell my Augusta house with back taxes or liens before paying them?
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 liens are paid off from the sale at closing. Call with the property address and whatever tax notice, payoff statement, or record you have; you do not need to gather everything first.
What records should I have when I call?
Start with the property address and any city tax bill or notice, creditor payoff statement, recorded-property document, or court paper you have. A parcel number, account number, or case number can help identify the right record, but you can call before you have every document.
Are a property-tax sale and a mortgage foreclosure the same process?
No. A city property-tax account or tax notice is different from a lender's mortgage foreclosure. Check an Augusta property-tax balance or notice with the City of Augusta Treasury and Tax Collection; mortgage foreclosure in Maine is a separate court process with its own lender and court papers. Use the current notice for the issue it describes.
How does Maine real estate transfer tax affect a sale?
Maine generally taxes a deed at $2.20 for each $500 of value or fraction of $500, with the tax split evenly between seller and buyer. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the real estate transfer tax. That does not include your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes.
What if my lender payoff is more than the house is worth?
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
What happens after I contact you?
We talk through the Augusta property and the information you have, review the house as-is, and provide written terms before you decide. The title company and the relevant creditor or tax office confirm the records and payoff information for the transaction before closing.
What sellers say about USA Home Buyers
Here's what sellers have said about working with us.
“Sixty-six years old, widowed, and the house had more property taxes than I wanted to keep paying — $5,800 a year in NH on a fixed income. My son in Boston had been after me to move south. USA Home Buyers gave me a fair number, no open houses, no strangers in my house. Closed in eight days. I was in Massachusetts before spring.”
“My parents owned a house near the Millyard for 40 years. After my mother passed, my brother and I needed to settle the estate quickly — we both have jobs and families, neither of us lives in Manchester. USA Home Buyers had a written offer the next day and we closed in 11 days. The whole process was straightforward.”
“I relocated to Boston for work and had my Manchester house on the market for three months with an agent — two failed offers, one buyer who couldn't get financing. USA Home Buyers gave me a written number the next morning and we closed before my lease on the new apartment ran out.”
More Augusta seller resources
Talk through the property
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Augusta address and the notice or payoff information you have.