Questions About Selling a House in Burlington, NC

We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.

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We give written cash offers in 24 hours. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.

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Net proceeds are what remains after the sale price and selling costs are accounted for. Repairs, commissions, closing costs, mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes can all affect what you keep. Compare the written numbers and adjust the calculator assumptions for your own house.

More detail: Burlington home-sale net proceeds calculator

We have two ways to buy. A Cash Offer is built for speed, condition, and tough situations — heavy repairs, tight timelines, difficult circumstances. EZ Sale is often the better fit when the house doesn't need major repairs and you want a higher number. Either way, you compare written numbers and you pick what works best for you. Cash Offer is a direct purchase by USA Home Buyers, with a term of 30 days or less and a lower price. EZ Sale goes to one of our partners, with a term of 60 days or less and a higher price than the Cash Offer. Both have no repairs, no commissions, and no closing costs.

More detail: Cash Offer and EZ Sale comparison

When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including North Carolina's excise tax on conveyances. North Carolina’s general excise-tax rate is $1 for each $500 of the sale price or value, with any part of $500 counted as a full $500. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate.

Official detail: North Carolina G.S. 105-228.30 — rate and who pays

More detail: Compare possible sale costs and net proceeds

Yes, you can ask us about a tenant-occupied house. Tell us who lives there, what the lease says, what access is available, and the timing you are working with. Keep the lease and any notices handy so the written sale terms can account for the actual occupancy.

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Often, yes, if the sale closes in time. Many North Carolina home loans use a deed of trust with a power of sale, which lets the lender seek foreclosure through a hearing before the clerk of superior court instead of a lawsuit. For a qualifying home loan on your main home, the loan servicer must mail you a notice at least 45 days before filing for the hearing; this rule does not cover every loan, including home-equity lines and reverse mortgages. The hearing notice must be served at least 10 days ahead. At the hearing, the clerk checks for a valid debt, a default, the right to foreclose, and proper notice. If the clerk lets the foreclosure go ahead, you have 10 days to appeal. The notice of sale is posted at the courthouse for at least 20 days and published in a newspaper once a week for two weeks. The sale is a public auction. After the sale report is filed with the clerk, anyone can make an upset bid for 10 days by beating the high bid by at least 5% and at least $750; each new upset bid starts another 10-day period. If the last day falls when the clerk’s office is closed, the deadline moves to its next open day. Until the last upset-bid period ends, paying the loan and sale costs in full stops the foreclosure. Once a 10-day period ends with no new bid, the sale is final. If a foreclosure sale is scheduled, tell us the date right away so we can try to close before it.

Official detail: North Carolina Judicial Branch — foreclosures · G.S. 45-102 — pre-foreclosure notice for qualifying home loans · G.S. 45-21.16 — notice and hearing before the clerk · North Carolina G.S. Chapter 45, Article 2A — sale notice and upset bids · G.S. 45-21.20 — payoff before the upset-bid period ends

More detail: Burlington foreclosure questions

Yes, we can discuss the house as-is. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Burlington’s Code Enforcement and Minimum Housing pages explain local complaint and unfit- or abandoned-dwelling channels. Read the actual notice and ask the City about its status and deadline; a sale review does not establish that a specific notice is cleared.

Official detail: City of Burlington Code Enforcement · City of Burlington Minimum Housing

More detail: Burlington code violations and notices

You can call before you have every paper gathered. Start with the property address, what you know about its condition, who lives there, and your timing. A deed, lease, tax bill, payoff statement, lien notice, or city or court notice may help answer the next question. Written offer and written terms come before you commit; closing is through a title company.

More detail: What happens from first question to closing

Burlington’s city footprint intersects Alamance County and Guilford County. That citywide fact does not identify the county for a particular address. Confirm the property’s county in the relevant county tax or real-estate-records system before relying on a county office or record.

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You can ask us to review the property. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate from the closing costs we pay, and they can affect what you keep. Bring any payoff statement, tax bill, or lien notice you have so the title company can review the actual figures for a closing.

More detail: Property liens and payoff questions