Questions About Selling a House in Burlington, VT

We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Share what you know about the condition, access, occupancy, and timing; you do not need to repair, clean, or empty the house first.

We give written cash offers in 24 hours. That is the offer timing; the closing date and property-specific terms are set out for you to review in writing.

There is no one cash-sale discount or net amount for every house. Compare the written price with likely repairs, commissions, concessions, cleanout, carrying costs, taxes, mortgage payoff, and liens. The calculator lets you change the assumptions for a possible listing and sale; its estimates are not a property-specific offer.

The rate depends on how the buyer will use the property. The general property transfer tax is 1.25%, plus a 0.22% Clean Water Surcharge, for a total of 1.47%. A year-round home that is neither the buyer's principal residence nor a qualifying long-term rental has a higher total rate of 3.62%; principal residences and exempt transfers are treated differently. The closing attorney applies the right category. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Vermont's property transfer tax and Clean Water Surcharge. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes are separate.

Often, yes, while you still own it and can close before the court's deadline. Your court order tells you which path and deadline apply. In strict foreclosure, ownership ends when the redemption period runs out, with no auction. Otherwise, the court orders a sale (12 V.S.A. §§ 4941(c), 4945). Our agreement of sale will often get a foreclosure sale postponed so we can close. Signing alone doesn't postpone it automatically; we use the agreement to ask for the postponement, and it works more often than people think. A request to postpone a sale does not extend a strict-foreclosure redemption deadline.

Yes. You can call with the information you have now. Before closing, the title and closing professionals need to confirm who owns the property and who has authority to sign. Any ownership or estate papers you already have can help answer the next question, but you do not need a complete file to start a conversation.

Yes. Tell us who lives there, what the lease says, what access is available, and what timing or possession questions you are working through. Those details affect which sale path to compare, and the actual tenancy and written terms need to be reviewed before closing.

You can ask about the house with the notice or balance still in front of you. Share the actual notice and any payoff information you have. Code notices, liens, back taxes, your mortgage, and your share of current property taxes are separate from the closing costs we pay; the property-specific amounts and terms need review before closing.