Questions About Selling a House in Cedartown, GA

Net proceeds are what remains after the sale price, selling costs, and property payoffs. Compare a written offer with a realistic listing plan, including repairs, commissions, carrying costs, any mortgage payoff or liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes. The actual numbers depend on the house and its written terms.

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We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Tell us what work or notice is still outstanding so it can be considered with the house and the written terms.

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Cash Offer: USA Home Buyers buys directly, 30 days or less, at a lower price. No repairs, no commissions, no closing costs. EZ Sale: goes to one of our partners, 60 days or less, at a higher price than the Cash Offer. No repairs, no commissions, no closing costs. EZ Sale includes partner visits. Compare the written numbers and responsibilities, then choose what works best for you.

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Georgia has a statewide real-estate transfer tax based on the sale price. State law makes the seller liable, although the sales contract can assign payment to the buyer. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Georgia real-estate transfer tax. That does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes.

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Source: Georgia Department of Revenue: Real Estate Transfer Tax

Sometimes. In Georgia, an executor or personal representative—the person appointed to administer the estate—needs authority in the will or leave from the probate court to sell estate real property before probate closes. Being an heir or named executor alone is not enough to sign. The will, appointment, court order, and title record determine who may convey the property.

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Source: Georgia Probate Court Standard Form 13: Petition for Leave to Sell Property

Yes, you can ask about the property while it is occupied. Georgia’s Department of Community Affairs says a new owner is generally subject to an apartment’s existing lease terms. Share the lease, deposit records, access details, and your timing so the written sale terms can address the actual occupancy.

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Source: Georgia Department of Community Affairs: Landlord-Tenant Handbook

For a Georgia power-of-sale foreclosure, the sale is held on the first Tuesday of the month at the county courthouse. Notice must be published once each week for four weeks, and the lender must send the borrower notice at least 30 days before sale. A completed, valid power-of-sale foreclosure has no post-sale redemption period. Check the actual notice and confirm any postponement rather than relying on a discussion or unsigned agreement.

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Sources: O.C.G.A. § 44-14-162; O.C.G.A. § 44-14-162.2

A sale does not by itself show that a code order, lien, repair deadline, or occupancy restriction has been satisfied. Share the notice and the issuing city or county with us, and confirm the current requirements with the local government before relying on a sale plan.

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Source: Georgia Department of Community Affairs: Construction Codes

Start with the property address, what you know about its condition, who lives there, and the timing or notice on your mind. A deed, lease, estate paper, tax notice, payoff statement, or city or county notice can help answer a follow-up question, but you can call before you have everything figured out.

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