Can I Sell My Centralia House in Foreclosure?

Our agreement of sale will often get a foreclosure sale postponed so we can close. It doesn't always work, but it works more often than people think.

If the sale can close and pay the required debt before your deadline, selling may still be an option. In Illinois, the normal redemption deadline comes before the foreclosure auction. A postponement does not extend that deadline.

USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Centralia, Illinois, and throughout Marion and Clinton counties. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.

Call us now about your Centralia house and any foreclosure or tax notice you have.

Call USA Home Buyers — 888-274-5006

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How we help you work toward closing

You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company. If you choose to move forward, we work with the title company on title and payoff details while we work toward closing.

No agent commissions when you sell to us. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the Illinois state, county and city transfer taxes. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate amounts.

You don't need to pay off your back taxes before we settle. We buy houses with back taxes and liens — payoffs get handled through the closing, not by you upfront.

Which sale is on your notice?

Illinois mortgage foreclosure and property-tax sales are separate processes, with different notices and deadlines. The postponement request for a mortgage foreclosure concerns that sale, not a property-tax sale.

Property-tax sale

Unpaid property taxes have a separate sale process, with their own notices and deadlines. The mortgage redemption deadline and a request to postpone a mortgage sale do not change a property-tax sale date.

If the payoff is the problem

Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.

Call us and we can talk through the payoff and what it means for a possible sale.

What happens next

  1. 1. Talk with us about the property and notice.

    Call now or use the form to tell us what is happening with the house and sale.

  2. 2. Review written terms before you decide.

    You get a written offer and written terms before you commit.

  3. 3. Work through title and payoff details.

    If you choose to proceed, we work with the title company on ownership, mortgage payoff, liens and other closing details.

  4. 4. Close through the title company.

    If you move ahead, we work toward closing through the title company under the written terms.

It's real estate. Sometimes there are bumps in the road. We won't disappear when that happens, and we'll be fighting to get this to the closing table.

Local help with court and tax notices

Centralia includes homes in Marion and Clinton counties. Tell us the property address and we’ll help point you to the right county office. The Circuit Clerk handles court case information; the Treasurer handles property-tax questions.

Marion County

Circuit Clerk: 100 E. Main Street, Room 204, Salem, IL 62881.

Treasurer: 100 E. Main Street, Suite 105, Salem, IL 62881.

Clinton County

Circuit Clerk: 850 Fairfax Street, Room 220, Carlyle, IL 62231.

Treasurer mailing address: PO Box 174, Carlyle, IL 62231; the office is at the County Courthouse, 850 Fairfax Street, Carlyle.

Compare a possible sale

Compare a written offer with the payoff and other figures for the house using the Centralia home-sale net proceeds calculator as a planning estimate, not a property-specific offer or payoff figure.

Frequently asked questions — Centralia foreclosure

Can I sell my Centralia house before an Illinois foreclosure auction?

If a sale can close and pay the required debt before the applicable deadline, selling may still be an option. Illinois mortgage foreclosures go through court, and the normal redemption deadline is before the foreclosure auction. A postponement does not extend that deadline.

Is a property-tax sale the same as a mortgage foreclosure?

No. A property-tax sale has its own notices and deadlines. Our postponement request concerns a mortgage foreclosure sale, not a property-tax sale. Call us with either notice and we’ll help you sort out which sale you’re facing.

What if the lender payoff is more than my house is worth?

Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.

Do I have to pay back taxes or liens before closing?

You don't need to pay off your back taxes before we settle. We buy houses with back taxes and liens — payoffs get handled through the closing, not by you upfront. Your mortgage and share of current property taxes are separate amounts.

What happens after I contact USA Home Buyers?

You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company. If you choose to move ahead, we work through title and payoff details and work toward closing.

What our sellers say

“Facing foreclosure ... Very stressful time... They handled it professionally and got me out of the debt...”
Alice Wforeclosure
“I was four months behind on my mortgage and the notices were stacking up. I didn't even know I could sell and still come out with money. USA Home Buyers explained the whole thing, the offer was fair, and we closed before things got worse. Huge weight off my shoulders.”
James R.Behind on Payments — Pre-Foreclosure

Talk with us about the Centralia property

Call USA Home Buyers at 888-274-5006 or request a written cash offer below.

We give written cash offers in 24 hours.

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