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Can I sell my Charlottesville house before foreclosure?
Our agreement of sale will often get a trustee's 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.
Often, yes: a sale may still be possible if it closes and pays off the loan before the trustee's sale. Virginia home foreclosures are usually trustee's sales under a deed of trust, without a court case. We buy houses as-is in Charlottesville, Virginia — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Call 888-274-5006 or send the property address to ask for a written cash offer.
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How we help you work toward closing
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
We give you a written offer and written terms before you commit. If you choose to move ahead, closing is through a title company, which works through title and payoff details with you. If a trustee's sale is scheduled, we use the agreement to ask for a postponement; signing by itself does not move the date. The title company or an attorney can confirm the current sale date and payoff amount.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Virginia state and local recordation taxes, grantor tax and any applicable regional WMATA capital fee, regional congestion relief fee or regional transportation improvement fee.
Your mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate from that closing-cost promise and can affect what remains for you. 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.
Mortgage foreclosure and tax sales have different deadlines
A Virginia mortgage foreclosure is usually a trustee's sale under a deed of trust: the trustee auctions the house without a court case. For an owner-occupied home, written notice of the sale generally must go to the owner at least 60 days ahead; for other property, generally 14 days. The sale also must be advertised in a local newspaper. Use the notice for your property to confirm the sale date.
Plan to close and pay off the loan before the trustee's sale; do not count on buying the house back afterward. A trustee can postpone a sale, and a postponed sale must be advertised again. Do not assume the date has moved: have the title company or an attorney confirm the current date and payoff.
A notice for delinquent property taxes is a separate tax-sale matter, not the deed-of-trust trustee sale described here. Its process and deadline are separate. Asking to postpone a mortgage trustee's sale does not change a tax-sale date; follow the tax notice and contact the office named on it to confirm the current status.
Virginia's rules for trustee-sale notice, advertising, and postponement appear in Va. Code §55.1-320, §55.1-321, and §55.1-322.
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.
Ask your lender for a current payoff amount. The title company can review it with the title and lien details for a proposed closing.
What happens next
- Call or send the property address and any sale notice or payoff information you have.
- We review the house and give you a written cash offer and written terms before you commit.
- If you choose to proceed, the title company works through title and payoff details and coordinates the closing.
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.
Charlottesville court information
Charlottesville is an independent city, not part of Albemarle County government. A Virginia mortgage trustee sale usually does not involve a court case. If your paperwork names a court, use the court identified there; the official directory lists City of Charlottesville courts separately from Albemarle County courts. This directory is not a trustee-sale schedule.
City of Charlottesville Courts directoryQuestions and contact
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form below. Estimate possible sale proceeds with the Charlottesville home-sale calculator → as a planning estimate, not a property-specific offer. Read our Charlottesville seller reviews, visit the Charlottesville seller resources, or return to the Charlottesville market page.
Foreclosure questions in Charlottesville, Virginia
Can I sell my Charlottesville house before a trustee's sale?
Often, yes, if the sale closes and pays off the loan before the trustee's sale. Our agreement of sale will often get a trustee's 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. Confirm the current sale date and payoff with the title company or an attorney.
Does signing an agreement automatically postpone a Virginia trustee's sale?
Our agreement of sale will often get a trustee's 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. Do not assume the sale date has changed; confirm the current date with the title company or an attorney.
How much notice is required for a Virginia trustee sale?
For an owner-occupied home, written notice of the sale generally must go to the owner at least 60 days ahead; for other property, generally 14 days. The sale must also be advertised in a local newspaper. Check the current notice and sale date for your property.
Is a mortgage trustee sale the same as a property-tax sale?
No. A mortgage trustee sale under a deed of trust and a sale notice for delinquent property taxes are separate processes with separate deadlines. Asking to postpone a mortgage trustee sale does not change a tax-sale date. Follow the tax notice and confirm its status and date with the office named there.
What if the mortgage 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. Ask the lender for a current payoff amount and have the title details reviewed; any lender decision is specific to the property and transaction.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Takes 2 minutes. No obligation.