Clarksburg, West Virginia · Harrison County
When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing.
Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Clarksburg and Harrison County, including houses with back taxes or liens. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. A lien or tax payoff is confirmed and shown separately from closing costs; it can be paid from the sale at closing rather than by you upfront.
Call 888-274-5006 to talk about the house. You can call before you have every document.
Share the property address and whatever you know about the notice, payoff, creditor, or tax account. You can start with the facts you have.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Tell us the address and what you know about the notice, payoff, creditor, or tax account.
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When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing.
A lien is a claim against the property or sale proceeds. A payoff is the amount and instructions the creditor or tax office gives to clear that obligation as of a stated date. We buy houses with back taxes and liens; the title company and the responsible office confirm the current figures and how they appear in the settlement.
Our closing-cost promise is separate from your mortgage balance, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes. Those amounts are listed separately in the settlement; liens and back taxes are handled from the sale proceeds, not as an upfront payment from you.
If you have them, bring the property address, parcel number, tax notice, payoff statement, mortgage information, creditor or case number, and any recorded lien or release. The title company checks ownership and recorded claims; the creditor or tax office gives the current payoff and release instructions. You can call before all of that is together.
For recorded county documents, start with the Harrison County Clerk's Office. Its online records can help you locate county filings. An online record is not the same as a current payoff quote, so get the current amount from the creditor or tax office.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Tell us the Clarksburg address, what you know about the lien or tax notice, and what timing concerns you. Start with what you have; you do not need to settle the payoff before calling.
We discuss the house as it stands and provide written offer terms before you commit. Read the price, responsibilities, payoff treatment, and closing terms before deciding whether to accept.
A title company reviews ownership and recorded claims for the transaction. The creditor or tax office confirms the current balance and payoff instructions. The closing team works those figures into the settlement.
The settlement statement shows the sale price, payoffs, taxes, closing costs, and what remains after those amounts. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company 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.
A tax-sale notice and a mortgage-foreclosure notice are not the same process. Check the current notice and the office or professional named on it for the specific property status and deadline. Do not use one kind of notice to infer the date or status of the other.
Start here for the county office and its records. Search the Harrison County Clerk online records for deeds, mortgages, and other recorded documents. A recorded claim may not show the current payoff amount; ask the creditor for a current written payoff.
Use the county tax-record search for property-tax account information. If you have a delinquency or tax-sale notice, check the current balance and status with the office named on that notice; the notice's instructions control which office to contact next.
Use the Assessor for parcel and assessed-value questions. An assessed value is a county record, not a payoff quote, sale price, or estimate of what you will keep after closing.
West Virginia's real-estate transfer excise tax starts with a county tax of $1.10 for each $500 of value, plus an additional county tax of 55 cents per $500. A county commission may raise that additional tax to as much as $1.65 per $500. Each $500 or fraction counts, and value includes liens the buyer takes over. The County Clerk collects a $20 Affordable Housing Fund fee before recording. Check the statutory definition of value and excluded transfers and ask the title company to confirm the applicable county rate and settlement figures.
State law places the excise tax on the seller unless the buyer accepts the deed without the tax paid. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the West Virginia real estate transfer excise tax and the additional county excise tax. That company-paid closing-cost promise does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or share of current property taxes; those are separate settlement items.
For broad market context only, Zillow's typical home value is $112,463 (As of August 2026; Zillow typical home value for Clarksburg, WV). That is not a value for your address or an offer. Use the editable Clarksburg home-sale net proceeds calculator with your own estimated value, mortgage payoff, lien or tax amount, repairs, and closing costs. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Here's what sellers have said about working with us.
“Howard worked at Home Savings Bank for twenty-eight years. When he retired, we talked about downsizing for two years before we actually did it. The property tax on our Canfield Road house was $3,800 a year, and with both of us on fixed incomes that added up. USA Home Buyers closed in seven days. We're in a smaller place in Boardman with half the maintenance.”
“I got behind on payments after losing my warehouse job. The lender filed in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court and I didn't know what to do. USA Home Buyers explained the Ohio judicial foreclosure timeline, made a written offer the next morning, and we closed before the case moved to summary judgment. I walked away with money instead of losing everything.”
“The house on Michigan Avenue had been in Clara's family since 1951. When the waterline under the street broke, water backed up through the foundation and we had standing water in the basement for four days. Mold, foundation damage, HVAC destroyed. We're both past seventy and we couldn't put $40,000 into a house we'd been thinking about leaving anyway. Closed in ten days.”
Yes. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing. The current payoff and instructions are confirmed with the creditor or tax office as the sale moves forward.
The creditor or tax office provides the current payoff amount and instructions. The title company checks ownership and recorded claims for the transaction. Harrison County Clerk records and the office named on a tax notice can help you find the public record or current tax account.
Start with the Clarksburg property address and whatever you have: a parcel number, tax or court notice, payoff statement, creditor or case number, mortgage information, or recorded document. You can call before you have every record.
No. A delinquent-property-tax notice and a mortgage lender or trustee foreclosure notice concern different obligations and procedures. Check the current notice and the office or professional named on it for the property-specific status and deadline.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before. That is past experience, not a promise that a lender will reduce a particular payoff.
West Virginia has a county excise tax on transferring real estate. The first county tax is $1.10 per $500 of value, and an additional county tax of 55 cents per $500 applies; a county commission may raise that additional tax. A $20 Affordable Housing Fund fee is collected before recording. The applicable rate and settlement amounts should be confirmed for the property.
We talk through the house and the information you have, discuss the property as-is, and put proposed sale terms in writing before you decide. A title company then checks ownership and recorded claims while the responsible creditor or tax office confirms payoff information for closing.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Clarksburg address and the notice or payoff information you have.