Coatesville, Pennsylvania · Chester County · Property liens and back taxes
When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing.
Yes. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. We buy houses in Coatesville and Chester County. You can call before you have every payoff amount or county record in hand.
Call 888-274-5006 to talk through the house and the notice or lien information you have.
How payoffs work
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing.
A mortgage balance, back taxes, liens, and your share of current property taxes are separate from closing costs. The creditor or tax collector gives the current payoff amount and instructions; the title company checks the recorded claims and works those figures into the closing paperwork.
Records and next step
A property address and any tax bill, County or City notice, lender statement, payoff letter, or recorded lien document can help. A parcel number or deed is useful too, but you do not have to assemble every record before you call. The office or creditor responsible for a balance confirms its current amount; the title company reviews the recorded claims for the sale.
If you have a deadline notice, keep its date and the office or court named on it in front of you when you call. A sale agreement by itself does not clear a tax claim or change a court 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 888-274-5006 with the payoff statement or notice you have. You can ask before you know the final number.
What happens next
Tell us the address, what you know about the lien or tax notice, and when the notice says action may happen. Start with what you have; you do not have to solve the balance before calling.
We discuss the house as it stands and put the offer and sale terms in writing before you decide. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
If you want to proceed, the title company reviews ownership and recorded claims for the transaction. The lender, creditor, or tax collector provides its current payoff figures and payment instructions for the closing.
The title company prepares the settlement figures showing the sale, payoffs, taxes, transfer tax, and amount left after those items. The actual payoff and tax amounts depend on the records for the property and are confirmed for the closing.
Local facts and offices
City tax billing and County delinquent-tax records have different routes. Use the collector named on the actual bill or notice; a map or public record does not confirm a specific property's balance or title status.
The City says it does not issue certified payoff statements itself. Its published routes list Keystone Collections Group for current-year City real-estate taxes and Chester County Tax Claim for prior-year real-estate taxes. Collection can change as an account becomes delinquent, so confirm the collector and balance for the billing period on your notice. See the City's Taxes and Compliance page too.
City Hall's published main number is 610-384-0300.
Contact the Bureau about delinquent County real-estate taxes, tax certifications, and County tax-sale notices. Its published address is 313 W Market Street, Suite 3602, West Chester, PA 19380; call 610-344-6360.
Use the Recorder for recorded deeds, mortgages, and other land documents. The public index is a records search, not a title opinion for a particular property. The office is at 313 W Market Street, Suite 3302, West Chester, PA 19380; call 610-344-6330.
Use this County office for assessment and assessment-inquiry questions. An assessed value is different from a tax payoff, recorded lien balance, sale price, or amount left after closing. The office is at 313 W Market Street, Suite 4202, West Chester, PA 19380; call 610-344-6105.
The City's maps page links an Addressing Map, and Chester County's ChescoViews provides parcel information. Use them as starting points for an address question; they do not establish a parcel's tax balance or title status.
When property taxes go unpaid, the County can put a house up for tax sale, and the County's notice gives the date. If a sale closes before that date, delinquent taxes may be paid from the proceeds if enough remains after other liens and closing costs. A sale agreement alone does not resolve the tax claim. Call us as soon as a notice arrives; timing matters. (Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law, §§601–603.)
A mortgage foreclosure is a lender and court process, not the County's tax-sale process. Keep the foreclosure or Sheriff notice and its dates separate from a tax notice, and use the court or Sheriff contact named on the foreclosure notice. See the Coatesville seller FAQ for the separate mortgage-foreclosure question.
Pennsylvania charges a 1% state realty-transfer tax when a house changes hands, and most municipalities add local tax. The local amount depends on the property's municipality and transaction. When you sell to us, we pay the transfer tax. The title company can show the applicable tax on the settlement figures.
Read the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue transfer-tax information →
Use your own estimates for the home value, mortgage payoff, lien or tax amount, repairs, carrying costs, and other sale costs. The calculator is a starting point; current payoff instructions come from the creditor or tax collector. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Yes. You can call before you have every balance or document. When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing. Current payoff details are confirmed with the creditor or tax collector as the sale moves forward.
The lender, creditor, or tax collector provides its current balance and payment instructions. The title company checks the recorded claims for the transaction and works with those offices on the closing figures.
The City publishes different routes for current-year City real-estate taxes and prior-year taxes collected by Chester County. Use the collector named on the actual bill and confirm the current balance; the local-help section links the City and County offices.
No. A County tax sale concerns delinquent real-estate taxes. A mortgage foreclosure is a separate lender and court process with its own notice and dates. Use the current notice for the process that applies to the property.
Start with the property address and the notice, tax bill, payoff statement, or lien paper you have. A parcel number, mortgage statement, or deed can help, but you can call before everything is gathered.
We talk through the property and the information you have, then put proposed sale terms in writing before you decide. If you want to proceed, the title company reviews ownership and recorded claims, confirms payoff instructions with the creditor or tax office, and prepares the closing figures.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Coatesville address and the notice or payoff information you have.