Columbia, Missouri · Boone 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 in Columbia and Boone County, Missouri, 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. You can call with the property address before you have every bill, payoff statement, or notice.
Call 888-274-5006 to talk through the property and ask for a cash offer.
Share the property address and whatever you know about the tax account, creditor, payoff, or notice. You can call before you have every record.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Share the address and what you know about the lien, tax notice, creditor, or payoff.
Prefer to call? 888-274-5006.
A lien is a claim that can affect a property's title or the money due at closing. A payoff is the current amount and instructions a lender, creditor, or tax office gives to satisfy an obligation. An older bill or recorded document may not show the current balance or release instructions.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing.
The lender, creditor, or Boone County Collector confirms the current amount it is owed and its instructions. The title company checks ownership and recorded claims for the transaction and works with the responsible party on payoff information. If a payoff exceeds the available sale proceeds, the parties must confirm what terms would allow the transaction to proceed.
Start with the Columbia property address. If they are handy, gather the parcel number, latest property-tax bill or notice, mortgage payoff statement, lien or court notice, creditor name, deed, and any case or tax-sale number. You do not need a complete file before calling 888-274-5006 or using the form above. The creditor or county office named on a notice confirms its current balance; the title company checks the transaction records.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
The first step is a conversation, not a complete file. If you want to continue, the written offer, title review, payoff checks, and closing figures come before closing.
Tell us the Columbia address, what is going on, and what you know about the lien or tax notice. Start with what you have; you do not need to clear up every record before calling.
We review the house as-is and give you the proposed offer and written terms before you commit. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
If you choose to proceed, the title company reviews ownership and recorded claims. The creditor or tax office confirms its current payoff and release instructions for the closing work.
Review the sale price, confirmed payoffs, applicable charges, and amount remaining in the closing figures with the title company before closing.
A recorded deed, a current property-tax balance, and a lender payoff are different records. Use the Boone County office or creditor that handles the question in front of you; an online record is not a current payoff quote.
The Recorder is Boone County's real-estate-records office. Its online records service lets you search recorded property deeds and tax liens. For a current balance or payoff amount, contact the creditor or tax office named on the notice.
The Collector handles current and delinquent property-tax accounts. Use the property address or parcel details and the latest bill or notice to ask about the current tax balance or account status.
Boone County's Collector publishes its Real Estate Delinquent Tax Certificate Sale information. Use the current county notice and parcel information to ask the Collector about a tax-sale listing, date, or status.
A lender's mortgage-foreclosure notice is not a Boone County tax-sale notice. Follow the current instructions and date on the notice, and check the lender or trustee status separately. See our Columbia foreclosure information for Missouri mortgage-foreclosure context.
A Boone County tax-certificate sale and a lender's mortgage foreclosure are separate processes. Check the notice and current status with the office handling that process; one notice does not establish the status of the other.
Boone County's Collector says land or lots with delinquent, unpaid taxes or special assessments may be offered at a public tax-certificate sale. The Collector also says property liens are not extinguished at the sale or during redemption. That is different from a mortgage foreclosure, and an existing lien does not simply disappear because a tax sale occurred. Check the current parcel status and notice with the Boone County Collector's tax-sale information.
Missouri's Constitution bars state, county, and local governments from imposing new taxes on the sale or transfer of real estate after December 2, 2010. Deed recording fees still apply: state law sets $5 for the first deed page and $3 for each additional page, plus per-document fees. The title company or closing professional confirms the exact recording charges for the documents in your sale.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. That does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or share of current property taxes; those are separate items shown in the confirmed closing figures.
Missouri Constitution, Article X, Section 25 · RSMo §59.310 · RSMo §59.319 · RSMo §59.800
Use your own estimates for the house value, mortgage payoff, lien or tax amount, repairs, cleanout, carrying costs, and closing costs to compare possible net proceeds. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Yes. When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing. We buy houses with back taxes and liens; the title company and the responsible creditor or county office confirm the current figures and instructions for the sale.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing. The lender, creditor, or tax office confirms its current balance and instructions, and the title company uses the confirmed information in the closing work.
The Boone County Collector collects current and delinquent property taxes. Use the Collector contact and tax-account information in the local offices section, with your property address or parcel details and the latest bill or notice.
The Boone County Recorder of Deeds is the county real-estate-records office and provides an online records search. A recorded document is not a current payoff quote; ask the lender, creditor, or tax office for the amount and instructions to satisfy the debt.
No. Boone County’s Real Estate Delinquent Tax Certificate Sale concerns unpaid property taxes or special assessments. A mortgage foreclosure is a separate lender process. The County Collector says property liens are not extinguished at a tax-certificate sale or during redemption; check the current notice and parcel status with the office handling that process.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Start with the Columbia property address. If you have them, keep the parcel number, latest property-tax bill or notice, lender or lien payoff statement, creditor name, deed or recorded document, and any court or tax-sale notice nearby. You can call before you have every record.
We talk through the house and the information you have, review the property as-is, and provide the proposed offer and written terms before you decide. If you choose to proceed, a title company reviews ownership and recorded claims, coordinates current payoff information with the creditor or office, and prepares the closing figures.
Missouri’s Constitution bars state and local governments from imposing new taxes on the sale or transfer of real estate after December 2, 2010. Deed recording fees still apply; the Recorder or title company can confirm the charges for the documents in a specific sale. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs; mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and the seller’s current property-tax share are separate.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Columbia address and whatever tax or lien information you have.