Columbus, Indiana · Bartholomew 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. We buy houses with back taxes and liens in Columbus and Bartholomew County. We review the house as it stands and talk through what you know about the notice or payoff. You can call before you have every document.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Call 888-274-5006 to talk through the property.
Share the property address and whatever you have about the notice, payoff, creditor, or tax account. You do not have to sort out the county record before calling.
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.
Prefer to call? 888-274-5006.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing.
Closing costs are separate from your mortgage balance, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes. The lender, creditor, or county office confirms the current amount for its account; the title company works those figures into the settlement paperwork.
The title company checks ownership and recorded claims. The lender, creditor, or county tax office supplies the current payoff or account information; a recorded document may not show today's payoff amount. If you have them, keep the latest tax bill or notice, lien or court papers, mortgage statement, parcel number, and any county or Sheriff sale notice nearby. You can call with just the property address while you gather the rest.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Tell us the Columbus address, what the notice says, and what timing concerns you. Start with what you know; you do not need to have every balance or record first.
We look at the house and the information you have. We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Review the proposed price, payoff treatment, responsibilities, and closing terms before deciding whether to proceed. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
If you choose to move forward, the title company reviews ownership and recorded claims. It works with the lender, creditor, or county office to confirm current payoff instructions and settlement figures for the property.
The closing paperwork shows the sale price, payoffs, taxes, and other settlement entries. The title company confirms the final figures for the closing.
Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
A county tax sale concerns delinquent property taxes. Mortgage foreclosure is a separate lender and court process that may lead to a Sheriff sale. They are not the same sale path. Read the notice you received and check its current status with the issuing office or current court record; do not assume that one notice answers the other question.
The county Auditor is the real-property office. Use its records for parcel and property-record questions. For a delinquent-tax balance or tax-sale status, use the office named on the current notice; the county website links its official offices.
The Recorder is the county deed and recording office. Check recorded deed, mortgage, and other land-document information there. A recorded document is not the creditor's current payoff statement, so ask the lender or claimant for the current amount and instructions.
Use the county's official site to locate current county office contacts. For a tax notice or tax-sale question, contact the county office identified on the notice and confirm the current balance, status, and date directly.
For mortgage-foreclosure questions, see the Columbus foreclosure information and confirm the current case and sale status with the court, Sheriff, or lender named in the notice.
Use the editable Columbus home-sale net proceeds calculator to compare estimates after costs, mortgage payoff, liens or taxes, repairs, and carrying expenses. 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.
“I retired from Carle Hospital after thirty-three years as a nurse and decided to move to Arizona to be near my son. My house in Lincolnwood had been good to me but it needed some work I wasn't willing to do. USA Home Buyers made an offer the day after we spoke. I was in Tucson six weeks later.”
“I'd been renting to UIUC students in Old West Urbana for eleven years. Every August it was the same: new tenants, new damage, new headaches. Last summer I decided I was done. USA Home Buyers bought the place tenant-occupied. Closed in twelve days. I'm out of the landlord business.”
“The Champaign County divorce decree required the house to be sold. It's in Savoy, near the university, good area — but we couldn't agree on anything. One offer was already written up for us and both of us just had to sign. Twelve days and it was done. The attorneys took care of the rest.”
Yes. We buy houses with back taxes and liens, and payoffs are handled through closing rather than paid by you upfront. Start with the property address and whatever notice or payoff information you have; you can call before you have every record.
When you sell to us, we can set it up so you do not have to prepay anything; it comes out at closing. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing. Current payoff amounts are confirmed with the creditor or tax office for the property.
The title company reviews the property records and works with the lender, creditor, or county office for current payoff information. The Bartholomew County Recorder and Auditor can help with their respective recorded-document and real-property records; a record is not the same as a current payoff quote.
No. A county tax sale concerns delinquent property taxes. Mortgage foreclosure is a separate lender and court process that may lead to a Sheriff sale. Check the notice and current county or court record for the process and status that apply to the property.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we have gotten lenders to come down before. Bring the current payoff statement or tax notice if you have it; the creditor or county office confirms the current amount.
Start with the property address. If available, have the parcel number, latest tax bill or notice, lien or court paperwork, mortgage statement, creditor contact, and any tax-sale or Sheriff notice nearby. You can call before you have everything.
We talk through the house and what you know, review it as-is, and provide written offer terms before you commit. If you decide to proceed, the title company reviews ownership and recorded claims and works with the relevant creditor or tax office on payoff details before closing.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Columbus address and whatever notice or payoff information you have.