Questions About Selling a House in Corning, NY

We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Tell us what needs work, who lives there, and any access or safety limits you already know about.

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• Read the Corning seller guide →

There is no one net amount for every house. Net proceeds are what remain after the sale price is adjusted for transaction costs and property balances. Compare written numbers with a realistic listing plan that includes repairs, commissions, concessions, carrying costs, mortgage payoff, and liens; the actual figures depend on the property and its paperwork.

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We have two ways to buy. A Cash Offer is built for speed, condition, and tough situations — heavy repairs, tight timelines, difficult circumstances. EZ Sale is often the better fit when the house doesn't need major repairs and you want a higher number. Either way, you compare written numbers and you pick what works best for you.

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We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.

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The listed Cash Offer term is 30 days or less. EZ Sale is listed at 60 days or less. Those are program terms, not a closing-date promise for a particular house; the written terms and title-company process determine the timing for that sale.

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When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including New York State real estate transfer tax and any applicable local real estate transfer taxes. Your mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes remain separate. For other sales, New York State real estate transfer tax is $2 for each $500 of sale price, or part of $500, when the price exceeds $500; the seller normally pays this base tax, but the sale agreement can provide otherwise. Local transfer taxes may add to it. A separate 1% mansion tax applies to residential sales of $1 million or more and is normally paid by the buyer.

• New York State real estate transfer-tax information →
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Start with the property address, what you know about its condition, who lives there, and the timing you are working with. If you have a deed, lease, payoff statement, court notice, or city notice, mention it. You can call before you have every paper or every answer.

• See the Corning offer process →
• Questions about an inherited house →

A sale may still be possible before the foreclosure auction if the mortgage payoff and other closing obligations can be covered. New York foreclosures go through court, and a referee conducts the sale. After the auction, there is no right to buy the house back. If you live there and are in foreclosure or two or more months behind, New York's Home Equity Theft Prevention Act gives you 14 business days to cancel a sale to an investor. Stopping it by paying the lender requires the full amount owed, including applicable interest, fees and costs. Selling first may help protect any equity you have. Our agreement of sale will often get a foreclosure 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.

• Read the Corning foreclosure page →
• New York Courts foreclosure information →
• New York Real Property Law § 265-a →

Yes. You can start the conversation before every estate paper is collected. The deed, will, estate appointment, and any court papers can affect who has authority to sign, so have the title company or an estate attorney review the actual documents before relying on a closing plan.

• Read the inherited-property guide →
• See probate questions for Corning →

Yes. A tenant does not prevent us from discussing the house. Tell us whether there is a lease, who occupies the property, what access is available, and what possession timing you expect; those details should be reflected in the written sale terms.

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Yes, we can review a house as-is when repairs or a code notice are part of the situation. Share the notice, permit or city correspondence you have, along with known work and any safety or access limits. The property review and written terms should address the facts for that house.

• Read the Corning code-violations page →