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Can I Sell My Crown Point House Before a Sheriff’s Sale?
Indiana mortgage foreclosures go through court. You may still have time to sell before the sheriff’s sale if the sale can close and resolve the debt in time. Before the sale, an owner can redeem by paying the full judgment, interest, and costs through the clerk or sheriff, depending on the case stage; paying only overdue installments is not the same thing. We can look at the sale date and payoff with you. Read Indiana Code § 32-29-7-7.
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We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company. We work with you and the title company on the mortgage payoff, sale date, and closing details.
No agent commissions when you sell to us. No fees. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs.
You don’t need to pay off your back taxes before we settle. We buy houses with back taxes and liens — payoffs get handled through the closing, not by you upfront.
Mortgage foreclosure and tax sales have different dates
A mortgage foreclosure is a court case about the mortgage debt and may lead to a sheriff’s sale. Before that sale, an owner can redeem by paying the full judgment, interest, and costs through the clerk or sheriff, depending on the case stage. Paying only overdue installments is not the same as redeeming. The sale needs to close and resolve the debt in time.
A Lake County tax sale concerns delinquent property taxes and follows a separate process with its own notice and date. A postponement of a mortgage sheriff’s sale does not change a tax-sale date. If you have both notices, we can look at the dates with you separately.
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.
What happens next
- Call or use the form. Tell us the Crown Point property address and the sheriff’s-sale date on your notice.
- We look at the house and give you a written offer and written terms before you commit.
- If you choose to sell, we work with the title company on title, the mortgage payoff, and closing details.
- Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.
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.
Lake County sale information
The Lake County Sheriff posts mortgage-foreclosure sale listings. The Lake County Treasurer provides property-tax and tax-sale information. We can look at the sale date and notice with you.
Compare possible sale proceeds
Use the Crown Point home-sale net proceeds calculator to compare the numbers for your sale.
Questions about selling before a Crown Point sheriff’s sale
Can I sell my Crown Point house before a sheriff’s sale?
Possibly. Indiana mortgage foreclosures go through court, and the sale needs to close and resolve the debt in time. Before the sheriff’s sale, an owner can redeem by paying the full judgment, interest, and costs through the clerk or sheriff, depending on the case stage; paying only overdue installments is not the same thing. Call us with the sale date and payoff — we’ll look at both with you.
Is a Lake County tax sale the same as a mortgage foreclosure?
No. A mortgage foreclosure is a court case about mortgage debt and may lead to a sheriff’s sale. A county tax sale concerns delinquent property taxes and has its own notice and date. A postponement of a mortgage sheriff’s sale does not change a tax-sale date. If you have both notices, we can look at the dates with you separately.
What if the payoff is more than my house is worth?
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Do I need to repair or clean out my house before selling to you?
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
How quickly can a sale close?
Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.
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Call 888-274-5006 or use the form to tell us about the property and sale date.
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