Decatur · Morgan and Limestone Counties · Alabama
If you are sorting out an assessment, tax bill, deed, estate, or another property question while deciding whether to sell, start with the office that handles that record. This page also gathers Decatur selling-situation pages, a guide, a local article, a market report, and a calculator.
We buy houses in Decatur, Morgan County, and Limestone County as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the property form below to request a cash offer.
Start here
Use a county Revenue Commissioner for appraisal and assessment questions, the Morgan County Probate Office for official recordation in Morgan County, and the current bill or court notice for the separate payment or case details. Confirm which county contains the parcel before relying on a county record.
For a sale comparison, use the local situation pages, guide, article, report, and calculator below. Call us at 888-274-5006 or send the property address with the form.
Local records and offices
Decatur’s city area overlaps Morgan and Limestone Counties. Check the parcel’s county from its property record or current tax bill before contacting a county office; these directory entries do not establish a particular parcel’s county or tax, title, or recording status.
Morgan County · property-tax appraisal and assessment routing
Contact this office about an assessed value, assessment record, or parcel appraisal question in Morgan County. An assessment is not confirmation of the current unpaid balance or payoff for a particular property.
Amanda Scott · Morgan County Courthouse, 302 Lee St. N.E., Decatur, AL 35601 · 256-351-4696.
Limestone County · property-tax appraisal and assessment routing
Contact this office about an assessed value, assessment record, or parcel appraisal question in Limestone County. An assessment is not confirmation of the current unpaid balance or payoff for a particular property.
Brian Patterson · Limestone County Courthouse, 100 S. Clinton St., Suite A, Athens, AL 35611 · 256-233-6433.
Morgan County · official recordation
For a deed to be recorded in Morgan County, use the Probate Office recordation route. The office describes itself as the recorder for official recordation; that does not determine an estate-specific venue or who has authority to sign.
302 Lee Street, Decatur, AL 35601 · 256-351-4675.
An Alabama sale-cost rule
Alabama charges deed tax when the deed is recorded with the county probate judge: 50 cents for each $500 of taxable value, or any part of $500. A mortgage or vendor's lien on which Alabama mortgage tax has been paid can reduce the taxable value; the closing attorney confirms the amount. The deed must include proof of the actual price or value. Without proof, the probate office uses the latest tax assessment, and penalties can apply. Recording taxes and fees must be paid before recording.
Some deeds are exempt, including certain nominal-price deeds that only correct title. Ask the closing attorney to confirm the taxable value, any mortgage-tax deduction, the proof needed, and whether an exemption applies to your sale. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Alabama's deed tax. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.
Situation help
Choose the page closest to your situation to review the property and sale questions that may come with it.
Review estate-related house-sale questions and where to start with the records and people involved.
Open the Decatur page →Compare next steps when a mortgage notice or foreclosure concern is part of the situation.
Open the Decatur page →Review property-sale questions that can come up when a house is part of a divorce.
Open the Decatur page →See local options for a house with a tenant or another occupant in place.
Open the Decatur page →Find help for a house with code notices or unresolved property issues.
Open the Decatur page →Review sale options for a house affected by fire damage.
Open the Decatur page →Start with the local page for lien questions and property-specific sale options.
Open the Decatur page →Read, calculate, or compare
Read the local guide and articles, check the market report, follow the selling process, or compare what you might keep from listing or selling as-is with the home-sale net proceeds calculator.
Decatur, AL Home Sale Net Proceeds Calculator
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Browse the local article hub for seller questions and next steps.
Compare the available ways to sell an as-is house in Decatur AL.
Read about the steps from a property address through written terms and title-company closing.
Property-specific help
Share the property address and the question you are sorting out — an estate, property-tax bill, deed or court record, a notice, the house's condition, or another sale situation.
We buy houses as-is in Decatur, Morgan County, and Limestone County. Call 888-274-5006.
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Decatur city area overlaps both counties, so confirm the parcel’s county from its property record or current tax bill before calling a county office. These office references do not establish the county or status of a particular parcel.
Use the Revenue Commissioner for the county where the parcel is located: Morgan County Revenue Commissioner Amanda Scott at 256-351-4696, or Limestone County Revenue Commissioner Brian Patterson at 256-233-6433. These are appraisal and assessment contacts, not confirmation of an unpaid tax balance.
Contact the Morgan County Probate Office at 256-351-4675 about official recordation in Morgan County. The office contact does not determine an estate-specific venue or who can sign for an estate; use the actual estate records for that question.
A property assessment, an unpaid tax balance, a recorded deed, and a court judgment are different records. For an unpaid balance, use the payment or collection contact on the current tax bill and confirm the parcel-specific amount. For a judgment, follow the court and case information on the judgment or notice; deed-recordation information is not a court-case result.
Alabama deed tax is 50 cents for each $500 of taxable value, or any part of $500, when the deed is recorded. A mortgage or vendor’s lien on which Alabama mortgage tax has been paid can reduce the taxable value; the closing attorney confirms the amount. Ask the closing attorney what proof of value, any deduction, and any exemption apply to your sale. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Alabama’s deed tax. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.
Use the Decatur market report, home-selling guide, article, selling-process page, and home-sale net proceeds calculator linked above to compare options and questions for your property.