Questions About Selling a House in Dothan, AL

We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Tell us what needs work, whether the house is occupied, and the timing you have in mind.

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There is no one net figure for every house. What you keep depends on the written sale price and the costs and balances tied to your property, such as a mortgage payoff, liens, taxes, repairs, and selling costs. Compare what remains after those items, not only the headline price.

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We give written cash offers in 24 hours. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.

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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. The taxable value may be reduced by a mortgage or vendor's lien on which Alabama mortgage tax has been paid; the closing attorney confirms the amount. 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.

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Often, yes, if you close before the foreclosure sale. A mortgage with a power of sale lets the lender foreclose without a court case. The sale notice generally must run once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper in the county, or an adjoining county if none is published there. 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. After the sale, certain people may have a limited right to redeem, or buy the house back. For residential property with a homestead exemption claimed in the year of sale and a mortgage signed on or after January 1, 2016, the usual redemption period is 180 days; other property and older mortgages generally have a one-year period. Missing required notice can change when the redemption clock starts for qualifying homestead property, but it cannot extend redemption beyond one year after foreclosure. Redemption is not extra time to stay in the house. A debtor or mortgagor still in possession must leave within 10 days after the purchaser's written demand or risk losing redemption rights. Check the actual notice and sale date promptly.

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You can call before you have every paper or answer. Start with the property address, what you know about its condition, who is living there, and your timing. A deed, payoff statement, tax notice, lien notice, or court paper may help answer a follow-up question when you have it.

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