Questions About Selling a House in Johnson City, TN

We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Share what needs work, who lives there, and the timing you have in mind.

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

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The sale price is not the amount you keep. Compare the written numbers with likely listing proceeds after repairs, cleanup, agent costs, other selling costs, and the time you carry the house. Mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate property-specific amounts.

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When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Tennessee's realty transfer tax. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.

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Tennessee charges realty transfer tax when a deed is recorded: 37 cents for each $100 of the price paid or the property's value, whichever is greater. State law makes the buyer responsible, and the county register of deeds collects the tax. Some transfers are exempt. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Tennessee's realty transfer tax. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.

• Tennessee Department of Revenue: recordation taxes →
• Tennessee Revenue: who pays and collects transfer tax →

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Yes. Call with the property address and the question you have; you do not need to have every document gathered first. A deed, payoff statement, lease, estate paper, tax notice, lien notice, or court notice can help answer the next question if you already have it. The person signing and the authority to sell still need to be clear before closing.

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You can start the conversation before every estate paper is gathered. Before closing, the signer and authority to sell must be clear. The deed, estate appointment, will, and any court order can help the closing professionals identify who may sign for the property.

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You can ask us to review a tenant-occupied house. Tell us about the lease, occupancy, access, and timing. Those details belong in the sale and closing discussion; a written offer does not answer every question about the tenancy.

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We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. If you have a code notice, share the notice and its dates so the property and timing can be reviewed against what it says.

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Often, yes, you can still sell if the sale closes before the foreclosure sale. Many Tennessee home loans use a deed of trust; when it includes a power of sale, a trustee can sell the house at public auction without a court case. Under the usual notice rules in effect since July 1, 2025, notice must run at least twice in a newspaper published in the county, with the first notice at least 20 days before the sale. A third-party internet posting company must post the sale for at least 20 days in a row. The trustee must mail you a copy by registered or certified mail by the date of the first newspaper notice. Unless the loan papers forbid it, the sale can be postponed one or more times without a new newspaper notice, but it must still happen within one year of the original date. Each new date must be announced at the scheduled sale and posted online, unless the delay is less than five days. If the sale is pushed back more than 30 days, the new date, time, and place must be mailed to you at least 10 days before the sale. After a sale under a deed of trust or mortgage without a court judgment, Tennessee law gives a two-year right to redeem — a chance to reclaim the house — unless the deed of trust or mortgage expressly waives it. Court-ordered sales follow different rules. If a trustee's sale is scheduled, tell us the date right away so we can try to close before it.

• Tennessee 2025 foreclosure-sale notice legislation →
• Tennessee Secretary of State: third-party sale-posting companies →

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Johnson City addresses can be in Carter, Sullivan, or Washington County, so check the county for the property before using a local records office. If the address is in Washington County, its Register of Deeds handles deed-recording questions and collects the state realty transfer tax when the deed is recorded.

• Washington County Register of Deeds →

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