Kenton, Ohio · Hardin County
When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing. Yes, call us about selling a Kenton house with back taxes or liens.
USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Kenton and Hardin County, Ohio. You don't fix anything — not one thing.
Ask for a cash offer: call 888-274-5006 or use the form below.
Share the property address and whatever you know about the tax account, lien, creditor, payoff, or notice. You can call before you have every record.
Tell us the address and what you know about the notice, payoff, creditor, or tax account.
Prefer to call? 888-274-5006.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing.
The title company gets the current payoff and release instructions from the creditor or tax office handling the account.
Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate from closing costs. The settlement figures show the confirmed amounts separately.
The property address is enough to start. If you have a tax bill, lien or court notice, lender statement, or deed, share it with us; you can call before you have everything.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
A recent statement can help us understand the lender's figure, but you can call before you have one. The lender or lienholder confirms the current payoff.
We talk through the Kenton address, the lien or tax notice, and any date on it. Call with what you know; you do not need every record first.
We discuss the house as it stands and give you the offer and terms in writing before you decide. If you choose to proceed, a title company handles the closing.
The title company reviews ownership and recorded claims for the sale. The creditor or tax office confirms its current payoff and release instructions.
The title company prepares the settlement figures using the agreed terms and confirmed payoffs. You can review the figures and closing documents with the title company before closing.
These offices are at One Courthouse Square in Kenton. The Treasurer handles property-tax accounts; the Auditor handles real-estate assessment and conveyance-fee questions; the Recorder handles deed recording and land records.
Contact the Treasurer about a county property-tax account and delinquent taxes. The office is at One Courthouse Square, Suite 230, Kenton, OH 43326; phone (419) 674-2246. The County’s delinquent-tax page describes monthly payment plans; ask the Treasurer what options apply to your account.
Use the Auditor’s real-estate inquiry and GIS/Tax Map links for assessment and parcel-record questions. The office is at One Courthouse Square, Suite 250, Kenton, OH 43326; phone (419) 674-2239. Contact the Auditor with questions about the Ohio conveyance fee.
The Recorder handles deed recording and county land records, including recorded ownership and encumbrance documents. The office is at One Courthouse Square, Suite 220, Kenton, OH 43326; phone (419) 674-2252 or (419) 674-2250.
The Hardin County Courts website has contact information for the Clerk of Courts and Common Pleas Court. If a lien is part of a case, use the case number on your papers when you call.
A property-tax account is handled through the Treasurer; a lender’s mortgage-foreclosure case is a court matter. They are separate records and processes. Check a tax balance with the Treasurer. If you receive court papers or a sale notice, follow the case information and contact the office named on it about the current status and dates.
Ohio law requires a state conveyance fee of $1 per $1,000 of sale price and allows a county to add up to $3 per $1,000. The law places the fee on the seller. The actual Hardin County amount for a transfer should be confirmed with the County Auditor or title company; the county maximum is not a statement of the amount on a particular sale.
That is the Ohio conveyance fee. When you sell to us, we pay it.
This conveyance-fee statement does not pay a mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes; those are separate settlement items.
Use the Kenton home-sale net proceeds calculator to compare a possible listing with what you might keep after costs, mortgage or lien payoffs, taxes, and repairs. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
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When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing. Yes, call us about selling a Kenton or Hardin County house with back taxes or liens. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing. The current amounts and payoff instructions still need to be confirmed for the property.
The Hardin County Treasurer handles property-tax balances, and the Recorder keeps deed and other land records. For a sale, the title company reviews ownership records and gets current payoff instructions from the creditor or tax office.
A Kenton property address is enough to start. If you have a tax bill, lien notice, lender statement, court paper, or deed, share it with us, but you can call before you have everything.
No. Back property taxes are a county tax account; mortgage foreclosure is a separate court case brought by a lender. The Treasurer handles the tax account, while foreclosure papers identify the court and case number.
Ohio law sets a state conveyance fee of $1 per $1,000 of sale price and allows a county to add up to $3 per $1,000. The applicable Hardin County amount can be checked with the Auditor or title company. That is the Ohio conveyance fee. When you sell to us, we pay it.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before. The lender or other lienholder supplies the current payoff and confirms any change before the title company can show how it fits the settlement.
Start with the Kenton address and the tax bill, lien, or notice you have. Use the form above or call 888-274-5006 to ask about a cash offer.