Kingsport · Tennessee
When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing.
Yes. You can call us about selling a house with liens or back taxes before you have paid them. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Kingsport and in Sullivan and Hawkins counties. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Looking for a cash offer? Call 888-274-5006 or share the property address in the form below.
Share the property address and whatever you have about the notice, payoff, creditor, court file, or tax account. You do not have to sort out every record before calling.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
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.
Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate settlement items. The creditor or tax office confirms the current amount and instructions for the property; the title company checks the recorded claims and brings the applicable figures into the closing paperwork.
A tax bill, a recorded deed or judgment, and a creditor's payoff statement answer different questions. The creditor or county tax office gives the current balance and payment instructions. The title company checks recorded claims for the sale. An assessor handles assessed value and parcel information, not a current payoff amount.
If you have them, bring the property address and parcel number, the latest tax bill or notice, payoff or mortgage statements, a case or creditor number, and any court or sale notice. Call with what you have; you do not need to collect every record first.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Start with a conversation, not a complete file. We discuss the house and the notice or payoff information you have, then review the property as it stands.
Share the Kingsport address, any parcel or case number, the creditor or county office named, and the date that concerns you. Call even if you only have part of the paperwork.
We look at the house as it stands and put the proposed price, responsibilities, payoff treatment, and closing terms in writing before you decide.
The title company reviews ownership and recorded claims for the transaction. The creditor or tax office confirms current payoff information and instructions, and the closing team checks the documents and signing authority that apply to the property.
The settlement statement shows the sale price, payoffs, taxes, and other amounts due at closing. You can review the written terms and settlement figures before the title-company closing.
Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
Kingsport city boundaries overlap Sullivan and Hawkins counties, but that does not identify the county for an individual parcel. Check the property tax bill or parcel record first. City property-tax questions go to the City of Kingsport; county property-tax accounts and recorded instruments go to the county where the parcel is located.
The City directs property-tax questions and payments to its Customer Service Center at City Hall, 415 Broad Street, Kingsport. Use the city route for a city tax account; it does not identify a county tax balance.
Use the Sullivan County Trustee for county property-tax account questions, the Property Assessor for assessment and parcel information, and the Register of Deeds for recorded instruments. The pages list the Assessor at 3411 Hwy. 126, Suite 103, and the Register at Suite 101, Blountville, TN 37617. The Chancery Court page lists a Kingsport office at 225 West Center Street; it is general court-office routing, not a decision about where a particular case belongs.
Use the Hawkins County Trustee for county property-tax account questions, the Property Assessor for assessment information, and the Register of Deeds for recorded instruments. The pages list the Trustee and Assessor at 110 East Main Street, Rooms 203 and 201, and the Register at 150 East Washington Street, Rogersville, TN 37857. The Clerk and Master page is a general court-office route, not a venue determination.
For unpaid county property taxes, start with the Trustee for the county holding the account and keep the notice or file number. If a notice names a court or sale, use that notice to check the current file with the office listed; a general office page cannot confirm a specific balance, case, or date.
A mortgage foreclosure is separate. Many Tennessee home loans use a deed of trust; when it gives the trustee a power of sale, the trustee may sell the property at public auction without a court case. A mortgage notice does not tell you the county tax-account or tax-sale status. Check each notice with the lender or trustee and the relevant county office.
County office details were checked October 6, 2026. Confirm the parcel’s county and current account, record, or court contact directly with the responsible office.
Tennessee charges realty transfer tax when the deed is recorded. The rate is 37 cents for each $100 of the price paid or the property's value, whichever is greater. State law makes the buyer responsible for the tax, and the county Register of Deeds collects it for the state. Some transfers are exempt, including certain transfers between spouses, divorce settlements, an executor's deed carrying out a will, and transfers into or out of a revocable living trust.
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.
Use the home-sale net proceeds calculator to compare an estimated sale with the costs and payoff figures you enter. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing. The current payoff and settlement figures are confirmed for the property as the sale moves forward.
The creditor or tax office provides its current balance and payoff instructions. The title company checks recorded claims for the transaction; the county Trustee handles county property-tax account questions, while the assessor handles assessed values and parcel information.
Start with the property address and any parcel number, tax bill or notice, payoff statement, mortgage statement, creditor or case number, court notice, or deed you have. You can call before you have everything assembled.
No. A delinquent county property-tax account and a lender’s mortgage-foreclosure notice are separate matters. A Tennessee mortgage can use a deed-of-trust trustee sale when the loan documents give the trustee a power of sale; a county tax notice does not tell you the status of a lender’s sale, or vice versa. Use the actual notice and the responsible office to check the file.
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 it for the state. 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.
We talk through the house and the records you have, review the property as it stands, and give you written terms before you decide. A title company checks ownership and recorded claims and works with the creditor or tax office on current payoff instructions before the settlement figures are finalized.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Kingsport address and whatever tax or lien record you have.