Knoxville, Tennessee · Knox 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. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee, including houses with back taxes or liens. You can call before you have every record. The creditor or tax office confirms the current balance and instructions; the title company checks the property records and closing details.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Call 888-274-5006 to talk through the property.
Share the property address and whatever you know about the notice, creditor, payoff, or tax account. You do not need to assemble every record before we talk.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Start with 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.
A creditor or tax office provides the current payoff amount and instructions. The title company checks the recorded property claims and uses current figures in the settlement work. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate from our closing-cost promise.
A recent property-tax bill or notice, lien or mortgage statement, payoff letter, creditor or court paper, parcel number, or tax-sale notice can help. Start with the property address if that is all you have; you can call before the paperwork is complete.
The creditor or tax office named on a notice confirms its current balance, status, and instructions. The Knox County Register of Deeds handles recorded-document questions; the title company checks the records and confirms what applies to the proposed sale. An Assessor record is for assessment and parcel information, not a current payoff amount.
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 stack of paperwork. Here is how the property discussion, written terms, title and payoff checks, and closing fit together.
Share the Knoxville address and what you know about the lien, tax notice, payoff, or timing. You do not need to settle the balance or gather every record before calling.
We review the house as-is and put the offer and proposed terms in writing before you decide. Read the price, responsibilities, payoff treatment, and closing terms.
If you choose to proceed, the title company checks ownership and recorded claims for the sale. The creditor or tax office confirms its current payoff or release instructions, and the closing figures are prepared from the information that applies to the property.
Review the sale price, payoffs, taxes, closing costs, and amount left after those items. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
Knox County identifies Knoxville as the county seat and the City and County as separate governments. Residents inside Knoxville city limits pay both City and County taxes, but that general description does not determine a particular property’s jurisdiction or bill. Use the property address and current notice when contacting an office.
Contact the Trustee about county property-tax payments, current tax information, and tax-sale questions. The office is in Suite 427 of the Knoxville City County Building, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Phone: 865-215-2305.
Use the Register of Deeds for county recording and deed-record questions. Recorded documents can help identify filings, but they do not by themselves establish title or give a current creditor payoff. The office is in Suite 225 of the Knoxville City County Building, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Phone: 865-215-2330.
Use the Assessor for assessment and property-lookup questions. An assessment is not a lien payoff or a parcel-specific tax balance. The office is at the Knoxville City County Building, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Phone: 865-215-2360.
Check the County’s government information when you need to distinguish county services from City of Knoxville services. Confirm the particular parcel’s jurisdiction with the relevant office.
The Knox County Trustee is the local contact for property-tax payment and tax-sale information. A property-tax sale and a lender’s mortgage-foreclosure process are separate; use the current tax notice for the tax question and the lender or servicer’s notice for the mortgage question. A sale agreement does not replace checking the actual notice and its current status. For lender-foreclosure information, see the Knoxville foreclosure page.
Tennessee charges a realty transfer tax when a deed is recorded. The rate is 37 cents for each $100 of the price paid or the property’s value, whichever is greater. By law, the buyer pays it, 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. The title company can confirm how the tax applies to a particular transfer. Tennessee Department of Revenue recordation-tax information.
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 Knoxville home-sale net proceeds calculator to compare an estimated sale price, mortgage payoff, lien or tax amount, and other costs. 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. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Knoxville and Knox County. You can call before you have every record; the creditor or tax office confirms the current amount and instructions as the sale moves toward closing.
The creditor or tax office holding the account confirms its current balance and payoff instructions. The title company checks the property records and coordinates the title and settlement work for the sale.
Start with the property address and any tax notice, lien or mortgage statement, creditor or case number, parcel information, or sale notice you already have. You can call before you have everything assembled.
No. A Knox County property-tax sale and a lender’s mortgage-foreclosure process are separate. Ask the Trustee about a tax notice or tax-sale status; use the lender or servicer’s current notice for mortgage-foreclosure questions.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
We talk through the house and the records you have, review the property as-is, and put the proposed offer and terms in writing before you decide. If you choose to proceed, the title company and the responsible creditor or tax office check the current title and payoff information for closing.
Tennessee charges a 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. The buyer pays it by law. 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.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Knoxville address and whatever tax or lien information you have.