Laurel, Mississippi · Jones 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 Laurel and Jones County, including houses with liens or back taxes. You can call before you have every payoff record. The creditor or tax office confirms its current amount, while the title company checks recorded claims and handles the title and closing work.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form below to ask for a cash offer.
Share the property address and whatever you know about the tax account, lien, creditor, or notice. You can start with what you have.
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 creditor or tax office confirms the current payoff and instructions. The title company checks recorded claims and lists the mortgage, lien, and back-tax payoffs separately from our closing costs. Your share of current property taxes is also shown on the settlement.
Start with the property address. If you have a tax bill or notice, lien or judgment notice, mortgage payoff, or court or sale notice, it can help us talk through the balance. You can call before you have everything; the creditor or tax office confirms the payoff, and the title company checks recorded claims for the sale.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Tell us the Laurel address, what you know about the lien or tax account, and any date on a notice. Start with what you have; you do not need to work out the payoff before calling.
We discuss the house as it stands. You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company.
If you choose to proceed, the title company checks ownership and recorded claims. The creditor or tax office confirms current payoff information, and the title company prepares the settlement figures for review.
The settlement shows the sale price and confirmed payoffs, taxes, and other listed costs. You close through the title company under the written terms you accepted; lien and back-tax payoffs come from the sale at closing.
Jones County tax and deed questions go to the county offices below. The City Action Center routes City service requests, and the Inspection Department handles City ordinance questions.
The Mississippi Department of Revenue lists Tina Gatlin-Byrd at 501 North 5th Avenue, Laurel, MS 39440; call (601) 649-1636 about a county property-tax account or notice. The office can confirm the current account information; a tax notice and a mortgage payoff are different matters.
The state directory lists the Laurel office at 415 North 5th Avenue, Laurel, MS 39441; call (601) 428-0527 with county deed-recording questions. It also lists an Ellisville office at 101 North Court Street D; call (601) 477-3307.
The Chancery Clerk applies the statutory recording-fee schedule and any other recording charge. Ask the Clerk about the current charge for a particular document.
For a City ordinance notice, the City routes ordinance questions to its Inspection Department at (601) 428-6438. The City Action Center, (601) 428-6410, routes City service requests.
Mississippi has no state real-estate transfer tax. Deeds are subject to recording fees, not a state transfer tax. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs.
Mississippi Department of Revenue tax laws and regulations →
A county property-tax notice and a mortgage-foreclosure notice involve different debts and separate steps. For a property-tax balance, call the Jones County Tax Assessor/Collector; for a court or deed-record question, call the Chancery Clerk. For a mortgage notice, contact the lender or trustee named on it. Read about Laurel mortgage-foreclosure questions →
Use the home-sale net proceeds calculator to compare your own estimated sale price, lien or tax payoff, mortgage, and other costs. The calculator is an estimate, not a payoff statement or settlement figure.
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Yes. When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing. Call with the property address and whatever notice or payoff information you have; you do not need every record first.
The creditor or tax office confirms its current balance and payoff instructions. The title company checks recorded claims and coordinates the title and payoff work for the sale.
No. Back property taxes and a mortgage are separate debts and notices. For a Jones County property-tax question, start with the Jones County Tax Assessor/Collector. For a mortgage notice, use the lender or trustee named on it. The Laurel mortgage-foreclosure page covers that separate situation.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Mississippi has no state real-estate transfer tax. Deeds are subject to recording fees, and the county Chancery Clerk applies the statutory fee schedule and any other recording charge. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs.
Yes. Start with the property address. A tax bill or notice, lien or judgment notice, mortgage payoff, or court or sale notice can help us talk through it, but you can call before you have everything.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Laurel address and whatever lien, tax, or payoff notice you have.