Los Angeles, California · Los Angeles 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 the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County, including homes with property liens or back taxes. You can call before you have every notice or payoff statement. The creditor or county office confirms its balance, while the title company checks recorded claims and payoff information for the sale.
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, tax account, or payoff. You can start with what you have; you do not need to assemble every record first.
Tell us the address and what you know about the notice, payoff, creditor, or tax account.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
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 amount and payoff or release instructions. The title company checks the property records and settlement figures for this sale. The closing-cost promise does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes; those are separate amounts addressed in the sale’s payoff and settlement work.
If you have them, bring the latest property-tax notice, lien or mortgage statement, creditor or court case number, parcel number, and any tax-sale or foreclosure notice. The property address is enough to start a conversation; call even if the paperwork is incomplete.
The creditor or county office named on a notice confirms its current balance, status, and payoff instructions. The County Recorder keeps recorded property documents; the title company checks which recorded claims and releases apply to the sale.
The Los Angeles County Assessor handles assessed-value and assessor-record questions. That is separate from the County Treasurer and Tax Collector’s property-tax bill and payment information.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Tell us the address, what the house needs, and which lien, tax, or notice is causing concern. Start with what you know; you do not need to solve the payoff before calling.
We review the house as-is and put the offer and proposed sale terms in writing before you decide. Read the price, responsibilities, payoff treatment, and closing terms before deciding whether they fit.
The title company checks ownership and recorded claims for the transaction. The creditor or county office supplies current payoff or release information, and the title company confirms the documents and figures needed for settlement.
The title company reviews the sale price, payoffs, taxes, transfer taxes, and other settlement figures with you. Your closing takes place through the title company under the written terms you accepted.
Use the office that handles the record in your notice. A tax-defaulted-property auction is separate from a lender’s mortgage foreclosure. The City of Los Angeles is within Los Angeles County, but a mailing locality does not by itself show whether an address is inside City limits; use the City’s address lookup for City-service questions.
Use the County’s secured-property-tax information for tax bills and payment questions. Its separate auction page explains public auctions of tax-defaulted properties. A general page does not confirm a particular parcel’s balance, default status, sale date, or redemption status; check the address or parcel directly with the County.
Check secured-property-tax information →·Read tax-auction information →
The County records deeds, mortgages, and other property documents. Use its recorder information for recorded-document questions; the title company checks which recorded claims and releases apply to a specific sale.
Use the Assessor for assessed-value and assessor-record questions. Assessed value is not the current tax bill, a creditor payoff, a sale price, or the amount you will keep.
If you are unsure whether a property is inside the City or which City services apply, enter its address in the City’s Neighborhood Info tool. Do not infer City jurisdiction from the mailing name alone.
For taxable transfers with consideration over $100, California’s county documentary transfer tax is $0.55 for each $500 of value or fraction of $500 ($1.10 per $1,000). Some cities add their own transfer tax. The County Recorder/County Clerk publishes a separate City of Los Angeles schedule; escrow should confirm the property’s jurisdiction, taxable amount, and any exemption.
State law assigns responsibility for the tax, and the purchase agreement can allocate the cost between buyer and seller. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the county documentary transfer tax and any city transfer tax. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes remain separate.
Read the County Recorder/County Clerk’s transfer-tax information →
A lender’s mortgage foreclosure is not a County tax auction. Follow the current notice and contact the lender or trustee named on it about the status and dates that apply to your property.
Read California Courts’ nonjudicial-foreclosure information →·See the Los Angeles mortgage-foreclosure page →
Use the Los Angeles home-sale net proceeds calculator with your estimated value, 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.
Yes. When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing. The creditor or county office confirms its current payoff information, and the title company checks the recorded claims for the sale.
The creditor or county office holding the account confirms the current amount and payoff instructions. The Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector has the secured-property-tax information, and the title company checks recorded property claims for the transaction.
Start with the Los Angeles property address and any tax notice, mortgage or lien statement, parcel number, case number, or tax-sale or foreclosure notice you have. You can call before you have every document.
No. The County Treasurer and Tax Collector provides public-auction information for tax-defaulted properties. A mortgage foreclosure is a separate lender or trustee process; check the notice and contact the party named on it.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
We talk through the property and the records you have, review the house as-is, and put the offer and proposed terms in writing before you decide. The title company and the creditor or county office confirm the property-specific title, payoff, and settlement details before closing.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Los Angeles address and whatever lien or tax notice you have.