Grant County Treasurer's Office ↗
For a property-tax notice or account question, start with the current notice and the county's property tax list. Check the account and any notice with the responsible office.
Marion, Indiana · Grant County
Can I sell my Marion house with liens or back taxes?
When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing.
Yes. We buy houses as-is in Marion and Grant County, including houses with liens or back taxes. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Start with the address and the notice or payoff information you have; you can call before you have every record.
You don't need to pay off your back taxes before we settle. We buy houses with back taxes and liens — payoffs get handled through the closing, not by you upfront.
Call 888-274-5006 to talk through the property.
Talk through a Marion lien or tax notice
Share the property address and what you know about the notice, creditor, tax account or payoff. You can start with what you have.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Tell us the address and what you know about the notice or payoff.
Prefer to call? 888-274-5006.
How lien and tax payoffs work
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing.
A payoff is the current amount and payment instructions from the creditor or tax office. Those figures can change, so the current statement and instructions are checked for the closing. The title company reviews ownership and recorded claims for the transaction; the responsible creditor or office confirms the payoff details.
Closing costs and payoffs are different items. Our closing-cost promise does not pay a seller's mortgage balance, liens, back taxes or share of current property taxes. Those amounts are reviewed separately in the settlement figures.
Which records help?
Use the latest tax notice, creditor or lienholder letter, payoff statement, mortgage statement, case number or sale notice you have. A parcel number can help identify the property. An assessed value or older bill is not the same as a current payoff.
The office or creditor named on a notice can confirm its current account information. The Grant County Recorder's Office is the county-records reference for the property. You do not need all the paperwork to call us; start with the address and what you know.
If the payoff is the problem
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
What happens next
You can start with the property address and the notice you have. These are the steps after that conversation, not things you need to finish before calling.
1. Talk through the house and notice
Tell us what is known about the property, the tax or lien notice and the timing that concerns you. You do not have to resolve the account first.
2. Review the written terms
We review the house as it stands and put the proposed offer and terms in writing before you decide whether to accept.
3. Check title and payoff details
The title company checks ownership and recorded claims. The creditor or tax office provides current payoff figures and payment instructions for the specific sale.
4. Review the closing figures and close
The settlement statement lists the sale price, payoffs, current tax items, closing charges and what remains after those items. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
Marion and Grant County records and tax notices
A property-tax sale notice and a mortgage-foreclosure notice are not the same process. Indiana mortgage foreclosures go through court. Check the current case and any sheriff-sale notice for the actual status and date; a tax notice should be checked with the office identified on that notice. Do not assume one notice gives the deadline for the other.
Indiana recording and other closing charges are part of the final transaction figures. The closing professional handles the paperwork and can show applicable charges in the settlement. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. That does not pay off your mortgage, liens, back taxes or your share of current property taxes.
Grant County Recorder's Office ↗
Use the Recorder's Office as the county-records reference for property-record questions. A record search is not a current payoff statement; confirm the balance and payment instructions with the creditor or tax office that issued the claim.
For a separate discussion of the court and sheriff steps in a mortgage foreclosure, see the Marion foreclosure page.
Compare possible net proceeds
Use the Marion home-sale net proceeds calculator to compare your estimated sale price, payoff amounts, repairs and other costs. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
What sellers say about USA Home Buyers
Here's what sellers have said about working with us.
“I retired from Carle Hospital after thirty-three years as a nurse and decided to move to Arizona to be near my son. My house in Lincolnwood had been good to me but it needed some work I wasn't willing to do. USA Home Buyers made an offer the day after we spoke. I was in Tucson six weeks later.”
“I'd been renting to UIUC students in Old West Urbana for eleven years. Every August it was the same: new tenants, new damage, new headaches. Last summer I decided I was done. USA Home Buyers bought the place tenant-occupied. Closed in twelve days. I'm out of the landlord business.”
“The Champaign County divorce decree required the house to be sold. It's in Savoy, near the university, good area — but we couldn't agree on anything. One offer was already written up for us and both of us just had to sign. Twelve days and it was done. The attorneys took care of the rest.”
Marion liens and back taxes questions
Can I sell my Marion house with back taxes or liens before paying them?
Yes. You can call with the property address and whatever notice, payoff statement or record you have. You do not have to assemble every balance before starting the conversation. When you sell to us, back-tax and lien payoffs are handled through closing, not paid by you upfront.
Who confirms the current lien or tax payoff?
The creditor or tax office supplies the current balance and payment instructions. The title company checks the property records and coordinates the payoff information used for the specific closing. An old bill or assessed value is not a current payoff statement.
Is a property-tax sale the same as a mortgage foreclosure?
No. They are different processes and notices. Indiana mortgage foreclosures go through court; check the live case and any sheriff-sale notice for the current status. For a tax notice, use the office and account information identified on that notice.
Does the closing-cost promise pay my mortgage, liens or property taxes?
No. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. That is separate from your mortgage balance, liens, back taxes and your share of current property taxes, which are handled as separate settlement items.
What should I have ready when I call?
Start with the property address and any tax notice, creditor letter, payoff statement, case number, sale notice or parcel number you have. Call before everything is gathered; you can share the records you already have.
What if the payoff is more than my Marion house is worth?
Bring the latest payoff statement or tax notice and tell us what the creditor or county office has said. Ask us about the situation; a current balance and the closing figures still need to be checked for the property.
Talk through the property
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Marion address and the notice or payoff information you have.