Mount Hermon, VA / Foreclosure
Can I Sell My Mount Hermon House Before Foreclosure?
Often, yes: you may still be able to sell if the sale closes and pays off the loan before the trustee's sale. Virginia home foreclosures are usually trustee's sales under a deed of trust, where the trustee auctions the house without a court case. The notice and sale date depend on the property and its stage in the process.
USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Mount Hermon and Pittsylvania County, Virginia — in any condition, with no repairs, cleaning, or cleanout required to sell to us.
Call 888-274-5006; we answer 24/7. Or use the form to ask about a cash offer.
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Tell us about the house and the timing you are facing.
How we help you work toward closing
We review the house as-is and the timing you are facing, then put the offer and terms in writing before you commit. If you choose to proceed, the closing goes through a title company, which works through title and the current payoff.
We use the agreement of sale to ask the trustee to postpone the sale so there is time to close. The title company or an attorney can confirm the current date and payoff; signing an agreement by itself does not change the trustee's date.
Virginia trustee-sale notices and dates
A mortgage foreclosure under a deed of trust is different from a sale notice for unpaid real-estate taxes. They follow separate processes and deadlines; the mortgage trustee-sale notice periods below do not tell you the tax-sale deadline.
For an owner-occupied home, written notice of the trustee's sale generally must go to the owner at least 60 days before the sale; for other property, the notice period is generally 14 days. The sale must also be advertised in a local newspaper. A trustee can postpone a sale, and a postponed sale must be advertised again. Do not count on buying the house back after the sale or assume the scheduled date has moved. Have the title company or an attorney confirm the current sale date and payoff amount.
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
- 1. Contact us. Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the property address and what you know about the timing.
- 2. Review written terms. We review the house as-is and put the offer and terms in writing before you decide.
- 3. Work through title and payoff. If you choose to proceed, the title company checks title and the current loan payoff. We use the agreement to ask the trustee for a postponement while we work toward closing.
- 4. Close before the sale. The sale needs to close and pay off the loan before the trustee's sale. The title company or an attorney can confirm the current date and payoff.
It's real estate. Sometimes there are bumps in the road. We won't disappear when that happens, and we'll be fighting to get this to the closing table.
Pittsylvania County tax information
The Pittsylvania County Treasurer collects real-estate-tax payments. Contact the office with a county property-tax account or payment question.
Pittsylvania County Treasurer, 11 Bank Street, Chatham, VA 24531 · 434-432-7960 · County real-estate-tax information
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Can I sell before a Virginia trustee’s sale?
Often, yes, if the sale closes and pays off the loan before the trustee’s sale. The current sale date and payoff matter, so have the title company or an attorney confirm them.
What if the payoff is more than my house is worth?
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we’ve gotten lenders to come down before. The lender reviews the numbers for a specific sale.
Is a mortgage foreclosure the same as a tax sale?
No. This page covers a mortgage foreclosure under a deed of trust. A sale notice for unpaid real-estate taxes is a separate process with its own deadlines; the mortgage trustee-sale notice periods do not set a tax-sale deadline.
Can I review the terms before I decide?
Yes. We put the offer and terms in writing before you commit. If you choose to move ahead, the closing goes through a title company.
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Call 888-274-5006 — we answer 24/7 — or use the cash-offer form.