Questions About Selling a House in New Bedford, MA

The sale price is not the amount you keep. Your net proceeds depend on the written price, mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, your share of current property taxes, and the costs tied to the selling path you choose. Compare possible net proceeds with your own assumptions instead of comparing only headline prices.

We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Share what you know about the house and its condition before deciding whether to do any work.

We have two ways to buy. A Cash Offer is built for speed, condition, and tough situations — heavy repairs, tight timelines, difficult circumstances. EZ Sale is often the better fit when the house doesn't need major repairs and you want a higher number. Either way, you compare written numbers and you pick what works best for you.

We give written cash offers in 24 hours. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing. Review the timing and responsibilities in the terms for your property before deciding.

Massachusetts calls its deed transfer tax the deeds excise; it is paid when the deed is recorded. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the Massachusetts deeds excise. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate amounts that can affect what you keep.

A sale may still be possible if the loan can be paid off before the auction. Most Massachusetts foreclosures use the mortgage's power of sale, without a judge deciding the case. The lender usually files a Servicemembers case in Land Court first, which checks whether the owner is protected as a servicemember. For an eligible owner-occupied home with one to four units, the lender must send a right-to-cure notice and allow 90 days to cure before accelerating the loan; this right is available once in a five-year period. A loan-modification review can extend that to as long as 150 days for certain riskier loans. The sale is a public auction run by the lender or its agent or attorney. Notice is published once a week for three weeks, starting at least 21 days before the sale, and mailed to the owner at least 14 days before. The right to redeem ends at the sale. Have the title company or an attorney confirm the current sale date and amount needed. Our agreement of sale will often get a foreclosure sale postponed so we can close. Signing alone doesn't postpone it automatically; we use the agreement to ask for the postponement, and it works more often than people think.

Yes. You can start with the New Bedford address, what you know about the property, and the estate papers you already have. The person signing and that person’s authority need to be clear before closing, so the title company and estate professionals can confirm what the specific file requires.

Yes. You can start a conversation while the house is occupied. Share what you know about the lease, who lives there, access to the property, and the timing you are considering so those details can be addressed in the written terms.

You can call before everything is figured out. Start with the address, what you know about the condition, who lives there, and your timing. A deed, lease, tax or lender notice, estate paper, or court paper may help answer the next question, but you do not need to gather every document before calling.