Questions About Selling a House in New Bern, NC

Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in New Bern and Craven County, North Carolina. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.

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The sale price is not the same as the amount you keep. Net proceeds are what remains after the costs and property obligations that apply to your sale. Compare the written numbers with repairs, selling costs, holding costs, mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes.

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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. Cash Offer — USA Home Buyers buys directly. 30 days or less. Lower price. No repairs, no commissions, no closing costs. EZ Sale — goes to one of our partners. 60 days or less. Higher price than the Cash Offer. Still no repairs, no commissions, no closing costs.

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We give written cash offers in 24 hours. Start with the property address and the condition, occupancy, and timing details you know.

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When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including North Carolina's excise tax on conveyances. North Carolina charges $1 for each $500 of the sale price or value, and any part of $500 counts as a full $500. State law places that tax on the seller, payable to the county Register of Deeds before the deed is recorded. Craven County does not add the separate 1% land transfer tax charged by some northeastern counties. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.

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No. You can call before you have every document gathered. Start with the property address, what you know about its condition, who occupies it, and your timing. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.

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Yes. You can ask us to review a tenant-occupied house. Tell us what you know about the lease, access, occupancy, and timing so those details are part of the discussion.

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Often, yes, if the sale closes in time. Many North Carolina home loans use a deed of trust with a power of sale, which lets the lender seek foreclosure through a hearing before the clerk of superior court instead of a lawsuit. For a qualifying home loan on your main home, the loan servicer must mail you a notice at least 45 days before filing for the hearing. This rule does not cover every loan, including home-equity lines and reverse mortgages. The hearing notice must be served at least 10 days ahead. At the hearing, the clerk checks for a valid debt, a default, the right to foreclose, and proper notice. If the clerk allows foreclosure to proceed, you have 10 days to appeal. The notice of sale is posted at the courthouse for at least 20 days and published in a newspaper once a week for two weeks. The sale is a public auction. Then comes the upset-bid period: for 10 days after the sale report is filed with the clerk, anyone can beat the high bid by at least 5% and at least $750. Each new upset bid starts another 10-day period. If the last day falls when the clerk's office is closed, the deadline moves to its next open day. Until the final upset-bid period ends, paying the loan and the sale costs in full stops the foreclosure. A sale of your house that closes in time can make that payoff. If a foreclosure sale is scheduled, tell us the date right away so we can try to close before it.

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