Ector County Clerk — Real Property ↗
The Clerk handles county real-property records, and its real-property page links to the land-records portal. The office is at Ector County Courthouse, 300 N Grant Avenue, Room 111, Odessa, TX 79760.
Odessa, Texas · Ector County and Midland County
Can I Sell My Odessa House With Back Taxes or Liens?
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 Odessa, Texas, and across Ector and Midland counties. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. An Odessa address can be in either county, so the parcel’s county matters for tax and property records.
You can call before you have every bill, lien notice, or payoff statement. We discuss the house and what you know, then work through the records and payoff information for the sale.
Call 888-274-5006 to talk through the property and ask for a cash offer.
Talk through your Odessa lien or tax question
Share the property address and whatever you know about the lien, creditor, tax account, or notice. You can call before you have every record.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Share the address and what you know about the lien, tax notice, creditor, or payoff.
How lien and back-tax payoffs work
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing.
A lien is a claim that can affect the property’s title or the money due at closing. A payoff is the current amount and instructions a lender, creditor, or tax office gives to satisfy an obligation as of a stated date. An older bill or recorded document may not show the current balance or release instructions.
The lender or other creditor confirms its payoff and release instructions. The county tax office responsible for the parcel confirms the current property-tax account. The title company checks ownership and recorded claims and works with those parties on the figures used at closing.
Closing costs are separate from a mortgage balance, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes. The settlement figures show those obligations separately from the closing costs USA Home Buyers pays.
Records that help—and who checks the balances
The property address is enough to start. A parcel number, tax bill or delinquency notice, mortgage payoff statement, creditor letter, case number, deed, or sale notice can help, but you do not need to gather everything before calling.
The creditor or lender provides its current payoff and release instructions. The property-tax office confirms its account balance and status. Recorded county documents can help identify claims, but they are not a current payoff quote; the title company reviews the records for the transaction.
888-274-5006 is available even if you only have the address or a notice.
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
Start with a conversation. If you want to continue, you see the proposed sale terms in writing before you decide; title and payoff work follows for the specific property.
1. Talk through the property
Tell us the Odessa address, what is going on, and what you know about the lien or tax notice. Start with what you have; you do not have to solve the payoff before calling.
2. Review the house and written terms
We review the house as-is and give you the proposed offer and written terms before you commit. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
3. Check title and payoff details
The title company checks ownership and recorded claims. The lender, creditor, or county tax office confirms the current payoff or tax amount and instructions that apply to the sale.
4. Review the settlement and close
Review the sale price, confirmed payoffs, applicable charges, and amount remaining in the settlement figures with the title company before closing.
Ector County and Midland County lien and tax offices
Odessa city boundaries include parts of both Ector County and Midland County. A mailing address marked Odessa does not by itself identify the county for a particular parcel. Check the parcel record and use the county that handles that property. These addresses are contact routes, not a promise of walk-in availability or an answer about a specific parcel.
Ector County Tax Assessor / Collector ↗
Use the county tax-office contact for property-tax questions. Its page directs property-tax inquiries to Ector County Appraisal District; the district also provides property-record and tax-account search routes.
Visit Ector County Appraisal District →
County tax office: 1010 E Eighth Street, Suite 100, Odessa, TX 79761.
Midland County Clerk and Official Public Records ↗
The County Clerk provides a separate public-records route, including deeds. The Courthouse is at 500 N Loraine Street, 4th Floor, Midland, TX 79701.
Midland County Tax Office ↗
Use the County Tax Office for tax-account routing. The county identifies Midland Central Appraisal District as the property-tax collection contact.
Read Midland County Property Tax Collections information →
County Tax Office: 2110 N A Street, Midland, TX 79705.
Texas tax-sale, mortgage-foreclosure, and transfer-tax facts
A county property-tax matter and a lender’s mortgage foreclosure are different processes. Use the county office that matches the parcel for a tax account or tax-sale notice; check a lender’s notice and sale status separately with the servicer, trustee, or court named in that notice.
County property-tax notices and mortgage foreclosure are separate
For county property-tax delinquency or a tax-sale notice, ask the responsible county tax office about the current account, notice, and parcel status. A mortgage-foreclosure notice follows a separate lender process. For a home used as the borrower’s residence, Texas generally requires a written default notice with at least 20 days to catch up before a sale can be noticed, followed by at least 21 days’ notice of sale. Trustee sales are usually nonjudicial and generally happen on the first Tuesday of the month at the courthouse; some foreclosures go through court and follow different steps. Check the actual notice and current status with the servicer, trustee, or court.
Texas State Law Library: foreclosure before the sale → · foreclosure sale process →
Texas real-estate transfer tax and deed recording
Texas has no state, county, or city real-estate transfer tax on a sale that conveys full ownership. A deed is signed before a notary and recorded with the county clerk. Recording charges are based on the recorded documents and pages, not the sale price; ask the county clerk or title company to confirm the charges and recording requirements for your deed.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your liens are paid off from the sale at closing. Your mortgage, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate from the closing costs we pay.
Compare possible net proceeds
Use the Odessa home-sale net proceeds calculator with your own estimates for the property, mortgage payoff, lien or tax amount, repairs, cleanout, carrying costs, and closing costs. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
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Odessa property liens and back taxes questions
Can I sell my Odessa house with back taxes or liens before paying them?
Yes. When you sell to us, we can set it up so you don't have to prepay anything — it comes out at closing. We buy houses as-is in Odessa, Texas. The title company and the responsible creditor or county tax office confirm current amounts and instructions as the sale moves forward.
Who checks the lien payoff or property-tax balance?
The lender or other creditor provides its current payoff and release instructions. The tax office responsible for the parcel confirms the property-tax account. The title company checks ownership and recorded claims and uses confirmed figures in the closing work.
Which county office should I contact for an Odessa property?
Odessa city boundaries include parts of both Ector County and Midland County, so an Odessa mailing address alone does not identify the county for a specific parcel. Use the parcel records and contact the county office that matches the property.
Are a property-tax sale and mortgage foreclosure the same process?
No. County property-tax delinquency and a lender’s mortgage-foreclosure process are separate. Confirm the current tax account and any tax-sale notice with the responsible county office; check a lender’s foreclosure notice and sale status separately with the servicer, trustee, or court named in the notice.
What records should I have when I call?
Start with the property address. If you have them, keep the parcel number, tax bill or notice, mortgage payoff statement, creditor or lien notice, case number, deed, and any tax-sale or foreclosure notice nearby. You can call before you have everything.
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.
Does Texas charge a real-estate transfer tax when I sell?
Texas does not impose a state, county, or city real-estate transfer tax on a sale conveying full ownership. A deed is signed before a notary and recorded with the county clerk; recording charges are separate from the sale price. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.
What happens after I contact USA Home Buyers?
We talk through the Odessa property and the information you have, review the house as-is, and put proposed sale terms in writing before you decide. If you choose to proceed, the title company checks ownership and recorded claims, confirms closing figures with the responsible creditor or tax office, and prepares the title-company closing.
Talk through the property
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Odessa address and the lien or tax information you have.