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Can I Sell My Rolla House Before a Trustee’s Sale?
If a trustee's sale is scheduled, tell us the date right away so we can try to close before it. A sale may still be possible if the mortgage payoff, title work, and closing can be completed before the scheduled sale. In Missouri, a lender can foreclose under a deed of trust with a power of sale through a trustee’s sale without a court case.
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Tell us about the house and the trustee-sale date on your notice.
How we help you work toward closing
You do not need to repair, clean, or clear out the house before asking us to review it. We look at the property and the timing you are facing, then give you a written cash offer and written terms before you commit.
If you choose to move ahead, a title company checks the title and obtains current payoff information. The title company works through the requirements and figures for a possible closing; an offer or signed agreement by itself does not change a trustee’s sale date.
Which sale is involved?
Mortgage foreclosure: a trustee’s sale
When a home loan is secured by a deed of trust with a power of sale, the lender can foreclose through a trustee’s sale without a court case. The sale is held in the county where the property is. Missouri requires at least 20 days’ notice published in a newspaper and mailed by certified or registered mail to the owner of record. Check the actual notice and confirm the current date and payoff with the lender, trustee, title company, or an attorney.
A limited right to redeem may apply after the sale if the lender or someone acting for it buys the property. The former owner must give written notice of intent at the sale or within ten days before it, then file a court-approved bond within 20 days after the sale. These post-sale steps do not move a scheduled sale date; ask an attorney about the actual notice and deadlines.
Missouri law: RSMo §443.310, place of sale and notice; §443.320, published notice; §443.325, mailed notice; §443.410, redemption; and §443.420, redemption notice and bond.
Delinquent property taxes: a separate sale process
A county tax-sale notice is not a lender’s mortgage-foreclosure notice. The mortgage notice and redemption rules above do not set a tax-sale deadline. Follow the dates on the tax notice and ask the Phelps County Collector about the property’s tax account or 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.
Ask the lender for a current payoff. The title company can review the payoff and title details against the expected sale figures for this property.
What happens next
- Call us or send the Rolla property details through the form. If a trustee’s sale is scheduled, tell us the date on the notice right away.
- We review the house and timing, then give you a written cash offer and written terms before you commit.
- If you want to proceed, the title company checks the title and obtains the current payoff information.
- The title company confirms the settlement figures and works through the closing requirements with the parties.
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.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate and appear in the title and settlement figures.
Phelps County tax and property records
For a tax bill or delinquent-tax notice, contact the Phelps County Collector at (573) 458-6155. The office is at the Courthouse, 200 North Main Street, Suite 129, Rolla. The county’s FAQ and directory provide official contact information. These are local routing resources, not confirmation of a particular parcel’s tax status or sale date.
Phelps County FAQ · Phelps County Directory · Recorder of Deeds
Questions and contact
Use the Rolla home-sale net proceeds calculator → to compare possible proceeds using your own figures. It is an estimate, not a property-specific offer or settlement statement.
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We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Tell us about the property, payoff, and timing you are facing.
Questions about selling before foreclosure in Rolla, MO
Can I sell my Rolla house before a trustee’s sale?
If a trustee's sale is scheduled, tell us the date right away so we can try to close before it. A sale may still be possible if the loan can be paid off and the title and closing work can be completed before the sale. Confirm the current date and payoff with the lender, trustee, or title company.
How much notice is required for a Missouri trustee’s sale?
Missouri law requires at least 20 days’ notice for a deed-of-trust trustee’s sale. The sale is held in the county where the property is located, with notice published in a newspaper and mailed to the owner of record by certified or registered mail.
Is a mortgage foreclosure the same as a Phelps County tax sale?
No. A lender’s mortgage foreclosure under a deed of trust and a delinquent-property-tax sale are separate processes with separate notices and dates. Follow the notice for the process involved and contact the Phelps County Collector about a tax bill or tax notice; do not use mortgage trustee-sale deadlines for a tax sale.
Can I redeem the property after a Missouri trustee’s sale?
If the lender or someone acting for it buys at the sale, Missouri law may let the former owner redeem within one year. To keep that right, the owner must give written notice of intent at the sale or within ten days before it, then file a court-approved bond within 20 days after the sale. Ask an attorney promptly about the specific sale and required steps.
What if the payoff is more than my Rolla house is worth?
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before. Ask the lender for a current payoff and have the title company review the sale and title figures for your property.