Sacramento, California · Sacramento County
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 Sacramento and Sacramento County, California, including houses with back taxes or liens. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. You can ask about the property before you have every bill, payoff statement, or notice; the current amount and instructions are confirmed for the closing.
Call 888-274-5006 to talk through the property and ask for a cash offer. You can call before you have every record.
Share the property address and whatever you know about the notice, payoff, creditor, or tax account. Start with what you have.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Tell us the address and what you know about the lien, payoff, creditor, or tax account.
Prefer to call? 888-274-5006.
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 title or the money due at closing. The lender, creditor, or tax office provides the current payoff amount and instructions to satisfy the obligation. The title company checks ownership and recorded claims and works with the responsible party on the confirmed payoff and release information for the sale. An older bill or recorded document may not show the current balance.
Start with the Sacramento property address. If they are handy, gather the parcel number, latest property-tax bill or notice, mortgage or lien payoff statement, creditor name or case number, recorded document, and any tax-sale or foreclosure notice. You do not need a complete file before calling or using the form. The creditor or county office named on a notice confirms its current balance; the title company checks ownership and recorded claims for the sale.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Start with a conversation, not a complete file. If you want to continue, you can review the written offer and terms before deciding; the title and payoff work then moves toward closing.
Share the Sacramento address and what you know about the house, tax account, lien, or notice. You do not have to resolve the records before calling.
We review the house as it stands and put the proposed offer and sale terms in writing before you decide. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
The title company checks ownership and recorded claims for the transaction. The lender, creditor, or county office confirms the current payoff and release instructions that apply to the property.
Review the sale price, confirmed payoffs, taxes, closing costs, and amount remaining in the title company's closing figures before closing.
Assessed-value information, ownership lookups, recorded documents, a current tax account, and a lender payoff are different records. Use the office that handles your question; an Assessor lookup is not a property-specific title conclusion.
Use the Parcel Viewer for parcel and assessment lookups. The Assessor's Ownership Information page explains the county's ownership lookup route. These are starting points for county records, not a title-company review of the particular sale.
Use the Clerk/Recorder for recorded-document and recording questions. The County lists its Main Office at 3636 American River Drive, Suite 110, Sacramento, CA 95864. Confirm current hours and recording instructions with the County.
The County's Tax Sales page is the starting point for tax-default sale information. Check the notice and current parcel status with the Treasurer-Tax Collector; a tax account or sale question belongs with the office handling that county process.
A county tax-default sale for unpaid property taxes is separate from a lender or trustee mortgage foreclosure. For a mortgage-foreclosure notice, check its current date and status with the lender or trustee named on it, and see our separate Sacramento foreclosure page.
The City Finance / Revenue Division handles the City's real property transfer-tax information. The City tax is a city question, not a county-office question. Confirm whether the parcel is within the City of Sacramento and ask escrow or the title company which tax applies to that property.
California counties charge documentary transfer tax of $0.55 for each $500 of value, or fraction of $500 — $1.10 per $1,000. It applies when the consideration is over $100, not counting a lien or loan that stays on the property after the sale. A city may receive a credited share of the county tax, and some cities add their own larger transfer tax. State law assigns responsibility to a person who signs or benefits from the deed, while the purchase agreement can allocate the cost. Ask escrow or the title company to confirm the property's taxable amount, city tax, and any exemption.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the county documentary transfer tax and any city transfer tax.
That closing-cost promise does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes. Those are separate items in the closing figures.
California Revenue and Taxation Code §11911, county documentary transfer tax · §11912, responsibility for the tax · §11931, city tax credit and allocation
Use your own estimates for the Sacramento house value, mortgage payoff, lien or tax amount, repairs, cleanout, carrying costs, and closing costs to compare possible net proceeds. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
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 with back taxes and liens. The lender, creditor, or county office and the title company confirm the current amounts and instructions for the sale.
The lender, creditor, or responsible county office confirms its current balance and payoff or release instructions. The title company checks ownership and recorded claims for the transaction; an older bill or recorded document is not a current payoff quote.
No. A county tax-default sale concerns unpaid property taxes. A lender or trustee mortgage foreclosure is a separate process. Check the notice and current status with the office, lender, or trustee handling that process; the Sacramento County tax-sales page is linked in the local offices section.
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we've gotten lenders to come down before.
Start with the property address. If you have them, keep the parcel number, latest tax bill or notice, mortgage or lien payoff statement, creditor name or case number, recorded document, and any tax-sale or foreclosure notice nearby. You can call before you have every record.
We talk through the Sacramento property and the information you have, review the house as-is, and give you the proposed offer and written terms before you decide. If you choose to proceed, a title company checks ownership and recorded claims, coordinates confirmed payoff details, and prepares the closing figures.
California counties charge documentary transfer tax of $0.55 for each $500 of taxable value, or fraction of $500. Some cities have their own transfer tax. Escrow or the title company can confirm the taxable amount, any City of Sacramento tax, and any exemption for the property. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the county documentary transfer tax and any city transfer tax. That does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Sacramento address and whatever tax or lien information you have.