City of Sacramento · Sacramento County · California
Find the right County or City office for parcel and assessment lookups, recorded documents, tax-default sale information, and transfer-tax questions. Then compare local sale options for your house.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us, in the City of Sacramento and Sacramento County. We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
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The City of Sacramento is within Sacramento County, but a City tax question and a County record lookup are different routes. Use the property address to check which office applies. See the County’s list of incorporated cities ↗.
Local records and offices
Assessed value and parcel lookups, recorded documents, tax-default sale information, and City transfer-tax information each have a different starting point. Use the official link for the question you need answered.
Sacramento County · parcel, assessment, and ownership lookups
Use the Assessor’s Parcel Viewer and Ownership Information pages for county parcel and assessment-record lookups. An Assessor lookup is not a property-specific title conclusion; recorded-document questions belong with the Clerk/Recorder.
Check the exact parcel or property address in the County’s official lookup tools.
Sacramento County · tax-default sale information
Use the County Tax Sales page for information about Sacramento County tax-default sales. Check the current County notice and sale information for a specific parcel.
Sacramento County · recorded documents
Use the Clerk/Recorder for recorded-document questions, including a deed or other recorded document. The County Assessor’s parcel lookup is a different record route.
Main Office: 3636 American River Drive, Suite 110, Sacramento, CA 95864. Confirm current hours and recording instructions with the County.
City of Sacramento · Real Property Transfer Tax information
Use the City’s Revenue Division page for City of Sacramento Real Property Transfer Tax information. This is a city route, separate from Sacramento County offices.
A local rule to check
California’s county documentary transfer tax is generally $0.55 for each $500 of taxable consideration, or fraction of $500 ($1.10 per $1,000). It applies when consideration is over $100, not counting a lien or loan that remains on the property after the sale. The County Recorder collects the tax when the deed is recorded. State law allows a city share of half the county rate to be credited against county tax, while some cities add a larger city tax. The City of Sacramento publishes separate Real Property Transfer Tax information, so do not assume the county amount answers the city-tax question.
Ask the title or escrow company to confirm the property’s county and city jurisdiction, taxable amount, any exemption, and the amounts and allocation shown in the sale documents. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including the county documentary transfer tax and any city transfer tax. This does not pay your mortgage balance, liens, back taxes, or share of current property taxes.
Situation help
These pages focus on the questions sellers face in different situations. We buy houses as-is in any condition, including houses that need repairs or cleanout.
Review Sacramento options when an inherited house needs to be sold.
Open the Sacramento page →Compare possible next steps when a mortgage or foreclosure notice is involved.
Open the Sacramento page →Consider the house and sale questions that come up when separating owners need a plan.
Open the Sacramento page →Review sale options for a house with tenants living in it.
Open the Sacramento page →See options for a house with a code notice or unresolved property conditions.
Open the Sacramento page →Compare as-is sale options after a house fire.
Open the Sacramento page →Review what to check when a lien or property-tax issue may affect a sale.
Open the Sacramento page →Read and compare
Read the local guide and articles, check the market report, compare a direct offer with listing, or review the selling steps. The calculator lets you change planning inputs for your house.
Sacramento, CA Home Sale Net Proceeds Calculator
CalculatorCompare what you would keep from listing your house or selling as-is for cash. Change the repair costs, cleanout, monthly bills and closing costs to fit your house.
Read the local market report and see the measures with their source, place, and period.
Compare sale options and the questions to consider before choosing a next step.
Read a local guide to comparing ways to sell a Sacramento house as-is.
Browse more local articles about selling a house and common property situations.
See the steps from sharing the property address to written terms and closing.
Compare a direct offer with listing costs and the amount you may keep.
Contact
Share the Sacramento property address and whether you are checking a parcel record, recorded document, tax-sale information, transfer tax, or a sale option. You can also call 888-274-5006.
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Start with the Sacramento County Assessor’s Parcel Viewer or Ownership Information page linked above. Those are the County’s parcel and assessment lookup routes. For a deed or another recorded document, contact the Clerk/Recorder instead; an Assessor lookup is not a property-specific title conclusion.
Use the Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder for recorded-document questions. Its Main Office is at 3636 American River Drive, Suite 110, Sacramento, CA 95864. Check the County’s locations and hours page for current hours and recording instructions.
Use the Sacramento County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Tax Sales page linked above. Check the current County information and notice for the parcel and sale status you are asking about.
No. California has a county documentary transfer tax, and the City of Sacramento publishes separate Real Property Transfer Tax information. Ask the title or escrow company to confirm the property’s jurisdiction, taxable amount, any exemption, and the applicable county and city amounts for the sale.