City of Salem Real Estate Department
Salem City
Ask about City property assessments and property-search information.
Salem, Virginia · Seller resources
Salem, VA Home Seller Resources
Find City of Salem office links for property assessments, real-estate taxes, deeds, court records, and estate questions. Read Virginia sale-cost guidance and browse local resources for your next step.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
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Useful offices
Find the Salem office for your question
Salem City and Roanoke County are separate local governments. City offices handle Salem assessments and real-estate taxes. If you are not sure which locality handles the house, call us — we’ll sort it out with you. City of Salem GIS ↗
Salem City Treasurer
Salem City
Ask about current or delinquent City real-estate taxes and information about judicial sales for delinquent taxes.
Salem Circuit Court Clerk
Salem Circuit Court
Contact the Clerk about recorded deeds, circuit-court case and judgment records, and estate filings.
City of Salem Code Enforcement
Salem City
Contact the City about property-maintenance concerns such as overgrown grass, hazardous trees, uncontained trash, or stagnant water.
Helpful Virginia rule
Grantor tax and deed recordation taxes
Virginia charges grantor tax when a deed is recorded: 50 cents for each $500, or fraction of $500, of the greater of the sale price or value. That is $100 on a $100,000 tax basis. Virginia assigns the grantor tax to the seller, but the sale contract can shift who pays it.
State recordation tax is separate, and a locality may add local recordation tax. Exemptions and transfers with little or no consideration can change the amount, so the settlement agent confirms the figures.
Virginia Code §58.1-802, grantor tax ↗; §58.1-801, state recordation tax ↗; §58.1-814, local recordation tax ↗.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Virginia state and local recordation taxes, grantor tax and any applicable regional WMATA capital fee, regional congestion relief fee or regional transportation improvement fee.
Selling situations
Find help for the situation around your house
Inherited house
Read about estate papers and who may sign when a Salem house is inherited.
Read more →Foreclosure
Review Virginia trustee-sale notices, deadlines, and sale options.
Read more →Divorce and a house sale
Talk through selling a house when both spouses are part of the decision.
Read more →Tenants in the house
Read about selling with a tenant and lease in place.
Read more →Code notices and repairs
Explore options for a Salem house with code notices or repair needs.
Read more →Fire damage
Compare ways to sell a fire-damaged house.
Read more →Property liens and back taxes
Read about liens, unpaid taxes, and property payoffs.
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Salem guides, articles, and sale tools
Salem, VA 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.
How to Sell a House in Salem, VA | 2026 Guide
Compare sale options and questions to consider when selling a Salem house.
Read more →Salem home-selling articles
Browse practical articles about selling a house in Salem.
Read more →Selling an As-Is House in Salem VA: Your Options
Compare the available ways to sell an as-is house in Salem.
Read more →Salem housing market report
Read Salem market context and local selling-cost information.
Read more →How selling a Salem house works
See how a property review, written terms, and title-company closing fit together.
Read more →Reviews and contact
What our sellers say
What our sellers say
“LISTEN, PROPERTY TAXES GOT TOO HIGH FOR MY FIXED INCOME. SOLD IT TO THEM. WALKED AWAY WITH CASH. GLAD IT'S OVER.”
“Facing foreclosure ... Very stressful time... They handled it professionally and got me out of the debt...”
“no open houses. no realtors tracking dirt in. just a straight cash sale for our house so we could move. Glad it's over.”
Talk through your Salem house
Tell us what is happening with the property, its paperwork, or your timing. Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above.
Salem home seller resource questions
Where can I check a Salem home’s assessed value or real-estate tax balance?
The City of Salem Real Estate Department handles City assessments and property-search information. The Salem City Treasurer handles current and delinquent City real-estate taxes. Use the office links above for the question you have.
Who handles deeds, court judgments, and estate filings?
Contact the Salem Circuit Court Clerk about recorded deeds, circuit-court case and judgment records, or estate filings. City property-tax balances go to the Salem City Treasurer.
What Virginia taxes can apply when a house sells?
Virginia grantor tax is 50 cents for each $500, or fraction of $500, of the greater of the sale price or value. State recordation tax is separate, and a locality may add local recordation tax. The sale contract can shift who pays grantor tax; exemptions and transfers with little or no consideration can change the amount.