Selmer, TN seller help · Tenant-occupied property
You're done — no turnover, no repairs, no more bad tenants.
After you sell the property to us, you do not have to turn it over empty. USA Home Buyers buys tenant-occupied houses in Selmer and McNairy County. A sale by itself does not cancel the lease; the buyer takes the house subject to it and becomes the new landlord.
Call 888-274-5006. We answer 24/7.
Share the Selmer or McNairy County address and what you know about the lease, occupancy, access, repairs, and timing.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Share the address, lease details, occupancy, access, and timing.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
You don't always need to evict to sell to us. We buy houses with tenants in place — we've done it many times, including cash-for-keys when that works better for everyone.
Tell us about the lease, who lives there, rent, access, repairs, and the possession plan you are considering. You can call before deciding whether to seek a move-out.
Cash-for-keys is an agreed move-out arrangement. If it might fit, put the payment, timing, access, and other terms in writing and check them against the lease and applicable process.
Lease timing, tenant access, repair needs, or a deposit question getting in the way? Tell us what is happening. Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above; you do not need to settle the tenancy before starting a conversation.
We talk through the property, who is living there, the lease term, rent, access, repairs, deposit records, and your timing. Share what you know; you can start with the address and the problem in front of you.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours. We put the proposed price and terms in writing so you can review them before deciding.
If you choose to move forward, bring the lease, deposit balance and records, tenant notices, and any access or possession agreement to the title company. The title and closing professionals can identify what needs to be documented for this transaction.
The title company handles the closing. You review the written terms and settlement figures before the transaction is completed.
Use the office that matches the property's actual jurisdiction and the question on the table. Selmer is the county seat, but a Selmer place name does not establish whether a specific address is inside Town limits.
For building, code, permit, or zoning questions about a property within Town jurisdiction, call 731-645-3241 and give the office the exact address. The Town page lists 144 N. 2nd Avenue; the county directory lists 144 N. 2nd St. #1. Call to confirm the correct entrance before visiting.
If a court paper directs you to Chancery Court, contact the Clerk & Master for office-routing questions: McNairy County Courthouse, 170 West Court Avenue, Room 205, Selmer, TN 38375; 731-645-5446. This contact does not determine the correct court or who may sign for a property.
A sale by itself does not cancel a lease. The buyer takes the house subject to the lease and becomes the new landlord. Keep the lease, deposit records, notices, and any written possession agreement together for the handoff.
Tennessee's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act is county-limited: its coverage is tied to counties with more than 75,000 people in the 2010 census. The state card identifies Washington and Sullivan Counties as covered. Confirm the Act's coverage for a McNairy County address before relying on the notice and deposit rules below. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-102 coverage.
Where the Act applies, a landlord must keep security deposits in an account used only for deposits and tell tenants where the account is. Unless agreed otherwise, a seller who sells in good faith is released from the lease for later events only after the tenant receives written notice of the sale and the deposit is transferred to the buyer. See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-28-301 and 66-28-305; the sale-notice provision is in the 2005 Tennessee Public Chapter 156.
Where the Act applies, ending a month-to-month tenancy takes written notice at least 30 days before the rent date named in the notice. A week-to-week tenancy takes at least 10 days' written notice. A fixed-term lease and other legal protections may require a different approach. These are notice rules for ending covered tenancies; a sale alone does not end the lease or set a move-out date. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-512.
Before planning for vacant possession, check the actual lease, any notice already served, deposit custody and transfer, and the process that applies to the tenancy. If you need advice about your specific situation, talk with an attorney.
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Yes. We buy houses with tenants in place. A sale by itself does not cancel the lease; the buyer takes the house subject to it and becomes the new landlord.
Not necessarily. You can call while the tenants are still there and talk through the lease, access, repairs, and what you want to happen with possession.
The lease does not end just because the house sells. Where Tennessee’s Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies, the deposit must be kept in a deposit-only account, and a good-faith seller is released from later lease events only after the tenant receives written notice of the sale and the deposit is transferred to the buyer, unless agreed otherwise. Check the lease, deposit records, and county coverage before planning the handoff.
The Tennessee Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies only in counties above its 2010-census population threshold. Where it applies, ending a month-to-month tenancy takes written notice at least 30 days before the rent date named in the notice; a week-to-week tenancy takes at least 10 days. A fixed-term lease or other protections may require a different approach. A sale alone does not cancel the lease.
For an address within Town of Selmer jurisdiction, contact the Town Building Inspector / Code Enforcement office at 731-645-3241. Give the Town the exact address to check its jurisdiction, and call to confirm the office entrance before visiting because Town and County listings show different street suffixes.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Start with the Selmer or McNairy County address and what you know about the tenancy.