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Can I Sell My Willmar House Before Foreclosure?
Our agreement of sale will often get a sheriff's sale postponed so we can close. Signing alone doesn't postpone it automatically; we use the agreement to ask for the postponement, and it works more often than people think.
Yes. A sale may still be possible before the scheduled sheriff's sale if the required payoff, title work and closing can be completed before the applicable deadline. If the sheriff's sale has already happened, a Minnesota redemption period may apply; its timing depends on the foreclosure path.
USA Home Buyers buys houses in Willmar and Kandiyohi County as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
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How we can work toward a closing
Tell us the property address, what notice you received and the date shown on it. We review the house as-is, the payoff information and the title questions, then put the offer and terms in writing before you commit. The closing goes through a title company.
Our agreement of sale will often get a sheriff's sale postponed so we can close. Signing alone doesn't postpone it automatically; we use the agreement to ask for the postponement, and it works more often than people think.
Keep using the current notice for the sale date. Confirm any change with the sheriff, title company or an attorney rather than assuming the date moved.
Mortgage foreclosure and property-tax notices have different deadlines
Minnesota mortgage foreclosures are sheriff's sales. In a foreclosure by advertisement, the usual redemption period — the time after the sale when the owner may reclaim the property by paying the required amount — is six months. Shorter and longer periods apply in some cases. A court foreclosure can have a different starting point. Your actual notices and case determine the deadline and amount. Read the Minnesota rules on the sheriff's sale, redemption periods and exceptions and court foreclosure redemption. The rules for postponing a mortgage foreclosure sale are separate from the redemption period.
A property-tax notice is a separate county matter. Its deadline is not set by the mortgage sheriff's-sale date or mortgage redemption period. Follow the date on the tax notice and contact Kandiyohi County's Auditor/Treasurer about that account; do not use a mortgage deadline to estimate a property-tax deadline.
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.
You don't need to pay off your back taxes before we settle. We buy houses with back taxes and liens — payoffs get handled through the closing, not by you upfront.
Mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes and your share of current property taxes are separate amounts. The title company checks the balances and shows what the sale proceeds and written terms can cover; a tax notice still keeps its own deadline.
What happens next
- Contact us with the property address and the stage or notice you are facing.
- We review the house as-is and prepare a written cash offer and written terms.
- If you choose to move forward, a title company checks ownership, title, current payoff, liens and tax amounts and prepares the closing figures.
- The sale can close only when the title and payoff work is ready and the applicable deadline allows time to finish.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes are separate; the title company confirms those amounts in the closing figures.
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.
Local help in Kandiyohi County
Use the office tied to the notice in front of you. These county links can help you check the right records and contact the office handling a mortgage sale or tax account.
- Kandiyohi County Sheriff — Civil Process for sheriff-sale information; confirm the current date using the notice for your property.
- Kandiyohi County District Court for court case information.
- Kandiyohi County Auditor/Treasurer property tax information for a property-tax account or notice.
- Kandiyohi County Recorder for county recording and deed records.
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Foreclosure questions in Willmar, MN
Can I sell my Willmar house before a sheriff’s sale?
A sale may still be possible if the required payoff, title work and closing can be completed before the applicable deadline. Check the sale date on your current notice and confirm any change with the sheriff, title company or an attorney.
How long is the Minnesota mortgage redemption period?
For a foreclosure by advertisement, the usual redemption period is six months after the sheriff’s sale, but shorter and longer periods apply in some cases. A court foreclosure can have a different starting point. Confirm the deadline and amount for the specific property.
Does a property-tax deadline follow the mortgage sheriff-sale date?
No. A property-tax notice has its own county deadline. The mortgage sheriff-sale date and mortgage redemption period do not set the property-tax deadline; contact Kandiyohi County’s Auditor/Treasurer about the tax notice.
What if the mortgage payoff is more than my Willmar house is worth?
Think the payoff is more than the house is worth? Ask us — we’ve gotten lenders to come down before. The lender’s current payoff, liens, title and closing figures still need to be reviewed for your property.
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We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Takes 2 minutes. No obligation.