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Scranton, PA · How the process works
How the Home-Sale Process Works in Scranton, PA
We buy houses as-is in Scranton and Lackawanna County.
The process begins with property details and written terms, then moves through title review and the settlement sheet—a written list of the closing amounts—before signing.
Questions? Call 888-274-5006.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Share the address, condition, occupancy, access, and timing you are considering.
From first contact to closing
The Scranton sale process, step by step
Start with the property details
Share the Scranton address, what needs work, who lives there, access, and the timing you are considering. Mention any known mortgage payoff, lien, estate, tax notice, or court notice. Start with what you know.
Get written cash-offer terms
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Read the terms before you decide
You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company. Read the price, who handles what, when you would hand over the house, costs, and proposed timing before deciding whether to proceed.
Compare the sale choices
Compare the written Cash Offer and EZ Sale terms with listing, a family transfer, an auction, or keeping the property. The price, work, costs, and timing are different parts of that decision.
Review ownership, authority, and payoffs
If you choose to proceed, a title company—the company that checks ownership and prepares the sale documents—reviews deed records, who needs to sign, and payoff or lien information. For an estate, the title professional reviews the will, current letters from the Register of Wills (papers showing who can sign), the estate docket (court record), the deed, whether the will leaves the house to one specific person, the title commitment (the title company’s written list of title requirements), and any court order together.
Review the payoff amounts and settlement sheet
A mortgage payoff statement shows the current amount needed to pay off that mortgage. Bring current payoff statements and any lien or tax notices you have. We always review the settlement sheet with the seller and walk through how the money breaks down so there is no confusion. We try to do that the day before closing so settlement is smooth; the title company confirms the final numbers.
Choose, sign, and close
You’re going to get a fair price and not have to do anything. Just show up at settlement.
Two different programs
Compare the Cash Offer and EZ Sale
We have two ways to buy. A Cash Offer is built for speed, condition, and tough situations — heavy repairs, tight timelines, difficult circumstances. EZ Sale is often the better fit when the house doesn't need major repairs and you want a higher number. Either way, you compare written numbers and you pick what works best for you.
EZ Sale
EZ Sale — goes to one of our partners. 60 days or less. Higher price than the Cash Offer. Still no repairs, no commissions, no closing costs.
Pennsylvania estate-sale steps
Who can sign for an estate-owned Scranton house?
In most Pennsylvania estates, the executor—the person named in the will to handle the estate—can sell the house without going to court under 20 Pa.C.S. § 3351. If the will leaves the house to one specific person, that person signs too.
If the executor is not authorized to sell under Pennsylvania law or the will, the executor can ask Lackawanna County's Orphans' Court—the county court that considers estate matters—for permission under 20 Pa.C.S. § 3353. The court decides whether selling the house is appropriate for handling the estate and distributing its property.
Scranton is in Lackawanna County. For questions about estate papers, contact the Lackawanna County Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court. For deed-record questions, contact the county's Recorder of Deeds . You can call us before you have the estate letters in hand.
Before the signatures
Review the settlement sheet and applicable taxes
Pennsylvania charges a 1% state transfer tax when a house changes hands, and most towns add a local tax on top. Read Pennsylvania Department of Revenue’s realty-transfer-tax guidance.
When you sell to us, we pay the transfer tax.
Choose what works for you
You can compare the written program terms with listing, a family transfer, an auction, or keeping the house. If you want to continue, tell us what timing you prefer and review the title company's signing and settlement instructions.
Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.
When there are bumps in the process
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.
Start with what you know
Share the property address and the situation you are facing. You can ask questions before you have every estate or payoff document.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Tell us the address, condition, occupancy, and timing you are considering.
Redfin September 2026 and Zillow September 2026 market data
- Redfin median sale price
- $214,398
- Year over year
- +7.20%
- Median days on market
- 22 median days on market
- Homes sold
- 199 homes sold
- Zillow ZHVI
- $202,099 ZHVI
Sources: Zillow’s Home Value Index and Redfin’s recent-sale data for Scranton, PA. Zillow data covers September 2026; Redfin data covers September 2026.
Scranton process questions
What should I have ready when I contact you about a Scranton house?
Start with the address, condition, who lives there, access, and the timing you are considering. If you have estate, payoff, lien, tax, or court papers, share what you know. You can say when something is still unknown.
Do I have to accept a Cash Offer or EZ Sale?
No obligation. You can review the written terms and choose whether to proceed. Other choices include listing, a family transfer, an auction, or keeping the house.
Who checks who can sign for an estate-owned Scranton house?
A title professional compares the ownership records and estate documents to determine which signatures the sale needs.