We Buy Houses Lithonia

7 to 60 days, we close on your schedule. If you are moving for a job, we can close in about a week; if you need a few weeks to pack, we set a later date with you. A licensed title company or closing attorney handles the closing.

Usually not, as long as the house has not been sold at foreclosure yet. Georgia foreclosures are mostly non-judicial: the lender must send notice at least 30 days before the sale, the sale is advertised once a week for four weeks, and it takes place on the first Tuesday of the month at the county courthouse (for a Lithonia house, the DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur). After that sale there is no right to buy the house back, so call us as soon as the notice comes. One Lithonia seller, Jerry, was relocating for a new job and close to foreclosure; we bought his house as-is and both of his mortgages were paid off at closing. More on facing foreclosure and relocating.

Yes. Every mortgage, lien and past-due tax bill is paid from the sale at closing. The closing attorney orders the payoffs and settles them through escrow, so you do not have to clear them first. That is how Jerry's two mortgages and tax lien were handled.

You do not have to. A retail buyer's inspection turns an older roof, worn carpet or a tired deck into a list of price cuts. We buy the house as it is and price the repairs in, so you skip the contractors and the negotiation.

Probate is handled in the county where the person lived. For a Lithonia or Stonecrest homeowner that is normally the DeKalb County Probate Court in Decatur. Whether you need a full probate case depends on the will, how the house was titled and who can sign. We work with the attorney and title company to sort that out, and you can sell the house without becoming a landlord. More on selling an inherited house.

Yes. Past-due property taxes come out of the sale at closing. In DeKalb, the Tax Commissioner files a lien on delinquent property and holds tax sales in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse on the first Tuesday of the month. Even after a tax sale, Georgia generally gives the owner at least 12 months to redeem the house at the amount owed plus a premium (20% in the first year), so acting early keeps more money in your pocket.

An empty house draws attention fast. Inside the City of Stonecrest, neighbors can report a vacant property, high grass, litter or a junk vehicle to the city's Code Enforcement department online. If you have already moved, we can handle the house from keys to clean-out so you do not have to come back.

All of it: 30038 and 30058, the City of Lithonia and Stonecrest, the neighborhoods between Stonecrest and Arabia Mountain, plus nearby Redan, Stone Mountain and Conyers. Call (404) 531-1671 or enter your Lithonia address above.