Sell a House with Back Taxes or a Tax Lien in NJ, Philly & DE

When taxes go unpaid, a municipality can sell a lien on your property to an investor who then charges interest on the balance, at a rate that in New Jersey can climb steeply. Selling for cash cuts that short. At closing, the title company pays the county or the certificate holder the redemption amount directly out of the proceeds, the lien is cleared, and you keep whatever is left. There are no agent commissions or repair costs pulling from that number, which matters most when the whole point is to protect equity rather than spend it.

Because a cash purchase has no lender, no appraisal, and no financing contingency, we can often close in as few as 7 days — frequently fast enough to settle the certificate before a tax foreclosure timeline advances. We buy homes as-is across New Jersey, the Philadelphia area, and Delaware, and we are comfortable coordinating with the tax collector and title company to pay the balance off at the table. Our job is to give you an honest number and a realistic date so you can weigh it against redeeming the lien yourself or catching up another way. There is no obligation and no pressure — just a straight answer on where you stand.