We buy houses in Raleigh, NC.
A private cash buyer for houses in Wake County. See the offer math before you say who you are.
Property exteriorStreet address, then the city. The ZIP makes the value estimate exact.
How this works in Raleigh.
We are a private buyer, not a brokerage. We buy houses for cash or with owner financing and can close on either at your schedule. An offer starts from the county's public record and the four condition questions in the form above, the same math behind every offer regardless of city. Filling in the form does not list the property anywhere. A person reads it and reaches out.
North Carolina's foreclosure process runs through a hearing before the clerk of superior court, not a full lawsuit and not an out-of-court sale either. A trustee still needs that hearing to confirm a default before a sale can proceed.
Selling in Wake County: what to know.
Sourced facts, not a sales pitch. Every line below links to the county or state office that publishes it.
- County
- Wake County, North Carolina
- Deed recording
- Wake County Register of DeedsSource: Wake County Register of Deeds
- Property assessor
- Wake County Department of Tax AdministrationSource: Wake County Department of Tax Administration
- Probate court
- Wake County Clerk of Superior Court, Estates DivisionSource: Wake County Clerk of Superior Court, Estates Division
- Transfer tax
- An excise tax of $1 per $500 of value (0.2%), paid by the seller to the register of deeds before the deed can be recorded.Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-228.30
- Foreclosure
- Non-judicial power of sale, but not automatic: the trustee has to get a hearing before the clerk of superior court, who confirms the default before the sale can go forward.Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.16
- Seller disclosure
- Required. A seller must give the buyer a signed Residential Property and Owners' Association Disclosure Statement no later than the time an offer is made.Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ch. 47E
Inherited or in probate.
A house that passed through inheritance in Wake County usually has to clear probate before a sale can close, unless it was already held in a trust or passed by survivorship. Probate here is handled by Wake County Clerk of Superior Court, Estates Division. We work with executors, administrators and heirs at any stage of that process.
Nothing on this page is legal or tax advice. An estate attorney is the right call for anything specific to a filing.
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