Back property taxes in Phoenix? Arizona can sell your home for unpaid taxes after 36 months of delinquency. We buy houses with tax liens — pay the taxes at closing, give you the difference in cash, save your credit.
Falling behind on property taxes in Phoenix, Arizona can spiral fast. Arizona counties begin tax sale proceedings after a fixed period of property tax delinquency. BuyHousesInCash buys homes with tax liens, tax delinquency, and even properties scheduled for tax sale. We pay the back taxes from sale proceeds at closing, so you never write a check. You walk away free of the tax burden with cash in hand.
Investor purchasers at Maricopa County tax sales typically pay only the back taxes plus fees, leaving any residual property value as profit when the redemption period expires. Phoenix homeowners who let this happen lose their entire equity. Selling to BuyHousesInCash before the sale captures that equity for the seller, even if only at 60-75% of after-repair value.
Tax delinquency in Phoenix often correlates with other distress signals — job loss, medical bills, divorce — and Arizona doesn't have a hardship program that reliably saves the home once 36 months pass. Maricopa County's deferral programs cover seniors and disabled veterans but rarely the working-age homeowner facing a temporary cash crunch.
Arizona tax sale calendars are predictable: counties give homeowners 36 months of delinquency before initiating sale procedures, though the exact trigger varies by jurisdiction. Phoenix property owners in Maricopa County receive a series of escalating notices, but most don't realize the certificate gets sold to investors well before any actual loss of title. By then, redemption costs include the investor's interest premium, which compounds monthly.
Tax foreclosure in Arizona (judicial in some counties, administrative in others) moves on a fixed schedule once initiated — Maricopa County's process from filing to sheriff's deed runs roughly 6-9 months. Selling at any point before final transfer pays off the lien and gives the homeowner the remaining equity. After the deed transfers, that equity belongs to the new owner.
No obligation. We close at a Maricopa County title company.
Call (555) 555-CASHArizona can typically begin tax sale proceedings after 36 months of delinquency. The county or municipality issues a tax certificate to investors, and after a redemption period, the property can be sold at auction. BuyHousesInCash can typically close before tax sale in Phoenix as long as you contact us before the auction date is finalized.
No. BuyHousesInCash pays all delinquent property taxes, penalties, and interest from the sale proceeds at closing. The title company in Arizona disburses funds to the county tax collector, clears the lien, and the remaining cash goes to you. You write zero checks. This is one of the biggest reasons homeowners with Phoenix tax delinquency choose us.
Even after a tax certificate is sold to an investor, Arizona provides a redemption period during which you can pay off the certificate plus interest and reclaim your property. BuyHousesInCash can buy your home and redeem the certificate at closing during this window. Don't wait until the redemption period expires — call us as soon as possible.
Yes. Federal IRS tax liens against you personally do attach to Phoenix real estate. The IRS has procedures (Form 14135) to discharge a property from the lien at closing in exchange for paying the lien amount or a portion. BuyHousesInCash works with title companies experienced in IRS lien discharges. Arizona state tax liens follow similar processes.
The math has to work — sale proceeds need to cover the back taxes plus our offer price. If you have $50,000 in back taxes on a $200,000 Phoenix home, we have plenty of room. If back taxes are $180,000 on a $200,000 home, the offer becomes minimal. We'll run the numbers transparently and tell you what you'd net before any commitment.
Common scenario. Both get paid off at closing from sale proceeds. The title company disburses to the lender (mortgage payoff) and the Arizona tax collector (delinquent taxes), then any remaining equity goes to you. We handle multi-creditor closings in Phoenix regularly — it adds about 3-5 days to closing time but isn't a deal-breaker.
Most Arizona counties will postpone or cancel a scheduled tax sale once they receive proof of a pending sale to a buyer who will pay off the delinquent taxes. BuyHousesInCash' title company submits the contract and proof of funds directly to the Phoenix tax office to halt the sale. We've stopped tax auctions with as little as 5 days notice.
Selling to BuyHousesInCash doesn't directly impact credit. The negative items — late mortgage payments, judgments, the tax lien itself — already affect your credit. Selling clears those liens, which over time helps your credit recover. Compare to a tax sale: losing the home plus continued lien on credit report. The voluntary sale is almost always the better credit outcome.
BuyHousesInCash handles tax-delinquent Phoenix properties without requiring the seller to bring money to closing. The math just needs sale proceeds to exceed the tax debt, mortgage payoff, and our offer. When equity is too thin to cover all three, we work with lenders on short sale and with the county on tax-arrear negotiations.
Bankruptcy can pause a Arizona tax sale via the automatic stay, but only briefly. Property taxes are typically priority unsecured debt in Chapter 13 and survive Chapter 7 discharge entirely. Phoenix homeowners hoping bankruptcy will solve tax arrears usually discover it postpones rather than eliminates the problem.
IRS tax liens — separate from property tax — also affect Phoenix home sales. Federal liens attach to all real estate owned by the debtor. When the property sells, the IRS gets paid from proceeds before the homeowner sees anything, but Form 14135 (Certificate of Discharge) can clear the lien from the specific property at closing. BuyHousesInCash title teams handle this routinely in Maricopa County.
Income tax debt occasionally gets confused with property tax debt in Phoenix, but they operate independently. Arizona state income tax liens, federal IRS liens, and Maricopa County property tax liens are three separate exposures that can all attach to the same property. A title search before closing reveals every one of them; BuyHousesInCash clears them all at the settlement table.