How are back property taxes paid when I sell to Tony?
The title company pays them at closing out of the sale proceeds. You don't bring a check. The county gets paid, the lien is released, and the Brooklyn property transfers free and clear.
Behind on Property Taxes in Brooklyn, NY? Tony Buys Your House for Cash
Owe back property taxes in Kings County? Tony's title company pays them off at closing — out of the cash proceeds. You don't bring a check. The New York tax-foreclosure clock stops the day Tony closes.
Falling behind on property taxes happens to good people during hard years. Medical bills. Job loss. A spouse passing. Then the letters from the county pile up and the next tax bill comes before the last one is paid. You're not stuck. Tony has bought hundreds of Brooklyn-area properties with back taxes, and most sellers walk away with cash on top of the payoff.
If you're getting tax-delinquency notices on your Brooklyn, Kings County house, the safest move is to sell before the lien sale. Tony pays off back taxes, water/sewer arrears, and any municipal liens at closing — out of the proceeds. You don't have to come up with cash to clear them.
- Title company pays back taxes at closing — you bring nothing
- Water, sewer, and municipal liens paid at the same time
- Tax-foreclosure clock stops the day Tony closes
- Most sellers walk away with cash above the payoff
- 7-day close, faster if the tax-lien sale is approaching
- Same process for NJ tax delinquency and NY tax-lien proceedings
The kind of two family property Tony has bought in Brooklyn.
Kings County Market Context
Kings County (Brooklyn) is brownstones, multi-families, and pre-war apartment stock. Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Bushwick, East New York all have heavy inherited-property volume.
NYC property taxes use Class 1 (1-3 family) assessment that lags market value significantly. Effective rates vary by class but typically 0.8-1.5%.
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Behind on Property Taxes in Brooklyn — Call Tony Now
Tell Tony where the house is and what shape it's in. Get a cash number on the same call. Pick a closing date.
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How Behind on Property Taxes Works in Brooklyn
Here's how Tony resolves Kings County back-tax situations. The title company pulls the tax-payoff statement from the Kings County county. At closing, Tony's wire goes to the title company, and the title company sends the back-taxes amount directly to the county/town. Anything above the back taxes (and any mortgage payoff if there is one) goes to you.
Brooklyn Neighborhoods Tony Buys In
Brooklyn brownstones and multi-families — especially in Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, and Flatbush — are core Tony purchases. Inherited from grandparents, full of decades of belongings, occupied or vacant: Tony buys. Beyond the brownstone belt the stock shifts to attached 1920s-30s brick rowhouses in Canarsie and Flatlands, frame two- and three-families in East New York and Bushwick, six-story pre-war walk-ups along Ocean Avenue and Eastern Parkway, and limestone rows in Bay Ridge.
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Crown Heights
- East New York
- Brownsville
- Canarsie
- Flatbush
- Bushwick
- Park Slope
- Bay Ridge
Selling a House in Brooklyn: What Tony Already Knows
Most Brooklyn calls to Tony start with a death certificate. A parent or grandparent bought the house in the 1960s or 70s, four or five heirs now own it together, and the one who still lives there can't buy the others out. Add a rent-paying tenant on the parlor floor, a stack of HPD and DOB violations, and an unpaid water bill heading toward the City's lien sale, and a broker listing turns into a year-long project. Tony deals with all of it as-is: the tenants stay, the violations transfer, and the belongings can stay in the house. He gives one number on the phone and closes on the date the family picks.
- Brooklyn ZIP codes Tony buys in
- 11207, 11208, 11212, 11216, 11221, 11226, 11233, 11236
- Streets & landmarks Tony has bought near
- Prospect Park · Fulton Street · Flatbush Avenue · Atlantic Avenue · Eastern Parkway · Kings County Hospital · Brooklyn Museum · Barclays Center · Coney Island Boardwalk
- Getting around Brooklyn
- A/C along Fulton Street, 2/3/4/5 along Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue, B/Q through Flatbush, L to Canarsie, J/Z on Broadway, F/G, N/R/D in South Brooklyn; LIRR at Atlantic Terminal, Nostrand Avenue, and East New York; Belt Parkway, BQE (I-278), Prospect Expressway, and the Jackie Robinson Parkway.
What a Brooklyn closing actually involves
Every Brooklyn closing uses attorneys on both sides, and the seller customarily pays the NYC Real Property Transfer Tax (1% up to $500,000, 1.425% above) plus the 0.4% New York State transfer tax; Tony nets those into his offer. Estates go through Kings County Surrogate's Court, which can take months to issue letters — Tony can sign a contract with the executor while that runs. Because Tony pays cash there is no appraisal, no bank underwriting, and no lender demanding that violations be cleared before closing.
How a Cash Offer on a Brooklyn House Is Actually Built
Every cash buyer, Tony included, starts from the same three numbers: what the house would sell for fully renovated, what it costs to get it there, and how long that takes. The offer is that finished value minus the repairs, minus the buyer's resale costs and margin. In practice that lands most cash offers somewhere around 70–85% of the renovated value, less repairs. The honest comparison is not against a renovated house's list price — it is against what you would actually net from a NY listing after commission, repairs, and months of carrying costs.
| Line item | List with an agent | Sell to Tony |
|---|---|---|
| What the house would sell for fully renovated | $400,000 | $400,000 |
| Repairs a retail buyer's lender will demand | − $45,000 | Tony's problem |
| Agent commission (5–6%) | − $20,000 to $24,000 | $0 |
| Inspection credits, seller closing costs, concessions | − $8,000 to $12,000 | $0 |
| Taxes, insurance, mortgage, utilities while you wait (3–6 months) | − $9,000 to $15,000 | $0 |
| Time to cash in hand | 4 to 7 months | 7 to 14 days |
| What you actually walk away with | ≈ $305,000 to $318,000 | Tony's number, in full, on your date |
Whether Tony's number beats that listing net depends on the house. On a move-in-ready home in a hot NYmarket it usually will not, and Tony will tell you to list. On a house that needs work, has tenants, sits in an estate, or carries violations — the houses retail buyers cannot finance — it is often close, and the seven-day timeline is the difference. Call 1-908-768-4759, get the number, and compare it yourself.
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Questions From Brooklyn Sellers
What if I owe water/sewer arrears too?
Same path. Tony's title company pays municipal water/sewer liens at closing alongside the back taxes. All in one transaction.
Can Tony close before the Brooklyn tax-lien sale?
In most cases, yes. As long as the lien sale isn't in the next 5-7 days, Tony's standard close fits inside the window.
Will I get any cash if the Brooklyn house has back taxes and a mortgage?
Depends on equity. Tony's offer pays mortgage, then back taxes, then liens. Anything left is yours. On most NJ/NY properties with even 10% equity, sellers walk away with thousands.
What if the county already started tax-lien proceedings?
Tony has bought properties mid-proceeding. Until the lien actually sells at auction, the seller can still sell the house. Move fast.
Does Tony buy houses in every Brooklyn neighborhood?
Yes — from Greenpoint to Coney Island. The bulk of his Brooklyn work is in Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Flatbush, East Flatbush, Bushwick, East New York, Brownsville, and Canarsie, but he buys in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Sheepshead Bay, and every other section too. Brownstone, frame two-family, attached brick row, co-op, or condo: call with the address and he'll give you a number.
My Brooklyn house has an unpaid water bill and property taxes headed for the NYC lien sale. Can Tony still buy it?
Yes. Back taxes and DEP water charges are paid off out of the sale proceeds at the closing table, and if a lien has already been sold to the City's lien trust the title company gets a payoff and clears it. You don't need to catch up first. Tony's offer accounts for the payoff so the number you hear is your real net.
We're several siblings who inherited a Brooklyn brownstone. Do we all have to agree before Tony can buy?
Every owner on the deed (or the estate's executor or administrator) has to sign, but you don't have to be in the same room or even the same state. Tony's title company handles remote and out-of-state signings routinely. If one heir wants to stay, Tony has structured deals where that person keeps an apartment as a tenant after closing.
Will Tony buy my Brooklyn two-family with tenants in it?
Yes, occupied. Tony takes over the leases at closing — rent-stabilized, month-to-month, or a family member paying nothing. No buyout, no eviction, no vacancy required. He'll ask the unit count and current rents so his offer reflects what's actually there.
Back property taxes piling up on your Brooklyn house? Call Tony at 1-908-768-4759. Tax payoff at closing, cash on top.
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