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 East New York property transfers free and clear.
Behind on Property Taxes in East New York, 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 East New York-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 East New York, 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 row house property Tony has bought in East New York.
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 East New York — 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 East New York
In Kings County, tax-foreclosure timelines vary, but in NY counties like Erie, Onondaga, and Monroe the process can move from delinquency to county-auction in 18-24 months. Once the county auctions the property, you typically walk away with nothing. Tony's offer captures whatever equity remains before that auction.
Sections of East New York Tony Buys In
East New York is mostly two- and three-story frame houses and brick two-families on small lots, with Nehemiah rowhouses from the 1980s–90s in New Lots and Spring Creek, large NYCHA developments (Linden, Boulevard, Pink, and Cypress Hills Houses), and the Starrett City towers on the bay. Cypress Hills, on the ridge below Highland Park, has older frame and brick rows and some of the borough's last detached wood houses. The 2016 rezoning has brought new mid-rise construction along Atlantic Avenue and Pitkin.
- Cypress Hills
- City Line
- New Lots
- Spring Creek
- Starrett City
- Highland Park
Selling a House in East New York: What Tony Already Knows
East New York owners call Tony with situations a broker can't list: a frame two-family inherited from a parent, with a cousin living rent-free upstairs and a mortgage that was in default before the estate even opened; a house that sat vacant after a fire and now has a DOB vacate order and squatters; a Nehemiah rowhouse whose resale restrictions have expired but whose owner is behind on taxes. Deed theft has hit East New York hard, so Tony closes only through a title company with your own attorney reviewing everything. He gives one number on the phone and closes on your date.
- East New York ZIP codes Tony buys in
- 11207, 11208, 11239
- Streets & landmarks Tony has bought near
- Highland Park · Pitkin Avenue · Atlantic Avenue · Linden Boulevard · Gateway Center · Broadway Junction · Pennsylvania Avenue · Cypress Hills Cemetery · Fulton Street
- Getting around East New York
- A/C at Broadway Junction, Liberty Av, Van Siclen Av, Shepherd Av, Euclid Av, and Grant Av; L at Broadway Junction, Atlantic Av, Sutter Av, Livonia Av, and New Lots Av; J/Z at Alabama Av through Cypress Hills; 3 to New Lots Av; LIRR East New York station; Jackie Robinson Parkway, Belt Parkway, and Conduit Boulevard.
What a East New York closing actually involves
East New York sellers pay the NYC RPTT (1% up to $500,000, 1.425% above) and the 0.4% NYS transfer tax; Tony's offer is net of both. A house in foreclosure can still be sold right up to the auction — the title company gets a payoff from the lender and Tony's cash closes before the sale date. Spring Creek and Starrett City sit in FEMA flood zones near Jamaica Bay, which doesn't matter to a cash buyer. Estates run through Kings County Surrogate's Court on Johnson Street.
How a Cash Offer on a East New York 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 East New York 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 East New York 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 East New York 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.
My East New York house is in foreclosure with an auction date. Is it too late to sell to Tony?
Usually not. If the auction hasn't happened, Tony can sign a contract within a day, his title company orders the lender's payoff, and a cash closing beats most auction dates. Whatever equity is left after the payoff goes to you instead of being wiped out at the courthouse. Call as soon as you have a date — the earlier, the more options.
Someone is squatting in my vacant East New York house. Will Tony still buy it?
Yes. Tony buys occupied-by-squatter houses and handles the legal process after closing; you don't have to get them out first. He'll want to know how long they've been there and whether any court filings exist, and his number will reflect the situation. It's still faster than trying to list a house nobody can show.
Does Tony buy in Cypress Hills, City Line, and Spring Creek as well as central East New York?
Yes — ZIPs 11207, 11208, and 11239 in full: frames off Fulton and Atlantic, brick rows in Cypress Hills, Nehemiah houses in New Lots and Spring Creek, and two-families along Linden Boulevard. Co-op apartments in Starrett City too, subject to that complex's rules. One call with the address gets you a number.
How does Tony protect an East New York seller from deed theft?
By doing the opposite of what a deed thief does. Tony never asks you to sign a deed at your house, never pays in cash or a personal check, and never records anything without a title company, your attorney, and a wire to your bank. If anyone has already approached you with a quick-sign deal, talk to a lawyer or the Brooklyn DA's office before signing anything — Tony will tell you the same.
Kings County tax delinquency? 1-908-768-4759. Tony pays the county at closing.
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