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 Flatbush property transfers free and clear.
Behind on Property Taxes in Flatbush, 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 Flatbush-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 Flatbush, 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 Flatbush.
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 Flatbush — 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 Flatbush
Many Flatbush sellers behind on taxes don't realize they likely have equity above the back-tax balance. A house worth $300K with $25K in back taxes still has $275K of equity (minus any mortgage). Tony's offer captures that for you. Letting it go to tax-lien sale typically zeroes that out.
Sections of Flatbush Tony Buys In
Flatbush is two housing markets on the same blocks. Victorian Flatbush — Ditmas Park, Prospect Park South, Beverley Square, Fiske Terrace — is free-standing turn-of-the-century frame houses with porches and driveways, many of them landmarked. Along Ocean Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, and Bedford Avenue it's six-story pre-war elevator and walk-up buildings, most rent-stabilized, plus attached brick rows and two-families toward Nostrand. A large Caribbean homeowner community has held many of these houses for forty years or more.
- Ditmas Park
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens
- Prospect Park South
- Victorian Flatbush
- Beverley Square
- Fiske Terrace
Selling a House in Flatbush: What Tony Already Knows
Flatbush sellers who call Tony are often adult children clearing out a parent's Victorian that hasn't had a real repair since the 1980s — knob-and-tube wiring, a slate roof, a basement that floods, and every room full. Others own a two-family where the upstairs tenant stopped paying during the pandemic and Housing Court still hasn't produced a result. Some are dealing with a pre-war co-op apartment the board keeps rejecting buyers for. Tony buys the house full of belongings, the two-family with the non-paying tenant, and the co-op after board approval — one number on the phone, closing on your schedule.
- Flatbush ZIP codes Tony buys in
- 11226, 11210, 11218
- Streets & landmarks Tony has bought near
- Flatbush Avenue · Church Avenue · Brooklyn College · Kings Theatre · Prospect Park · Erasmus Hall · Cortelyou Road · Nostrand Avenue · Ocean Avenue
- Getting around Flatbush
- B/Q at Church Av, Beverley Rd, Cortelyou Rd, Newkirk Plaza, and Avenue H; 2/5 at Church Av, Beverly Rd, Newkirk Av, and Flatbush Av–Brooklyn College; F at Church Av on the Kensington edge; B41 on Flatbush Avenue and B35 on Church Avenue.
What a Flatbush closing actually involves
Flatbush sellers pay the NYC RPTT (1% or 1.425% over $500,000) and the 0.4% NYS transfer tax, which Tony deducts before quoting your net. Landmarked houses in the Prospect Park South, Ditmas Park, and Fiske Terrace historic districts sell exactly like any other house; LPC only regulates future exterior work. Pre-1960 houses with a rented unit carry Local Law 1 lead-paint obligations that a bank would raise at inspection — Tony pays cash and inspects nothing.
How a Cash Offer on a Flatbush 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 Flatbush 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 Flatbush 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 Flatbush 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 the big Victorian houses in Ditmas Park and Prospect Park South?
Yes. The free-standing Victorians of Victorian Flatbush are among his favorite purchases because banks and retail buyers get scared by their size and age — old wiring, original plumbing, slate roofs, and forty years of deferred maintenance. Tony buys them as-is, with the furniture still inside, landmarked or not, and prices honestly for what a full restoration costs.
I own a Flatbush two-family with a tenant who hasn't paid in over a year. Will Tony buy it?
Yes, with the tenant in place. Tony doesn't require you to finish the Housing Court case or get the apartment empty — he takes over as landlord and the case along with it. Tell him the unit count, who's paying what, and where the case stands, and his number will reflect the situation.
Will Tony buy my rent-stabilized apartment building on Ocean Avenue in Flatbush?
Yes. Six-plus-unit pre-1974 buildings on Ocean, Flatbush, and Bedford Avenues are rent-stabilized, and Tony buys them on the actual rent roll with every tenant staying. He'll want the current registered rents and any open HPD violations, and then he gives one number. No vacancies needed and no buyouts.
My mother's Flatbush house is in her name and she has dementia. Can Tony still buy it?
Only someone with legal authority can sign — a valid power of attorney or a court-appointed guardian under Article 81. If you have that, Tony buys as-is on your timeline. If you don't, his attorney can point you to what a guardianship petition in Kings County requires, and the offer will be there when you're ready.
Stop the Flatbush tax-lien sale. Call Tony at 1-908-768-4759. Cash for your house, taxes resolved.
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