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 Queens property transfers free and clear.
Behind on Property Taxes in Queens, NY? Tony Buys Your House for Cash
Owe back property taxes in Queens 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 Queens-area properties with back taxes, and most sellers walk away with cash on top of the payoff.
Queens County tax foreclosures move slower than mortgage foreclosures, but the timeline is real. Once the county certifies your tax delinquency, the property eventually goes to a tax-lien sale or county auction. Tony stops it by paying the taxes at closing.
- 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 Queens.
Queens County Market Context
Queens County has detached single-families and two-families across south Queens (Jamaica, Hollis, St. Albans, Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Rosedale). Many are inherited from grandparents who immigrated in the 1950s-70s.
Queens NYC Class 1 rates apply; effective rates are 0.7-1.4% on actual market value due to assessment caps.
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Behind on Property Taxes in Queens — 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 Queens
Here's how Tony resolves Queens County back-tax situations. The title company pulls the tax-payoff statement from the Queens 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.
Queens Neighborhoods Tony Buys In
Queens has detached one-families and two-families across south Queens neighborhoods like Jamaica, Hollis, and St. Albans. Tony buys inherited, distressed, and tenant-occupied properties. Southeast Queens is 1920s–50s detached frames, brick colonials, and Tudors on 40-by-100 lots; western Queens is attached brick two- and three-families and six-story pre-war buildings; the Rockaways mix bungalows, NYCHA, and post-Sandy rebuilds; and co-ops and condos are everywhere from Forest Hills to Flushing.
- Jamaica
- Hollis
- Queens Village
- St. Albans
- Cambria Heights
- Laurelton
- Springfield Gardens
- Rosedale
- Far Rockaway
Selling a House in Queens: What Tony Already Knows
Queens sellers who call Tony are mostly heirs to a detached house in Jamaica, St. Albans, Hollis, or Laurelton that the family bought in the 1960s or 70s. The deed is in a parent's name, the estate is sitting in Queens County Surrogate's Court on Sutphin Boulevard, and the basement apartment that paid the bills was never legal. Southeast Queens had some of the highest foreclosure rates in the city after 2008, and many of those houses are still being untangled today — reverse mortgages, HUD liens, and second mortgages the heirs didn't know about. Tony buys them as-is, with the tenants, the liens, and the belongings, and gives one number on the phone.
- Queens ZIP codes Tony buys in
- 11412, 11413, 11423, 11429, 11432, 11433, 11434, 11691
- Streets & landmarks Tony has bought near
- Jamaica Avenue · Hillside Avenue · Linden Boulevard · Merrick Boulevard · Roy Wilkins Park · Flushing Meadows–Corona Park · Jamaica Hospital · York College · JFK Airport
- Getting around Queens
- E/J/Z at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer and Sutphin Blvd–Archer Av–JFK; F on Hillside Avenue; 7 to Flushing; A to the Rockaways; LIRR hub at Jamaica with the Hempstead, Far Rockaway, Long Beach, Babylon, Ronkonkoma, and Port Washington branches; Van Wyck Expressway, Grand Central Parkway, LIE (I-495), Belt Parkway, and Cross Island Parkway.
What a Queens closing actually involves
Queens sellers pay the NYC RPTT (1% up to $500,000, 1.425% above) plus the 0.4% NYS transfer tax; Tony's offer is net of both. Queens County Surrogate's Court handles estates for the whole borough, and a reverse mortgage on a deceased parent's house must be paid off at closing before heirs see anything — Tony's title company gets the payoff and his cash closes before the servicer forecloses. Rockaway and Howard Beach properties are in FEMA flood zones, which only matters to a lender.
How a Cash Offer on a Queens 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 Queens 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 Queens 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 Queens 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 all of Queens or mainly Southeast Queens?
All of Queens. Most of his volume is in Jamaica, South Jamaica, St. Albans, Hollis, Queens Village, Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens, and Rosedale, but he also buys in Astoria, Flushing, Jackson Heights, Corona, Ridgewood, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park, and the Rockaways. Detached, attached, two-family, co-op, or condo — one call gets you a number.
My late father's Queens house has a reverse mortgage. Can Tony still buy it?
Yes, and quickly matters. After the borrower dies, the reverse-mortgage servicer generally gives heirs a limited window before it starts foreclosure. Tony's title company orders the payoff, and his cash closing clears it; whatever equity remains goes to the estate. If the loan balance is close to the value, he'll tell you honestly what's left.
Our family house in Queens has an illegal basement apartment. Is that a problem for Tony?
No. Basement and attic conversions without a certificate of occupancy are the norm in Southeast Queens, and Tony buys them with the tenant in place or empty. Any DOB violation or vacate order transfers to him. You don't need to remove the kitchen or pay an expediter before selling.
How fast can Tony close on a Queens house that's already in probate?
As soon as Queens County Surrogate's Court issues letters testamentary or letters of administration, Tony can sign a contract and close in about a week. If letters haven't issued, he'll sign and wait — his offer doesn't have an expiration date tied to the court's schedule. His attorney can tell you what the court still needs.
Back property taxes piling up on your Queens house? Call Tony at 1-908-768-4759. Tax payoff at closing, cash on top.
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