North Atlanta Home Buyers is a local home-buying company serving metro Atlanta's northern suburbs. We buy houses as-is, for cash, from owners who need a fast, certain sale: people behind on property taxes, facing foreclosure, settling an inherited house, going through a divorce, or just tired of being landlords.
What we do
We are buyers, not agents. When you sell to us, there is no listing, no showings, no waiting for a buyer's mortgage approval, and no 6% commission. We make a written cash offer, and if you accept, we close at a local title company on a timeline you choose. Back taxes, FiFa liens, mortgages, HOA liens, and judgments are researched and paid from the proceeds at closing. You do not fix anything, clean anything, or pay any fees to us.
Our focus is the situations where a traditional sale is slow, uncertain, or impractical. A house with three years of back taxes and a FiFa on record does not sell well on the open market with an agent: retail buyers get scared off, lenders hesitate, and the clock toward the next first-Tuesday tax sale keeps ticking. We buy that house as-is, handle the payoff research, and close in days when days matter.
How we work
- You reach out. A call or the form on this site. You tell us about the house and the situation, including how far behind the taxes are and whether a sale date has been advertised.
- We research. We pull the tax records, get exact payoff figures for every FiFa and lien, check for city taxes and other encumbrances, and look at comparable sales in the neighborhood.
- You get a written offer. A real number on paper with the math shown: offer price, minus tax payoffs, minus mortgage and liens, equals what you walk away with. No obligation, no expiration pressure.
- We close. At a local Georgia title company. Everything owed gets paid from the proceeds, and the rest goes to you. Close in as little as 7 days, or take more time if you need it.
What we will not do
- No fake reviews or testimonials. You will not find invented five-star reviews or made-up success stories on our sites. If we share a client's experience someday, it will be real and permission-based.
- No made-up statistics. We do not publish invented numbers about our closings or the market. The facts we cite about Georgia tax sales come from the actual process: the county tax commissioners, the first-Tuesday auction calendar, and state law.
- No pressure tactics. Our offer is written and obligation-free. If you need to think, think. If you get a better offer elsewhere, take it.
- No pretending to be something we are not. We are home buyers, not attorneys, not tax advisors, and not a charity. We buy houses at a price that works for our business, and we are upfront about that. A cash offer is below full retail because we take on the repair risk, the holding costs, and the uncertainty. What you get in return is speed and certainty.
When selling to us is not the right move
Sometimes the honest answer is that you should not sell to us. If you can realistically pay off the back taxes, that is usually better for you than selling your house. If a payment plan with the tax commissioner is affordable and you can stay current next year, take it. If a family member can help you catch up, that may be the best outcome of all. We will tell you when we think another path serves you better, because a reputation for straight answers is worth more than any single deal.
Why we focus on back-tax situations
Most home buyers chase pretty houses. We focus on difficult ones, because difficult houses are where owners lose the most money without help. A homeowner who is three years behind on taxes is usually sitting on far more equity than they owe, and the standard advice, "just pay it," does not work when the money is not there. The county's process does not pause for explanations, and the auction calendar does not negotiate.
What these owners need is not a lecture about budgeting. They need someone who understands the FiFa process, can get an exact payoff fast, can close before the next first Tuesday, and will show the math honestly. That is the job we do. We are not the right buyer for everyone, and we say so when we are not. But for an owner facing a tax sale with equity to protect, a fast cash buyer who handles the payoff research is often the cleanest way out.
What a fair cash offer looks like
Since you cannot comparison-shop a cash offer the way you comparison-shop a listing agent, here is how to judge any offer you receive, from us or anyone else:
- It is in writing. A verbal number is not an offer. Ours comes in writing with the property address, the price, and the basic terms.
- The math is shown. You should see the offer price, the tax and lien payoffs we found, and the resulting net to you. If a buyer will not show the payoff numbers, be cautious.
- There are no junk fees. No "processing fees," no "due diligence fees," no last-minute deductions at the closing table. The number we put in writing is the number we close at, unless the title search turns up a lien nobody knew about, in which case we show you the documentation.
- The timeline is yours. A buyer who pressures you to sign today is not confident in the offer. We give you the number and let you decide.
- It is below retail, and that is normal. A cash offer is not the same as a retail sale price. We take on repair costs, holding costs, and risk, and we close in days. The tradeoff for speed and certainty is price. What matters is that after the taxes and liens are paid, the remaining equity goes to you, not to an auction bidder's premium.
If you talk to other cash buyers, hold them to the same standard. And if you have time before any tax sale, getting a second or third offer is smart. We would rather win your business with a fair number than with pressure.
Where we buy
We buy across metro Atlanta's northern suburbs, including:
A note from Bobby
If you call, you will talk to me. I look at every request myself, I run the numbers myself, and I will give you a straight answer even when the answer is "do not sell to me." Back taxes are stressful enough without someone playing games with you. Message us on WhatsApp and let us figure out your best move together.
- Bobby
North Atlanta Home Buyers