Situations We Help With
We Help Cincinnati Homeowners Sell in Difficult Situations
Selling a house can be stressful enough. Add foreclosure, probate, unpaid tenants, liens, title problems, back taxes, code violations, or other complications, and the process can quickly feel overwhelming.
At Match Home Buyers, we've worked with homeowners throughout Cincinnati, Hamilton, Middletown and surrounding Southwest Ohio communities facing many different property and life situations.
Our job is to understand what's happening, identify potential roadblocks, and help create a clear path toward selling the property.
You don't need to have everything figured out before you call us.
Property-Related Situations
Every property is different. Whether your house is move-in ready, outdated, damaged, occupied, vacant, or needs major repairs, we can evaluate it in its current condition and help you understand your selling options.
Situations We Commonly Work With
Complicated Selling Situations
Sometimes the house itself isn't the biggest challenge. We've worked with properties involving foreclosure, probate, tenants, liens, title problems, taxes, multiple owners, and other situations where additional coordination may be needed.
Situations We Commonly Help With
Behind on Your Mortgage or Facing Foreclosure?
Foreclosure can feel overwhelming, especially when notices, deadlines, lenders, attorneys, and mounting payments are involved.
The most important thing is understanding where you are in the process and what options may still be available.
We can evaluate the property, estimate your equity, help coordinate payoff information, and determine whether selling the house could provide a way forward.
How We May Help
- Evaluate your home's current value
- Estimate available equity
- Help obtain mortgage payoff information
- Work with the title company
- Coordinate around important deadlines
- Explore a direct cash or off-market sale
- Work alongside your attorney when legal issues are involved
- Help estimate your potential proceeds after debts are paid
When foreclosure is involved, time matters. The earlier we understand the situation, the more options there may be.
Inherited a House? We Can Help Simplify the Property Side.
Losing someone is difficult enough without having to figure out what to do with a house at the same time.
Probate properties can involve executors, administrators, beneficiaries, multiple heirs, attorneys, personal belongings, repairs, taxes, liens, and title issues.
We have experience working with inherited properties and can help coordinate the real estate portion of the process.
How We May Help
- Determine who has authority to sell
- Coordinate with the probate attorney
- Work with executors and administrators
- Communicate with multiple heirs
- Work with out-of-state family members
- Coordinate with the title company
- Purchase the property as-is
- Help arrange cleanouts or contractors when needed
- Work through liens or title issues that arise
You don't have to renovate, clean everything out, or know every step of probate before talking with us.
Tired of Dealing With a Difficult Rental?
Sometimes a rental property stops feeling like an investment and starts feeling like a full-time problem.
We've worked with owners dealing with tenants who stopped paying rent, damaged properties, eviction situations, unauthorized occupants, squatters, deferred maintenance, and landlords who simply wanted out.
How We May Help
- Evaluate the property while occupied
- Review the current rental situation
- Determine whether the property may be sold occupied
- Coordinate with attorneys when eviction is necessary
- Work with out-of-state landlords
- Evaluate significant property damage
- Help coordinate cleanout or repairs when necessary
- Sell the property after possession is recovered
- Explore buyers comfortable purchasing difficult rental properties
You may not have to solve every tenant problem before you start exploring a sale.
When legal possession or eviction is involved, we can work alongside experienced attorneys and other professionals who handle that part of the process.
Behind on Property Taxes?
Unpaid property taxes can become a serious problem, but they don't automatically prevent you from selling the property.
We can work with the title company to determine what is owed and what needs to be satisfied before ownership can transfer.
In many transactions, delinquent taxes may be able to be paid from the proceeds of the sale rather than requiring the homeowner to bring the entire amount out of pocket beforehand.
How We May Help
- Identify delinquent property taxes
- Review tax liens and assessments
- Obtain payoff amounts
- Coordinate with the title company
- Determine what must be paid at closing
- Calculate estimated remaining proceeds
- Work with appropriate professionals when additional issues exist
The first step is simply finding out exactly what is owed.
Have an IRS Lien Against Your Property?
An IRS or federal tax lien can make a sale more complicated, but it does not necessarily make the property impossible to sell.
We can work with the title company and, when necessary, experienced tax or legal professionals to determine what is recorded and what must happen for the property to transfer.
How We May Help
- Identify recorded federal tax liens
- Determine payoff requirements
- Coordinate with the title company
- Work with tax professionals or attorneys when necessary
- Determine whether the lien may be satisfied from sale proceeds
- Allow additional time when lien documentation or releases are required
Complicated doesn't mean impossible. It means we need to understand the problem before building the solution.
Title Problems Holding Up the Sale?
Sometimes everyone knows who owns the house — but the paperwork doesn't tell the same story.
Properties can have old mortgages that were never released, deceased owners still appearing on deeds, missing heirs, incorrect names, divorce issues, multiple owners, old liens, or competing ownership interests.
How We May Help
- Order and review title
- Identify what is preventing clear transfer
- Coordinate with the title company
- Work with heirs and other owners
- Locate required documentation
- Work with title attorneys when necessary
- Allow time for title-curative work
- Keep the transaction moving while problems are addressed
We don't guess at title problems. We identify what is preventing the sale and determine who needs to help resolve it.
Liens Against the House?
There are many types of debts that can become attached to real estate.
We've seen properties involving contractor liens, mechanics liens, judgments, old mortgages, HOA balances, assessments, municipal charges, and multiple liens at the same time.
How We May Help
- Have title identify recorded liens
- Obtain payoff or release information
- Determine what needs to be resolved for closing
- Coordinate with lienholders
- Work with title professionals
- Involve attorneys when a lien is disputed
- Determine what may be paid from sale proceeds
- Calculate estimated net after obligations
A complicated title report doesn't necessarily kill the deal. Sometimes it simply gives us the roadmap of what needs to be handled.
Dealing With Code Violations or Major Property Problems?
Open permits, code violations, unsafe-building notices, nuisance violations, boarded properties, and condemnation issues can make homeowners feel trapped.
Because our background includes real estate investing, renovations, and construction, we understand properties that need significant work.
How We May Help
- Review known city violations
- Evaluate property condition
- Estimate major repairs
- Coordinate contractor evaluations when appropriate
- Work with title
- Communicate with appropriate municipal departments when necessary
- Evaluate purchasing the property as-is
- Help determine which issues need to be handled before closing
You may not have to make every repair yourself before selling the property.
When More Than One Person Is Involved
Selling a house becomes more complicated when multiple owners, family members, former spouses, heirs, or other parties have an interest in the property.
Sometimes everyone agrees. Sometimes they don't.
Our role is to stay focused on the property transaction, clearly explain the selling options, and coordinate with attorneys when legal decisions need to be made.
How We May Help
- Determine who is on title
- Work with multiple owners
- Explain property values and selling options
- Provide straightforward numbers
- Coordinate with attorneys when necessary
- Work with title to determine signing requirements
- Structure flexible closing arrangements when possible
Our goal is to keep the real estate side clear, factual, and professional.
Sometimes It's Not Just One Problem.
Real situations rarely fit neatly into one category.
A house may be in probate and have delinquent taxes.
A landlord may be dealing with a non-paying tenant and major property damage.
A homeowner may be facing foreclosure and have an IRS lien.
There may be several heirs, liens, code violations, title problems, and repairs all affecting the same property.
This is where experience and the right resources matter.
Our Process for Complicated Situations
Understand the Entire Situation
We listen first and gather the information necessary to understand what is actually happening.
Identify the Roadblocks
Title, liens, ownership, tenants, repairs, deadlines, and other issues are identified.
Determine Who Needs to Be Involved
Some problems can be handled through title. Others may require an attorney, tax professional, contractor, lender, municipality, or another specialist.
Build a Realistic Path Forward
We determine what needs to happen, in what order, to work toward selling the property.
Keep You Informed
You should understand what is happening and why throughout the process.
You don't need to know how to solve every problem before you call us. That's what the first conversation is for.
Experience Matters. So Do the Right Resources.
Over the years, we've built relationships with professionals who can help when a property situation requires expertise outside of ours.
Depending on the situation, that may include:
- Real estate attorneys
- Probate attorneys
- Title companies and title attorneys
- Tax professionals
- Contractors and tradespeople
- Cleanout companies
- Property managers
- Eviction attorneys
- Lenders and lien payoff departments
- Estate-related professionals
- Local government and building departments
We don't claim to be the expert in every profession. Our experience is knowing how to recognize potential problems, who may need to be involved, and how to keep the real estate transaction moving while those issues are being addressed.
Match Home Buyers does not provide legal or tax advice. When necessary, homeowners should consult the appropriate licensed professional.
Not Sure Where Your Situation Fits?
That's okay. Tell us what's happening with the property. We'll start with a conversation, ask the right questions, and help you understand what the next step may look like.
No pressure. No judgment. Just a conversation about the property and what you're trying to accomplish.
Helping Homeowners Across Greater Cincinnati
Match Home Buyers works with homeowners throughout Cincinnati, Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, West Chester, Mason, Lebanon, Milford, Batavia and surrounding communities across Hamilton, Butler, Warren and Clermont Counties.