We Buy Houses in Edgecombe County

Tarboro, Princeville, and the Tar

In 1999, Floyd sent the Tar River at Tarboro to a record crest roughly 22 feet above flood stage, a record that still stands. Across the river, Princeville's earthen levee failed, water reached about 30 feet deep in places, and the town stayed under water for more than a week. In Matthew in 2016, water came over the levee again and hundreds more homes were damaged.

Houses in both towns can carry repeated flood claims, partial repairs, and high insurance quotes, all of which make a financed sale harder. We buy flooded houses in Tarboro and Princeville as they are, including ones that were never fully put back together.

Tarboro's historic district

The Tarboro Historic District Commission reviews exterior changes inside the town's historic district under the town's development ordinance. Altering exterior surfaces there requires a certificate of appropriateness, and the commission measures applications against its design standards.

Older houses in the district usually need exactly the work that review covers: roofs, porches, windows, and siding. That adds time and cost for a buyer who plans to renovate. We buy in the district as-is and take on the approval process after closing.

Heirs, family land, and 2024 values

Edgecombe revalued effective January 1, 2024, and the state's schedule shows the next revaluation in 2032. Values stay where 2024 put them until then. If taxes are behind, they are paid from the sale proceeds.

Around Pinetops, Macclesfield, Conetoe, and the farm country between them, many houses have passed down through families without an estate being opened, and title ends up split among several heirs. Farm parcels in present-use value owe three years of deferred taxes plus interest if the land leaves qualifying use. We work through both with you.

Edgecombe County property we buy

• Flooded and partly repaired houses in Tarboro and Princeville
• Houses in Tarboro's historic district
• Houses on the Edgecombe side of Rocky Mount
• Family houses and land owned by several heirs
• Farm parcels in present-use value
• Manufactured homes on owned land
• Vacant houses with deferred repairs

Records, courts, and closing in Edgecombe County

Tarboro is the county seat. The Edgecombe County Register of Deeds in Tarboro keeps deed records, including for the Edgecombe part of Rocky Mount, the clerk of superior court in Tarboro handles estates and foreclosure hearings, and county tax administration sets values. Historic district applications go to the Town of Tarboro.

A licensed North Carolina attorney handles the closing. Let us know about any recent repair work, because a North Carolina mechanics' lien can relate back to when the work began.

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