The Roanoke River at Plymouth

Plymouth sits on the Roanoke a few miles above the Albemarle Sound, and it floods from the river side: when water comes down from upstream, or when hurricane winds push the sound back up the river. Isabel in 2003 raised water high enough to top the town's riverside pumping stations, and Irene in 2011 brought both river and storm-surge flooding.

Some older Plymouth houses were built below street level and take water from heavy rain as well. A house in a mapped flood zone needs flood insurance for a federally backed loan, and a high quote is a common reason a financed sale fails. We buy flooded and flood-prone houses at any stage of repair.

Older houses in Plymouth

The Plymouth Historic District, listed on the National Register, and the streets around it hold many of the county's oldest houses, a good number of them now rentals. The age of those houses brings the usual findings: foundation and crawlspace rot, old wiring, galvanized plumbing, and roofs at the end of their life.

Many of these houses have tenants or have sat empty after an owner died. Neither has to change before a cash sale, and any design review the town requires for exterior work becomes our concern after closing.

Creswell, Roper, and a reappraisal six years in the making

Washington County's current values date to January 1, 2021, and the next reappraisal is scheduled for 2027. Six years of market change will land on one bill, and owners on fixed incomes and heirs carrying a second house will feel it most.

If you sell before or after the new values, delinquent taxes do not need to be paid first. They are cleared from the closing proceeds.

East of Plymouth, the county is wide, flat cropland around Roper, Creswell, and Lake Phelps, with farmhouses and manufactured homes on wells and septic. Farm parcels in present-use value carry a three-year rollback of deferred taxes plus interest if a buyer takes them out of qualifying use, and we account for that in our offer.

Washington County property we buy

  • Houses in Plymouth that flooded from the Roanoke
  • Older houses near downtown Plymouth needing major work
  • Long-term rentals, with tenants or vacant
  • Farmhouses around Creswell and Roper
  • Manufactured homes outside Plymouth, titled or retitled
  • Inherited houses and heirs' property
  • Houses with back taxes owed

Records, courts, and closing in Washington County

Plymouth is the county seat. The Washington County Register of Deeds records deeds and deeds of trust in Plymouth, foreclosure hearings and estate files run through the clerk of superior court in Plymouth, and the county tax office sets values.

We close through a licensed North Carolina attorney, who records the deed before disbursing funds.

Frequently asked questions

Do you buy Plymouth houses that flooded from the Roanoke River?

Yes, flooded once or many times, and repaired or not.

Will the 2027 reappraisal affect my sale?

It may raise your tax bill, but it does not stop a sale. Any back taxes are paid at closing.

Do you buy rentals with tenants in Plymouth?

Yes. Leases and deposits transfer to us at closing.

Do you buy in Creswell and Roper?

Yes, and in the rural county around Lake Phelps.

Will you buy an old house near downtown Plymouth that needs everything?

Yes. Rot, old wiring, and failed roofs do not need to be fixed first.

Washington County property and court resources