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Can I sell a house with open code violations in New Mexico?
Yes. A code case does not have to be closed before the property changes hands. We buy the house with the violations still open, take title as it stands, and the open case comes with the property to us. Nothing has to be corrected, permitted, or signed off first.
The paperwork runs the way any cash sale does. You sign a purchase agreement, a title company opens escrow and runs title, and closing happens at their office or with a mobile notary if that is easier for you. An open case does not add a step to that sequence.
Am I still responsible for the citations after I sell?
The open case stops being yours at closing. The property is ours after that, and so is whatever is unresolved on it. What does not disappear is money already recorded against the house.
Recorded debts get settled out of the sale, not out of your pocket. Liens, loans, judgments, and any fine already recorded against the property are debts of the owner, and the title company clears them through escrow from the proceeds at closing. Whatever is left above what is owed is yours. This is the same way any sale handles a mortgage payoff.
The obligation to fix anything is what transfers. Correcting the violation, pulling the permits, and dealing with the jurisdiction going forward all become ours once we own the property. You are not agreeing to resolve anything after closing, and there is no arrangement where a repair cost finds its way back to you later.
If we need something from you, you hear about it before closing. Occasionally a buyer needs a signature or a document only the current owner of record can provide. When that comes up we ask while the sale is still open.
We are the buyer, not an advisor. We are not representing you in front of the city or the county, and nothing on this page is legal advice. We buy the property. After that, the open case is ours to work through as the owner.
House cited by code enforcement, what changes at closing?
Less than most people expect. A citation is a matter between the jurisdiction and whoever owns the property, so when ownership changes, that relationship changes with it. The title company still runs title, escrow still handles the money, and you still pick the closing date.
We do our own diligence before we commit. Understanding what we are taking on is our job, not a task list handed to you, and it happens on our timeline rather than becoming a delay you have to manage.
What happens with unpermitted work on an NM house?
We buy as-is with permits open. You do not pull a permit, hire an inspector, or bring anything up to code before selling. After closing the work is ours, and how we handle it depends on the specific situation.
Our goal is always to resolve the permits. Sometimes that means working through the permitting process on our end once we own it. Sometimes an unpermitted addition has to come out instead. Which one it is depends on the structure and on what the jurisdiction will allow. That call is ours to make after closing, not a decision you have to reach before.
No contractors, no repair estimates. You do not need a bid to move forward, because the cost of the work is not a number you have to solve. We are buying the house in the condition it is in.
Do I have to let an inspector through the house?
No repairs and no inspection required. There is no inspection contingency to clear and no repair list to negotiate afterward. You are not being asked to get the house to a standard before we will buy it.
Condition is not a reason we walk away. Deferred maintenance, work that never got signed off, a structure that would not pass today, belongings still inside. None of that is disqualifying, and none of it is something you need to clean up first.
Why does it matter that the buyer is local?
A local NM buyer has dealt with this before. That matters for a practical reason rather than a sentimental one. A buyer who already understands what an open case involves does not need every unknown resolved before committing to the purchase.
Our team has invested in real estate since 2014 and has purchased or helped sell more than 400 homes. We work out of an office in downtown Albuquerque at 609 Gold Ave SW, Suite 1H, and a real person from that office is who calls you back.
How The Sale Runs, Start To Finish
- Tell us about the house. Address, rough condition, and what is open on it.
- We review the property and the case. Our diligence, on our time.
- You get a written cash offer. No obligation attached to it.
- Sign with a mobile notary. Wherever is convenient for you.
- A title company closes it. On the date you pick, as fast as the title company can accommodate or months out if you need the time.
The people you will be dealing with: Graham Witherbee, Lewis Lowry, Corina Blanas and Kyle Newman.
Get your no-obligation cash offer
Tell us about the house, open case and all. A real person from our Albuquerque office will call you, walk through the situation, and give you a straight answer about whether a cash sale makes sense. If it does not, we will tell you that too.
No obligation, no pressure, no spam. Someone from our Albuquerque office calls you back, usually within one business day. Prefer to talk now? Call 505-532-7171.
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