The county's notice gives you one way out. There are seven.

Your seven ways out, with the cost of each.

We listed selling to us last on purpose. If choice 1 works for you, if you can pay it off and keep your home, we'll tell you that on the call, and then we'll get out of your way.

1. 1

   Catch up and keep the house

   Pay the back taxes with the interest and fees, and the house comes off the list.

   Costeverything owed, plus fees.

2. 2

   Ask the county for a plan or a break

   A payment plan, or an exemption you never filed. Some counties say yes if you ask before the date.

   Costpaperwork, and asking before the date.

3. 3

   Borrow against the house

   A loan against the equity pays the county. Needs clear ownership, and time.

   Costclosing costs, and a payment every month.

4. 4

   List it with an agent

   Full price on the open market, if the date is far enough out.

   Costagent fees and repairs, while the taxes keep growing.

5. 5

   Someone pays the county, and you stay

   We pay the county, you stay, and we settle up later from the house. We do this one too.

   Costa share of the house, or a claim on it, in writing.

6. 6

   Sort out the ownership first

   A late parent's name on the deed, or a co-owner who won't sign, gets fixed first. We help families with this part.

   Costcourt fees and a few months.

7. 7

   Sell it to us, Georgia Property Co.

   We buy the house and close before the sale date, when the timing allows, with the house as it sits. You see our numbers and our margin in writing first.

   Costa discount. That is the price of a sure closing before the date.

If there's debt beyond just this house, a bankruptcy attorney can sometimes pause everything at once. That's their lane, not ours, but worth asking about.

Your three steps for this week

1. 1

   Confirm the real date with the tax office, then tell us.

   Call the tax commissioner's office on the notice. Ask for the sale date and the full amount owed, with interest and fees. Text us both, and the address. We read the county file the same day.

2. 2

   Ask the tax office about a payment plan, in writing.

   Some Georgia counties take a plan before the sale. Some do not. Get the answer in writing, with a name. Bring it to the call.

3. 3

   Pick the choice, not the buyer.

   Pay it, split it, sell it, or stay while someone else pays the county. On the call we put your numbers next to each choice. Nothing gets signed until you've seen it in writing, wherever you choose to sign.