Sell your Oregon land for cash

There is no state transfer tax, but Washington County charges a local one. Oregon's constitution bars state and local taxes on real property transfers, except taxes in effect on December 31, 2009. Washington County's tax is $1 per $1,000 of the selling price (0.1%). Recording a deed still carries county fees, including $5 a page and $71 in state-set fees per document. Ask your title company what applies to your parcel. Source: Oregon Constitution Art. IX, Sec. 15, ORS 205.320 and 205.323, and Washington County Transfer Tax page.

Interest builds, and 3 years after the earliest delinquency the county can foreclose by court judgment. Unpaid taxes bear interest of 1 1/3% a month, which is 16% a year. The judgment starts a redemption period, and if you do not redeem, the land is deeded to the county. The county must send notice at least 1 year before that period ends, so keep your address current with the county. Your county tax collector can give you the exact payoff. Source: ORS 311.505, 312.010, 312.125 and 312.200.

Yes, for 2 years after the judgment, unless your county shortens it. You pay the judgment amount with interest, a 5% penalty and a fee of at least $50. A county ordinance can cut it to 30 days after a hearing if the land suffers waste, or sits unoccupied 6 months and loses value. When the period ends, the land is deeded to the county and all redemption rights end. Since September 26, 2025, a former owner can claim any surplus through the State Treasurer once the county sells, keeps or transfers the land. Source: ORS 312.120, 312.122, 312.200, 312.530 and 312.540.

Not the state disclosure form, but your deed and sale agreement must carry required land use warnings. Oregon's seller property disclosure statement covers property with one to four dwelling units, condos, timeshares and manufactured homes on owned land. Every deed must include a state statement about lawful lots, approved uses and Measure 49 rights. Sale agreements must also warn that the land may lack fire protection for structures and that farm or forest zones may not allow a home. Ask an Oregon real estate attorney about any known defects. Source: ORS 105.465 and 93.040.

It depends on which state dwelling tests your parcel meets. The lot of record test needs the present owner, or close family, to have acquired it before 1985 or inherited it from someone who did. A buyer outside your family cannot use that test, but an approved application can be transferred to any buyer. Most Measure 49 approvals run with the land, but once the approved owner sells, the new owner has 10 years to build. Ask the county planning department which tests apply before you sell. Source: ORS 215.705 and Oregon Laws 2007 ch. 424 sec. 11 (Measure 49, printed as a note in ORS chapter 195).

Yes. Liberty Acres buys land anywhere in the US, so you do not need to live in Oregon to sell to us. We close through a title company and pay back taxes and all closing costs. There are no agents and no commissions.

Possibly, if the price is over $100,000. The closing agent must then withhold the least of 4% of the price, 8% of the gain taxable in Oregon, or your net proceeds. No withholding is due if you sign a written affirmation that you are unlikely to owe Oregon income tax from the sale. Sales by an estate's personal representative are exempt too. You can claim any amount withheld on your Oregon tax return, so ask a tax advisor about your numbers. Source: ORS 314.258.