We Buy Houses in Corydon, IN
A Direct, As-Is Sale

If you need to sell a house in Corydon, Roger Choate buys houses here and across Harrison County directly, as-is, for cash. You get a written offer after he reviews the house and the title, and the sale closes at a local title company.

Corydon was Indiana's first state capital from 1816 until the government moved to Indianapolis in 1825 (Town of Corydon). The limestone Old Capitol is now the Corydon Capitol State Historic Site, just off I-64 downtown, and the present Harrison County Courthouse at 300 N. Capitol Avenue was built in 1929. Corydon is the county seat, with a 2024 population estimate of 3,153. Town hall is at 219 N. Capitol Avenue, and Corydon Central High School is one of two high schools in the South Harrison school district.

Corydon properties range from in-town houses to rural homes with acreage, wells, septic systems or outbuildings. The housing stock includes older homes near the historic downtown, mid-century ranches along the state highways and newer houses on the edges of town. Each can present different issues at sale time, from foundation or structural work in older homes to dated systems in mid-century homes and well or septic questions on rural lots. Your assessment comes from the Harrison County Assessor, and deeds, mortgages and liens are recorded with the Harrison County Recorder, both at 245 Atwood Street NE in Corydon. Roger reviews the actual property, condition, utilities, access, title and nearby sales instead of applying a countywide assumption, and needed work is factored into any written offer.

What happens after you call

Roger looks at the house, the lot, recent nearby sales and the title. If it fits, you get a written offer that states the price, the condition the house is sold in and who pays which closing costs. You pick the closing date with the title company, subject to payoff and title requirements. The full sequence is on the how it works page.

What comes out of your proceeds

There is no company fee and no agent commission. Your mortgage payoff, any liens or back taxes, prorated property taxes and the settlement items on the closing statement come out of the sale price. Ask to see the estimated settlement statement before you sign anything.

When a listing makes more sense

If your Corydon house is updated and you can wait for a financed buyer, a listing may net you more. The cash sale vs. listing comparison lays out both. A direct sale tends to fit better when the house needs work, when you are settling an estate, or when you are facing foreclosure. Roger's office is in Jeffersonville, and he buys throughout Southern Indiana.

Indiana law allows counties to sell properties with delinquent taxes at a tax sale. The Harrison County Treasurer says eligible parcels are certified each year on July 1, the sale is held in the Commissioners' Room at the county government center, and the list is published through SRI. Mortgage foreclosures end in a Harrison County sheriff's sale, which the sheriff also runs through SRI.

If a property is sold at an Indiana tax sale, the owner generally has a redemption period to pay the required amount and keep the property. That period is usually one year after the sale, but it can be 120 days in some cases, and properties on the county's vacant and abandoned list may have no redemption right at all (IC 6-1.1-25-4).

If the property is not redeemed, a tax deed can be issued and the owner loses the property. Money bid above the taxes and costs may be held in a tax sale surplus fund that the former owner can claim within a limited time (IC 6-1.1-24-7), so talk with the county auditor or a real estate attorney right away.

A completed sale before the tax sale, with the delinquent taxes paid at closing, may keep the property out of the sale, but timing depends on title, payoffs and the county schedule. Roger can review the property and the tax status before proposing terms. Read about selling a house with a tax lien in Indiana and selling when you are behind on payments.