We buy houses for cash across Scott County, from Shakopee, Savage, and Prior Lake to Jordan, Belle Plaine, and New Prague, and out into the rural south. We buy as-is, so no repairs, no agent commissions, no fees, and you pick the closing date.
If you need to sell without the hassle of a traditional listing, we can look at your Scott County house and give you a fair cash offer, cover the closing costs a seller normally pays, and close on your timeline. For the full detail on how our offers are figured and how to vet any cash buyer, see our Minnesota hub page. Call 715-716-7272 or fill out the form.
A Quick Look at Scott County
Scott County sits on the southwest edge of the metro, along the Minnesota River. Its county seat, Shakopee, started as a river trading post back in 1851 and is now a fast-growing city known for Valleyfair and Canterbury Park. Around it, Savage and Prior Lake have filled in as popular suburbs, while Jordan, Belle Plaine, and New Prague keep more of their small-town feel, and the southern half of the county is still genuinely rural and agricultural. That range means the housing runs from new suburban subdivisions to older small-town homes to farmsteads and acreage, and we buy across all of it, in any condition.
Behind on Property Taxes in Scott County?
This is the question we hear most, and Scott County handles it through its Property and Taxation Services office in Shakopee. Here is the plain version.
Your taxes become delinquent the first business day of January after the year they were due, and from there you generally have about three years, the redemption period, to pay the delinquent taxes and keep your home. You can stop the process by paying what is owed, or by entering a confession of judgment, a plan to pay it off over time instead of all at once. Our Minnesota tax-forfeiture guide explains the confession of judgment and the full timeline.
If a property does forfeit and is later sold, Scott County spells out the recent change clearly. Because of a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision and Minnesota’s 2024 law, the county mails a notice of surplus and a claim form to the former owner and other interested parties, and they have six months from the mailing date to file a claim for any money left over after the taxes and costs are paid. The county notes claims are not paid until that filing period ends. Our state guide walks through how the claim works, and you should confirm your specifics with Scott County’s Property and Taxation Services directly.
The best first move is simple: call Scott County and ask for your exact payoff and your exact deadline. Once you know those two numbers, your options are clear, and if selling makes more sense than fighting through it, a cash sale pays the back taxes off at closing and puts your remaining equity in your pocket.
Facing Foreclosure in Scott County?
If it is your mortgage you are behind on, that is a separate process from tax forfeiture, and in Minnesota much of your time comes after the sheriff’s sale, during a redemption period when you still own the home and can still sell it. Our Minnesota foreclosure guide walks the whole timeline. If selling ahead of that deadline is the right move, we can often close well inside a redemption period.
Inherited a House in Scott County?
A probate case here is handled through the district court in Scott County, but the rules are the same statewide. In most cases an inherited house has to go through probate before it can be sold, unless it was held in joint tenancy or a trust, and Minnesota’s small estate affidavit cannot transfer a house. Our Minnesota probate guide explains when and how you can sell. We buy inherited houses as-is, can wait for the process, and coordinate with your attorney and the estate. We never publish anyone’s name.