Springfield is in Fairfax County, and so are Franconia and Kingstowne, even where the mail says Alexandria. The County's Franconia District, which covers parts of all three, has its office at 7130 Silver Lake Blvd., Alexandria (Fairfax County), and the City of Alexandria's own land records office sends deeds for the Alexandria portion of the County to the Fairfax Circuit Court (City of Alexandria).
So a Springfield sale goes through Fairfax County's offices: the Fairfax Circuit Court in the City of Fairfax for the will and the deed, the Department of Code Compliance for code cases, Land Development Services for permits and the Department of Tax Administration for real estate tax. The table below takes them one at a time. If your house is inside the City of Alexandria instead, our Alexandria page has the City's offices.
FastIBuyer buys the house as it is, with its own funds, on the closing date you choose. The usual seller's closing costs are still part of the sale.
Fairfax County offices for a Springfield sale
| Wills and estates | The Probate Division of the Fairfax Circuit Court (4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 401) books appointments at set times: 8, 9, 10 and 11 a.m., noon and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Fridays. An estate is opened in the circuit court of the county where the person lived when they died, and its fees are worked out at the appointment, not over the phone. |
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| Deeds and land records | Suite 317 of the same courthouse records deeds for Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. The counter takes documents from 8 a.m. until its line closes at 3 p.m., and the Clerk's free Property Alerts service emails whoever signs up when a document under a name they chose is recorded. |
| Trustee (foreclosure) sales | The sale is advertised in a newspaper with general circulation where the house is, and held no earlier than eight days after the first advertisement and no later than 30 days after the last. For an owner-occupied home, a notice mailed at least 60 days before the sale meets the notice rule. |
| Code cases | The Department of Code Compliance takes complaints online through PLUS or by phone at 703-324-1300. Once it accepts one, an investigator inspects within an estimated 14 days, and a violation brings a Notice of Violation with a deadline to correct it; the County says most cases are resolved within 120 days. |
| Permits and fire damage | Land Development Services handles building permits for Springfield houses. After a fire, a flood or a fallen tree, a Damage Report requested in PLUS sets out the scope of the damage and the work needed to rebuild, and once that inspection is done the house is released so repairs can begin. |
| Real estate tax | Bills go out three to four weeks before each due date, July 28 and December 5, or the next business day when either falls on a weekend. Where a mortgage company pays the taxes, the bill is sent to it electronically, and a bill that never arrives does not excuse the penalty for paying late. |
Springfield, Franconia, Kingstowne and West Springfield
More than one of the County's supervisor districts takes in part of Springfield. The Franconia District includes areas of Springfield along with Franconia, Kingstowne and Hybla Valley (Fairfax County), and the Braddock District includes areas of Springfield with parts of Burke, Annandale and Fairfax (Fairfax County). The Springfield District generally includes West Springfield, Fair Oaks, Clifton and parts of Burke and Fairfax Station; its office is the West Springfield Government Center at 6140 Rolling Road (Fairfax County).
We buy detached houses, townhouses and condos in all of them, whatever their condition, and the offices in the table apply to each.
Selling a Springfield house for cash, as-is
Selling your Springfield house for cash to FastIBuyer is one offer and one closing. FastIBuyer pays from its own funds, so there is no buyer's financing to fall through, and it buys as-is, so an open Code Compliance case or a roof at the end of its life is part of the price rather than a list of repairs.
Springfield situations we buy in
We buy houses here that an estate is selling, houses with a trustee sale advertised, houses with a Notice of Violation, houses that have not been updated in decades, rentals with tenants in place and houses that need major work. All situations →
Springfield questions
My Kingstowne address says Alexandria. Which offices handle the sale?
Fairfax County's, if the house is outside the City of Alexandria: the City's land records office says deeds for the Alexandria portion of the County are recorded with the Fairfax Circuit Court (City of Alexandria). Inside the City, our Alexandria page applies.
The owner lived in Springfield but the executor lives somewhere else. Where is the will probated?
In the Fairfax Circuit Court: an estate is opened in the circuit court of the county where the person lived when they died (Fairfax Circuit Court), whoever the executor is.
Code Compliance has a case open on the house. Do I have to wait for it to close?
No. The County says most of its cases are resolved within 120 days, but FastIBuyer buys the house with the case still open. Tell us about it when you ask for an offer.
Are there cash home buyers in Springfield who buy as-is?
FastIBuyer is one. It buys Springfield, Franconia and Kingstowne houses itself, as they are, with its own funds, and you set the closing date. You pay no agent commissions; we buy directly.
Sources
- Fairfax Circuit Court: Administration of Estates
- Fairfax Circuit Court: Land Records
- Code of Virginia § 55.1-322
- Code of Virginia § 55.1-321
- Fairfax County Code Compliance: How to Report a Violation
- Fairfax County Land Development Services: Damage Reports
- Fairfax County Tax Administration: Real Estate FAQ
- Alexandria Clerk of Court: Land Records
- Fairfax County: Franconia District
- Fairfax County: Springfield District
- Fairfax County: Braddock District
