text: if you sell your house on your own and use a lawyer will the buyer still see how much you owe on the house?   i am a real estate broker in oregon and there is no reason why the buyer should ever see what you owe on the home.  however a tax search can be pulled by anyone and that will tell the person doing the search what the amount of the last loan was and when(unless something has changed recently because tax searches on the internet are usually upto 6 months behind). any agent or broker has the access to see what the taxes are on any property in the state which they are licensed in.  good luck!!