My specialty! We like to pay extra-close attention to the properties that are months, weeks, even days away from being lost to back taxes. This might mean that a tax deed auction is coming up soon and the property is on the tax deed list. Or maybe a tax lien was sold against the property
Tax sale auctions just don't work anymore for most investors! Tax sale pros use new techniques today to side-step the competition at tax auctions and avoid all bidding. Using any of the techniques you're about to discover, you can make money from tax sale ANYTIME, not just when there is an auction scheduled. Better yet,
There are hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of tax delinquent property deals to be had in every county in the United States at any given time. Each and every tax delinquent property has a story. Maybe the owner is just a little late and will catch up. But a significant number of tax
If you weren't able to catch a property before it was lost to tax sale, don't beat yourself up - because it may have received a high bid at the tax sale. If so, there is likely a large sum of money due to the owner who lost the property - these funds are called
Why take a "new approach" to tax sales? If you want properties from the tax sale, you'll pay way too much at the tax deed sale - and tax liens take forever to result in a property, if you get any at all. There's a much better method - I call it 'DeedGrabbing'.
Lien Certificates can be a great opportunity for investment.The Plan For Investing in Lien Certificates The investment plan for lien certificates that I always made to the Rich Man when I was the Poor Man: I offered to research the lien certificates, which was a significant expenditure of my time. It involved driving past every
In a previous post we met 'Rich Man' and 'Poor Man', and why lien certificates were not a viable investment for either one of them individually. Poor Man may not actually be "poor" as we normally define it. But he doesn't have much cash for long term investment. For now, he's looking for bargain properties.
We made some pretend lien certificates today - this is one of them. Lien Certificates - Yielding Two Forms of Return That Couldn't Be More Different! Recently, in my post "Tax Liens: What Camp Are You In?", I showed you how lien certificates produce one of two very different results. Most of the time, quality
To briefly sum up my first post (here) about tax lien auctions: Each state has different rules for their tax lien auctions but they can all be grouped into 4 general types We talked about the first type, found in just a few states, called "bid up" tax lien auctions The price of the lien
Tax Lien Auctions Are Conducted in Several Major Formats - Here They Are! Tax Lien Auctions: What Are the Major Formats? Tax lien auctions are conducted differently in each state. Though it's common to see two states with seemingly identical tax lien auctions, there are always at least minor differences. For example, South Carolina and
What Is A Tax Lien Certificate? "What is a tax lien certificate" is a question that late night infomercials try to answer in a misleading way. Let's look at some of the top misconceptions that arise during these attempts to answer, "What is A Tax Lien Certificate"... Misconception #1: What is a tax lien certificate?
Tax Deed Auctions: Can You Really Get a Steal? It can be exciting when tax deed auctions hit the paper each year in my area (or each WEEK in some other areas). Why? You routinely see tax deed auctions where the starting bid on properties is incredibly low! Sometimes less than $1000 for a rentable
Tax Deed Certificates? Decide if you're looking for tax deeds or tax certificates.Before we talk too much about tax deed certificates, I should tell you that they actually don't exist! Tax deed certificates could refer to either "tax certificates" or "tax deeds" but probably not a combination of the two. To help in understanding the
Deal Prospecting: How Much Advance Research Should I Do? Most real estate and "found money" professionals invest way too much time doing advance prospecting (otherwise known as researching deals) before reaching out to potential clients. Here's a hard reality about our business: You will only successfully contact (much less do deals with), a relatively small
Tax Overages: Not a Concern for Most Sellers Tax Overages and Buying Pre-Tax Sale Property Tax overages were at the center of a great student question I received today. First, let's review tax overages briefly. Tax overages occur when a property goes to a tax sale auction, and the county receives more for the property
