The Arizona online tax lien sales are done for this year. If you’ve participated in any of these online auctions you know that the bidding has reached new lows. All of the decent properties were bid at under 5% and in some counties under 3% (ouch)! Most of the Arizona counties are very attractive to institutional buyers, perhaps because most of the counties in Arizona will allow only one tax lien certificate to be sold on any property. That means that if you purchase a tax lien, and the subsequent taxes go unpaid, your lien will be sold with the current lien in next year’s tax sale. Why is this attractive to institutions? Because they know they will get paid, they don’t even have to wait out the redemption period. They only need to wait until the following year’s tax sale.
So what’s an investor that wants to get double digit interest on his or her money to do? The answer is that in some states you can buy the left over liens directly from the county and get the statutory or maximum interest rate. These liens are sometimes referred to as ‘over-the-counter’ liens because of the way they are sold. They are sold over the counter instead of at auction. Investors can sometimes purchase them online or through the mail.
In the past I have not been a proponent of buying ‘over-the-counter’ or left-over liens. This is because the tax sales are so competitive that not many good properties get on the leftover list. Finding the good properties amongst all of the junk left over is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. It takes a lot of work and is better left to investors who are experienced in researching tax sale properties.
My opinion has changed on this now that I have access to the Automated Research Assistant (RA). The RA is a software tool that allows you to easily get all the county and property information on all of the parcels on a tax sale list. And my new friends and partners at Fortris LLC get those OTC lists and make them available on their web site. In fact I love their Automated Research Assistant and their database so much that I’m making it available to members of the Tax Lien Profits Accelerator™.
I’m teaming up with Corey Taylor and Tom DiAgostino from Fortris and we’re taking a small group of investors on an Over-The-Counter Tax Lien Buying Party in Arizona. We have less than 20 spots available. If you’d like to find out more about OTC liens and about our Buying Party/Bus Trip in the Phoenix Arizona area, CLICK HERE to listen to this teleseminar that I did with Tom on “OTC Liens And Deeds, Are They Deals Or Duds.”
Want to secure your spot for our Arizona Purchase Party and Workshop? Go To www.TaxLienLady.myquickcheckout.com.
By HARRIS HENRY March 18, 2015 - 2:09 am
Hi Joanne,
Will i receive a password to view your information, because i order my program through you?
I have requested support. From support@taxlistresearch.com. To assist with down loading the required programs to work on my MAC!!
By Joanne March 24, 2015 - 1:51 pm
Hi Harris, sorry I didn’t get your comment until today! I was away this past weekend, and was traveling when you posted your comment. Duncan from Tax Lien Research Support should be able to assist you with the required program to have the Research Assistant work on your MAC. Let me know how it works out for you.
By Harris Henry March 16, 2015 - 3:50 pm
Hi Joanne,
I was able to order the program. Will i receive a password to view your information, because i order my program through? Is it going to be a problem downloading the Automated Research Assistant tool information, to my MAC? Thanks again for your assistance. Harris
By Joanne March 17, 2015 - 6:20 pm
Hi Harris, the Research Assistant does not work on a MAC since it is a program that uses Microsoft Excel. There is a way to use it on your MAC if you have Parallels for MAC. If you don’t have Parallels, you can google “free Parallels for MAC” to find it for free. Here’s a site where you can download it for free http://www.filetiedc.com/2014/09/parallels-desktop-1001-full-version.html, but I’m not sure if there are any other costs involved. Once you download and install Parallels you be able to install the Research Assistant. This is not really my area of expertise, so if you have more technical questions for installing and using the Research Assistant on your MAC send an e-mail to support@taxlistresearch.com.
By Harris Henry March 16, 2015 - 12:02 pm
Hi Joanne,
Its Harris again, trying to order the research assistant program, For the mailing address information, the order screen is not accepting my
Military APO address ?
By HARRIS HENRY March 16, 2015 - 4:30 am
Good morning Mrs. Musa,
I am emailing you from Germany. I am interested in joining your team and getting the Automated Research Assistant tool, to help me with buying OTC, I am very impressed with what it is able to do and support me with buying lien from home. The main question I have regarding the tool, is there a step by step instruction to help me with using it? I know that in the past you were not a candidate for buying OTC, until Tom, brought this tool to the fore front. Looking forward to hearing back from you regarding my request. Thanks again for all your wonderful information that you provide. Harris
By Joanne March 16, 2015 - 10:14 am
Hi Harris, Yes there are video tutorials on the website that you’ll have access to when you purchase the research assistant. You can get it at http://www.TaxLienLady.com/taxsaletool. Let me know if you have any other questions.
By Guy Cooper March 9, 2015 - 4:15 pm
I want to start this Lien business, but I have to do it on a shoestring.
Could I combine one of your home study courses with the Research assistant?
Could you give me pricing itemized for both?
Thanks Guy L Cooper
By Joanne March 10, 2015 - 10:22 am
I suggest that you start out small, without using the research assistant. In order to point you to the training that will be the best for you, I need to know what state you live in. If you are starting on a shoestring, you will need to invest in liens not deeds, and you will want to invest in either the state you live in or a state that is not too far away.
By Guy Cooper March 6, 2015 - 9:31 pm
I want to gets cost of your course asap. I have no big money to put down right now and cant attend a boot camp but I want to start doing this on a shoe string so to speak. thanks Guy Cooper
By Joanne March 10, 2015 - 10:19 am
Hi Guy, I recommend that you have at least $2000 to invest to start. Money to invest means money that you are not going to need for expenses. It could be a while before you see your profit from tax liens.