Monday Motivation

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Joanne

Here is another motivational message for you to start of your week from my friend Arnfreid Klein-Werner of Be Motivated Today.

Where Are You Going?

I am amazed at how few people have written goals and plans for their life. I should not be surprised, because up until a few years ago, although I had goals, I did not have the plans for my goals. Now that I have some detailed plans, things are humming. I’m more motivated, energised and enthusiastic than ever before.

Just set 1 or 2 really exciting goals, things that really get you moving and are in line with your purpose. Work out detailed plans and then follow the basics of hard work, perseverance and self-belief. Watch what happens. Before you know it you will be making some great headway towards your goals.
Affirmations For This Week:
I have detailed plans for my goals
I always reach my goals
I do what needs to be done
Be all you can be.

With Fond Regards

Arnfried Klein-Werner
Motivator & CEO – Be Motivated Today

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Are Online Tax Sales Too Competitive?

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Joanne

It seems that when any county goes from having live tax sales to online tax sales there is a lot more bidding competition, sometimes making it not worth it to bid in those counties.

What happened recently in the Douglas County Nebraska tax sale is an example….

Nebraska has an interest rate of 14% and the interest is not bid down at the tax sale. What is bid down is the percent interest in the property. The lien is awarded to the investor willing to accept the lowest percent interest in the property should the lien not redeem and the investor foreclose on the property. Because this leads to sticky situations where the investor only owns a piece of the pie so to speak, and there is no real incentive for the owner of the property to redeem the lien, many NE counties use a random selection process instead of the bid down ownership method. Continue reading →

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Done For You Tax Lien Investing!

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Joanne

Is there such a thing as done for you tax lien investing where you just give your money to someone else and let them do all the work for you?

Can you purchase profitable tax certificates without doing the due diligence and going to the tax sale yourself?

There are 2 ways that I know of where you can not only have someone do all the work of buying profitable tax liens or tax deeds for you, and also have them manage your portfolio and take care of any redemptions or foreclosures for you as well. You can use a tax lien investing agent or you can invest in a tax lien fund. With either of these tax lien investment methods, someone else does the work of getting the tax sale list, doing the due diligence, bidding at the tax sale, managing the portfolio, and foreclosing on properties. You just sit back and collect the profit.

So how does it work and what’s the difference between investing with a tax lien agent and investing in a tax lien fund? Continue reading →

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You Decide If You Will Be A Success

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Joanne

Here’s some Monday Motivation for you from my friends at Be Motivated Today:

Our attitude determines what we achieve in life. Attitude is a mind or a heart set. You either have a winning attitude or a losing attitude. A winning attitude is an attitude, which promotes growth: it is constructive. It builds. It gives. It wants to improve, to help and contribute. A loser attitude promotes the break down of projects, people and emotions. It is destructive. It takes. It is selfish.

You decide whether your life is successful or not by the attitude you adopt, in every situation. Choose a winning attitude every time. Continue reading →

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How Do You Prefer to Buy Tax Lien Certificates?

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Joanne

As I mentioned in the previous post where I answered a question about purchasing left-over tax liens, I don’t think this is a good strategy for new investors. There are other ways, however, that you could purchase a tax lien (or a tax deed for that matter) without going to the tax sale. One state in particular lets you bid through the mail and will award the tax lien to the first bid they receive. The state that I’m referring to is Montana. So if you live in Northern California (California is a deed state) but you want to invest in liens, Montana may be a better option for you than the online tax sales in Arizona. Continue reading →

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