Automate Your Tax Lien Investing

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Tax Lien Investing Basics For The New Investor

tax-lien-investing-basicsAre You Stalled In Your Investing?

Are you stalled in your tax lien investing because you think you need to know more before you get started? Tax lien investing is really not that complex. You just need to follow these 5 basic steps.

1. Choose where you will invest
The first step is to choose the state and county or counties that you want to invest in. Are you interested in investing in tax liens, tax deeds, or redeemable tax deeds? This will help to determine which state you will invest in. If you don’t live in a state that has the type of tax sales that you are interested in you may want to consider the online tax lien or tax deed sales. I believe that it’s best to invest in what you know, so if possible, pick an area that you are somewhat familiar with. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the state that you live in, but it helps if you know something about it. It should be an area where people want to live and the population is growing not decreasing. Continue reading

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Tax Deed Investing: What is an Upset Sale?

In Pennsylvania, some counties have two different tax sales; the “upset” sale, and the “judicial” sale. If tax sale properties are not sold at either of these two sales, the property then goes on the “repository” list and can be sold by private bid. The upset sale is held every year in the fall. It’s called an “upset” sale because the minimum bid for the properties in this sale is known as the “upset” price; which includes any unpaid taxes from the county as well as any municipal liens. If a property is not sold in this sale, it is sold in the “judicial” tax sale in the spring. Not all Pennsylvania counties have judicial sales but they all have an upset sale.

What is an Upset Sale? : Podcast Episode #33

This is a companion audio for this article. It explains what an upset sale is with the focus on Pennsylvania.

 

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Tax Lien Lady’s Due Diligence Checklist for Tax Deeds

Purchasing tax deeds calls for some extra due diligence since you are actually purchasing the property and not just paying the taxes and putting a lien on the property as you are when you invest in a tax lien. Here is a checklist that you can follow when you are getting ready to purchase tax deeds. Please be advised that this is for educational purposes only and should not take the place of any legal advice.

You will probably want to start your due diligence for tax deed properties at least 2 weeks before the tax sale. For online tax sales that require you to have money deposited a few days ahead of time, you may want to even start working on these items sooner.

Podcast Episode #32 – Due Diligence For Tax Deeds

The audio is a companion to this article.

 

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Beware Tax Liens For Sale on Ebay

Not too long ago I received a question from one of the subscribers to my Tax Lien Tips newsletter. He was confused because he saw a tax lien for sale on e-bay that sold for over $4,000. The face value of the lien was only 228.28 with 5% interest on the lien amount. This was a Florida tax lien, so instead of having the opportunity to foreclose on the property, you would apply for the tax lien to go to a deed sale if the lien was not redeemed during the 2 year redemption period.

The e-bay listing said “Residential Home Near Ocean, Tax Lien Certificate.” It included one aerial photo of the property and a few pictures of the Fort Lauderdale, Florida beaches. The item specifics said “Residential Real Estate,” and made it look as though it was the real estate that was for sale by owner, until you read the description. The description clearly said this is a tax lien certificate. It had even stated that the seller of said certificate had never even looked at the property and recommends that you look at the property before bidding on the certificate.

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