Podcast Episode #2:Can Anyone Invest in Tax Liens?

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Joanne

Do you need any special background or education in order to invest in Tax Lien Certificates? In order to answer this question for you, I’d like to tell you a little bit about my background and how I got involved in tax lien investing. I think that when you hear my story you’ll realize that you don’t have to be a millionaire in order to invest in tax lien certificates or tax deeds and that you don’t need any special education or background in order to get started.

I’m not a millionaire yet and I wasn’t when I started to invest in tax liens. But I do have something now that I didn’t have before I started doing this, and that is a positive net worth. I didn’t have a positive net worth before I started investing in tax liens. So, how did I get started?

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The Truth About Tax Lien Investing

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Joanne

What is the truth about tax lien investing?

What is tax lien investing anyway and why is it such a good investment?

What is the difference between tax liens and tax deeds and what are some of the misconceptions about them?

Read on the find the answers to these questions and the truth about tax lien investing…

Local governments in the U.S. – counties and municipalities, depend on money from property taxes to meet their budgets. When property owners don’t pay their taxes, the some counties or municipalities will sell the taxes to an investor at an auction. The investor does not buy the property at the auction. But bids for the right to pay the taxes on the property and put a lien on the property.

Why would an investor want to do pay someone’s property taxes?

There are 3 main reasons why this is an attractive investment:

  1. Very high rates of interest are possible with tax lien certificates – anywhere from 8% – 36% per year.
  2. A tax lien comes before most other liens, so the investor is first in line to get paid on their investment
  3. The investment is backed by real estate, and if the lien is not paid in a certain amount of time – known as the redemption period, the lien buyer can foreclose on the underlying property.

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Podcast Episode #1:The Truth About Tax Lien Investing

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Joanne

In this first episode of the Tax Lien Lady’s Tax Lien Investing Tips podcast you’ll learn just what a?tax lien is. Joanne Musa, the Tax Lien Lady, exposes the truth about tax lien investing – what it is and what it is not. Learn why tax liens and tax deeds?are such a good investment. Learn the difference between tax liens, tax deeds, and redeemable tax deeds. Want to know what some of the misnomers and misunderstandings are about tax liens and tax deeds? Just click on the link to listen.

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For more information about Tax Lien Lady’s 8 week telecourse on how to Build Your Profitable Tax Lien Portfolio click here. To find out more about Tax Lien Lady’s State Guide click here.

Happy and Prosperous Investing,

Joanne

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