There have been less tax liens available and more competition for these liens each year for the last 4 years, so how can you adjust your tax lien investing strategy to be successful this year?
I know that most new investors want to concentrate on single family residences, they feel that this is the safest investment when buying tax liens. However consider that everyone, including the institutional buyers, are thinking the same thing. Continue reading
Tax lien investing is a topic that is making the news these days, both nationally – as in the Forbes 2013 Investment Guide, and in local newspapers. Here’s a recent article from the Denver Post about the past Denver Tax Sale: http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_22278130/tax-lien-investing-is-game-even-hedge-funds.
You might want to read the article as what happened in Denver is a trend that has been happening around the country. And the news is a little disturbing to tax lien investors. Here are some things that I took away from the article: Continue reading
Here are the answers to some recent questions about tax lien investing.
Are any of these questions yours?
Question: My question is on the subject of paying subsequent taxes in New Jersey. I am concerned with the process of using affidavits because I’m aware without certain proof your lien can be invalid. Continue reading
by Shawn Hobbs,Owner SJH Investments, LLC
So you’ve finally purchased your first tax deed property. I would like to take the time to congratulate you and wish you much success. You’ve researched the market, established your investment strategy for the property, driven by a few times to look around the property and you’ve gone to the auction and had the winning bid. After waiting a few weeks, you have your deed and now the fun begins. This is the point where many tax deed investors realize they are in over their heads, because they did not plan accurately. This is the point where I too have asked myself “why did I buy this property?” Let me share with you some of my errors so that you can avoid these beginner’s mistakes when investing in tax deed properties. Continue reading
The December 10th Issue of Forbes Magazine has an article about tax lien investing and it mentions TaxLienLady.com! The author Morgan Brennan interviewed one of TaxLienLady’s long time members Jack Gelin for part of her article. She even included a picture of Jack for the article. I love this article, not because it highlights one of my members and mentions me, but because it has some really good information about tax lien investing, not the hype that you so often see on TV or online.
Get a copy of you can still find on the newstands. If not, don’t worry you can read it online at http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2012/11/26/vulture-investing-what-you-need-to-know-before-bidding-for-tax-liens
And if you’d like to join Jack in TaxLienLady’s Members Area and get the same training that he has just go to www.TaxLienLady.com/MembershipMain.htm.
One thing that Jack didn’t mention in the article, though, is that he uses Tax Lien Manager™ software to manage his tax lien portfolio. Here’s what Jack had to say about Tax Lien Manager™ after he started using it earlier this year:
“I am not sure if we could have survived without the software. Over the past 8 months we bought about 120 certificates and with the subs it’s a huge job managing it.”
Tax Lien Manager™ automates the whole process of tax lien investing for you and keeps track of your tax lien portfolio. Customized versions of the software are available for New Jersey, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Nassau County NY, and South Carolina. You can find out more about Tax Lien Manager™ at www.TaxLienLady.com/TLM/mainpage.htm.
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