How Do You Buy Property Through County Tax Liens?
Real estate investors and even those individuals seeking a homestead property may use tax lien properties as an investment vehicle. Tax lien properties are land or improved properties (single family homes, duplexes, triplexes, and free-standing apartment buildings) that are put up for auction by the county government that collects property taxes. The auction is advertised usually through local newspapers, but may also be found online at the Tax Collector’s Office or Tax Assessor’s Office (whichever local county government agency collects property taxes). Find tax lien auctions. Tax liens are placed against a property when the owner has fallen in arrears in their property taxes and recorded through the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s Office. Once recorded, they become public record and are usually published in the legal section of local newspapers. Tax lien properties may also be found on website of the county agency that collects property taxes. Visit the properties. Properties may or may
