Tagged “risks”
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Tax Lien Scams and Course Pitches: Red Flags
Tax sales are legitimate, but the education market around them often isn't. Here are the warning signs that separate real information from a sales funnel.
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Buying an Occupied Property at a Tax Deed Sale
Someone may be living in the property you just bought at auction. Here's why that changes everything, legally, financially and practically.
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Tax Sale Overages and Surplus Funds, Explained
When a tax sale raises more than the county is owed, the extra money goes somewhere. Here's how surplus funds work and why the topic attracts hype.
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Common Tax-Sale Mistakes Beginners Make
The most common tax-lien and tax-deed mistakes beginners make — from skipping research to misreading redemption rules — and how to avoid them.
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Quiet Title Actions After a Tax Deed Purchase
A tax deed often isn't insurable or easily sellable on its own. Here's what a quiet title action does, why buyers need one, and what it involves.
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Which Liens Survive a Tax Sale?
A tax sale does not automatically erase every claim on a property. Here's why survival depends on priority and state law, and how to check safely.
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Due Diligence: What to Check Before You Bid at a Tax Sale
Before bidding on a tax lien or tax deed, do your homework. Here's a plain-English due-diligence checklist covering property, title, liens, and the rules.
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Is Tax Lien Investing Profitable? An Honest Answer
Why no one can tell you the average return on tax lien certificates, what actually determines your outcome, and how to evaluate it for yourself.
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The Real Risks of Tax Lien Investing
Tax lien investing is marketed as safe and passive. Here are the ways it actually goes wrong, from worthless parcels to missed statutory deadlines.
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Premium Bidding at Tax Sales, Explained
Premium bidding means paying more than the taxes owed to win a lien. Whether that premium comes back to you is the question that decides everything.
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Bidding the Interest Down: How That Auction Format Works
In some tax lien auctions you compete by accepting a lower interest rate. Here's how bid-down works and why it can erode the return you expected.
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Tax Deed Investing: What It Actually Involves
Tax deed investing means buying real property at a government sale. Here's the work it requires, the costs after the bid, and who it suits.