Possible Trials on the Road to Tax Lien Wealth

Possible Trials on the Road to Tax Lien Wealth   by Brent Crouch

in Real Estate    (submitted 2008-06-11)

Obstacles can arise when investing in tax liens, but these problems are born almost exclusively out of failure to conduct a little research before bidding. Generally, tax liens are reliable and low-risk form of investing-you earn money in the form of interest if the owner redeems the property or you acquire real estate if the owner fails to pay their back taxes. It's a win-win situation for the investor. You just need to do a little detective work to avoid legal or financial woes. 

Risky Investments
The chance of acquiring property through a tax lien is rather low. That doesn't give you license to take chances on crumbled down shacks. In fact, the more dilapidated the house, the more likely the odds of foreclosure. In these cases, the failure to keep up with taxes is very probably due to a real financial inability to do so. If you win the bid for such a property it could very well become your legal responsibility. If the building is not up to code, you'll have to repair it before you sell, or face very serious legal trouble. If the home is unsalvageable, you'll be trapped. Avoid this nightmare by doing the research to determine before you bid that if you do end up the legal owner, you'll have gained a marketable piece of real estate. 

 

Judicial Decision
When a tax lien property goes into foreclosure, the lien holder becomes the legal owner of the home. The next step is for you to sell or lease the property at a great profit. There's just one catch-it is within the judge's legal power to sell the property and divide the earnings among previous creditors besides yourself. When this happens, you don't receive reimbursement for the investment you made at the auction. This is a very rare occurrence, but obviously once is one time too many, so avoid this frustration by researching foreclosed homes in the county you bid in. Speak with local real estate lawyers and inquire as to the most common method of action employed by judges in regards to homes that go into foreclosure with a tax lien. Because this judicial action is so uncommon, if the lawyers tell you they've seen it happen, you're better off leaving that county alone.
Besides these to possible complications in the tax lien investing system, tax liens are an investment of nearly unrivaled potential. If you take the time to investigate any property you're interested in without making hasty bids, do a background check on the judges working in the country, you can be almost assured of a rewarding and hassle-free entrepreneurial venture.

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About the Author

Brent Crouch is the owner of TaxLienProperties.net. He has dedicated this site to providing information on purchasing tax lien properties at pennies on the dollar.
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