Tax Lien Certificates For Sale

In order to collect unpaid taxes and associated costs, the government will offer to the public, Tax Lien Certificates For Sale. Currently there are somewhere between 24 to 30 states which offer these certificates for sale. There is literally 1000s by state counties all over the country and in order to start investing in them, you need to find out where and when these sales are taking place and which are being sold. What are sold are government's claim due to late taxes on the property and not the actual real estate.

In everyday terms I mean a certificate is issued to you (certificate holder) after you have paid the back taxes. You then sit on this certificate until the property owner decides to pay up which is 98% of the time. When this happens the government contacts you, you turn in the certificate get back original investment plus the healthy late fee the government charges the property owner for not paying their taxes on time. This is one of the safest, steadiest investment you can make due to the fact Tax Lien Certificates For Sale are guaranteed by the property the taxes are owed on.

Seems like investing in lien certificates is a walk in the park eh? Not so fast. As with most successes in life you need to educate yourself first. Before you do anything your first step in your investment strategy is to do some research to become familiar with what it takes to become a successful investor.

Once you know what your plan of action is, the steps to follow, the things to look for and the questions to ask you will see a healthy return like all the other successful tax investors and you to will say its like a walk in the park. Unlike purchasing stocks, when you purchase your certificates you do not need to worry about unexpected drops in the market because the government sets the interest rate for late payments regardless of what the market is doing. Fact is, no matter how well the stock market is doing, investing carefully in tax lien certificates will show a consistent steady return that will out perform the stock market.

You may have questions like:

- Is it true you can receive astronomically high annual yields by tax investing?

-If there are leftover liens from the county after a tax sale can I purchase them right there and then?

-How will you know what the interest rate on the certificate will be?

-When and where is the next Tax sale taking place? Some states hold sales once a year, while other states hold sales 4 times a year or even monthly.

These are just a few of the questions you need to ask yourself if you want to begin investing in tax lien certificates. Get even these basic general questions wrong and you will be left behind.

On a further note here are a few questions that will greatly affect your return on investment:

*Is there a situation when you should NEVER call the County?

*Obtain Tax Sale Listings From a variety of sources the "right way"

*The correct Documentation you must have to place a bid.

Once you become an educated informed investor you will be able to make your investment knowing not wondering or guessing that you are making most likely the safest investment you can make with the highest yield of return.
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Stuart J Miller is enamored with tax lien investing. If what you have just read grabbed your attention on the possibilities of investing, go to Tax Lien Certificates For Sale for more information and a complete 'System' to show you how to invest in profitable Certificates and Tax Deeds.
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