Most states are categorized as either tax lien or tax deed states. Real estate investors in tax lien states often purchase tax lien certificates to make a profit from their investments, because the ...

Florida law requires that you pay all real estate taxes by March 31 of each year. If you don’t pay those taxes, the law requires tax collectors to sell tax certificates to raise money to pay the ...

If a homeowner doesn't pay their property taxes, the government can put a tax lien on their house. An unpaid tax lien can result in the homeowner losing their house through foreclosure. But did you ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...

If a homeowner doesn’t pay their property taxes, the government can put a tax lien on their house. An unpaid tax lien can result in the homeowner losing their house through foreclosure. But did you ...

Tax lien investing allows you to purchase a tax lien certificate issued by the local government when a property owner has unpaid property taxes. A tax lien certificate includes unpaid taxes along with ...

As I have shared in the past, real estate is one of the most popular alternative assets allowed in self-directed IRAs. There is one aspect of real estate investment that people may not realize they ...

Question: What is a tax deed? Answer: If a homeowner fails to pay the 2014 property taxes by March 31, 2015, a tax certificate will be auctioned by the Tax Collector to the person/entity willing to ...

Chicago firm for an alleged $11.3M default, but it sought bankruptcy protection and claimed a Supreme Court ruling ...