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Tax liens are said to be a good investment, but what is that makes them so profitable? To answer this question, you have to get a bit familiar with the basics of tax liens. In the following lines, I shall try to gather all the most important things a person must know before getting involved with such a thing as tax liens.
First of all, let's set things straight about the meaning of a lien, that is in terms of law: a lien is a way of securing the payment of a debt or performance of some other obligation, by means of granting a security interest over an item of property.
There is a tiny bubble of opportunity that allows persons to crash in on the housing. There is a little known secret that could allow you to browse through millions of homes for between $100 to $3000 dollars and legally buy homes. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , ,
Investing in tax lien certificates can be a safe, lucrative, and accessible investment. Related Article Tags: , , , , , ,
Do you have liens against your house? A lien is a declaration placed on your residential home in order to get hold of the compensation of a debt. It could be a placed by a municipal government, the IRS, or contractors for non-payment of repairs or property improvements. Related Article Tags: , , , , ,
In this article I’ll give you what I recommend for investors want to invest in tax liens, but find that in their state they only sell tax deeds. It’s not a one-size fits all answer, it really depends on what your goals are and on your particular state. Related Article Tags: , , , , , ,
Whether tax lien investing or tax deed investing is better for you depends on the state that you live in and what your goals are. If you are looking to pick up property under market value than you are better off with tax deeds than with tax liens. If you do your homework and purchase tax liens on good properties, the chances of foreclosure are slim. Related Article Tags: , , ,
One of the biggest concerns for new tax lien investors is how can they purchase tax liens without going to the tax lien auction. Many people don't have the time freedom to attend the tax sale and not every state conducts tax lien sales. What if you live in a state that does not sell tax liens, or if you don't live in the United States, how can you invest in tax liens? Related Article Tags: , , ,
A lien is a legal claim over property that must be paid before selling the property the lien is on. Understanding liens is important when you make get a car loan, a mortgage, or do not pay your taxes or mechanic’s bills. Consensual liens are not a problem for you or your credit rating in most cases. This is what happens when you take out a loan when purchasing a car or house. It is like the car or house is used as collateral for the loan. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , ,
Teaching you what tax liens are, how you can obtain them and include them in your real estate investment strategy, and how they have the potential to make you alot of money and are safer than most investments because of their win-win situation. Related Article Tags: , , ,
In Part I of this series I’ll discuss why I think this is a perfect time to get started in tax lien investing and in Part II of this series I’ll talk about why real estate auctions are a great opportunity for investors that have more cash available. Related Article Tags: , , , ,
You have heard about investing in tax liens, but is it as easy as promoters make it sound. Here is what our experience was. Related Article Tags: , , ,
I know this is probably one of your biggest challenges as a newbie tax lien investor - how to avoid all the competition at the tax sale. When you hear about how fierce the competition is at the tax sale, you're likely to give up and throw in the towel on tax lien investing before you even get started. I have 3 different strategies that I use at tax sales. Two of them are strategies that I use for live tax sales and the other one is a strategy that I use for both online and live tax sales. Related Article Tags: , , , ,
A judgment lien is a court ordered lien that is placed against the home or property when the homeowner simply fails to pay a debt. This doesn't seem like a big deal, but when the homeowner has a judgment lien against his or her home and wants to sell it, the judgment lien has to be paid in full before the home or property can be sold. Related Article Tags: , , , , ,
At a time when the world economy has been down, the words 'foreclosure' as well as 'tax liens' seem to be read frequently. You may have also heard of folks buying tax liens with the idea of getting a tax lien home for a very low expense. Individuals who buy tax lien home know the great rewards in their investment. To be able to know how this works, you need to firstly know very well what a tax lien is. Related Article Tags: , ,
Recently one of my clients asked me what I thought of one of a book about tax lien investing. The book that he asked me about is one that I do recommend on my web site. The name of the book is Profit by Investing in Tax Liens, by Larry Loftis. The problem with books about investing in tax liens and tax deeds is that every state is very different and there is no book in print that I’m aware of that does justice to every state in the U.S. My goal in this article is to give you a short review of some of the books that I’m familiar with and point out the pros and cons of each one. Related Article Tags: , ,
I am often asked why a lender wouldn't take back a deed in lieu of foreclosure when the homeowner offered his deed to the lender before he went into foreclosure. The lender will not consider a short sale or a deed in lieu of foreclosure until the homeowner is at least 90 days late on his mortgage or deed of trust payments in most states. In some states like Georgia, the foreclosure period is only 30 days so check what your state's foreclosure laws are before assuming anything or listening to anyone who is not an attorney. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , ,
There is often confusion about what is a short sale and a short pay with a lender in foreclosure. A short sale is where the lender is willing to discount the existing mortgage(s) and sell to an investor for a "cash" transaction or an end buyer who does financing. Rarely the lender will finance a buyer if he has excellent credit and qualifies for another loan, and the lender believes the buyer will be living in the property. The only reason this wouldn't happen is because of the lender's internal policies or additional existing liens on the property. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , , ,
You must be wondering what this foreclosure thing is all about. The answer to this question is not a simple one, but once you come to terms with the procedure, you will see that it is not a too complicated thing.
Judgment liens can be placed against ones home or other assets when they refuse to pay credit card bills, home improvement bills, or just about any other type of bill. All a creditor needs to do is pursue payment and if the homeowner is not able or unwilling to pay, the creditor can go to court and a judge can place a lien against the home of the person that owes the debt. Related Article Tags: , , , , ,
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