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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: , , , , , , ,
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.
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 someone contacted me with a very “valuable” lien that they had for sale. They didn’t have the money to foreclose on the lien and wanted either to sell it or partner with someone on foreclosing it. (Have someone else hire a lawyer to foreclose on the lien and share in the profits). When I checked into the property, I found out that it was a vacant piece of land with little value, and the lien holder had already invested more than $16,000.00 into this lien. They had paid subsequent taxes over a few years and when they stopped paying the taxes the lien was struck off to the municipality. Related Article Tags: , , ,
Many people think that approaching the IRS to ask for a release of Lien is a negative or scary experience. Let's really think about what we're doing here. If you have obtained a property with a hefty tax lien, do you think you should really approach the IRS directly? 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.
Investing in tax lien certificates can be a safe, lucrative, and accessible investment. 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: , , , ,
How much money is enough? If you're using tax lien investing as a way to invest for the future, then you can get started with a couple of thousand dollars. But if you want to create an income from tax lien investing than you need to invest much more. 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: , , , ,
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: , , ,
I finally figured out why I’ve been successful at investing in tax lien certificates, but have not been very successful at other types of real estate investing. All this time I thought it was just because there’s less money needed for tax lien investing than there is for most other types of real estate investing. But now I think that I’ve found out the real reason. It’s my negotiating and communication skills, or should I say lack thereof. Related Article Tags: , , , ,
When you use your home as the collateral to get a loan, your lender will have a lien on your property. What does this mean and what are the risks involve when someone has a lien on your property? You need understand it before you make up your decision to pledge your home as the collateral to get money from a lender and you need to aware the consequences of failing to repay the money. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , , ,
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.
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: , , , , , , ,
A second mortgage is a loan that is secured by the equity in your home. When you obtain a second mortgage loan the lender will place a lien on your house. This lien will be recorded in 2nd position after your primary or 1st mortgage lender's lien, hence the term second mortgage. Related Article Tags: , , ,
Many people don’t understand the difference between the terms “tax levy” and “tax liens.” Oftentimes they confuse a Notice of Intent to Levy with a Notice of Federal Tax Lien. Although these two terms are both related to the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) collection of back tax liabilities, they each represent different parts of the tax debt collection process. Related Article Tags: , , , , , ,
If you believe the hype that you here about tax lien investing, you would think that you just go to a tax sale, buy some liens and make loads of money in a few months. But if that were true than everybody would be doing it! If you've actually started to invest in tax liens then you know that there is some work involved in order to be successful. You know that you have to do your due diligence on tax sales properties. And you know that those double digit interest rates that everyone talks about can be bid down at the tax sale. 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: , , , , ,
If you use money from a Roth self-directed IRA, and you do not take any withdrawals until retirement age – you do not pay any taxes on your profits! So if you are using tax lien or tax deed investing as a way to save for your retirement, you need to look into this. Related Article Tags: , , ,
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