Discover how tax lien foreclosure works, key differences from tax deed sales, and what happens if a property owner fails to ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 you start investing, you may come across one of the lesser-known types of investment that’s rarely mentioned: the tax lien. The simple definition of a tax lien is that it is a legal claim made by a ...

For the full 2013 Investment Guide, click here. Two years ago Jack Gelin, 55, owner of a Brooklyn IT consulting company, decided to invest in tax liens. Still leery of stocks after taking losses in ...

Tax lien investing is a potentially high-yielding — but risky — real estate investment strategy. Investors cover an unpaid property tax bill upfront and are then responsible for collecting from the ...

Mike, a client of mine, walked into my office one day with a big stack of unopened envelopes from the IRS and a stressed frown creasing his face. “They did it. The IRS took all of my money out of my ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Local hedge funds and equity investment firms — some run by well known stock-pickers — are buying delinquent property-tax bills at county auctions as a means ...