Government Auctions Tax Lien Sales and How to Profit From Them
Posted on April 4, 2009 in the Foreclosures category
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Every time someone defaults on their property taxes, the government can foreclose on their home. It’s a common practice, and by the way things are going, they’ll be listing foreclosures even more in the future. It goes without saying that this is a terrible ordeal for any homeowner, but there is a bright spot in the form of a tax lien auction as outlined in this article. In fact, a tax lien can help a homeowner prevent foreclosure while providing an a good investment, so it can actually turn out to be a win-win situation!
Sometimes tax lien sales are held by the government for the local public to bid on the tax sales in lieu of the property. This means that the public will bid on the chance to pay the tax debt for the property owner so that the owners may keep the property. Of course, nothing comes for free.
If the homeowner fails to pay back the lender, the lender then has every right to foreclose the property and to transfer the title in their name. In order for the homeowner to remain on the title, the owner must keep up with the payments on the new tax lien loan. The lender will charge the homeowner a predetermined interest rate which is much higher then the going mortgage rate in return for saving their home.
Even more, the lender can sell the property after obtaining the title. Imagine how much money they can profit from doing that! It’s always best for the owner to keep up with all mortgage and tax payments, but sometimes financial problems can prevent that. Since we’re still going through an economic collapse, the odds are more often than not AGAINST the struggling homeowner.
A tax deed sale is different then a tax lien sale. The main detail the two hold in common is that they’re both sold at local municipal government auctions. At a tax deed sale the municipality sells the actual property with title, with the top bid winning the rights to the property immediately. The current homeowners do not have an option to pay a new lender in an effort to maintain the property. Any outstanding liens and or penalities may or may not have to be honored as declared by the local or state governments. You can find which is the case beforehand by contacting these offices toavoid encountering any unexpected costs.
Tax lien sales and tax deed sales are two ways that a person can benefit from participating at a government auction. Imagine all the money that the winners of these auctions can profit by either charging the owners high interest, or taking over the home themselves and renting or reselling it for a handsome profit.
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You can proffit from them but,Yet another challenge Is that Fannie Mae has also said that it will no longer do loans in condominium communities where 15% or more of the homeowners are behind in their HOA fees. As we stated in our aforementioned blog post this will be a bigger and bigger issue in condo communities. This particular rule won’t affect buildings like Century Plaza or Safari Drive or one of the other failing buildings because the new owners will bring a large influx of cash to properly “fund” the HOA but it will adversely affect the communities where the developer has already moved on and the HOA is in financial trouble because of foreclosures , So be carefull .
Investing in Foreclosures can be very profitable, especially during these times. However one has to be carefull as there are several pitfalls; better know what you’re doing or have an experienced broker.
It is scary that you never really own a property if you do not pay your taxes then the government can take it right off you.