tax sales in North Carolina?

[Jordan Pothier]

Hey everyone, 

I have a friend who was telling me about tax sales in NC. He was telling me that after auction you could have the deed within 30 days. From what little bit of research I did there was some validity to what he was saying. My issue at hand is I live in GA and the tax sale laws out here, from what I understand, is the "redemption period" is a full year and it was not worth my time or money to tie up for that long. This could obviously be a game changer if what he is saying is true. Does anyone have any wisdom or experience on this topic? Testimonies? 

Thanks in advance!