Short Sale Tax Payoff?

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Has anyone successfully negotiated a lower payoff for a county, city, or IRS tax lien?

Please tell about it here!

[Jason Wolff]

Im sure the answer is specific to your area. In Bexar County (San Antonio, TX) tax liens are not sold by the County or the City. The back taxes are either paid in full or monthly until current and there is no authority to negotiate an amount that is less than what is due.  The County Tax Assessor (who also collects city taxes) will accept payment on the full amount of back taxes from anyone. Only after a property has been foreclosed on by the County with no bidders at the auction, and title taken by the County, may there be an opportunity to pay less than the taxes owed through a "tax re-sale" auction where the bids start lower than what is owed. Not legal advice.