Tax Deeds

[Donna Freyman]

I am interested in investing in Tax Deeds, but I'm skeptical of the technicalities of it that I'm uneducated about. I've seen in other forums people posting to watch out for county liens, back property taxes, HOA debts, IRS liens, quiet title process etc.

My question is: how do I find all this information out? How do I find out if the property has county liens, back taxes, IRS liens etc... I am nervous about dropping money at an auction and later finding out I am SOL.

Also, after all the research I have done, it all says tax deeds are very state/county specific. I reside in Florida in Saint Lucie County, if anyone is familiar with this area I would love to hear from you!!

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance! =]

[Wayne Brooks]

It's called a city/county lien search.  It will uncover code violations and fines that have not been recorded as liens yet.  Title co.s do them also, about $35 per agency, about 2 weeks turn around.  But, if they're not recorded yet, they're usually recent, and fairly small.  No one usually searches for these on auction properties.  If you know how to search the public records-clerk of court, official records--you'll find recorded liens.