Buying tax liens over the counter in Georgia

Buying tax liens over the counter in Georgia

Lithonia, GA · Member since 2015 · 14 posts · 3 votes

Greetings , i'm a wholesaler ,fix and flip investor in the Atlanta market  i was needing some help with buying tax liens over the counter 

- Where do you go to buy them?
- once purchased is there a redeemable period the owner could get the rights to their property back?

-what pitfalls should i look for that is not on the lawyer side of the closing due diligence besides the property its self being 

 bad ? 

 Thanks !

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Rockwall, TX · Member since 2014 · 380 posts · 211 votes
9y

No GA county I have talked with sells over the counter.  You have to be at the auction.  Properties that are no-bid are offered at some future auction, not necessarily the next one.

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  • Rockwall, TX · Member since 2014 · 380 posts · 211 votes
    9y

    No GA county I have talked with sells over the counter.  You have to be at the auction.  Properties that are no-bid are offered at some future auction, not necessarily the next one.

  • Lithonia, GA · Member since 2015 · 14 posts · 3 votes
    9y

    Thanks Roy!

  • Suwanee, GA · Member since 2016 · 16 posts · 7 votes
    9y

    Hello Marc, 

    In answer to your other question, there is a one year redemption period in Georgia. 

    If the owner wants to redeem the property, these will be their costs... mostly paid to you!

    They’ll have to pay:

    • the amount purchaser paid for the property at the tax sale
    • a premium of 20% for the first year or fraction of a year which has elapsed between the sale date and the redemption date (and 10% for each year or fraction of a year thereafter)
    • any taxes purchaser paid on the property after the sale, and
    • any special assessments on the property (Ga. Code Ann. § 48-4-42).

    If they don’t redeem until more than 30 days after the notice giving the redemption deadline, they'll also have to pay the sheriff's cost for serving the notice and publishing the notice in a newspaper (Ga. Code Ann. § 48-4-42).

  • Investor · Alpharetta, GA · Member since 2017 · 24 posts · 2 votes
    9y

    @Marc Bazemore Marc, i think you and I need to stay in touch. I just became and agent, I am highly motivated to generate as much income through flips and rental properties. 

    What are you looking for? And where?

  • Rental Property Investor · Atlanta, GA · Member since 2012 · 256 posts · 64 votes
    4y

    did you ever purchase a lien?

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