Tax Delinquent Close

[Oliver Bustos]

Hello, so I am looking to do my first tax-delinquent wholesale deal and know that any back taxes have to be paid before the auction date in order to avoid the house going into the auction. I know that the back taxes are paid on the closing date. So my question is, when is the "closing date?" Is it the day I find a buyer and they submit their earnest money deposit?