It was forty minutes from my house, next to the beautiful Golden Gate State Park, fifteen minutes to the casinos of Black Hawk, fifteen minutes to the quirky town of Nederland and twenty minutes to skiing.

My father and I love making trash into treasures and the price was right!

One owner is a wealthy casino owner who collects land and may consider selling but for way more than its worth.

At that time, the County Treasurer issues his tax execution to the County Tax Collector who is charged with collecting delinquent taxes, assessments, penalties and costs for collection.

But to use a casino analogy, playing with "house money" and getting all the perks is the best way to vacation in Vegas. 

I would focus on established markets that are still showing growth and have more than just one draw.Taking my main market of Tampa Metro as an example - There is more than just beaches, you also have MLB/NHL/NFL + Spring break and MLB Spring training, aquariums, golf, casino, new downtown development, and a lot of business travel.You want to avoid markets with just one draw, as if something happens to that draw, you will be hurting for who knows how long.

An outside treasurer can be hired to handle the finances.

Harrah’s Cherokee casino is just up the road and Great Smoky Mountain Railroad is a draw.

I'm not endorsing his products, or encouraging anyone to buy anything, just making information available to fellow board members that may be in the same predicament I am (trying to learn about a process that is very complicated; is county and state specific; and information is not readily available on the internet without weeding through scammers, or high-priced gurus... or individually calling each county treasurer's office...I also came across a website: **********This is a searchable database/auction platform with both tax liens (under financial instruments) and tax deed auctions, with a calendar of upcoming auctions.

It’s located near a big refinery and 30 mins away from casinos in lake Charles.