Here are some tips and advice for a young investor like yourself:Continue with your plan to obtain the SIE, Series 7, and 63 certifications.

@Denise EvansI called the tax collectors office today and neither property was paid up during the grace period, so certificates were mailed out yesterday and I will likely receive them tomorrow.

Send a demand letter for a COI (Certificate of Insurance) proving compliance with the contract.

Also, the lenders mortgagee clause should be added to the certificate of insurance.

- Based on the certification requirements, it seems that becoming a MLO is fairly simple process even if you've never worked in the industry before.

Hi Everyone,
I am a tax lien investor buying tax liens from various different municipalities in NJ OTC. We have purchased over $5m in the last year using private equity we raised. Is there anyway to possibly finance ...

Just as the title suggest, apart from having your license and certifications...what do you look for in an RAL?

App_mode=Displ...197.172    Interest rate; calculation and minimum.(1) Real property taxes shall bear interest at the rate of 18 percent per year from the date of delinquency until a certificate is sold [...]Translation: Property owners who are delinquent on their taxes, for which a tax certificate (i.e., tax lien) is sold at auction, are charged 18% per annum.197.432    Sale of tax certificates for unpaid taxes.(6) Each certificate shall be awarded to the person who will pay the taxes, interest, costs, and charges and will demand the lowest rate of interest, not in excess of the maximum rate of interest allowed by this chapter. [...]Translation: Florida is a bid-down interest rate state. 

In 1998 I discovered Tax Lien Certificates and in 2000 was introduced to Tax Deed foreclosures. 

Don't forget to ask for tenant estoppel certificates as well as tenant ledgers!