Tax certificates are sold around the first week of June each year...all you are doing is loaning money to the county, for a low rate as the rate gets bid down, and it can be an expensive process to get paid off sometimes.Tax deed auctions occur on the county clerk of court site, on the auction calendar along with the mtg foreclosures.

I have a client who purchased a condo for $500k and sold two years later $625k in NYC. 

Normally this would be a income property that should be sold however under the circumstances your parents may not appreciate that action.

Because to my understanding once the house is sold it's due for 20% federal tax and 12% state of that fiscal year. 

In my market if the buyer does not release the contract on the property, it can not be sold.

Homestead is growing and I believe this will be sold at above listing price based on my research.

It was an outlier in my investing strategy and no longer fit my profile.The goal was to make it as neutral as possible while using a modern color scheme.New floorPaint - Walls, Shower, counter top, fire place.New bathroom Updated the master bath New appliances It listed it and sold it on MLS in 5 days with multiple offer over asking.

What I'm looking for is your responses to similar scenarios, and ideas on how I should structure the letter, maybe a copy of a similar proposal you have sent (numbers omitted) to give me (and others) a starting point.

I have never sold multiple units and was curious what an investor is looking for.

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