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Hi,I happened to bid on residential properties in Maricopa County, AZ for 2015 tax certificates. The interest bid was 5%. I was looking to bid upto a certain value but got awarded for more properties than I was planni...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence other investment in Lancaster.
Purchase price: $300
Cash invested: $200
Sale price: $2,600
I bought this property at a tax auction
What made you ...
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Held today in Muncie, Indiana,Actually, it's not technically a deed sale. In Indiana, it's called a Certificate Sale, like a lien sale, but redemption period only 120 days and 95% of them don't redeem, so basically yo...
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We have been waiting for well over a month to bid on this property.(off a auction) at the end of the auction we WERE the highest bidder... got the congratulations email right after the auction ended. But a couple days...
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I found a property on auction.com that looks like a steal of a deal. Two problems: 1) There is no access before bidding/purchase, 2)It is still occupied, so I can't go peeking through the windows.My question is, if ba...
Has anyone seen the tv show The Super, about a property management company in Omaha? He comes up with the craziest situations and I can't really tell if the show is real or fake. Anyone know? I can't even imagine dea...
Not sure if this is the right category... hopefully it is.There is land behind my house that is being used for storage. The land has no access to the street. It appears at some time the property owner of the house in ...
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Greetings all,So my question is if there any resources you would recommend for someone who is interested in assisting homeowners recapture the excess funds from a sheriff sale when bidders pay far more than what's owe...
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Once a property is listed for County auction (Sheriff or Tax), is it still possible to make a private offer? If so, would you recommend approaching the property owner or the lender? My assumption is that since th...
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I was listening to a older BP podcast and one of the guests mentioned buying prop at auction on line (but this was not the main title or subject of the pod-cast). He said something to the effect that you have to be c...