Tax Lien Lady

5 STEPS To Buying Profitable Tax Liens

Once you have purchased your first tax lien or liens, you need to take some steps to protect your investment and eventually you collect your profit. But before you protect your investment and profit from it, you first need to prepare to be a successful ta... Read >

7 Steps Process For Growing Your Wealth in 2012

Step 1: Start Contributing to a Self Directed IRA or 401(k) If you have a 401(k) with your employer that’s good, but not as good as if you had a self-directed IRA or solo 401(k) that you can control. With a true self-directed retirement account you hav... Read >

What Is A Tax Lien Certificate?

A tax lien certificate is a document, a certificate of sale, which is issued by a taxing district (County or municipality) to an individual or an entity that purchases a tax lien. It is proof that a certain person or entity purchased a tax lien on a prope... Read >

Tax Lien Investing Basics: Six Things You Need To Know

If you believe the hype that you here about tax lien investing, you would think that you just go to a tax sale, buy some liens and make loads of money in a few months. But if that were true than everybody would be doing it! If you’ve actually started to i... Read >

How to Avoid The Competition At Tax Sales

I know this is probably one of your biggest challenges as a newbie tax lien investor – how to avoid all the competition at the tax sale. When you hear about how fierce the competition is at the tax sale, you’re likely to give up and throw in the towel on... Read >

Tax Lien Investing: What Happens After the Tax Sale?

OK, so you’ve been to your first tax sale and purchased a few tax lien certificates, now what do you do? That depends on where you purchased your tax liens. Every state has different laws concerning tax sales and what you need to do once you purchase a ta... Read >

Tax Lien Investing: What Is A Redeemable Deed And How Does It Differ From A Tax Lien?

Most investors know the difference between a tax lien and tax deed. They understand that when they purchase a tax lien they are not buying the property, but paying the taxes on a tax delinquent property and putting a lien on the property so that if the pr... Read >

Is Online Tax Lien Investing For You?

One of the biggest concerns for new tax lien investors is how can they purchase tax liens without going to the tax lien auction. Many people don't have the time freedom to attend the tax sale and not every state conducts tax lien sales. What if you live i... Read >

Tax Lien Investing Basics for the New Investor

Are you stalled in your tax lien investing because you think you need to know more before you get started? Tax lien investing is really not that complex. You just need to follow these 5 basic steps. 1. Choose where you will invest The first step is t... Read >

Tax Deed Investing: What is an

In Pennsylvania, some counties have two different tax sales; the "upset" sale, and the "judicial" sale. If tax sale properties are not sold at either of these two sales, the property then goes on the "repository" list and can be sold by private bid. The u... Read >

Tax Lien Lady's Due Diligence Checklist for Tax Deeds

Purchasing tax deeds calls for some extra due diligence since you actually purchasing the property and not just paying the taxes and putting a lien on the property as you are when you invest in a tax lien. Here is a checklist that you can follow when you ... Read >

Beware Tax Liens For Sale on Ebay

Not too long ago I received a question from one of the subscribers to my Tax Lien Tips newsletter. He was confused because he saw a tax lien for sale on e-bay that sold for over $4,000. The face value of the lien was only 228.28 with 5% interest on the li... Read >

Buying Tax Liens Online

What if you are really interested in buying tax liens, but you don't live in a state that has tax lien sales, and you don't live within driving distance of a state that does sell tax liens? One alternative to buying tax liens at a physical auction is to p... Read >

Buying Tax Liens: The Facts

Recently someone asked me some questions that I think are on the mind of everyone who is thinking about buying tax liens. People want to know how much money they need to get started in tax lien investing and if this is something that they can use as their... Read >

Tax Lien Lady's Report: Tax Deed Sales in PA

I got back from Thailand in May where I made history as the first woman to be head coach for a USA Weightlifting men's team! I went to Thailand to coach the men's team for the First Youth World Championship. But I missed the Monroe county Judicial tax sal... Read >