Buying property tax lien certificates is investing in real estate on the cheap. Bidding on tax liens for sale at a government auction takes money, but not as much as it would cost to buy real estate ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

Local government agencies continually sell tax lien properties. Some counties hold monthly auctions, while others hold less frequent sales. If a homeowner fails to pay property taxes, the county can ...

Ever heard of tax lien investing and wondered if it’s a smart way to make money? Maybe you’ve seen it mentioned online as a way to earn a passive income or even buy real estate at a big discount — but ...

As I have shared in the past, real estate is one of the most popular alternative assets allowed in self-directed IRAs. There is one aspect of real estate investment that people may not realize they ...

A recent college grad is trying to talk his parents into investing in a tax lien purchase. Is it a sure bet, or are there ...

BRECKENRIDGE – The late-night infomercial TV “host” is astounded as the “guest” earnestly avows that you can get rich by buying property at tax lien sales. Does it work?Well, perhaps, but it’s not ...

Tax-delinquent properties can be both scary and very attractive to real estate investors. They can be risky if you aren’t aware of the full situation, but they may also be undervalued deals with lots ...

Paying someone's property taxes doesn't exactly sound like a potentially profitable way to invest in real estate. But that's exactly what some investors are doing. It's a strategy known as buying tax ...

Local U.S. governments sell between $5 billion and $6 billion dollars' worth of delinquent taxes to the private sector each year. That figure is only from the 29 states that currently sell delinquent ...