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Lars(wi) 
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Posted: 14 Feb 2024 at 6:27pm |
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purchased residential property thru a Sheriff’s sale?
In the city we live in(Texas) there is the quarterly sale of property’s that are subject to sale for unpaid property taxes.
Curious what others experience’s have been?
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DiyDave
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Posted: 14 Feb 2024 at 8:16pm |
Depends on the locality's laws. Around here the law changed in the past 15 years or so, used to be a good investment, now, not so much. I suggest you google for your state and county's laws/regulations... 
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
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Posted: 14 Feb 2024 at 9:07pm |
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Agree with Dave that it depends on local/state laws. Most of what I have seen around here are very small tracts that heirs don't want and can't find a buyer so they don't pay the property taxes and the county takes it. Another drawback is that the owner has a year to pay the taxes and penalties and get it back so you really can't do much with it for a year. However every now and then someone lucks up on a great deal.
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Lars(wi)
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Posted: 14 Feb 2024 at 10:57pm |
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Here in the county I live in, the successful bidder takes the paperwork from the auction, to the county tax office, and then the deed is transferred to the buyer that day.
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Lars(wi)
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Posted: 05 Mar 2024 at 7:56pm |
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Went to the sale today, didn’t bid on anything. Found out during the presale announcements, Texas does allow the delinquent owner 2 years to take back the property, but must pay the buyer all taxes, and fee’s paid, plus 25% interest on the dollar amount the buyer paid the county, from the day of the Sheriffs sale, to the day the delinquent owner takes back.
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Michael V (NM)
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Posted: 05 Mar 2024 at 8:22pm |
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I'd think that 25% interest and repaying all the other fee's back would kinda keep them from buying property back,, unless they really want it back..
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Posted: 05 Mar 2024 at 8:24pm |
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Allows 2 years? Wow! So I assume that means the purchaser can't do anything with it for 2 years while the delinquent owner tries or decides what to do?
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Lars(wi)
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Posted: 05 Mar 2024 at 8:37pm |
 thendrix wrote:
Allows 2 years? Wow! So I assume that means the purchaser can't do anything with it for 2 years while the delinquent owner tries or decides what to do? |
You risk losing any money you spend on ‘improvements’ or maintenance of the property. They advised that some delinquent owners will watch to see if improvements are made in the 2 years, then take back. Although the 2 years applies to agricultural property, and ‘homestead exemption’ only. All other property is 6 months. If you are willing to wait 6 months, or 2 years and just hold, if the delinquent owner takes back, 25% return on your money is darn good ROI.
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Posted: 06 Mar 2024 at 6:22am |
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Missouri gives notices for three years on delinquent taxes, then goes to County courthouse for delinquency sale. All proceeds above the taxes and assigned court costs go to any lender on said property where is not sold for the delinquent taxes only.
Sheriff personnel is then dispatched to the property to present notice of eviction which also can take up to two years if the previous owner decides to dispute, before new owner can take full possession. Deed is changed day of first sale. All utilities are allowed to secure after beginning of April Until end of September, new owner is not responsible for squatter expenses..
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Posted: 06 Mar 2024 at 4:49pm |
I think that 25 % thing is what changed around here, useta be that you just paid the arrearage on taxes, waited and either you got your money back plus interest, or the property. Then they changed to highest bid, and the BTO real estate guys (friends of the governor), would bid up so high that it squeezed the little investors out. Some of the properties were landlocked, some were wetlands, and some were the owners gettin the property appraised, so to speak...
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