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 ...

If property taxes are delinquent, the county treasurer is authorized to sell the property for unpaid taxes. Delinquent real property taxes go to tax lien sale annually, generally toward the end of the ...

Discover how tax lien foreclosure works, key differences from tax deed sales, and what happens if a property owner fails to ...

Get started with tax lien investing. When property owners do not pay their property tax bills, tax lien certificates can be a safe, collateralized complement to a balanced portfolio -- but only if you ...

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 ...

As you start investing, you may come across one of the lesser-known types of investment that’s rarely mentioned: the tax lien. The simple definition of a tax lien is that it is a legal claim made by a ...

Tax lien investing allows you to purchase a tax lien certificate issued by the local government when a property owner has unpaid property taxes. A tax lien certificate includes unpaid taxes along with ...

Montgomery County Treasurer John McManus said he has implemented a new tax lien sale process that has contributed to a large increase in delinquent tax collections. McManus said he plans to hold ...

Maryland Legal Aid filed a federal lawsuit against Baltimore City on Tuesday in an attempt to reform policy on tax lien certificate sales, which the legal organization claims is unconstitutional. In ...

An eye-opening report sheds a harsh light on the growing trend of sales of property tax liens to unscrupulous profiteers, all too often forcing the elderly and impoverished out of their homes due to ...