After a property owner receives a tax lien, it creates an opportunity for investors. You’re allowed to purchase the debt related to that property. To do so, you’ll need to participate in an auction held by the local county government where the property ...

You might want to check for liens on your property if you’re planning to list your home for sale. To improve their chances of a smooth transaction, most buyers conduct a formal title search to make sure a home they’ve gone under contract to buy doesn ...

The home of your dreams comes with a caveat -- in the form of a property tax lien-- and you're not sure what to do. Friends and real estate agents have told you to consider the lien a red flag and move on. But more often than not, a tax lien on a property ...

A property lien can be either general or specific and voluntary or involuntary. A mortgage lien is a specific, voluntary lien. The priority of the liens on a property determines which debt will be repaid first in the event of default and foreclosure.

Marriage, siblings, estates and family ownership can all lead to unwanted trouble from the IRS if property is owned jointly. Should one of those joint owners be indebted to the IRS, the tax agency can attach liens to a debtor’s current and future property.

Dear Bankruptcy Adviser, When we went bankrupt, we had a loan to have a new roof put on. The contractor was a crook and scammed many people in our area. We put this loan in our bankruptcy. The bankruptcy case has since been closed. A year later we noticed ...

Unpaid condo and utility bills from the Naveen Shah-owned hotel had ballooned to over $500K by summer, suit alleges

Montgomery County schools districts, cities and other taxing authorities will share a one-time distribution of $2.9 million in property tax revenue this summer. An estimated $532,220 comes from a negotiated tax lien sale with Dallas-based Ohio Lien Fund ...