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

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Tax Lien Code CEO Brian Peterson teaches an ...

Most states are categorized as either tax lien or tax deed states. Real estate investors in tax lien states often purchase tax lien certificates to make a profit from their investments, because the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about small business lending, finance, and entrepreneurship. For most small business owners, debt is an unavoidable aspect ...

Tax lien investing is a potentially high-yielding — but risky — real estate investment strategy. Investors cover an unpaid property tax bill upfront and are then responsible for collecting from the ...