An Unrecorded IRS Tax Lien?!?
Well, this is the "tax lien" forum...
A woman called on my ad, and the deal has good Sub2 potential (the local banker who wrote the mortgage even told me "we don't care who makes the payments"
. She mentioned a $15,000 IRS tax lien she has that she's paying on. The deal kinda hinges on this tile flaw. I went to the Recorder's office and...nothing, just the normal mortgages and a utility easement.
Can the IRS issue a lien on property without recording it? Would they? Could she be mistaking a "judgement" for a "lien," and if I record the deed before they record a lien, am I safe? Would they agree to a judgement without putting a lien on her property? I've seen enough of IRS liens to know they're not to be trifled with!
It is probably a personal tax lien that does not necessarily affect the property. Get some paperwork from her and see what it says