Tax Liens In NC
Hi,
I am interested in learning more about tax liens in NC. Has anyone had experience or positive results doing this in NC? How do you get started finding out what properities have liens against them? THANKS!! 
Hi,
I am interested in learning more about tax liens in NC. Has anyone had experience or positive results doing this in NC? How do you get started finding out what properities have liens against them? THANKS!!
akasha--(NC)-----------------
I'd recommend that you put the following into google "countyname tax collector" or "countyname treasurer," whichever is right for the state, where "countyname" is the name of some of the counties in your state. Once you are on their websites, look for discussions of tax sales. Some counties are sure to have something there.
Also, read the NC state statutes on the collection of delinquent property taxes. You will find out what notices are necessary, what might be recorded in the land records office, when it is possible to do sales, etc.
Also, put the words 'north carolina' in the search function at the top of this forum. There was a similar question asked before, with several answers.
Good Investing***********Ron Starr*************
North Carolina does not sell tax liens... They exhaust all collection efforts and then sell by tax foreclosure on the courthouse steps.
akasha,
Ron's advice is a really good place to start.
I find that you can get great insight by talking to the clerks at the county tax collector's office and that this will generally lead to conversations with the tax assessors and the appraisor's offices. Although the state law is necessary to know and understand, the counties routinely evade the law for their own purposes by using some legal device, like not making certain data public by not creating a report.
You still need the data and the only way to get it is to befriend the clerks who use it everyday. They know the tricks of the trade within their own county offices.
Good luck,
Mitchell Goldstein
According to John Beck's publication, NC is not a tax lien certificate state or a deed with right of redemption state but rather a foreclosure auction state.
What part of NC are you in? Just to give you an idea of what I'm thinking of doing, I saw a sign up here in my area for a real estate auction this month. I'm not sure when it is, but I'm thinking about going. Maybe you can find some auctions in your area!
I'm not soliciting or advertising that auctions are the way to do it, but it's just a thought.
By the way, does anyone know if this is a good place (auctions) to get deals from a newbie stand point?
Or would I be out of my league?
-Source[ Edited by Sourcefinance on Date 02/05/2004 ]
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On 2004-02-04 00:27, Sourcefinance wrote:
What part of NC are you in, I saw a sign up here in Goldsboro for a real estate auction this month. I'm not sure when it is, but I'm thinking about going. Maybe you can find some auctions in your area!
By the way, does anyone know if this is a good place (auctions) to get deals from a newbie stand point?
Or would I be out of my league?
-Source
I am located in the Denver area of Lake Norman. I am interested in this area as well as the mountains of NC. If any one knows of any investments in this area please let me know. I have 10K to use for investng and really don't know what mw *best option* for a beginner would be!! THANKS!!!