As I have shared in the past, real estate is one of the most popular alternative assets allowed in self-directed IRAs. There is one aspect of real estate investment that people may not realize they ...

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 ...

Ever heard of tax lien investing and wondered if it’s a smart way to make money? Maybe you’ve seen it mentioned online as a way to earn a passive income or even buy real estate at a big discount — but ...

Tax lien investing is a unique investment strategy that involves purchasing delinquent property tax liens on properties. When a property owner fails to pay their property taxes, the local government ...

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 ...

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 certificates can be a safe, collateralized complement to a balanced portfolio — but only if you have time, knowledge and the ability to reinvest your money when short-term certificates are ...

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 ...

Now is the time for Colorado County Treasurers to aggressively collect delinquent property taxes. In August, we contact our current “investors.” These are the people who have paid the property taxes ...

Ken Mattson, the Sonoma Valley real estate developer who is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with alleged investment improprieties, is not the only member of his ...