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What exactly is a Foreclosure Tax Sale and how do these work?
I keep seeing listing for foreclosure tax sales – what are these sales and why are these listings so frequent all of a sudden?
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Foreclosure tax sales refer to homes that are foreclosed on and sold to satisfy an underlying tax debt for which the proceeds of the sale will go to pay. The current state of the economy has caused many people to have tax problems and many Americans have had to deal with one the tax basics: the reality of foreclosure in cases of large amounts of unpaid taxes. The reason that the listings are so prominent these days is because there are more foreclosures than there have been in a very long time, and many people are trying to capitalize on the current housing market. The theory behind making a profit is essentially that people can buy investment property foreclosure tax discounted. In other words, people who still have their jobs and who are in sound financial shape can profit by purchasing valuable investment property at very low prices as a result of the foreclosure sale. If you have been fortunate enough to weather the economic downturn and still have some disposable income, it can be a great opportunity to purchase investment property at very reasonable prices.
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Posted by D. Nicole Rosen on 10 Feb 2010