What's a Tax Sale?

The Treasurer is required to conduct a tax sale every year to offer CERTIFICATES OF PURCHASE on properties with unpaid taxes.

Investors attend the tax sale to take advantage of the interest rate of return on the taxes they pay (18%). Other taxpayers attend the sale to try and gain interest in specific parcels of land around the county.

Either way, it's important to know about tax sales and how they work.

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How does the tax sale work?
When will the tax sale take place?
What is sold at a tax sale?
How do I find out what's for sale and where it is?
How much does it cost to purchase a certificate at the sale?
What rights to the property does the certificate holder have?
Once I receive a certificate of purchase, what do I have to do?
If the landowner pays the taxes, what do I get back?
How do tax deeds work?
How do I apply for a Tax Deed?