Baltimore Real Estate Investing Blog

How does the mortgage holder get wiped out for a small amount of taxes.? Because those are the rules!  It may not see fair but I explain in the video below

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Now I Can Relax Well it is 11:30 PM and I can relax.  Last year I was up all night entering bids so this is a welcome relief.  I just finished uploading 1200 bids for tomorrow’s Baltimore City Tax Sale.   Thanks to a joint venture with other investors, we have a pool of money that [...]

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The Anne Arundel County Tax Sale is coming up soon.  The date is June 7th, 2011.  As many Maryland counties have done, their auction will be online this year.  The website is Anne Arundel County Tax  Sale.  Registration is now open and you must register by June 4 at 4:30 PM. A list of properties [...]

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Baltimore County Tax Sale The Baltimore County Tax Sale is scheduled for June 2, 2011.   For the second year it will be held online at the Baltimore County Tax Sale Website.  To register you need to have a bank account that will accept an ACH debit.  It will cost $100 to register for the [...]

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Maryland’s High Bid Premium Maryland uses a complicated system for their tax sale bidding called the “High Bid Premium” method.  This formula determines how much you pay the day of the auction as well as what your effective interest rate is. High Bid Premium Determines Three key Amounts Your bid at the Baltimore City Tax [...]

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It is Tax Sale Season Yes it is tax sale season in Maryland.  Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Frederick County, Howard County,  Prince Georges County, along with other Maryland counties are all having their tax sales in May and June. How I Learned Tax Sale I have learned from a variety of sources [...]

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Prince Georges county has announced their tax sale for 2011.  Once again it will be held online.  The date is May 9, 2011. Important dates for the sale are at PG Tax Sale Dates. The most important date is coming up this Friday the registration deadline. To register go to the PG county tax sale [...]

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Howard County has made a change for the 2011 tax sale. Traditionally their sale has been a live auction.  This year it will be held online at the Howard County Tax Sale Website. The date is May 4, 2011.  Registration is open now and must be done before 4:30 EDT April 25, 2011.  To register [...]

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Anthony Onwuanibe was in the line at the tax sale office. As he patiently answered questions from others in the line, I listened in. This guy really knows his stuff.  I took the opportunity to pick his brain with every question I could think of about tax sale investing. He told me he was an [...]

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Starting on or about March 16, 2011: The  2011 Tax Sale Properties Listing will be posted on  www.BidBaltimore.com.  The list will be updated regularly to reflect liens that are paid before the sale. Wednesday, March 16, 2011: Bidder registration begins on www.BidBaltimore.com.  You must use an ACH debit from your bank account to register. On [...]

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Are you behind on your Baltimore property tax? To avoid the additional costs and hassles related to tax sale,  Baltimore City Taxes are due Monday Feb. 28. This must be paid by certified check or money order. If you don’t know how much your taxes are or if they have been paid go to the  [...]

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It you are a tax sale bidder in Baltimore City this is the time of year that tax sale redemptions start coming in.  I recently started receiving my interest payments from the 2010 tax sale.  Four properties have redeemed so far.  I am disappointed because two of them were vacant 3 unit buildings.  I would [...]

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The Other Foreclosure Menace Mortgage Paid Off, Woman Loses Home — Over a Small Water Bill By Fred Schulte, Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert Huffington Post Investigative Fund A version of this story appeared in The Baltimore Sun. One raw day in early February, Vicki Valentine stood by helplessly as real estate investors snatched her [...]

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Anne Arundel County MD tax sale will be held online June 8, 2010.  Their website for the Tax Auction is AAcountyTaxSale.com.  The site  currently lists 2876 properties for their tax sale.  This is about 1/2 the number in the Prince  Georges county tax sale and about 1/10 the number of tax liens is the Baltimore [...]

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Prince Georges County MD tax sale will be held online May 10, 2010.  Their website for the Tax Auction is PrinceGeorgesCountyTaxSale.com.  The site  currently lists 5760 properties for their tax sale.  The site also has all the information you need to bid including video tutorial. Tax Sale Registration Deadline If you want to bid you [...]

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