Marriage, siblings, estates and family ownership can all lead to unwanted trouble from the IRS if property is owned jointly. Should one of those joint owners be indebted to the IRS, the tax agency can ...

Get started with tax lien investing. When property owners do not pay their property tax bills, tax lien certificates can be a safe, collateralized complement to a balanced portfolio -- but only if you ...

A Federal tax lien is not a piece of paper. It is a legal claim to a taxpayer’s property. It arises by operation of law when Federal tax is assessed against the taxpayer’s property, and remains unpaid ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

What Is a Tax Lien? A tax lien is a government's legal claim against a noncompliant taxpayer's assets to ensure tax payment. It arises when an individual or business fails to pay owed taxes. The lien ...

Real estate is unexplored territory for many investors who are wary of taking on the burdens of direct ownership. For those individuals, there's an alternative: tax liens. Tax lien certificate ...