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It can be difficult to find instructional manuals about Tax Lien and Tax Deed sales that don't disappoint from amount of information that is either out of date, wrong, or left out. We have solved this problem with the series of manuals listed below.

The Comprehensive Guide To Tax Sales is a complete analysis of the problems and solutions that you will encounter as a tax sale investor. It is based on over ten years of experience and a proven program and business plan by someone who has actually done it, rather than some salesman who wants to sell you an overpriced "get rich quick" scheme.

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To compile this information yourself would cost thousands of dollars of legal research and hundreds of hours of time. These are detailed reviews of the state statutes and the requirements you must meet to succeed in tax sales. They do include contact information for the jurisdictions, including mailing address, phone numbers and, where available, email addresses and web sites.

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Comprehensive Guide

Title Description Pages Order
Comprehensive Guide to Tax Deed and Tax Lien Sales

This is a 140 page manual on all the aspects of tax sales that you need to know. We spend a great deal of time on due diligence methods and procedures as well as covering the various bidding systems, noticing, etc.

  • Introduction 4
  • The wonderful world of tax sales 5
  • Tax Liens 13
  • Tax Deeds 22
  • Risk and Reward 27
  • Bidding Methods 37
  • Due Diligence 53
  • Introduction to land survey systems 66
  • Sale Time 74
  • Iowa Bidder Package 85
  • After the sale is over 106
  • Servicing the Purchase 110
  • Redemption: Who, What, When and Why 120
  • Going to Deed 127
  • Postscript 137
140 pages
$85.00

Other Guides

Title Description Pages Order
Investing in Tax Deeds

This is a 34 page manual covertings steps and strategies of tax deed investing as well as profiles about key tax deed states.

  • Introduction 1
  • Overview 3
  • Tax Deed Strategies 7
  • Steps to Tax Deed Investing 10
  • Tax Deed State Profiles 15
34 pages
$50.00

State Books

State Description Pages Order +Guide
State Book for Alabama

Covers one of the least attended and interesting tax lien states.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Alabama Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 10
  • Notices for Sale 10
  • Bidding Method 11
  • Redemption 12
  • Sales in error 17
  • Noticing 20
  • Noticing to collector 23
  • Subsequent taxes 23
  • Application for tax deed 23
  • Jefferson county FAQ 25
  • Mobile county redemption statistics 29
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 30
  • Contacts - Web sites and email 32
33 pages
$35.00
$105.00
State Book for Arizona

Specific to the Arizona statutes and tax sale rules.

  • Quick Points 3
  • Arizona Statutes 5
  • General Discussion 9
  • Bidding Method 10
  • Redemption 11
  • Noticing 15
  • Contact Information 19
  • Redemption statistics 20
  • Bidding rate levels for 2002 22
  • Maricopa Bidder Package 24
  • Maricopa tax buyer FAQ 32
40 pages
$35.00
$105.00
State Book for California

Specific to the California statutes and tax sale rules. Covers our most populated state

  • Table of Contents:
  • Quick Points 4
  • California statutes 6
  • General discussion 75
  • Public auction procedures 77
  • Contacts 170
172 pages
$45.00
$110.00
State Book for Colorado

Specific to the Colorado statutes and tax sale rules.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Colorado Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 10
  • Bidding Method 11
  • Failure to Pay 11
  • Redemption 13
  • Noticing 17
  • Perfection of Interest 20
  • Sale in Error 22
  • Douglas County Bidder Package 24
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 27
  • Contacts - Web Sites,Email and Publications 29
30 pages
$35.00
$95.00
State Book for Connecticut

Covers one of our smaller states that has both liens and deed..

  • Quick Points 4
  • Connecticut Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 9
  • Bidding Method 10
  • Redemption 16
  • Noticing 18
  • Perfecting your interest 19
  • Sales in error 21
  • Contacts - Phone,Mail, Web sites 24
27 pages
$40.00
$100.00
State Book for Washington, DC

Covers one of the higher yielding auctions in the Nations Capitol.

  • Quick Points 4
  • District of Columbia Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 9
  • Bidding Method 9
  • Redemption 11
  • Due Diligence 13
  • Assignments 13
  • Noticing 14
  • Subsequent Taxes 17
  • Reimbursement of expenses 18
  • Perfection of Interest 19
  • Sale in Error 27
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 28
  • District of Columbia bidders package 29
35 pages
$45.00
$110.00
State Book for Florida

Covers one of the most popular tax lien and tax deed states.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Florida Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 11
  • Bidding Method 13
  • Redemption 14
  • Noticing 17
  • Perfecting your interest 27
  • Tax Deed proces 27
  • Surviving restrictions 30
  • Sales in error 33
  • Quiet title 33
  • Dade County information packet 35
  • Buyer requirements 35
  • Sales procedures 37
  • Alachua County Information packet 39
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 44
  • Contacts - Web sites and email 46
47 pages
$40.00
$100.00
State Book for Georgia

Covers one of the more attractive tax sale states.

  • Quick Points 3
  • Georgia Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 7
  • Notices for Sale 7
  • Bidding Method 13
  • Subsequent taxes 14
  • Redemption 15
  • Noticing 18
  • Form of Notices to foreclose right of redemption 20
  • Quiet Title Action 24
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 31
33 pages
$35.00
$100.00
State Book for Hawaii

Covers one of the more attractive redeemable deed states.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Hawaii Statutes 5
  • General Discussion 14
  • Notices for Sale 14
  • Bidding Method 15
  • Subsequent taxes 16
  • Redemption 16
  • Noticing 17
  • Perfection of Interest 17
  • Quiet Title Action 18
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 19
  • Contacts - Web Sites and Publications 20
20 pages
$35.00
$110.00
State Book for Iowa

Covers one of highest paying tax lien states, 24% per year and a high redemption rate.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Iowa Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 9
  • Bidding Method 10
  • Redemption 12
  • Noticing 15
  • Perfection of Interest 19
  • Sample Tax Deed Form 20
  • Sale in Error 24
  • Polk County Bidder Package 28
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 43
  • Contacts - Web Sites and Email 45
46 pages
$40.00
$110.00
State Book for Illinois

Including many forms that are needed for the tax sales in Illinois.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Illinois Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 8
  • Preparing for the sale, Initial procedures 9
  • The sale itself 10
  • Post Sale, The five month notice 12
  • Extensions, Title Searches 13
  • Attorney's letter, Litigation for deed 14
  • Notice of expiration of period of redemption 16
  • Application for deed 17
  • Issuance of the tax deed 19
  • Failure to take out and record a tax deed 20
  • Vacating the sale - sales in error 20
  • Accounting procedures 23
  • Issuance of tax sale certificates 24
  • Ledger books or spreadsheets 24
  • Redemption report 25
  • Investment returns 26
  • Forms section 30
  • Contacts - mail and telephone 60
  • Contacts - web sites and email 63
60 pages
$45.00
$110.00
State Book for Indiana

One of the most popular bid up states.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Indiana Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 9
  • Bidding Method 10
  • Due Diligence 12
  • Assignments 12
  • Subsequent taxes 12
  • Redemption 12
  • Reimbursement of expenses 13
  • Sales in error 14
  • Noticing 14
  • Perfection of interest 16
  • Marion County bidder information for A sale 22
  • Allen County bidder information for B sale 26
  • Contacts - mail and telephone 30
  • Contacts - web sites and email 32
  • Complete applicable Indiana Statutes 34
65 pages
$40.00
$110.00
State Book for Kentucky

Covers one of the states with some of the more interesting quirks.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Kentucky Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 10
  • Bidding Method 13
  • Redemption 15
  • Noticing 16
  • Perfection of Interest 22
  • Sale in Error 24
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 25
  • Contacts - Web Sites and Email 28
30 pages
$35.00
$95.00
State Book for Louisiana

Covers the one state that is not a common law state.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Louisiana Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 7
  • Bidding Method 8
  • Subsequent taxes 9
  • Possession of Property 10
  • Reimbursement for Improvements 10
  • Redemption 13
  • Noticing 19
  • Perfection of Interest 21
  • Sale in Error 25
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 27
  • Contacts - Web Sites and Email 29
30 pages
$35.00
$95.00
State Book for Maryland

Covers one of the more complex tax lien states.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Maryland Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 34
  • Bidding Method 34
  • Redemption 37
  • Due Diligence 40
  • Assignments 40
  • Noticing 40
  • Reimbursement of expenses 46
  • Perfecting Interest 47
  • Sales in error 49
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 50
  • Contacts - Web sites and email 51
  • City of Baltimore bidder information 52
55 pages
$45.00
$110.00
State Book for Missouri

A bid up state that ANYBODY can go to.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Missouri Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 9
  • Bidding Method 12
  • Failure to pay 13
  • Due Diligence 15
  • Assignments 15
  • Subsequent Taxes 15
  • Redemption 16
  • Sales in error 18
  • Noticing 20
  • Perfection of Interest 21
  • Boone County Bidder Information 28
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 31
  • Contacts - Web Sites and Publications 34
37 pages
$35.00
$100.00
State Book for Mississippi

Covers one of few tax lien states where you can do everything right and still lose money - or make 18%.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Mississippi Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 9
  • Bidding Method 9
  • Failure to pay 10
  • Redemption 11
  • Noticing 13
  • Perfecting Interest 17
  • Sales in error 18
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 20
23 pages
$35.00
$100.00
State Book for Montana

Covers another of the forgotten states.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Montana Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 10
  • Bidding Method 11
  • Due Diligence 11
  • Assignments 12
  • Failure to pay 14
  • Subsequent taxes 14
  • Sales in error 15
  • Redemption 16
  • Noticing 20
  • Reimbursement of expenses 26
  • Perfection of interest 26
  • Contacts - mail and telephone 30
  • Contacts - web sites and email 32
33 pages
$40.00
$100.00
State Book for Nebraska

Covers one of the least attended and yet most attractive tax lien states.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Nebraska Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 11
  • Bidding Method 12
  • Redemption 13
  • Noticing 15
  • Deeds 18
  • Sample Tax Deed Form 19
  • Sale in Error 23
  • FAQ Douglas County 24
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 28
  • Contacts - Web Sites and Email 30
31 pages
$35.00
$100.00
State Book for New Jersey

One of the more popular states, up to 18% per year, contact info for all 566 sales.

  • Quick Points 4
  • New Jersey Index of Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 10
  • Bidding Method 11
  • Subsequent Taxes 14
  • Redemption 14
  • Noticing 14
  • Perfection of Interest 16
  • Municipal Contacts Phone and Mail 22
  • New Jersey Tax Sale Statutes - Full Text 33
66 pages
$45.00
$110.00
State book for Nevada

Specific to the Nevada statutes and tax sale rules - a state that sells liens and deeds

  • Table of Contents:
  • Quick Points 4
  • Nevada Statutes 6
  • General discussion 86
  • Contacts 88
88 pages
$40.00
$105.00
State Book for New York

New York has liens, deeds, bulk sales, private sales - something for everybody

  • Quick Points 4
  • New York Statute 6
  • General Discussion 34
  • Bidding Methods 34
  • Subsequent Taxes 35
  • Redemption 35
  • Noticing 36
  • Perfecting your interest 36
  • County comparisons 37
  • County contacts phone/web 38
40 pages
$40.00
$100.00
State Book for Oklahoma

Covers a less competitive state.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Oklahoma Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 8
  • Bidding Method 9
  • Due Dilligence 9
  • Subsequent Taxes 10
  • Lost Certificates 10
  • Sales in error 11
  • Redemption 11
  • Noticing 13
  • Reimbursement of Expenses 15
  • Perfection of Interest 15
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 18
  • Contacts - Web Sites 20
21 pages
$30.00
$90.00
State Book for Rhode Island

Covers a small state with a high rate (16%).

  • Quick Points 4
  • Rhode Island Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 10
  • Bidding Method 11
  • Subsequent Taxes 13
  • Recording your instrument of taking 14
  • Sales in error 15
  • Redemption 15
  • Noticing 18
  • Perfection of Interest 19
  • Forms 23
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 44
44 pages
$35.00
$105.00
State Book for South Carolina

Covers a popular "bid up" state.

  • Quick Points 4
  • South Carolina Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 17
  • Bidding Method 18
  • Due Diligence 19
  • Subsequent Taxes 19
  • Redemption 19
  • Sales in error 22
  • Noticing 22
  • Perfection of Interest 23
  • Charleston County Bidder Information 26
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 29
  • Contacts - Web Sites and Publications 30
30 pages
$35.00
$100.00
State Book for South Dakota

Covers a little visited 12% state.

  • Quick Points 4
  • South Dakota Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 13
  • Bidding Method 14
  • Due Dilligence 15
  • Subsequent Taxes 16
  • Lost Certificates 17
  • Sales in error 17
  • Redemption 18
  • Noticing 20
  • Reimbursement of Expenses 24
  • Perfection of Interest 25
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 30
  • Contacts - Web Sites 32
33 pages
$35.00
$100.00
State Book for Tennessee

Covers a undiscovered redeemable deed state.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Tennessee Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 30
  • Bidding Method 31
  • Failure to pay 31
  • Due Diligence 31
  • Assignments 32
  • Subsequent Taxes 32
  • Possession and Collection of rents 32
  • Redemption 33
  • Sales in error 37
  • Noticing 38
  • Perfection of Interest 38
  • Davidson County Bidder Information 40
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 42
  • Contacts - Web Sites and Publications 44
46 pages
$35.00
$100.00
State Book for Texas

Covers one of higher paying redeemable deed states, 25% per year and over 900 sales per year.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Texas Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 9
  • Notices for Sale 10
  • Bidding Method 13
  • Issuance of Writ of Possession 17
  • Subsequent Taxes 17
  • Redemption 17
  • Noticing 24
  • Perfection of Interest 24
  • Sale in Error 26
  • Hunt County Bidder Package 29
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 36
40 pages
$45.00
$110.00
State Book for Wyoming

The least populated state in the country, but some fairly substantial returns are possible.

  • Quick Points 4
  • Wyoming Statutes 6
  • General Discussion 30
  • Bidding Method 30
  • Subsequent Taxes 33
  • Redemption 33
  • Noticing 35
  • Perfection of Interest 36
  • Sample Tax Deed Form 37
  • Sale in Error 38
  • Contacts - Phone and Mail 40
  • Contacts - Web Sites and Publications 41
  • Laramie County Bidders package 42
35 pages
$35.00
$100.00

These manuals are not intended to convince you to buy tax liens or tax deeds, there is no "hype" here, rather they are intended to show you how you can buy tax liens and tax deeds and how to do it with the least amount of risk. They are based on hundreds of hours of legal research and the experience learned from buying over $100 million dollars worth of liens and deeds over a ten year period.

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