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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Pottawattamie county, Iowa is unable to collect real estate property taxes they are also unable to provide important government services like police protection, public schooling and medical services.
Unpaid property taxes create a serious cashflow problem for Pottawattamie county, Iowa.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Pottawattamie county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Pottawattamie county newspaper of general circulation. They are listed by sequence number. Parcels fall into 1 of 2 groups. Each group is sorted by parcel number.
The advertisement appears about three to six weeks before the Pottawattamie county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Pottawattamie county, Iowa allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Pottawattamie county, Iowa lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.
Why would investors do this?
Well, depending on Iowa laws and competition, savvy Pottawattamie county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Iowa tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Iowa tax deeds.
Elected Public Officials:
| Name: | Position: | Email: |
| Melvyn Houser | Supervisor, Chair | lois.haines@pottcounty.com |
| Delbert King | Supervisor | lois.haines@pottcounty.com |
| Loren Knauss | Supervisor | lois.haines@pottcounty.com |
| Lynn Leaders | Supervisor | lois.haines@pottcounty.com |
| Elizabeth Moats | Supervisor | lois.haines@pottcounty.com |
| Matthew Wilber | County Attorney | matthew.wilber@pottcounty.com |
| Jefferey Danker | Sheriff | jdanker@pottcosheriff.com |
| Judy Ann Miller | Treasurer | jamtreas@aol.com |
| Marilyn Jo Drake | Auditor | pottauditor@pottcounty.com |
| John Sciortino | Recorder | john.sciortino@pottcounty.com |
Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.
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