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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Decatur county, Indiana 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 Decatur county, Indiana.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Decatur county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Decatur 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 Decatur county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Decatur county, Indiana allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Decatur county, Indiana lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.
Why would investors do this?
Well, depending on Indiana laws and competition, savvy Decatur county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Indiana tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Indiana tax deeds.
Elected Public Officials:
| Name: | Position: | Email: |
| Charles Buell | Commissioner | charlesbuell@hotmail.com |
| Jerome Buening | Commissioner | bueningj@msn.com |
| John Richards | Commissioner | |
| J. Thomas Carroll | Council | |
| Ernest Gauck | Council | ejgauck@future-com.net |
| Rose Hellmich | Council | |
| Geneva Hunt | Council | |
| Albert Knecht | Council | ALKNECHT@MSN.COM |
| Rheadawn Metz | Council | rmetz400@aol.com |
| Kenneth Owens | Council | |
| Margaret Polanski | Attorney | pegpolanski@yahoo.com |
| William Robbins | Council Attorney | |
| William Smith | Prosecuting Attorney | prosecutor@decaturcounty.in.go |
| Doug Banks | Coroner | dlbanks@voyager.net |
| Daryl Templeton | Sheriff | |
| Rita Burkert | Treasurer | |
| Robin Nobbe | Assessor | assessor@decaturcounty.in.gov |
| Mary Vail | Recorder | |
| Tami Dawn Wenning | Clerk of the Circuit Court | clerk@decaturcounty.in.gov |
Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.
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