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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Elkhart 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 Elkhart county, Indiana.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Elkhart county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Elkhart 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 Elkhart county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Elkhart county, Indiana allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Elkhart 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 Elkhart 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: |
| Phil Stiver | Commissioner, Chair, District 1 | philekm@aol.com |
| Terry Rodino | Commissioner | |
| Mike Yoder | Commissioner | |
| Donald Abel | Council, District 4 | |
| James Hartman | Council | jlhartman@aol.com |
| Neil Herman | Council | |
| C. Scott Homan | Council, District 7 | |
| John Letherman | Council | johnl@fmstone.com |
| Dennis Sharkey | Council | sharkeycattle@msn.com |
| C. J. Yoder | Council | yodercj@maplenet.net |
| Curtis Hill Jr. | Prosecuting Attorney | chill@elkhartcounty.com |
| R. Gordon Lord | Attorney | glord@yaub.com |
| Jeffrey Landrum | Coroner | Landelk@aol.com |
| Michael Books | Sheriff | |
| Blake Doriot | Surveyor | |
| Larry Ernest | Treasurer | |
| David Hess | Auditor | dhess@elkhartcounty.com |
| R. Eugene Inbody | Assessor | ginbody@elkhartcounty.com |
| Christopher Anderson | Recorder | cjanderson@elkhartcounty.com |
| Stephanie Burgess | Clerk of the Circuit Court | elkco@mindspring.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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