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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Fountain 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 Fountain county, Indiana.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Fountain county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Fountain 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 Fountain county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Fountain county, Indiana allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Fountain 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 Fountain 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: |
| Lowell Osborn | Commissioner | commish@k-inc.com |
| Janet Shoaf | Commissioner | jshoaf@attica.k12.in.us |
| David Ziegler | Commissioner | dmzieg@glenmar.com |
| Dale Clawson | Council | |
| Thomas Freas | Council | |
| James Hershberger | Council | hrshbrgr@k-inc.com |
| Ron Howard | Council | opie1938@yahoo.com |
| Richard Klage | Council | |
| Norman Martin | Council | |
| James Robinson | Council | |
| Richard Holmes | Attorney | richard@rholmeslaw.com |
| Mark McGrady | Prosecuting Attorney | ftnctypa@K-inc.com |
| Timothy Shumaker | Coroner | tim.shumaker@infarmbureau.com |
| Robert Bass | Sheriff | |
| Susan Coffing | Treasurer | |
| Colleen Chambers | Auditor | cscaudfc@k-inc.com |
| Sandra Whitaker | Assessor | assessor@k-inc.com |
| Brenda Holycross | Recorder | fph52@yahoo.com |
| Mariann Martin | Clerk of the Circuit Court | clerk@k-inc.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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