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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Berrien county, Michigan 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 Berrien county, Michigan.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Berrien county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Berrien 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 Berrien county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Berrien county, Michigan allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Berrien county, Michigan lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.
Why would investors do this?
Well, depending on Michigan laws and competition, savvy Berrien county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Michigan tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Michigan tax deeds.
Elected Public Officials:
| Name: | Position: | Email: |
| Larry Clymer | Commissioner, Chair, District 13 | commish131@sbcglobal.net |
| Richard Bartz | Commissioner, District 8 | rbartz@remc11.K12.mi.us |
| Victoria Chandler | Commissioner, District 2 | vchandle@berriencounty.org |
| Don Gast | Commissioner, District 9 | |
| Gloria Gillespie | Commissioner, District 5 | |
| John Lamore | Commissioner, District 12 | |
| Jeanette Leahey | Commissioner, District 6 | jeanetteleahey@hotmail.com |
| Debra Panozzo | Commissioner, District 7 | debpanozzo@sbcglobal.net |
| Donald Ryman | Commissioner, District 11 | dryman@qtm.net |
| Marletta Seats | Commissioner, District 3 | marletta@ameritech.net |
| Andrew Vavra | Commissioner, District 10 | vavrafamily@qtm.net |
| Robert Wooley | Commissioner, District 1 | nbsc@qtm.net |
| Mamie Yarbrough | Commissioner, District 4 | myarbrou@berriencounty.org |
| James Cherry | Prosecuting Attorney | |
| L. Paul Bailey | Sheriff | |
| Bret Witkowski | Treasurer | bwitkows@berriencounty.org |
| Louise Stine | County Clerk | |
| Lori Jarvis | Register of Deeds |
Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.
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