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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Wasco county, Oregon 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 Wasco county, Oregon.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Wasco county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Wasco 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 Wasco county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Wasco county, Oregon allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Wasco county, Oregon lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.
Why would investors do this?
Well, depending on Oregon laws and competition, savvy Wasco county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Oregon tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Oregon tax deeds.
Elected Public Officials:
| Name: | Position: | Email: |
| Dan Ericksen | County Judge | dane@co.wasco.or.us |
| Sherry Holliday | Commissioner | sherryh@co.wasco.or.us |
| Scott McKay | Commissioner | smckay2001@charter.net |
| Eric Nisley | District Attorney | ericn@co.wasco.or.us |
| Rick Eiesland | Sheriff | ricke@co.wasco.or.us |
| Daniel Boldt | Surveyor | danb@co.wasco.or.us |
| Judy Kiser | Treasurer | judyk@co.wasco.or.us |
| Lynn Rassmussen | Finance Director | lynnr@co.wasco.or.us |
| Tim Lynn | Assessor | timl@co.wasco.or.us |
| Karen LeBreton Coats | County Clerk | karenl@co.wasco.or.us |
Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.
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