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County Courthouse
500 West Main Street
Smethport, PA 16749-1144
Phone: (814) 887-3200
Fax: (814) 887-2242
www.mckeancountypa.org/

Auction Type: Tax Deed
Bidding Method: Premium Bid

Tax Sale Overview:


If McKean county, Pennsylvania 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 McKean county, Pennsylvania.

Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of McKean county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a McKean 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 McKean county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.

To solve this problem McKean county, Pennsylvania allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the McKean county, Pennsylvania lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.

Why would investors do this?

Well, depending on Pennsylvania laws and competition, savvy McKean county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Pennsylvania tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Pennsylvania tax deeds.

Elected Public Officials:


Name:  Position:  Email: 
Bruce BurdickCommissionerbberdick@mckeancountypa.org
John EgbertCommissionerjegbert@mckeancountypa.org
Clifford LaneCommissionerclane@mckeancountypa.org
Michelle AlfieriCounty Solicitormckeanlegal@pennswoods.net
Francis CahillCoroner 
Donald MoreyCounty Sheriff 
Connie EatonTreasurer 
Thomas BallController 
Anne BosworthRecorder Of Deeds 
Harrijane HannonRegister Of Wills 
Bonnie Moore-HowardProthonotary 

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