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County Courthouse Annex Auction Type: Tax Deed Redeemable |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Cocke county, Tennessee 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 Cocke county, Tennessee.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Cocke county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Cocke 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 Cocke county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Cocke county, Tennessee allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Cocke county, Tennessee lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.
Why would investors do this?
Well, depending on Tennessee laws and competition, savvy Cocke county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Tennessee tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Tennessee tax deeds.
Elected Public Officials:
| Name: | Position: | Email: |
| Iliff McMahan Jr. | County Mayor | |
| Bill Costner | Commissioner | |
| Jerry Ford | Commissioner | |
| Skip Gregory | Commissioner | |
| Wendell Holt | Commissioner | |
| Donald Holt | Commissioner, District 3 | |
| Phil Killion | Commissioner, District 4 | |
| Fred Lee | Commissioner, District 2 | |
| Jimmy Lindsey | Commissioner | |
| Scott McClure | Commissioner, District 4 | |
| Clayton Presnell | Commissioner | |
| Danny Shelton | Commissioner | |
| Tom Sutton | Commissioner, District 5 | |
| David Taylor | Commissioner, District 6 | |
| Bill Williamson | Commissioner, District 5 | |
| Alfred Hogan | Trustee | |
| Janice Butler | County Clerk | |
| Linda Benson | Register of Deeds | |
| Peggy Lane | Circuit Court Clerk | |
| Craig Wild | Clerk & Master |
Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.
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