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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed Redeemable |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Decatur 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 Decatur county, Tennessee.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Decatur county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Decatur 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 Decatur county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Decatur county, Tennessee allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Decatur 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 Decatur 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: |
| Kenneth Broadway | County Mayor | |
| Larry Bartholomew | Commissioner | |
| David Boroughs | Commissioner | |
| Mike Box | Commissioner | |
| Randa Brasher | Commissioner | |
| Don Brigance | Commissioner | |
| Carolyn Giles | Commissioner | |
| Billy Goodman | Commissioner | |
| Jerry Jones | Commissioner | |
| Joe Keeton | Commissioner | |
| Jean Kindle | Commissioner | |
| James King | Commissioner | |
| Danny Lomax | Commissioner | |
| Danny Pope | Commissioner | |
| Danny Roberts | Commissioner | |
| Douglas Sanders | Commissioner | |
| Bobby Swindle | Commissioner | |
| Mary Teague | Commissioner | |
| Carl White | Commissioner | |
| Ronald Kenner | Sheriff | |
| Janis Boyd | Trustee | |
| Randy Smith | Assessor of Property | |
| Randy Pope | County Clerk | |
| Don Davis | Register of Deeds | |
| Elizabeth Carpenter | 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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