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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed Redeemable |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Fentress 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 Fentress county, Tennessee.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Fentress county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Fentress 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 Fentress county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Fentress county, Tennessee allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Fentress 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 Fentress 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: |
| John Mullinix | County Executive | fentressco@yahoo.com |
| Leonard Bilbrey | Commissioner, District 1 | |
| Larry Cooper | Commissioner, District 5 | |
| Michael Cross | Commissioner | |
| Joey Davidson | Commissioner, District 3 | |
| Candy Norman | Commissioner, District 1 | |
| Porter Penticuff | Commissioner, District 1 | |
| Robert Pile | Commissioner, District 2 | |
| Hollis Poore | Commissioner, District 4 | |
| Gene Allen Roysden | Commissioner, District 5 | |
| Donald Williams | Commissioner, District 3 | |
| Ray Atkinson | Sheriff | |
| Jerry Roysden | Trustee | |
| Roger Compton | Assessor of Property | |
| Marilyn Stephens | County Clerk | |
| Loyce Stephens | Register of Deeds | |
| Kathryn Robbins | 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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