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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed Redeemable |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Houston 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 Houston county, Tennessee.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Houston county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Houston 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 Houston county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Houston county, Tennessee allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Houston 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 Houston 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: |
| George Clark | County Mayor | |
| Charles Arnold | Commissioner | |
| Phil Averitt | Commissioner | |
| Sammie Bass Jr. | Commissioner | |
| Harry Batten | Commissioner | |
| Nelda Ellingson | Commissioner | |
| Ray Elliott | Commissioner | |
| Randall French | Commissioner | |
| James Fussell | Commissioner | |
| Steve Hall | Commissioner | |
| Darrell Kingsmill | Commissioner | |
| Donnie Lewis | Commissioner | |
| Chris Selph | Commissioner | |
| Larry Sykes | Commissioner | |
| James VanFleet | Commissioner | |
| Kenneth Barnes | Sheriff | |
| Anne Baggett | Trustee | |
| Tyanne Morrison | Assessor of Property | |
| Robert Brown | County Clerk | |
| Sherrill Moore | Register of Deeds | |
| Patsy Brooks | 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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