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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed Redeemable |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Smith 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 Smith county, Tennessee.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Smith county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Smith 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 Smith county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Smith county, Tennessee allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Smith 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 Smith 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: |
| Michael Nesbitt | County Mayor | |
| Richard Brimn | Commissioner | |
| Phillip Enoch | Commissioner | |
| Scott Fitzpatrick | Commissioner | |
| Jerry Futrell | Commissioner | |
| Mack Gann | Commissioner | |
| Cristy Geisenhoffer | Commissioner | |
| Frank Gibbs | Commissioner | |
| James Milton Gibbs Jr. | Commissioner | |
| Billy Halliburton | Commissioner | |
| Vernon Hesson | Commissioner | |
| C. W. High | Commissioner | |
| Royal Howard | Commissioner | |
| Larry Kilzer | Commissioner | |
| Carl Massey | Commissioner | |
| Earl North | Commissioner | |
| Charles Poindexter | Commissioner | |
| Leslie Proffitt | Commissioner | |
| Ted Russell | Commissioner | |
| Ricky Slack | Commissioner | |
| Fred Smith | Commissioner | |
| Margaret Stevens | Commissioner | |
| James Winfree | Commissioner | |
| Frank Woodard | Commissioner | |
| Billy Woodard | Commissioner | |
| Johnny Bane | Sheriff | |
| Lee Ann Williams | Trustee | |
| James Norris | County Clerk | |
| Carol Gibbs | Register of Deeds | |
| Dianna Dillehay | 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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