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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Island county, Washington 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 Island county, Washington.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Island county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Island 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 Island county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Island county, Washington allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Island county, Washington lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.
Why would investors do this?
Well, depending on Washington laws and competition, savvy Island county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Washington tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Washington tax deeds.
Elected Public Officials:
| Name: | Position: | Email: |
| Mike Shelton | Commissioner, Chair, District 1 | mikes@co.island.wa.us |
| William Byrd | Commissioner, District 3 | byrdnest@whidbey.net |
| William McDowell | Commissioner, District 2 | macm@co.island.wa.us |
| Greg Banks | Prosecuting Attorney | gregb@co.island.wa.us |
| Robert Bishop | County Coroner | robertb@co.island.wa.us |
| Mike Hawley | County Sheriff | mikeh@co.island.wa.us |
| Linda Riffe | County Treasurer | treasurer@co.island.wa.us |
| Suzanne Sinclair | County Auditor | suzannes@co.island.wa.us |
| Tom Baenen | County Assessor | tomb@co.island.wa.us |
| Sharon Franzen | County Clerk | sharonf@co.island.wa.us |
Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.
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