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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If San Juan 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 San Juan county, Washington.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of San Juan county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a San Juan 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 San Juan county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem San Juan county, Washington allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the San Juan 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 San Juan 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: |
| Rhea Miller | Commissioner, Chair, District 3 | bocc@co.san-juan.wa.us |
| Alan Lichter | Commissioner, District 4 | alan@co.san-juan.wa.us |
| Bob Myhr | Councilmember, District 6 | bocc@co.san-juan.wa.us |
| Kevin Ranker | Commissioner, District 1 | kevinr@co.san-juan.wa.us |
| Randall Gaylord | Prosecuting Attorney/Coroner | sjcpa@rockisland.com |
| Bill Cumming | County Sheriff | billc@co.san-juan.wa.us |
| Kathy Turnbull | County Treasurer | kathyt@co.san-juan.wa.us |
| Si Stephens | County Auditor | sis@co.san-juan.wa.us |
| Paul Dossett | County Assessor | pauld@co.san-juan.wa.us |
| Mary Jean Cahail | County Clerk | maryc@co.san-juan.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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