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County Courthouse
64 Main Street, PO Box 586
Cathlamet, WA 98612-9508
Phone: (360) 795-8048
Fax: (360) 795-0342
www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us

Auction Type: Tax Deed
Bidding Method: Bid Up

Tax Sale Overview:


If Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum county, Washington.

Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Wahkiakum county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.

To solve this problem Wahkiakum county, Washington allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum 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: 
Mark LinquistCommissioner, Chair, District 3linquistm@co.wahkiakum.wa.us
Daniel CothrenCommissioner, District 2cothrend@co.wahkiakum.wa.us
George TrottCommissioner, District 1trottg@co.wahkiakum.wa.us
Fred JohnsonProsecuting Attorney/Coronerfjohnson@wapa-sep.wa.gov
Dan BardsleyCounty Sheriffdanb@sd.co.wahkiakum.wa.us
Paula HollowayCounty Treasurerhollowayp@co.wahkiakum.wa.us
Diane TischerCounty Auditortischerd@co.wahkiakum.wa.us
Lucille NielsenCounty Assessornielsenl@co.wahkiaium.wa.us
Barbara BlixCounty Clerkblixb@co.wahkiakum.wa.us

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