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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Whitman 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 Whitman county, Washington.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Whitman county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Whitman 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 Whitman county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Whitman county, Washington allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Whitman 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 Whitman 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: |
| Greg Partch | Commissioner, Chair, District 1 | maribethb@co.whitman.wa.us |
| Jerry Finch | Commissioner, District 2 | maribethb@co.whitman.wa.us |
| Les Wigen | Commissioner, District 3 | leswigen@co.whitman.wa.us |
| Denis Tracy | Prosecuting Attorney | prosecutor@co.whitman.wa.us |
| Peter Martin | County Coroner | pjm_tmc@hotmail.com |
| Brett Meyers | County Sheriff | sheriff@co.whtiman.wa.us |
| Eunice Coker | County Auditor | auditor@co.whitman.wa.us |
| Joe Reynolds | County Assessor | Assessor@co.whitman.wa.us |
| Shirley Bafus | County Clerk | Clerk@co.whitman.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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