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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Walworth county, Wisconsin 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 Walworth county, Wisconsin.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Walworth county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Walworth 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 Walworth county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Walworth county, Wisconsin allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Walworth county, Wisconsin lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.
Why would investors do this?
Well, depending on Wisconsin laws and competition, savvy Walworth county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Wisconsin tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Wisconsin tax deeds.
Elected Public Officials:
| Name: | Position: | Email: |
| Ann Lohrmann | County Board Chair | |
| Robert Arnold | Supervisor | rwa@elknet.net |
| Dorothy Burwell | Supervisor | |
| Margaret Downing | Supervisor | |
| Betty Felten | Supervisor | donbet@elknet.net |
| Chris Goebel | Supervisor | |
| Jerry Grant | Supervisor | |
| Joseph Guido | Supervisor | |
| Randy Hawkins | Supervisor | |
| Larry Hilbelink | Supervisor | |
| Joyce Ketchpaw | Supervisor | jketchpaw@wi.rr.com |
| Richard Kuhnke Sr. | Supervisor | |
| Art Lein | Supervisor | |
| Roy Lightfield | Supervisor | |
| Allen Morrison | Supervisor | almorrison@elknet.net |
| Stanley Muzatko | Supervisor | |
| Pauline Parker | Supervisor | |
| Allan Polyock | Supervisor | |
| Nancy Russell | Supervisor | russell@genevaonline.com |
| Joseph Schaefer | Supervisor | |
| Rick Stacey | Supervisor | |
| Jim Van Dreser | Supervisor | |
| Jerry Waelti | Supervisor | |
| Sandra Wagie-Troemel | Supervisor | |
| David Weber | Supervisor | |
| Phillip Koss | District Attorney | pkoss@co.walworth.wi.us |
| David Graves | Sheriff | Dgraves@co.walworth.wi.us |
| Kathy Du Bois | Treasurer | Kdubois@co.walworth.wi.us |
| Kimberly Bushey | County Clerk | kbushey@co.walworth.wi.us |
| Connie Woolever | Register of Deeds | walcord@co.walworth.wi.us |
| Sheila Reiff | Clerk Of Circuit Court | reiff@co.walworth.wi.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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