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The home of your dreams comes with a caveat — in the form of a property tax lien — and you’re not sure what to do. Friends and real estate agents have told you to consider the lien a red flag and move ...

Marriage, siblings, estates and family ownership can all lead to unwanted trouble from the IRS if property is owned jointly. Should one of those joint owners be indebted to the IRS, the tax agency can ...

A lien is a creditor’s legal right or claim to your property. The purpose of a lien is to hold a property item — it doesn’t have to be a house — as collateral for a loan or debt. If you don’t pay off ...

Anyone who has been through a real estate transaction knows there can be hiccups along the way. While the professionals try their hardest to minimize surprises, sometimes they’re simply unavoidable.

Real estate is unexplored territory for many investors who are wary of taking on the burdens of direct ownership. For those individuals, there's an alternative: tax liens. Tax lien certificate ...