DIY: Not Always the Best Plan

        DIY: Not Always the Best Plan     There are many things that I could pay to have someone do that I do myself. Many people pay to have yard work done, but I rather enjoy it, plus being a healthy person who loves the outdoors I cannot justify paying...

Avoiding Tax Sales in Indiana

    In Indiana, parties generally have one year following a tax sale to redeem the property before the tax sale purchaser will take title to the property.  Nevertheless, to redeem requires the redeemer to pay a premium of 10% plus interest to the tax sale purchaser,...

Real Estate Tax Sale Purchaser Cutoff by Bankruptcy

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in early 2014 that an Illinois tax sale purchaser was bound by the taxpayer’s Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan even though he was not listed as a creditor. The Illinois tax sale process is similar to that in Indiana in that...