Do i essestinally need two seperate Deeds?

Question

Ok I may be over analyzing this situation but just trying my best to fully comprehend and understand the process. So I understand that after paying the Delinquent Taxes to the Alabama Revenue Commission and they send me a TAX DEED the owner whom still has rightful title to the property still will have their interest into the property no matter if the minimum three years delinquent or 30 years.... that being said if I contact them first or after I have paid the taxes and the are willing to sell and sign a purchase agreement for whatever price or terms, do I then have to write up a Deed with them to submit to the county.. because then that makes me think I would be doing Deeds back to back which maybe is the normal process..or will their signing of a purchase agreement be significant enough for me to then go ahead and sell my Tax Deed.

Denise Evans · Answer

@Charles Jarrod Henderson:

1. Taxpayers have extended redemption rights starting from when you take possession of the property, extending for three years after that.  This is true even if you have a tax deed.

2.  If you fail to take exclusive possession of property within three years of the tax deed, or at least file an ejectment lawsuit against the taxpayer within that time, you lose all of your rights.  If you take exclusive possession or file ejectment 2 years and 11 months after the auction, you are safe on this point. Then the taxpayer has 3 years from then to redeem.

3.  Even if you have a tax deed, you can still buy the taxpayer's rights via a quitclaim deed. You would record it, the same as you recorded your tax deed. It is very common for people to have multiple quitclaim deeds to the same property, to clear up potential title defects.

4. Other people might have redemption rights, specifically all lienholders in existence on the date of the auction.  Their rights burn off one year after you send them certified mail return receipt request notice about the tax sale, that you purchased the tax sale rights and currently hold the tax deed, and your contact information.