All Forum Posts by: Hobart King

@Ryan Detzel

I always hate showing up at an Airbnb and there not being a sheet on the bed... just a comforter. Not very sanitary. It was not advertised there would not be linens either.

@Abdul Azeez

Wow! I was actually about to come to BP to post almost an identical topic except it is happening at my primary residence.

Actually mine is a bit worse as every time is rains a few inches of water accumulate in the corner of my basement. It causes the house to be very humid plus encourages mold growth. Probably damaging the foundation slowly due to the pressure the water from the outside is putting on the walls.

Had two interior waterproofing companies out and got similar quotes 8k-12k. I think a better solution is the regrading option which should be considerably cheaper, but I have a damn wooden deck in the way sitting on the ground so I’m not really sure what to do. In addition I have a roof over my patio without gutters so I might have to demo that as well.

Good luck!

Thanks for the reply! I believe that website is the properties that did not sell at previous tax sales and can now be purchase over the counter although i could be wrong. 

The tax sale was today so I wrote down some parcel numbers that sold and I don't see them on the Jefferson County link on that website. I am guessing the list was published in the Birmingham News and it's just kind of a pain to track down (typical Birmingham :) ). 

Impressions from the tax sale: 

1). There were lots of people of there probably around 150. 

2). It was very competitive with hedge funds with essentially unlimited funds buying up the best properties. 

3). I am going to crosscheck some of the properties that sold during the time I was there (1 hour) and see where they were and what condition they were in and will report back. 

Does anyone know where the Jefferson County list of properties that are delinquent on taxes are published? There is a tax lien sale coming up in early June and I was more curious than anything. Thanks in advance! 

Hi, Just moved to Birmingham, AL and bought a house recently. I want to get my hands on the 2019 Jefferson County Tax sale list just to see what is on there. Anyone know where I can find it? It does not seem to be posted online anywhere.

@Denise Do you know where I can find the Birmingham Tax sale li list for this year?

@Brian That is great advice that I wish I had followed when I started! I can't emphasize enough the importance of physically visiting the property! The only thing I would add is to start small with 1 tax lien just to get familiar with the process.

John,

That's great! I have a lien on a piece of land and I might try the same thing as I don't really want to own it.

-Hobie 

@Nick West I have no affiliation or relationship with the tax lien lady. I merely found her free state by state pdf to be a useful document.

I like this one - pretty detailed analysis of each state:

http://taxlienlady.com/StateGuide.pdf