All Forum Posts by: Karen Kilgore

I’m watching this situation play out next door. Someone came and cleared the yard recently as it was overgrown. He told us he purchased the property via tax sale from state of Alabama. Turns out the taxes haven’t been paid 16-18.  One brother was working on cleaning up the property last summer and stated they were going to flip and sale. Turns out he didn’t know the other brother hadn’t paid the taxes. The property is in the deceased mother’s name and tax notice goes to the other brother. I advised our neighbors about the person having a tax lien and they were surprised. I believe they are trying to see what can be done to redeem their property back.  I’m not sure whose name was called at auction, if that may be a possible loophole. (I’ve been reading a lot online about this.) But, I advised them we are interested in purchasing the property from them if the do redeem it as we own property on either side. Now, we wait. 

Second, an aunt and uncle with no children are in the nursing home. Taxes were not paid this past year, it went to sale and it shows state of Alabama as the bidder. I’m pretty sure Medicaid has a lien on it. It has an old dilapidated trailer on it. I would like to purchase tax lien from state. Do I have to wait until next year or can I call the State directly? It isn’t showing for sale on the state site yet. We would rent it out or whatever. The uncle passed and she will never return home. I don’t foresee any family claiming it.  How should I go about getting this property?