Tax Lien Investing for Real Estate Agents
Tax lien investing for real estate agents starts with skills you already use every week: pulling comps, reading a title report, and spotting a property that’s priced wrong. I’m Jackie Jackson. I teach tax liens and tax deeds in all 50 states, and I show agents the tax sale steps their licensing class never covered.
Cecilia L., a licensed real estate agent and Tax Deed Genius student, on buying properties from home.
Results disclaimer: The results shown are from individual students and are not typical. Your results will depend on your own effort, experience, finances, market conditions, and many other factors. Real estate and tax sale investing involve risk, including the possible loss of money. The Jackie Jackson does not guarantee any income, profit, or result. Nothing here is legal, tax, or financial advice. Talk with a qualified professional before you invest.
What agents already know that helps at a tax sale
You know how to value a property. You know what a lien is, why clean title matters, and which streets you’d never buy on. That puts you ahead of most beginners who come to me.
You also see distressed properties all the time. Some of them end up on a county tax sale list.
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What is different about buying at a tax sale
A tax sale doesn’t work like a listing. There’s usually no seller disclosure, no inspection period, and no walk-through. Many counties want your money within a day or two of the auction.
Tax liens and tax deeds also behave differently. With a lien, the owner can still pay off the debt during the redemption period. With a deed, you might win a property with someone living in it, or with liens that survive the sale, depending on the state.
That’s why research comes before the bid. Due diligence isn’t about proving you should buy. It’s about discovering why you shouldn’t.
Tap the review to see it larger. Individual results, not typical. Investing involves risk, including loss.
What you learn in Tax Deed Genius
I teach my G.E.N.I.U.S. Method™ in 6 stages, from getting clear on your goal to setting your maximum bid and sticking to it. Along the way, you learn how to pick states and counties, read a sale list, and cross off weak properties fast.
Every property you keep goes through my Pre-Auction Checklist™: title, liens, access, occupancy, and value. Surplus overages are covered too. There are 8 modules and 91 short videos, with a quiz after each module and a certificate at the end, so you can study between showings.
One note: this is about building your own portfolio. I don’t teach brokerage practice or give legal advice, so check your state’s rules and your broker’s policy before you buy.
Building your own portfolio, beyond commissions
Commissions come when a deal closes. A property you own is a different kind of asset, and it stays yours after the closing table. Build Wealth Beyond Traditional Real Estate.
If you’d like to try it first, Tax Deed Genius Lite is my 2-week beginner course for $197.
Somewhere, a county just posted its next sale list
Other investors are already pulling the comps you could pull in your sleep. The longer you wait, the more lists go by without you. When you start Tax Deed Genius, you’ll know exactly what to check before your first bid.
Tax Deed Genius is $2,997, or you can pay over time with Affirm if you qualify. When you enroll in Tax Deed Genius, you are supported by a community of like-minded, goal-oriented individuals, and you also get my live weekly Q&A session as a bonus. Bring your questions and get the answers you need to accomplish your goals.
I’ve invested in real estate since 2006. Never Bid Blind.™