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We receive so many phone calls and emails from people who are looking to learn about all aspects of tax lien and tax deed investing. While we pride ourselves on our knowledge about investing in Arizona tax liens and in handling most of the issues that can come up for investors, we are not able to answer all of the questions that people who are curious about tax lien investing may have. Since we ourselves have learned so much about tax lien investing and real estate investing from books, we wanted to share some of our recommendations with you.

If you have read a particularly good book that you think our readers would enjoy, please feel free to suggest it to us. Enjoy!

While this site is called Arizona Tax Lien Services, and our focus is on helping you invest in Arizona tax lien certificates, we have also invested in other states, including New Jersey. We attended our first New Jersey tax lien auction with only this book (and our knowledge of investing in Arizona tax liens) as preparation. Since New Jersey tax liens are sold by individual municipalities, it is not uncommon for a tax lien sale to have fewer than a dozen properties available. We were thrilled to have won 2 liens at our first auction, following the guidance from this book. The book also helped us navigate New Jersey’s complex recording and redemption requirements. One lien paid off in 2 weeks, giving us an extraordinary annualized return; the other is still outstanding, and has been giving us very attractive sub-tax opportunities. Two thumbs up!

This is another good guide about what tax lien and tax deed investing are and how they work at the high level. If you are interested in learning about tax lien and tax deed investing to determine if it is a good investment for you, this is an excellent resource. It will help you determine if you want to invest in tax lien certificates or tax deeds, and it will help you understand which types of auctions would be best for you. With this knowledge, you will be able to select the state, county or municipality that interests you; at that point you will need to dig into specifics of your chosen locality. While this book will not give you that level of detail, it will guide you to the resources that you need to understand exactly how to participate in a tax lien or tax deed auction.

This book gives a good overview of the tax sale process and how you can participate. It is designed as a seven day “program”, but it is actually a quick and easy read which refers you too useful online resources to help you learn how to put together your own tax lien portfolio.