Property Tax Lien Investing : Understanding Property Taxes & Their Role in Tax Certificate Investing
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By
Educating Guru Group
- 26/Nov/2025
- 0 Students
Course Description
Property tax certificate investing is one of the most overlooked yet profitable and secure forms of real estate investing available today. This course provides a complete, beginner-friendly introduction designed to demystify the entire process and give you the tools to invest with confidence. You will learn exactly how property taxes work, why tax liens are created, and how you can legally earn high, predictable interest rates backed by real estate—not stock market volatility.
Throughout the program, we walk you step-by-step through the entire lifecycle of a property tax obligation: from property assessment and valuation, to delinquency, lien creation, tax certificate issuance, auction procedures, and the redemption process. You will also gain a deep understanding of how local governments operate, how tax rates and assessments are calculated, and how these factors influence investment opportunities.
In addition to foundational knowledge, this course teaches practical skills essential to real-world investing. You will learn how to research and evaluate properties before bidding, analyze tax records, identify red flags, avoid legal and financial pitfalls, and apply due diligence techniques used by experienced investors. We also cover strategies for maximizing returns, managing risk, and building a long-term, diversified portfolio using tax certificates.
Whether your goal is generating passive income, diversifying your investment portfolio, or strategically acquiring real estate at a fraction of market value, this course equips you with the knowledge, tools, and step-by-step guidance needed to invest safely, intelligently, and profitably in property tax certificates.
Course Curriculum
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Lesson 1 - Property Taxes Basics: What They Are, How They’re Calculated, and Why They Matterhappy to work
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Lesson 2 - In Tax Certificate Investing Knowing The Vocabulary Is Half The Battlehappy to work
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Lesson 3 - Why Property Taxes Matter to Investors
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Lesson 4 - While Some People Use The Terms Interchangeably There Are Important Differenceshappy to work
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Lesson 5 - Tax Lien States vs. Tax Deed States
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Chapter 1: Quiz
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Lesson 1 - Understanding Tax Sales
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Lesson 2 - A Millage Rate Is The Tax Rate Used By Counties To Calculate Property Taxes
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Lesson 3 - Every County Follows A Schedule For Reassessing Property Values
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Lesson 4 - A Property Owner Can Appeal Their Assessment If They Believe The County Over Valued the Assessed Value
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Lesson 1 - A Tax Lien Is A Legal Claim Placed On A Propertyhappy to work
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Lesson 2 - A Tax Deed Is A Legal Document That Transfers Full Ownershiphappy to work
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Lesson 3 - A Redemption Period Is The Legally Allowed Time A Property Owner Has to Repay the Tax Lienhappy to work
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Lesson 4 - Investors Have The Right To Receive Payment With Interesthappy to work
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Lesson 1 - A Lien State Is A State Where Counties Sell Tax Lien Certificateshappy to work
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Lesson 2 - A Deed State Is A State Where Counties Sell The Property Itselfhappy to work
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Lesson 3 - A Hybrid State Uses A Combination Of Lien And Deed Rules Dependinghappy to work
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Lesson 4 - Every State Has Its Own Laws For Tax Liens Tax Deeds Biddinghappy to work
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Lesson 1 - There Are Three Main Types Of Tax Sales That Investors Must Understandhappy to work
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Lesson 2 - Many Counties Now Conduct Tax Sales Online Allowing Investors From Anywherehappy to work
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Lesson 3 - Counties Use Different Bidding Methods And Investors Must Understand Each Onehappy to work
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Lesson 4 - Before Participating In A Tax Sale Every Investor Must Registerhappy to work
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Lesson 5 - After Winning A Bid at a Lien Or Deed Auction other work must be done by the Countyhappy to work
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Lesson 1 - When You Purchase A Tax Lien Certificate You Are Not Buying Real Estatehappy to work
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Lesson 2 - ROI Or Return On Investment Tells You How Profitable A Tax Lien ishappy to work
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Lesson 3 - One Of The Greatest Strengths Of Tax Lien Investing Is Lien Priorityhappy to work
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Lesson 4 - Not All Liens Are Equalhappy to work
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Lesson 1 - A Tax Deed Becomes Valuable When The Property Behind It Has Realhappy to work
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Lesson 2 - A Tax Deed Does Not Always Give You A Clean Titlehappy to work
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Lesson 3 - Before Bidding On A Tax Deed It Is Crucial To Evaluate The Propertyhappy to work
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Lesson 4 - After You Acquire A Tax Deed You Now Control A Valuable Assethappy to work
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Lesson 1 - A Title Search Helps Investors Understand What Legal Claims Or Debts Existshappy to work
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Lesson 2 - Municipal Liens Include Debts Such As Unpaid Water Bills, Trash Fees, Weed Fines, etchappy to work
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Lesson 3 - GIS Maps Or Geographic Information Systems Allow Investors To Visually Explore Propertieshappy to work
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Lesson 4 - A Physical Drive By Inspection Helps An Investor Confirm Whether The Property Viablehappy to work
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Lesson 1 - The Redemption Period Is The Legally Allowed Time A Property Owner Has to Settle the Tax Lien Debthappy to work
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Lesson 2 - Many States Require Investors To Send Official Notices To The Property Ownerhappy to work
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Lesson 3 - When A Property Owner Redeems They Must Pay The Full Amount Of Lien, Interest, and Penaltyhappy to work
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Lesson 4 - What Happens When The Redemption Period Expires And The Property Owner Has Not Paidhappy to work
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Lesson 1 - Judicial Foreclosure Is A Legal Process That Takes Place In Courthappy to work
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Lesson 2 - Administrative Foreclosure Also Called Non Judicial Foreclosure Is Handled By The Countyhappy to work
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Lesson 3 - Foreclosure Laws Can Be Complex And A Single Mistake May Delay Rightshappy to work
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Lesson 4 - In This Chapter You Learned How Foreclosure Works After Redemption Expireshappy to work
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Lesson 1 - Every Investment Carries Some Level Of Risk And Tax Lien And Tax Deed are No Exceptionhappy to work
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Lesson 2 - Bankruptcy Is One Of The Most Misunderstood Risks In Tax Lien Investinghappy to work
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Lesson 3 - IRS Liens Are Federal Tax Liens Placed By The Internal Revenue Servicehappy to work
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Lesson 4 - Overbidding Is One Of The Fastest Ways Investors Lose Profitshappy to work
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Lesson 1 - Most Tax Lien Investors Earn Their Returns Through Redemptionhappy to work
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Lesson 2 - Some Investors Choose Not To Wait For Redemption Or Foreclosurehappy to work
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Lesson 3 - When A Lien Does Not Redeem And The Investor Completes Foreclosure They Receive the Tax Deedhappy to work
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Lesson 4 - Wholesaling Is A Fast Exit Strategy Where The Investor Sells A Tax Lien or Deedhappy to work
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Lesson 1 - A Self Directed IRA Or SDIRA Allows Investors To Use Retirement Funds for Investinghappy to work
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Lesson 2 - Some Investors Use Lines Of Credit Business Credit Or Home Equity Loanshappy to work
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Lesson 3 - Joint Ventures And Partnerships Allow Multiple Investors To Pool Their Money Skillshappy to work
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Lesson 4 - Explored Ways To Fund And Scale Your Investmentshappy to work
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Lesson 1 - Every County Involved In The Tax Sale Process Has Multiple Departmentshappy to work
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Lesson 2 - Public Records Are A Powerful Tool For Investorshappy to work
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Lesson 3 - County Employees Play A Crucial Role In The Tax Sale Processhappy to work
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Lesson 4 - Many New Investors Become Frustrated Because They Misunderstand What County Offices Can and Cannot Dohappy to work
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Lesson 1 - Bulk Portfolios Allow Investors To Purchase Dozens Or Even Hundreds Of Taxhappy to work
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Lesson 2 - Over The Counter Liens And Deeds Are Certificates Or Properties That Did Not Sell at the Auctionhappy to work
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Lesson 3 - Successful Investors Build Systems That Allow Them To Save Time and Reduce Errorshappy to work
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Lesson 4 - Institutional Investors Such As Hedge Funds And Private Equity Firms also Invest in Tax Lien and Deedhappy to work
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Lesson 1 - Many Investors Eventually Form A Business Entity To Protect Themselves Legally And Income Tax Purposeshappy to work
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Lesson 2 - Bookkeeping Is The Backbone Of Any Successful Investment Businesshappy to work
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Lesson 3 - As Your Tax Certificate Business Grows You May Reach The Point Where You Need to Hire Helphappy to work
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Lesson 4 - Long Term Success In Tax Certificate Investing Requires Planninghappy to work
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Lesson 1 - Today Tax Certificate Investor Has Access To Powerful Online Platformshappy to work
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Lesson 2 - GIS Mapping Systems Are One Of The Most Valuable Tools For Tax Lien Investorshappy to work
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Lesson 3 - Spreadsheets Are One Of The Simplest Yet Most Powerful Tools For Trackinghappy to work
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Lesson 4 - Automation Allows Investors To Work Smarter Not Harder Freeing Up Time For More Dealshappy to work
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Lesson 1 - In This Case Study We Explore A Real Example Of A Tax Lien Purchasehappy to work
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Lesson 2 - In This Case Study We Follow An Investor Who Purchased A Tax Deedhappy to work
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Lesson 3 - In This Case An Investor Nearly Purchased A Tax Deed For a Commercial Propertyhappy to work
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Lesson 4 - In This Case Study We Examine A Tax Lien Investment That Did not go Wellhappy to work
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Lesson 1 - The Lesson Explores A Hypothetical Yet Realistic Educational Case Studyhappy to work
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Lesson 2 - Before Year Three Begins The Investor Has Already Gained Practical Experiencehappy to work
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Lesson 3 - In The Final Stage Of This Hypothetical Case Study We Examine How You Would Scale Your Portfoliohappy to work
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Lesson 4 - In This Bonus Lesson I'm Going To Walk You Through Two Very Important Toolshappy to work
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This Course Fee:
$197.95
$197.95
$432.75
Course includes:
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Level
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Intermediate
Beginner
Expert
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Duration:
01:51:33
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Lessons
86
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Quizzes
1
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Certifications
No
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Language:
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English