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The Ultimate Guide to Tax Sales Nova Scotia

Your tender must be in a sealed envelope with a description of the property or an address for the land, written clearly enough to know which property you are submitting your tender for.

The Ultimate Guide to Ontario Tax Sales

Tax Sales in Ontario have insane profit potential and have brought big breaks for investors in Ontario and elsewhere. But you still need a thorough understanding of the process and a solid and time-tested approach for your big wins.This ultimate guide will help point you in the right direction!

How to buy tax sale properties on public auction in Nova Scotia

In Nova Scotia, if the tax account of one or more properties has been in arrears for over two years, a tax sale may take place. This is where the property is seized and sold by a municipality in order to recover lost tax revenue.

Upcoming tax sales

We'll send weekly emails to our members with details about newly listed tax sales across Canada. Our properties search page will provide currently listed properties, as well as history of past tenders.

What is a tax sale?

A very strong advantage of purchasing a property at tax sale is the ability to acquire a property at a price vastly below market value. Municipalities conducting tax sales need to recoup the amount of taxes plus penalties.

Things you need to know about Tax Sale

Spring and fall are the busiest seasons for tax sales with winter being the slowest. Because tax sales are very time-consuming for municipalities, they generally engage in tax sales during periods of time when they are typically less busy.

Everything about tenders

When a tender is submitted for the purchase of a tax sale property, there must be absolute compliance with the Municipal Tax Sales Rules and the Municipal Act. There are many reasons a tender might be rejected.

Importance of Title Search Report

Title Search Report provides information about a piece of land. It will include information about the owner, if there are any mortgages, easements or restrictive covenants or any other interests affecting it.

Crown interest

Crown interests on property may include Business Development Bank of Canada mortgages liens for arrears of income tax or HST remittances among many others.

Will you be the successful purchaser?

The municipality Treasurer will open the sealed Tender Envelopes in a place open to the public, as soon as possible after the last date and time for receiving tenders has passed.

How to submit tax sale tender?

Since the tax sale is a public event, others will likely be submitting tenders. The person with the highest tender will be permitted to purchase the property. Your deposit should be at least 20% of the full amount.

Mortgages and Tax Sales

There are two types of mortgages as they relate to sale tax properties,those that will continue to affect the property after a sale and those that will not.

Cancelled tax sales and how to prevent losses

Learn why would a Municipality or Treasurer cancel a tax sale, when is the cut off for tax sale cancellation, and what is the best way to protect yourself by minimizing chances of wasting time and money.

Purchasing a tax sale property without viewing it

It is possible the building may have been damaged, decayed or even destroyed in the intervening time. It is also quite possible that the photos don’t depict the property from significant angles.

Tax Sales Terminology

Get to know what is accumulated taxes, Crown interest, title search report, execution search report, land transfer tax, municipality, and etc.