Pennsylvania Tax Lien Certificates

Tax certificates are an easy, solid investment and can help you the average person gain a larger, more secure return on your investment. Pennsylvania is a tax deed state only state with no tax lien certificate sales available. Pennsylvania has no applicable interest rate and no right of redemption except for in the city of Philadelphia. The only possibility for right of redemption on properties in Philadelphia is if the property has been owner occupied for at least a 90 day period before the sale. Sales that are done on a county basis are usually held during the month of September, yet sales that at done on the judicial level are usually held during the spring. Property liens can only be removed or re-assessed if the property does not sell at either an auction or through a private sale. Auctions are done on a competitive basis but if the property is not sold at auction it may be sold privately three months after that. Some counties in Pennsylvania have many property deeds or sales available which make it favorable or a good state for tax sales.