Quiet Title Alternative for Tax Deed Investors in South Carolina
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Properties that are acquired at a tax lien sale in South Carolina are subject to a redemption period of 12 months and 1 day after the bidder was successful at the tax lien sale. Within the first 12 months, a tax lien is issued (not a tax deed).
If the property is not redeemed by the original owner (or the mortgage holder if there is one) within 12 months–the Tax Collector will issue a Tax Deed to the winning bidder.
At that point, the investor will now have a tax deed from the county–but the tax deed investment could still be at risk.
In order to reduce the risk of challenge and obtain title insurance, the investor has two options:
1) A Quiet Title Action
2) A Title Certification from Tax Title Services
A Quiet Title Action can take 6-12+ months and can cost more than $4500 to complete.
Title companies will want either a Quiet Title Action or a Tax Title Services Certification prior to issuing title insurance on the property.
At Tax Title Services, we can provide our certification, which is accepted as a substitute for a Quiet Title Action (QTA), as soon as the redemption and waiting period ends.
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