Guides

Step by step, in the order you do them.

Three jobs cover almost every owner's situation. Each guide is a numbered path with the trap marked at the step where it springs.

Redeem your house, step by step

Find your window, get the payoff figure in writing, check it against the statute, pay the right office, and walk away with proof that ends the matter.

Claim the surplus, step by step

Confirm the money exists, find the claim path, build the proof chain (deed, ID, heir papers), file before the deadline, and handle a county that says it has no record.

Talk to the county office

The exact questions to ask the treasurer, clerk, or collector — and the rule that matters most: every figure and every promise, in writing.

Included in the $49 TaxSaleDecoded Kit

  • The surplus claim pack: how to prove the house was yours (deed records, address history, ID), the claim-form path in your state, and what to do when the county says it has no record of your money
  • The redemption playbook: your state's window and cost formula worked step by step, who to pay, how to prove you paid, and the traps in the payoff figure (added fees and interest)
  • The heirs page: the house was a parent's — what changes, which papers prove you are an heir, and the point where it stops being simple
  • The scam shield: how surplus-recovery companies work, the fee caps your state sets for them, and the assignment papers you should never sign
  • The lookback module: what Tyler won, what Pung limited (the extra money is the sale price minus the debt — not your home's value), and the dated state lookbacks, including Illinois claims that die in July 2028

Get the TaxSaleDecoded Kit — $49

One payment of $49. No subscription. The kit is a web page you can return to and print — the claim pack, the redemption playbook, the heirs page, and the scam shield.