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Ben Mizes Co-Founder President

Ben Mizes is the Co-Founder and President of Clever Real Estate, a real estate education platform committed to helping home buyers, sellers and investors make smarter financial decisions.

Ben is an active real estate investor with a portfolio of 22 apartments in St. Louis City and County.

Education: BA Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation — Indiana University

Ben Mizes's Articles

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  • Tax Lien States: A Complete List

    When a local (typically county) government needs to collect past-due taxes from a property owner, they ask investors to come pay the bill.In exchange for paying the past due taxes, investors become lien holders of the property--which means if the owner wants to get their property back, they must pay back the investor--including interest. Below [...]

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    Florida Tax Deed Sales: Complete list of upcoming sales by county (2021)

    In this guide, I’ll break down what you need to know about tax deed sales for every single county in Florida, as well as the important sale dates and the process for bidding within each county. But before jumping into that..let's go over the basics. The first thing you need to know about Florida is that it [...]

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    Are Tax Deeds Legal in Your State? A Guide to Investing

    Many new investors wonder whether their state does tax liens or tax deeds. The following states hold tax deed sales: Alaska Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Kansas Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin Within each state, counties make their own rules and schedules for when tax deed properties come up for sale. States that do not allow tax deed sales (as well as the [...]