I got a very interesting call today!!

[AntlerCollector]

Thanks for all of the responses guys, I'm sure the guy calling was hoping we were letting the property go because we couldn't pay for it and was hoping he could sweep in and get a deal before it got auctioned off. I'm sure the first thing that needs to happen is find any property they might still own and see what kind of status it is in.

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Good luck finding out.

[John Paul]

Trueautomation.com

Pick the county then last name. Should show what's owned according to deed and if any back taxes are owed.

[codyw2006]

Trueautomation.com

Pick the county then last name. Should show what's owned according to deed and if any back taxes are owed.

It doesn't list my county lol

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[adam_p]

It doesn't list my county lol

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If it is the county I'm thinking it is, it used to be on there. They changed systems recently and now you have to use the taxnetusa link or whatever it is above. It is no longer free.

[60 Deluxe]

So, assuming that you find several properties and pay the back taxes, what legal right do you have to ownership? You could end up finding that another family member has been given the properties per the wording in the last will and testament. Get an attorney before you write any checks.

[Slew]

With homes purchased at tax sales the original owner has 2 years to repurchase the property for what you spent plus 25pct 1st year and 50 the second I think? This includes any essential repairs as well. I'm not sure if its the same for land or not though. I've looked into purchasing homes at tax sales but most aren't worth the trouble to fix up and remove the people living in the home. Not to mention you don't know anything about the homes usually.

[TMEC]

Who is the executor of your Grand dads' estate? I would go visit them and ask some questions about said property

[Ronnie41]

You need to do something quick. In Texas if property has not had improvements made on it in a certain period of time it can be taken over by anyone willing to make improvements. I have a friend who just lost 34 acres in Tilden because they had not made improvements but had been paying taxes. Doesn't seem right but it happened.

[Burnadell]

Curious to know what happened?

You need to do something quick. In Texas if property has not had improvements made on it in a certain period of time it can be taken over by anyone willing to make improvements. I have a friend who just lost 34 acres in Tilden because they had not made improvements but had been paying taxes. Doesn't seem right but it happened.

There is more to the adverse possession laws than just making improvements. They also have to have paid taxes for 10 years, maintain the property and treat it as your own among other things. Something does not make sense here. You can't just make improvements on someone else's property and claim it.

[TxDispatcher]

Curious to know what happened?



There is more to the adverse possession laws than just making improvements. They also have to have paid taxes for 10 years, maintain the property and treat it as your own among other things. Something does not make sense here. You can't just make improvements on someone else's property and claim it.

I wouldn't think so...good grief, there are plenty of places I know of that the landowner hasn't made any improvements on in years. Wouldn't make much sense for someone to be able to go in and start working on it and voila, they own it

[12RingKing]

Whatever you do, don't call an attorney.

You can only trust the guy that called you out of the blue.

Gold....absolute gold

[12RingKing]

Curious to know what happened?



There is more to the adverse possession laws than just making improvements. They also have to have paid taxes for 10 years, maintain the property and treat it as your own among other things. Something does not make sense here. You can't just make improvements on someone else's property and claim it.

I have a buddy that went through this is a little railroad town in southeast Texas. His parents "owned" 100ish acres that they basically possessed without owning outright.

They had sections of property called pocket farms. Little quarter acre tracts sold in the early 20's. When the Great Depression hit, most people lost their deeds, or filed them away and never haired them. So there's 100's of unclaimed .25 acre tracts.

They bought 10acres next to it and started using the 100 acres for cattle. Completely fenced in the property and paid taxes on it for 20 years or so.

I kind of kick myself now, but at the time I couldn't afford the risk. But they offered to sell me the property for around 200k. They have a small house on it with all amenities. They told me of the issues with the deed, so I knew the bank was going to go bonkers if I had tried to finance it.

I contacted a lawyer, and he told me they needed to satisfy 1 more requirement to fully claim the land. They needed to post their intentions in a highly trafficked public area, or 2 or 3. Anyone at that point could protest it if they could show ownership of any number of tracts of land, and it would void the whole thing... but he felt confident it wouldn't happen.

Well.... they are now the proud owners of the 100 acres. I believe they posted it at the post office and city hall of the next biggest city nearby.

Worked out well for them.

[dauphlp]

You can find out by asking him exactly what properties he is talking about because you uave so many you cant keep track. Play him a little and get more info.

This is the move I would make but be sure and GET info and not to GIVE info. Scam artists are sharp and they show you the bate first then the hook. However this could be ligit.

[buzzbait]

Did they probate their will? There could be an inventory that states everything they owned?

[Arrowflinger84]

interesting phone call for sure!!!