{"id":114,"date":"2026-10-23T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/?p=114"},"modified":"2026-10-23T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T17:00:00","slug":"how-to-buy-a-home-that-has-a-tax-lien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/23\/how-to-buy-a-home-that-has-a-tax-lien\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Buy a Home That Has a Tax Lien"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Thinking about buying a home but discovered there\u2019s a tax lien attached? It\u2019s not uncommon for a property to have a lien due to unpaid property or federal taxes, and while it can make things more complex, it doesn\u2019t always mean the deal is off the table. As someone who helps clients navigate the home financing process every day, I know how important it is to have clear steps. The key is timely and thorough title work\u2014this uncovers any liens, helps you understand settlement options, and ensures the seller has enough equity to resolve liens at closing. With the right guidance, these hurdles can often be managed, so you can move forward with confidence in your home purchase.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/money.usnews.com\/loans\/mortgages\/articles\/how-to-buy-a-home-that-has-a-tax-lien\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about buying a home but discovered there\u2019s a tax lien attached? It\u2019s not uncommon for a property to have a lien due to unpaid property or federal taxes, and while it can make things more complex, it doesn\u2019t always mean the deal is off the table. As someone who helps clients navigate the home [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":363,"featured_media":115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions\/116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}