Ontario properties to be sold for unpaid taxes

[delmer]

Another source for finding land being sold is the Ontario Gazette. This is a publication issued weekly by the Ontario government and among other things, includes tenders for land being sold for tax arrears or land the government wants to get rid of.

[Recoil]

Thanks for the info, Everyone! It's been fun learning all about buying tax sales.

Have you ever bought a one of these properties before, Delmer? I would love to pick up a nice chuck of land for a hunt camp.... Have a new (old as heck, but new to me ) SKS that needs breaking in and if i can make a vacation, real nice property purchase and hunt out of it.... I am laughing!

There is whisper of a tax sale in Cochrane, Ontario coming up soon; I am thinking about bidding on er' but not 100%. Could be a great potential for some easy weekend club passes and a small additional income permitting i manage to get a property clean and clear from any and all potential hazards and furthermore can use it as a camp. That could very well be a long shot.. and a half, but i suppose that's the point of due diligence eh?

[delmer]

Never bought anything through the Ontario Gazette, just like to browse through it on occasion to see what is available.

[Tony Mo]

Ok, here's another question. How do you go about finding the owner of a particular piece of property? I know the township, lot# conc#. Do you have to actually go to the land registry office or can you do a search somewhere on line?

[topher]

If its a tax.sale. the owners the municipality

[trimmer21]

Ok, here's another question. How do you go about finding the owner of a particular piece of property? I know the township, lot# conc#. Do you have to actually go to the land registry office or can you do a search somewhere on line?

Usually,a trip to the Land Registry Office ,in person,is required. For a nominal fee,they do a records search and return with the information,immediately. They will then handle a purchase at that time. There's some legalities WRT the former owner who may have certain rights to redeem taxes owing,pay the purchaser for any improvements that have been done on the property,but,I'm not entirely sure how all that works. A purchaser really needs to know all aspects of the process.