How To Make Money With Tax Sale Overages?
Right now, hundreds of millions of dollars are sitting in government accounts across America.
Money that legally belongs to people who've lost their homes.
Money that most people don't even know exists. Money that could be your key to building a profitable business while genuinely helping others.
I'm an attorney who's been in the tax sale overages business for over 10 years, and I can tell you this with absolute certainty: This is the best business opportunity for entrepreneurs today.
Let me show you why.
Imagine someone losing their home because they couldn't pay their property taxes.
Let's say they owed $50,000. Their house—worth about $400,000—gets sold at a tax sale for $300,000.
That extra $250,000 legally belongs to the former homeowner.
But here's the kicker: Most of this money never gets claimed.
According to a three-year statewide study, 72% of these funds go unclaimed. Why?
Because the former owners have no idea this money exists, they assume that when they lost their house, they lost everything.
And it's getting bigger. According to the Federal Reserve, house values have approximately doubled over the past 5 years.
A house worth $200,000 five years ago is worth about $400,000 today.
Higher house values mean larger overages at these sales.
Combine that with today's tough economy, where more people are losing their homes to foreclosure, and you've got an expanding opportunity.
Now, I'm not happy that people are losing their homes.
Think of us like an ambulance crew—we're not hoping for accidents, but we're there to help when they happen—and these people desperately need help.
Here's how the business works: You get lists of these overages (they're usually free), and then you find the people who are owed the money.
These days, that part's pretty straightforward.
For about $30 a month, there are services that will get you everything you need – phone numbers, physical addresses, email addresses, and even Facebook profiles.
You can reach out however you prefer – phone calls, letters, Facebook messages, or all of the above.
When you contact these people, you're not just making a sales pitch.
You're telling them about money they didn't know they had. Money that could help them restart their lives.
You're offering to help them recover it for a percentage – typically between 30% and 40%, depending on the claim size.
Look at it this way: The people who lose their homes to tax sales are often the ones who can least afford to lose anything else.
They're struggling to find new housing, scraping together security deposits, or asking family for help.
When you help them recover tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars they didn't know existed, you're not just making money – you're changing lives.
And the best part? This business is incredibly affordable to start and run.
No office needed. No employees required. No expensive equipment.
All you need is a laptop or iPad, a phone, and an internet connection.
You can run this entire operation from your living room if you want.
The only one who loses in this is the government, who doesn't get to keep money that doesn't belong to them in the first place.
To succeed in this business, you need to know a few key things:
First, you need to understand how to get these lists of unclaimed funds.
Then, you need to know how to find the people who are owed the money.
You'll need to learn what to say when you reach out – because, yes, people are naturally skeptical at first.
Finally, you need to know how to process the claims properly.
The business has two different ways to make claims, and each state works a little differently.
But don't let that intimidate you – it's all very straightforward once you know what you're doing. The real key is just taking action.
I've been doing this for over a decade, and I've seen firsthand how life-changing this business can be – both for the entrepreneurs who start it and the people they help.
The opportunity is massive. The need is real. And the market is only getting bigger.
