{"id":45,"date":"2026-10-24T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/mrkenmortgage-com\/2026\/10\/24\/how-to-buy-a-home-that-has-a-tax-lien\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:00:00","slug":"how-to-buy-a-home-that-has-a-tax-lien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrkenmortgage.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/24\/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>In my 30 years guiding borrowers through every twist and turn of home financing, I\u2019ve seen tax liens show up more often than you\u2019d expect. A tax lien\u2014whether from unpaid property or federal taxes\u2014can make a home purchase more complex, but it doesn\u2019t always slam the door shut. The key is thorough, timely title work. This uncovers any liens early, clarifies what needs resolving, and lays out the seller\u2019s equity position so everyone knows how those liens can be handled at closing. For buyers\u2014especially those with non-standard income or unique financial backgrounds\u2014understanding these steps is essential to keeping the process on track. The right approach can turn a potential deal-breaker into just another hurdle we clear together.<\/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>In my 30 years guiding borrowers through every twist and turn of home financing, I\u2019ve seen tax liens show up more often than you\u2019d expect. A tax lien\u2014whether from unpaid property or federal taxes\u2014can make a home purchase more complex, but it doesn\u2019t always slam the door shut. The key is thorough, timely title work. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":564,"featured_media":46,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mrkenmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mrkenmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mrkenmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mrkenmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mrkenmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mrkenmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mrkenmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mrkenmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mrkenmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mrkenmortgage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}