When the Jackson County delinquent property tax sale list was first advertised last month there were 144 parcels with back taxes owed. By the time of the tax sale last Thursday, Sept. 22, began at the courthouse, that list had been pared down to 17 after property owners paid taxes owed prior to the sale.
Those 17 parcels owed a total of $33,468.44 in unpaid property taxes and fees. There were 15 registered bidders with 8 successful bidders who paid a total of $399,705.79 for 12 parcels on which $23,760.57 was owed.
Five parcels failed to gain the minimum bid.
“The county is only interested in the taxes owed,” said Jackson County Auditor Roger Hurt. “The amount paid over the taxes owed will go into a surplus tax sale fund.”
He explained that those properties sold on Thursday can be redeemed by their owners by paying the taxes plus 10% for up to the next six months; after that the interest increases to 15%. Upon redemption, the surplus paid by the successful bidder will be returned to that bidder.
Five properties, three in Crothersville and two in Seymour, failed to obtain the minimum bid of taxes owed which totaled $6,101.33, according to County Treasurer Kathy Hohenstreiter.
Successful bidders included:
•Savvy IN LLC Vinod Gupta of Memphis Tennessee which purchased two properties for a total of $153,000.
•2K21 LLC, Kyle Walton of Salem which purchased one property for $95,000
•M&M Investment Group LLC Michael Ellis of Cortland, which purchased one property for a $11,000.
•Shammah Investments LLC of Connersville which purchased two parcels for $30,000.
•Michael Price of Bedford purchased one parcel for $12,000
•TSJ22 LLC, J. Alex Bruggenschmidt of Zionsville purchase on parcel for $70,000.
•Dale Ehringer of Norman purchase one parcel for $206.79
•Dixie LLC Scott Brown of Spartanburg SC purchased three parcels for $28,500
The following parcels sold at tax sale. Listed is the property owner, address, taxes owed; buyer and amount paid.
Carr Township
Casey L. Cowles, 5 acres in the 100000 block of W 250 S, Medora, $180,20; M&M Investment Group, $11,000.
Randall Meade, 44 W. Washington St., Medora, $632.75; Dixie LLC, $6,000.
Hamilton Township
Lawrence Dwayne Greathouse, 9800 N 525 E containing 1.735 acres, Seymourm $652.06; TSJ22, LLC, $70,000
Jackson Township
Mark T. Booher, 819 N. O’Brien St, Seymour, $1,992.02; 2K21 LLC, $95,000.
Williams Russell LLC, 731 N. Chestnut St., Seymour, $1,297.17; SAVVY IN LLC, $105,000.
Ramon Romero, 602 S. Lynn, Seymour, $3,897.68; Shammah Investments, $13,000.
Bryan Keith McDonald, 801 W. Laurel St., Seymour, $5,510.36; Dixie LLC, $16,000.
Robert E. & Donna L. Boling, 322 E. Brown St., Seymour,
Pershing Township
John Michael Anderson and Cynthia Anderson Coffey, and Derek Leonard2.91 acres in the 6000 block of N St Rd 135, Freetown, $3,078.42; 2K21 LLC, $48,000.
Jason W. Burnside, Lots 1E&3E in the 6000 block of N Union St., Freetown, $206.79; Dale Ehringer, $206.79.
Redding Township
Dave Harvey & David E. Swaney, 7357 E 1000 N, Seymour, $1,483.68; Shammah Investments LLC, $17,000.
Vernon Township
Joseph L. Knight, 606 S 1240 containing 2.06 acres, Seymour, $2,504.29; Michael Price, $12,000.
Grover Stacy, 208 E. Dixon St., Crothersville, $2,325.15; Dixie LLC, $6,500.
Five parcels failed to receive the minimum bid. Those included:
Teresa Chadd, Part of lot 249 in the 500 block of E 2nd St., Seymour, $169.40.
Christopher Fluhr, 30’ off Lot 90 in the 200 block of Big Horn Lane, Seymour, $264.53.
Louis B. & Leah D. Rusch, 302 W Walnut St., Crothersville, $2,212.93.
Roscoe & Kayla Peacock, 105 Marshall Drive, Crothersville, $4,145.88.
David M. Coombs, 506 S. Park St., Crothersville, $1,198.59.
According to Jackson County Auditor Roger Hurt, he will be presenting the five unsold parcels to the Jackson County Commissioners at their Oct. 4 meeting for them to consider whether to place the properties on a Commissioners’ Certificate Sale. At a certificate sale the opening bid begins at $200, Hurt said.