Speaker 1: Good morning and welcome, Welcome, welcome. It is time now
Speaker 1: for community connection right here on Kay one, the one
Speaker 1: you trust, brought to you by Wesley and Kitty College
Speaker 1: and Tall Grass Motors. We've got two rays of sunshine
Speaker 1: in here. How you doing, ladies, we're doing. We have
Speaker 1: a Melissa and Jennifer in today and we've got to
Speaker 1: look something for bargain hunters coming up. Can you tell
Speaker 1: us a little bit about them, Alista.
Speaker 2: Yeah, we are prepping for our juneery sell. These are
Speaker 2: all properties that have four years of delinquent taxes this year.
Speaker 2: Any property that has the twenty twenty one taxes that
Speaker 2: are not paid, we'll be going to our cell.
Speaker 1: So what happened? You just pay the taxes and the
Speaker 1: property is yours.
Speaker 2: Pretty much.
Speaker 1: Well, there you go.
Speaker 2: We kind of kind.
Speaker 1: Of okay, you've got a little hoop.
Speaker 2: Yes, you will have to show up Monday at nine o'clock.
Speaker 2: That's when our sale starts. It's a bidding process, so
Speaker 2: the bids will start at either two thirds of the
Speaker 2: assessed value or the amount of taxes, and it's an
Speaker 2: open auction, so it just goes up until we get
Speaker 2: to the highest bidder.
Speaker 1: Now, this is one of these things where it's best
Speaker 1: to do your homework, am I right, Jennifer absolutely tell
Speaker 1: us about the better beware of business.
Speaker 3: It is definitely a better beware. You should find out
Speaker 3: what you're buying, where it's located. You should check for
Speaker 3: leans downstairs with the county Clerk's office to make sure
Speaker 3: that when you purchase this, if there's an Oklahoma Tax
Speaker 3: Commission lean or an ir s LAN that you are
Speaker 3: aware a city lean that you're un informed bidder.
Speaker 1: All right, very good, that's really good. So you need
Speaker 1: to kind of do your homework. Make sure that you're
Speaker 1: got your t's crossed and your eyes dotted still the
Speaker 1: other way around. Yes, because of your eyes you're going
Speaker 1: to be in a mess. But anyway, this is great.
Speaker 1: Cash only, right it is. It is cash only, you know,
Speaker 1: just go to the ol ETM.
Speaker 2: The green dollars is what you got to have in
Speaker 2: your hand when you make the bid.
Speaker 1: All right. So now we've got we've got the properties
Speaker 1: lined up here, and we have about fifty of them
Speaker 1: this year. That's a lot, it is.
Speaker 2: It's a little more than what we had last year.
Speaker 2: So but it has dwindled down a lot. I mean,
Speaker 2: what weeks ago, and we've had a lot of day
Speaker 2: offs we have.
Speaker 3: We're sure that many more will come in today.
Speaker 1: That would be good, That would be good. But as
Speaker 1: it stands, it's at fifty and the subject to change.
Speaker 1: I guess we could think.
Speaker 2: It is they have until the cell starts to come
Speaker 2: in and get all caught up.
Speaker 1: Yes, very good. Now where we holding.
Speaker 3: This this year because of the weather that we've been experiencing,
Speaker 3: We're actually going to have it in the basement of
Speaker 3: the Administration in Building.
Speaker 1: John.
Speaker 3: So there'll be a few chairs, there'll be a lot
Speaker 3: of standing room only. So we'll start at the top
Speaker 3: of our list. Because we have lists available for all
Speaker 3: the bidders, we'll start at the top and then we'll
Speaker 3: just continue on until we've completed all though.
Speaker 1: Where can we get the list? By the way, is
Speaker 1: it online?
Speaker 3: It is online? It's online? Okay, tax rolls dot Com.
Speaker 3: Under menu and other items, you'll see a resale nine
Speaker 3: am cash only, and that's where you'll find the list. Well,
Speaker 3: and also register online.
Speaker 1: Oh you got to be registered, same location? Oh okay,
Speaker 1: you can do that online too. Now, if I'm a
Speaker 1: successful bidder, process isn't over? Is it? I have to
Speaker 1: show something.
Speaker 2: Don't I you do, You're gonna have to show an ID.
Speaker 1: It have to be like the reality you like, the
Speaker 1: one that you can get on the airplane with no
Speaker 1: just a.
Speaker 2: Driver's life since it's not expired.
Speaker 1: That's a whole other mess, right there, mes chef, Well,
Speaker 1: come talk to you about it.
Speaker 2: Yes, but there is a citizen's affid David that is
Speaker 2: required by law now to be filed with the deeds
Speaker 2: that are filed. So we just we take care of
Speaker 2: that process during the sale. So we'll have a notary
Speaker 2: available at the sale so they can fill out the
Speaker 2: form and get that taken care of.
Speaker 1: Now, you say cash, that means you got to turn
Speaker 1: it over right there at the end of the bed,
Speaker 1: right closed.
Speaker 3: When your bed, you'll come to the front of the room.
Speaker 3: You'll pay for it and we'll give you receipts and
Speaker 3: then we'll go on to the next property.
Speaker 1: Okay, so you got to pay the tax on top
Speaker 1: of the.
Speaker 3: Tax, right, you just have to pay for your whole bed.
Speaker 1: They don't give it at that. I was just funny
Speaker 1: with it. I'm seeing if you were awake, Oh, she's awake,
Speaker 1: all right. I can't say the same over maybe I
Speaker 1: was checking to see if I was awake. Make sure,
Speaker 1: and what do we do with the money that's collected.
Speaker 2: The money that's collected will go toward paying off the taxes,
Speaker 2: any leans or fees that are against the property. Any
Speaker 2: money that is over the amount of taxes then goes
Speaker 2: to the homeowner on the tax roll.
Speaker 1: Okay, very good. Now can we call you up and say, hey,
Speaker 1: I'm not good with the computer. Can he help me out? Yes?
Speaker 3: Yeah, you can call us up and we can give
Speaker 3: you information over the phone. As far as the locations
Speaker 3: of the properties. We'll send you to the county assessor's
Speaker 3: office for that. They have maps so they can show
Speaker 3: you exactly where it's at.
Speaker 1: All, right, get them involved, to let them have some
Speaker 1: fun with it.
Speaker 3: It takes the whole team.
Speaker 1: It takes the whole team. Now, you mentioned earlier that
Speaker 1: this is required by state law every year, right.
Speaker 2: Yes, yes, every year. Same, it's a second Monday in
Speaker 2: June every year at nine o'clock. And it's not just
Speaker 2: in Washington County.
Speaker 1: It's eight wide, seventy seven of these babies all going.
Speaker 2: On at the same time.
Speaker 1: Yes, Now, does it take a long time for your
Speaker 1: office to get this all prepared. Or is it kind
Speaker 1: of you've been through it enough where it's kind of
Speaker 1: plug and play.
Speaker 2: Well, you know, Jennifer and I have done this for
Speaker 2: twenty plus years.
Speaker 1: You too are old enough to be anywhere twenty plus.
Speaker 2: Yeah, but it is. It is a lot of work.
Speaker 2: I mean, there's a lot of there's a lot of
Speaker 2: research that goes into it. You know. We we send
Speaker 2: out certified letters, We send out numerous Yeah.
Speaker 3: Now actual sale process starts in January.
Speaker 1: Yes, Oh, so this is a We.
Speaker 3: Send out reminder letters and we send out certified letters,
Speaker 3: and we published in the newspaper. Then we post signs
Speaker 3: on their property, and then we have to research all
Speaker 3: the properties so that we know the liens so we
Speaker 3: can send letters to the lean holders.
Speaker 1: You're gonna be glad that this is over, aren't you. Here.
Speaker 1: I was thinking, oh, well, they've done this so many times.
Speaker 1: It's plug and play. I'm like, oh my gosh, I'm
Speaker 1: getting worn out and just listening to the process. That's
Speaker 1: a lot of work.
Speaker 2: It's a lot of work.
Speaker 1: And you don't have like one hundred and fifty thousand
Speaker 1: people down at your office to take care of this.
Speaker 1: You might have five five five, just five, not five
Speaker 1: hundred folks, just five. Wow, they're gonna be bringing a
Speaker 1: fire relief on Sunday for sure. Yes, so folks, once again,
Speaker 1: bring cash. And the website you want to go to
Speaker 1: to kind of get some more information is okaytax ules
Speaker 1: dot com slash County slash Washington. That'll get you in
Speaker 1: the ballpark of what you need to do. And of
Speaker 1: course they'll take your phone calls during regular business hours
Speaker 1: at nine one eight, three three seven twenty eight ten,
Speaker 1: or you can email them at treasurer at County courthouse
Speaker 1: dot org. I like that you are l for you guys,
Speaker 1: County courthouse dot org. How easy is that? I know
Speaker 1: to remembers been working pretty well for several years now,
Speaker 1: has it a few decades? Got this when I was young?
Speaker 1: Huh my kind of things? Well, this is really neat.
Speaker 1: How many people do you usually have? Just a handful? It?
Speaker 1: Do you get about twenty thirty forty people some lucky
Speaker 1: lose hundred year a hundred and you're gonna fit them
Speaker 1: all in the basement. We're hoping to they're gonna be
Speaker 1: they're gonna be close friends.
Speaker 2: By the time to be close friends.
Speaker 1: Yes, yes, well this is going to be great and
Speaker 1: it comes up on Monday, June the ninth. So since
Speaker 1: you get done with all of the stuff with OKM,
Speaker 1: folks have a little cash left over. And see if
Speaker 1: you can't buy a property it's nine am. Property owners
Speaker 1: have until eight fifty nine, not eight fifty nine and
Speaker 1: three quarters eight fifty nine and a half am on
Speaker 1: Monday to take care of that, to keep it from
Speaker 1: going on. So have you ever had any last benuet
Speaker 1: ones that we really just kind of ran the clock
Speaker 1: to the last second.
Speaker 2: Yes, we have one this year that just called and
Speaker 2: said she would be here Monday morning.
Speaker 1: So okay, so that's not unusual.
Speaker 2: It's not unusual.
Speaker 1: Wow, not at all. Well, this sounds like it's going
Speaker 1: to be a busy day and you're gonna have lots
Speaker 1: of friends and others showing up. Do you have folks
Speaker 1: who just kind of show up to see what's there?
Speaker 1: We have a lot ye gawkers. Yeah, I was afraid
Speaker 1: of that, but you know that way you can go
Speaker 1: about on Facebook and tell them what they saw. Only kiddy,
Speaker 1: I'm kiding folks, don't do that. Don't do that anyway.
Speaker 1: It's all about the treasurer's office and anything else you'd
Speaker 1: like to add about what folks maybe need to be
Speaker 1: prepared to do to come in to take care of business.
Speaker 2: Yeah, if you.
Speaker 3: Want to bid on the property, just come early, come
Speaker 3: before nine because as you do have to get registered.
Speaker 1: Okay. Are the doors going to open like at eight
Speaker 1: thirty or at eight o'clock eight am? Okay, that's good
Speaker 1: that we know that. That's good that we know that
Speaker 1: that way you won't have that big rush of people
Speaker 1: coming through the door that'd get ugly. We really have
Speaker 1: to cough a share. I don't want to call the
Speaker 1: shaff all right, Well, ladies, I want to thank you
Speaker 1: for coming in and thank you for being so informative
Speaker 1: and being so wide awake and cheery on this kind
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