Property Sale Application and Tracking System

Abstract

A property sale application system, such as for a tax deed, is provided that receives sale applications. The tax deed application can include information associated with a parcel, certificate information associated with a tax certificate associated with the parcel, and investor information associated with an investor associated with the at least one tax certificate. The system can enter data representative of the application into a database, transmit the application for review, and retrieve parcel information related to the identification information, the certificate information, or the investor information. The system may update the application data in the tax deed database based at least in part on the parcel information, receive a title search request based at least in part on the parcel information, transmit the title search request for processing, provide a status identifier representative of a current status of the tax deed application, and update the status identifier.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for processing a tax deed application for a tract of real estate, the system comprising:
 a user interface;   a processor that executes instructions to perform operations comprising:   receiving application data representative of the tax deed application for the tract of real estate in connection with a tax certificate associated with the tract of real estate;   accessing data representing every outstanding tax certificate associated with the tract of real estate;   determining an amount of fees associated with the tax deed application, wherein the amount of fees is based at least in part on (a) the amount of taxes due in connection with said tax certificate; (b) the amount of interest due in connection with said tax certificate; (c) the amount of taxes due in connection with other outstanding tax certificates associated with the tract of real estate, if any; and (d) the amount of interest due in connection said other outstanding tax certificates, if any; and   accepting electronic payment of the amount of the fees associated with the tax deed application for the tract of real estate.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , where the operations further comprise providing information indicative of the current status of the tax deed application via the user interface. 
     
     
         3 . A method of managing the processing of a tax deed application, the method comprising:
 receiving an electronic application for a tax deed associated with a parcel of real estate and a tax certificate associated with the parcel;   storing in a database tax deed application data comprising identification of the parcel and certificate information for the tax certificate associated with the parcel;   verifying that the tax certificate supports the availability of a tax deed based upon the tax deed application data;   determining fees required for the tax deed application; and   indicating to a user the cost of the tax deed application based at least in part on the fees.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 determining the tax due on the parcel.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 determining if other tax certificates are required to be paid off for the parcel.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 transmitting the cost of the tax deed application to a user over a network.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 providing to the user a selection of payment months and determining the fees based on the payment month chosen.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the tax certificate is a plurality of tax certificates and wherein the fees are based on the plurality of tax certificates. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the processor determines if other tax certificates are required to be paid off for the parcel before issuance of the tax deed. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the cost of the tax deed application is further based in part on the amount of money, if any, required to pay off any other tax certificates. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the processor calculates current taxes due on the parcel.