It's the month of Christmas and we'll be getting ready for another year of fantastic sales for tax liens and tax deeds.  This month has a good sale in Indiana for a couple of counties. You can check with the calendar to see if the areas work for you.  One thing that I think is such a good focal point for anyone, beginners and those who are familiar with tax liens and tax deeds, is the date of sale.  For the tax lien investors it is important to know when the sale is being held because you will either want to purchase a tax lien at the auction or purchase one after the auction.  Most of us want to purchase over the counter or after the auction.  That is why the auction date plays such an important role.  For anything that will be assignment purchasing (which is another name for over the counter) then it will be shortly after the auction.  Usually the list can be obtained within two or three weeks after the auction.  For those of you that are interested in over the counter, when you know the auction date you can prepare for the upcoming list of assignment purchasing or over the counter and be prepared to purchase. You know the saying, "the early bird gets the worm'. This is the best time to approach the list of tax liens that did not sell.  Then you can be the first to choose from what did not sell and receive the full rate of interest.  As the year goes on the better properties get purchased up and there are not as many to choose from.  Take a look at the auction calendar and see if there are any dates and places that peek your interest or are close to you where you can look at the properties that are available.  As we get ready for the New Year we can still focus on the month of December and look at what's available coming soon.  Make sure that the tax certificate sales are the ones that you are looking for to gain interest and if it's a property you want then the tax deed auctions will need to be attended.