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16 guides to tax sales: what each state sells and how to find its sales, then Florida, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania and California from the unpaid tax bill to the deed, written against the notices this site reads every night.

Every state

  1. 01How to buy property at a tax sale, step by stepHow to buy tax lien and tax deed properties: what your state sells, where the sale lists are, the checks before you bid, how bidding works and what happens after.10 min read · updated October 25, 2026
  2. 02Tax deed, tax lien, redeemable deed: three different purchasesUS counties sell for unpaid property tax in three ways. What each one sells, when you get the property, and where each is held.2 min read · updated October 27, 2026
  3. 03Which states sell tax deeds, tax liens or redeemable deedsEvery state sorted by what its tax sale sells: a lien, a deed or a redeemable deed, with each owner's redemption period, the buyer's return and the law behind it.16 min read · updated October 25, 2026
  4. 04How to find tax delinquent properties you can actually buyWhere counties publish tax delinquent property lists, which of those lists actually sells property, and how to find each state's tax sale list, with the law behind it.11 min read · updated October 27, 2026
  5. 05Tax sale surplus funds after Tyler v. Hennepin CountyWhat Tyler v. Hennepin County decided, who can claim the surplus from a tax sale, and the claim deadline in Florida, California, Texas, Michigan and New York.4 min read · updated October 27, 2026
  6. 06The best tax sale websites, free and paidWhere to find tax deed and tax lien auctions in 2026: free county sources, auction platforms, and tax sale list services compared, with their prices.4 min read · updated November 1, 2026

Florida

  1. 07How a Florida tax deed sale worksFrom an unpaid property tax bill to a deed at auction: the tax certificate, the two-year wait, the deed application, the four-week notice and the sale.3 min read · updated October 27, 2026
  2. 08How Florida's tax certificate sale worksFlorida sells unpaid property taxes as tax lien certificates each spring. How bids fall from 18%, what a certificate earns, and when it becomes a tax deed.6 min read · updated October 27, 2026
  3. 09How to read a notice of application for tax deedWhat each line of a Florida tax deed notice tells you, what it leaves out, and where to find the parcel number and opening bid when the notice does not print them.2 min read · updated October 25, 2026
  4. 10What a Florida tax deed wipes out, and what survives itA Florida tax deed clears mortgages, judgments and past-due HOA liens. City and county liens, deed restrictions and some IRS liens survive. Each rule quoted from statute.9 min read · updated October 27, 2026
  5. 11After a Florida tax deed saleWhat happens once the gavel falls: the deposit and balance, the tax deed, surplus funds for the former owner, unsold parcels and the title questions that follow.2 min read · updated October 27, 2026
  6. 12Lands available for taxes: buying a parcel nobody bid onWhen a Florida tax deed sale draws no bid, the parcel joins the clerk's lands available for taxes list. Who can buy, at what price, the county's 90 days and the escheat.9 min read · updated October 27, 2026

Texas

  1. 13How Texas tax sales work, from the lawsuit to the deedTexas sells tax-foreclosed property, not liens, on the first Tuesday of each month. How the sale works, the redemption period and premium, and where to find the lists.9 min read · updated October 25, 2026

Georgia

  1. 14How Georgia tax sales work, from the levy to the deedGeorgia sells tax deeds, not liens, on the first Tuesday of the month. How the sale works, the 12-month redemption and its 20% premium, and where each county's list is.8 min read · updated October 27, 2026

Pennsylvania

  1. 15How Pennsylvania tax sales work: upset, judicial and repositoryPennsylvania sells tax-delinquent property in three rounds: the September upset sale, the judicial sale and the repository. What each clears, and where the lists are.10 min read · updated October 27, 2026

California

  1. 16How a California tax-defaulted property auction worksCalifornia sells tax-defaulted property after five years of unpaid taxes. The minimum bid, when redemption ends, what the deed clears and the one-year challenge.11 min read · updated October 27, 2026