Texas Redeemable Tax Deed Sales

In this video we teach about Tax Sale Investing in the State of Texas. Texas is a redeemable tax deed state.  In a redeemable tax deed state the actual property is sold after tax foreclosure and then the former owner has one last opportunity to redeem the property (pay the delinquent taxes).  If the taxes aren't paid the investor becomes the owner.  This differs from tax lien states where a lien is sold against the property giving the owner the right to collect the back due taxes and earn interest.

  • Redeemable Tax Deed State
  • Standard Auction Process (High Bidder Wins)
  • Redemption Period: 6 Months (except homestead & special use properties which are 2 years)
  • If redeemed, investor earns their money back and a 25% penalty.
  • Unsold or struck off properties offered at second auction.
  • Check with county for registration information and any fees.
  • Some counties do accept credit cards (with convenience fees).
  • Attorneys commonly handle the auction process.

Texas Counties & Populations:

1 Harris County 4,652,980
2 Dallas County 2,618,148
3 Tarrant County 2,054,475
4 Bexar County 1,958,578
5 Travis County 1,226,698
6 Collin County 969,603
7 Hidalgo County 860,661
8 El Paso County 840,410
9 Denton County 836,210
10 Fort Bend County 764,828
11 Montgomery County 570,934
12 Williamson County 547,545
13 Cameron County 423,725
14 Brazoria County 362,457
15 Nueces County 361,221
16 Bell County 347,833
17 Galveston County 335,036
18 Lubbock County 305,225
19 Webb County 274,794
20 Jefferson County 256,299
21 McLennan County 251,259
22 Smith County 227,727
23 Brazos County 222,830
24 Hays County 214,485
25 Ellis County 173,620
26 Johnson County 167,301
27 Midland County 165,049
28 Guadalupe County 159,659
29 Ector County 157,087
30 Comal County 141,009
31 Taylor County 136,290
32 Randall County 134,442
33 Parker County 133,463
34 Wichita County 132,000
35 Grayson County 131,140
36 Gregg County 123,367
37 Kaufman County 122,883
38 Potter County 120,458
39 Tom Green County 118,019
40 Rockwall County 96,788
41 Bowie County 94,012
42 Hunt County 93,872
43 Victoria County 92,084
44 Angelina County 87,805
45 Orange County 85,047
46 Bastrop County 84,761
47 Liberty County 83,658
48 Henderson County 81,064
49 Coryell County 74,913
50 Walker County 72,245
51 San Patricio County 67,215
52 Harrison County 66,661
53 Wise County 66,181
54 Nacogdoches County 65,580
55 Starr County 64,454
56 Hood County 58,273
57 Maverick County 58,216
58 Anderson County 57,741
59 Hardin County 57,139
60 Van Zandt County 55,182
61 Rusk County 52,833
62 Cherokee County 52,240
63 Kerr County 51,720
64 Waller County 51,307
65 Medina County 50,066
66 Lamar County 49,587
67 Wilson County 49,304
68 Val Verde County 49,205
69 Polk County 49,162
70 Atascosa County 48,981
71 Navarro County 48,701
72 Burnet County 46,804
73 Wood County 44,314
74 Kendall County 44,026
75 Caldwell County 42,338
76 Erath County 41,969
77 Wharton County 41,968
78 Chambers County 41,441
79 Upshur County 41,281
80 Jim Wells County 40,871
81 Cooke County 39,895
82 Brown County 38,053
83 Matagorda County 36,840
84 Hopkins County 36,496
85 Howard County 36,040
86 Hill County 35,852
87 Jasper County 35,561
88 Washington County 35,043
89 Fannin County 34,446
90 Hale County 34,134
91 Titus County 32,904
92 Bee County 32,563
93 Kleberg County 31,088
94 Cass County 30,012
95 Austin County 29,786
96 Palo Pinto County 28,570
97 San Jacinto County 28,270
98 Grimes County 28,082
99 Uvalde County 27,132
100 Gillespie County 26,646
101 Aransas County 25,572
102 Shelby County 25,513
103 Fayette County 25,272
104 Milam County 25,053
105 Limestone County 23,527
106 Panola County 23,243
107 Hockley County 23,088
108 Houston County 23,021
109 Gray County 22,404
110 Bandera County 22,351
111 Moore County 22,097
112 Calhoun County 21,744
113 Willacy County 21,584
114 Tyler County 21,539
115 Hutchinson County 21,375
116 Colorado County 21,232
117 Llano County 21,210
118 Lampasas County 21,027
119 Gonzales County 20,893
120 Gaines County 20,638
121 DeWitt County 20,226
122 Lavaca County 20,062
123 Jones County 19,983
124 Freestone County 19,625
125 Frio County 19,600
126 Montague County 19,539
127 Deaf Smith County 18,836
128 Eastland County 18,411
129 Bosque County 18,326
130 Burleson County 18,011
131 Young County 17,979
132 Andrews County 17,722
133 Falls County 17,437
134 Leon County 17,243
135 Robertson County 17,203
136 Lee County 17,183
137 Scurry County 17,050
138 Pecos County 15,634
139 Reeves County 15,281
140 Karnes County 15,187
141 Jackson County 14,805
142 Nolan County 14,770
143 Trinity County 14,667
144 Zapata County 14,322
145 Madison County 14,222
146 Newton County 13,952
147 Callahan County 13,946
148 Comanche County 13,573
149 Lamb County 13,210
150 Camp County 12,855
151 Dawson County 12,813
152 Wilbarger County 12,764
153 Terry County 12,715
154 Morris County 12,467
155 Red River County 12,229
156 Live Oak County 12,174
157 Zavala County 11,948
158 Rains County 11,762
159 Blanco County 11,626
160 Ward County 11,472
161 Duval County 11,273
162 Franklin County 10,767
163 Sabine County 10,461
164 Clay County 10,421
165 Dimmit County 10,418
166 Runnels County 10,266
167 Ochiltree County 10,073
168 Marion County 10,064
169 Parmer County 9,842
170 Brewster County and Stephens County 9,337
171 Somervell County 8,845
172 Jack County 8,832
173 Archer County 8,809
174 Yoakum County 8,568
175 Mitchell County 8,468
176 Coleman County 8,430
177 Hamilton County 8,422
178 San Augustine County 8,253
179 McCulloch County 7,957
180 Castro County 7,843
181 La Salle County 7,584
182 Winkler County 7,574
183 Goliad County 7,562
184 Swisher County 7,515
185 Brooks County 7,235
186 Refugio County 7,224
187 Dallam County 7,208
188 Presidio County 7,156
189 Bailey County 7,077
190 Childress County 7,067
191 Garza County 6,528
192 Carson County 6,032
193 San Saba County 5,959
194 Crosby County 5,899
195 Lynn County 5,859
196 Floyd County 5,855
197 Haskell County 5,746
198 Hartley County 5,691
199 Martin County 5,626
200 Hansford County 5,447
201 Wheeler County 5,358
202 Delta County 5,298
203 Jim Hogg County 5,202
204 Mills County 4,921
205 Crane County 4,740
206 Kimble County 4,410
207 Hudspeth County 4,408
208 Mason County 4,222
209 Hemphill County 4,024
210 Hardeman County 3,994
211 Fisher County 3,880
212 Sutton County 3,767
213 Kinney County 3,745
214 Reagan County and Knox County 3,710
215 Upton County 3,663
216 Baylor County 3,581
217 Crockett County 3,564
218 Real County 3,429
219 Lipscomb County 3,378
220 Shackelford County 3,328
221 Donley County 3,311
222 Coke County 3,306
223 Hall County 3,071
224 Sherman County 3,067
225 Schleicher County 3,001
226 Collingsworth County 2,987
227 Cochran County 2,851
228 Concho County 2,717
229 Jeff Davis County 2,280
230 Culberson County 2,231
231 Dickens County 2,209
232 Menard County 2,124
233 Oldham County 2,114
234 Edwards County 1,953
235 Armstrong County 1,879
236 Briscoe County 1,528
237 Throckmorton County 1,527
238 Irion County 1,516
239 Stonewall County 1,388
240 Cottle County 1,387
241 Glasscock County 1,348
242 Sterling County 1,295
243 Motley County 1,230
244 Foard County 1,222
245 Roberts County 938
246 Terrell County 810
247 McMullen County 778
248 Kent County 763
249 Borden County 673
250 Kenedy County 417
251 King County 296
252 Loving County 134