Search 299,674+ tax-sale properties, not just auction dates.
Opening bids, ownership clues, A–D research scores, pre-bid risk warnings, maps and official sources for every parcel — plus verified auction dates, a maximum-bid calculator, and deadline tracking, all sourced and in one place.
22,002 records have an upcoming sale, bid deadline, or unexpired availability window. Total inventory includes historical records; confirm availability with the source.
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See the evidence before you buy
Explore a live property report
See published opening bids, assessed values, the Research Score, source dates, and risk warnings on a current parcel.
Missing information stays labeled. A score is a research aid, not a recommendation.
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What a tax lien certificate is, in one paragraph
A tax lien certificate is the county's claim for unpaid property tax, sold to an investor at a public sale. The investor pays the tax, the owner owes the investor that amount plus a rate set by state law (Florida 18% a year, Arizona 16%, Iowa 24% fixed, Illinois up to 18% per six-month period, Texas 25% flat on a redeemable deed), and if the owner does not redeem within the state's period, usually one to four years, the investor can apply for the deed or foreclose. About half the states sell liens; the rest sell the deed outright and the return is the discount to market value. TaxLienSimple tracks 299,674 parcels across 825 counties, 410 scheduled county sales with dates read from the county's own notice, and the county-held certificates that can be bought today without an auction, every one linked to the statute and the county source it came from.
One operating workflow
From finding a sale to managing the redemption
The information and tools connect around the work an investor actually has to do.
Find
- ●Auction directory
- ●Tax sale calendar
- ●Auction alerts
- ●Property-list releases
Research
- ●Property intelligence
- ●Ownership & value clues
- ●Maps
- ●Pre-bid risk warnings
Bid
- ●Maximum bid calculator
- ●Target yield
- ●Due-diligence checklist
- ●Auction requirements
Manage
- ●Portfolio
- ●Deadlines
- ●Accrued returns
- ●Documents & redemption tracking
Property Intelligence
Every parcel gets a Research Score, not just a listing
Open any published parcel and see an A–D Research Score built from lien-to-value, county competition, auction timing, ownership signals and data completeness — plus the pre-bid warnings the record actually supports. Nothing is guessed; missing fields are labeled “not yet available,” never invented.
Open Property Research →The map is the product
Every delinquent parcel, drawn on the map with its owner
Parcel outlines, owner of record, mailing address, acreage and county value come straight from each county's own GIS layer. Hover a parcel on the research map and the county record is there. Real screens, a real St. Louis County block, owner names masked here and shown to members.
One parcel, from the county's own layer
Every county page shows a verified parcel outlined on imagery with acreage and land use. Members open the county and see all of them.
Deadlines that remind you
Redemption deadlines, subsequent-tax and notice follow-ups, with email and push reminders at 30, 7 and 1 day. Missing a date gets a statutory estimate, labelled as one.
Auction Intelligence
Verified Upcoming Tax Sales
Verified sale dates and rules, sourced from official county and state pages. Pilot coverage — expanding weekly.
See it in action
The real dashboard, not a mockup.
Portfolio dashboard
Every certificate, daily interest, and redemption deadline in one view
State comparison
Head-to-head scoring across yield, penalties, redemption speed, and more
Bid calculator
Know your maximum bid before the auction, not after
Trust through evidence
We label how certain we are, not just what we know
Tax-sale information changes, and official sources can disagree or publish late. Every date is labeled honestly instead of presented as more certain than it is.
Traced to an official source with a specific date.
Derived from the statutory window, not yet officially posted.
The county has only published a month, not an exact date.
No official date exists yet for this jurisdiction.
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Start the Academy →Common questions
How can I track my tax lien portfolio across multiple counties?+
TaxLienSimple offers a dashboard to monitor interest, redemption dates, counties, certificates, and portfolio performance from one place. The platform tracks parcel-level property records across 825 counties, spanning 51 jurisdiction profiles (50 states plus Washington, D.C.) with statute-sourced data points.
What are the maximum interest rates for tax liens in different states?+
State maximum statutory rates vary — for example, Arizona's maximum is 16%. TaxLienSimple includes a calculator that instantly shows daily, monthly, and yearly returns based on a certificate amount and interest rate.
Where can I find upcoming tax lien auction dates and rules?+
TaxLienSimple lists verified sale dates sourced from official county and state pages, covering 410 actively monitored auction jurisdictions, with alerts for auction dates, list releases, and registration deadlines.
How do tax lien rules differ by state and how can I compare them?+
TaxLienSimple provides 66 state-vs-state comparisons, with every claim sourced to primary law. You can compare redemption periods, competition, capital requirements, and process risk, not just advertised maximum rates, across all 51 jurisdiction profiles (50 states plus Washington, D.C.).
What is TaxLienSimple and how does it work for tax-sale investors?+
TaxLienSimple is a tax-sale operating system that tracks 299674 tax-sale parcels across 825 counties, providing retail investors with a single workflow from finding auctions to managing redemptions. The platform covers 51 jurisdiction profiles (all 50 states plus Washington, D.C.) and organizes its tools into four phases: Find, Research, Bid, and Manage.
What is a Research Score on TaxLienSimple?+
Every published parcel receives an A–D Research Score built from nine scoring dimensions, including lien-to-value, county competition, auction timing, ownership signals, and data completeness. Missing fields are labeled 'not yet available' rather than invented, and each parcel includes pre-bid risk warnings that the official record actually supports.
Does TaxLienSimple offer a free plan?+
Yes. The free plan needs no credit card and includes tracking for 3 certificates, calculators, the letters library, and public samples. Full research access requires a subscription; the 7-day subscription trial has usage limits explained on the pricing page.
What features does TaxLienSimple provide for bidding and post-auction management?+
TaxLienSimple includes a maximum bid calculator, target yield tools, due-diligence checklists, and auction requirement tracking to help investors bid confidently. After the auction, the platform supports portfolio management, deadline tracking, accrued returns monitoring, document storage, and redemption tracking—all sourced and connected in one place.
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Track certificates, tax deeds and redeemable-deed purchases across 51 jurisdiction profiles (50 states plus Washington, D.C.). Free to start.
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