California Tax Lien & Tax Deed Auctions
Every California county we track, with its next sale date, platform, and rules, each field sourced directly from the county or state's official page and re-verified on a rolling basis.
California law (Cal. Rev. & Tax Code 3691 et seq.): The county Tax Collector auctions tax-defaulted property (delinquent 5 years) -- a deed sale, usually online in spring. Redemption ends the last business day before the sale; no post-sale redemption (3707).
Watch: researching a California auction property
A narrated walkthrough: find scheduled tax deed sales, check value, risk flags and a rehab and flip analysis, then shortlist properties to bid on.
Read the transcript
Buying the property itself? In Property Research, choose Tax Deed.
Pick your state and county. Here it's Harris County, Texas, where sales are already scheduled.
Set a price range you're comfortable with, and tick Mapped only.
Open a property.
Start with the Research Score, then the estimated value range, and how confident that estimate is.
Then the risk flags. In a deed sale, liens that survive the sale and a structure we couldn't confirm matter most.
Run the rehab and flip analysis to see what's left after repairs, holding costs, and selling.
Back on the property, download the parcel report as a PDF, to keep with your notes.
Watch the property and mark it as a bid candidate. Tick Saved only at any time to see your shortlist.
That's tax deeds: from a county to a property you're ready to bid on.
County sale hubs
13 California county pages that do not expire
The auction cards above are the current sale cycle. Each county also keeps one permanent page, at a URL that stays the same between cycles, describing how its sale recurs, the platform, the legal structure, and every cycle we track.
County procedure coverage
1 more California county procedures reviewed
These counties have a reviewed tax-sale process and an official starting point. They are not presented as upcoming auctions unless a current auction date has also been confirmed above.
Show all 1 reviewed county procedures
Procedure coverage was last reviewed July 3, 2026. Confirm the current sale notice, date, registration and property list directly with the county before acting.
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