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Sebastian County, Arkansas

Tax Deed130,035 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

None after the sale — the owner's right ends at 4:00 p.m. the last business day before it (A.C.A. § 26-37-202)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Arkansas Code Title 26, Ch. 37 (§§ 26-37-202 sale and conveyance, 26-37-203 contest window)

Notes

Arkansas COSL tax-deed county (Fort Smith region). Sebastian County certifies delinquencies to COSL; state runs live auction (Sebastian listed 7/23/2025) and post-auction online inventory. County publishes State Land Sales guidance and GIS tools for locating delinquent parcels — useful DD adjunct but auction authority remains COSL.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (COSL); online post-auction (auction.cosl.org)

Frequency

Annual COSL public auction (Sebastian 7/23/2025 on cosl.org schedule; confirm current). Post-auction online ~30 days after live sale.

Deposit rules

Follow COSL Buyers Guide payment rules (no cash at live auction; card/check/certified funds). Online post-auction: $100 initial card charge, full payment within 10 days.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale
COSL limited warranty deed risks: surviving municipal liens, notice challenges, federal liens, access/easements. County GIS helps locate parcels but does not clear title.
Quiet title
Budget quiet title for marketable title after purchase.

Deal maths for Arkansas

Assessment ratio
0.2× of market value
Typical quiet title
$2,500–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer
$38

Arkansas assesses real property at 20% of true, actual or market value (A.C.A. § 26-26-303(c)); § 26-26-304 fails a county whose ratio study falls outside 18–22% of full fair market value. Measured across 1,669 Arkansas parcels carrying both figures, assessed/market was exactly 0.2000 on every one.

Offices and records

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Fort Smith / downtown–medical corridor

Regional employment hub with selective urban rehab and multifamily demand

Barling / east Sebastian edge

Workforce housing near industrial and logistics nodes

Greenwood / south Sebastian

Suburban family demand with relative value versus Fort Smith core

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