Scotland County, North Carolina
Tax Deed33,898 residents
Showing state-level defaults
Scotland County has not been individually researched. Everything below is North Carolina's statewide rule, which is a reasonable starting point but not a substitute for the county's own procedures — auction platform, deposit rules, and sale calendar in particular vary county by county. Confirm with the county before registering.
Sale typestate default
Tax Deed
Redemption periodstate default
10 days upset-bid period after each high bid, not a traditional redemption
Investor returnstate default
N/A — outright deed transfer, subject to upset bids
Governing statutestate default
North Carolina General Statutes Ch. 105, Art. 26
Notes state default
Judicial (mortgage-style) foreclosure with an upset-bid process that can extend the sale for months.
Deal maths for North Carolina
- Assessment ratio
- 1× of market value
- Typical quiet title
- $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
- Recording and transfer
- $250
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-283 requires all property to be appraised at its true value in money, which the statute defines as market value. There is no classification ratio and no county variation in the ratio itself — only in how recently it was measured.