Burnet County, Texas

Redeemable Deed55,722 residentsLive auctions →

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

Sale typestate default

Redeemable Deed

Redemption periodstate default

2 years for homestead/ag/mineral properties; 6 months for all other property

Investor returnstate default

25% penalty in year one, 50% in year two (homestead/ag); 25% flat for the 6-month category

Governing statutestate default

Texas Tax Code Title 1, Subtitle E, Ch. 34

Notes

Texas redeemable tax-deed (judicial tax foreclosure) county. Burnet County tax foreclosure sales follow the first-Tuesday-of-the-month pattern; County Clerk posts foreclosure & trustee sale notices (burnetcountytexas.org). Online tax-sale events have also been conducted via MVBA Tax Sales platforms for Burnet (e.g. March 3, 2026 timed online window) — confirm whether a given month is courthouse constable/sheriff or online counsel-run before funding. Highland Lakes / Burnet–Marble Falls–Granite Shoals market with Austin-north leisure and retirement demand.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (first Tuesday foreclosure pattern) and/or online timed tax sale depending on the cycle — confirm each month

Frequency

First Tuesday of each month for posted foreclosure sales; additional online tax-sale windows when counsel/county schedule them

Platform

Burnet County Clerk foreclosure notices; confirm constable/sheriff or MVBA online vendor per sale ↗

Deposit rules

Live sales: typical Texas cash/cashier's check payment to the officer by day-of deadline — confirm with the posting officer. Online MVBA-style sales: register on the published auction site and follow that event's deposit and funding rules. Texas statutory redemption (2 years homestead/ag/mineral; 180 days other) and penalties apply after tax sale.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

HOA/POA liens can survive if not properly joined. Federal tax liens survive. Lake and POA communities around Marble Falls/Granite Shoals require careful deed-restriction and assessment searches before bid.

Quiet title

Title companies generally require quiet title before insuring Texas tax-sale property because of redemption rights and possible un-joined lienholders.

Deal maths for Texas

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $400

Texas requires appraisal at 100% of market value as of Jan 1 (Tex. Tax Code § 23.01).

Offices and records

Tax collector

Burnet County Tax Assessor-Collector ↗

512-756-5496

Clerk of court

Burnet County Clerk (foreclosure notices / land records) ↗

512-756-5400

Property appraiser

Burnet Central Appraisal District ↗

512-756-8291

GIS / parcel map

Burnet CAD parcel maps ↗

Areas trending up

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

Marble Falls / US-281 lake retail core

Primary commercial and retirement destination with the strongest SF and condo liquidity

Burnet city / county-seat core

Local government and relative-value housing versus lake-premium towns

Granite Shoals–Kingsland / lake fringe

Waterfront and second-home demand with seasonal turnover and HOA complexity