Hunt County, Texas

Redeemable Deed118,729 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 — Hunt County does not sell tax liens. Tax Foreclosure/Constable’s Sales held first Tuesday each month at 10:00 a.m. on the second floor of the Hunt County Courthouse, 2500 Lee Street, Greenville. Properties advertised three weeks prior. Attorney lists (e.g. Perdue Brandon) also post monthly Hunt PDFs. Unsold parcels may enter Judgment Properties then annual sealed-bid Resale after redemption expires. Bidder Certificate required from Tax Office ($10 annual) before deed preparation. Dallas MSA east / I-30 Greenville–Commerce.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (Constable’s sale, Courthouse 2nd floor)

Frequency

First Tuesday monthly at 10:00 a.m. when notices post; annual sealed-bid Resale for remaining inventory

Platform

Hunt County Tax Foreclosure / Constable’s Sale ↗

Deposit rules

Payment in full by 2:00 p.m. sale day to Constable’s Office by cashier’s check or U.S. Postal money order only (payable to Hunt County Constable’s Office). Current Bidder Certificate from Tax Office required before deed. Resale track: 100% cashier’s check/money order to Tax Assessor-Collector; deed processing can take 90+ days. Sold AS IS, deed without warranty.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Redeemable tax deed without warranty; HOA and federal liens can survive; current taxes not in bid may be buyer’s. Title insurance often difficult until quiet title/redemption ends.

Quiet title

Common after redemption for insurable title; deeds without warranty.

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

Hunt County Tax Assessor-Collector — Property Sales / Bidder Certificate ↗

903-408-4024

Clerk of court

Hunt County Clerk ↗

Property appraiser

Hunt County Appraisal District ↗

GIS / parcel map

Hunt CAD / county parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Greenville core / industrial park edge

County-seat manufacturing and logistics employment with primary urban inventory

Commerce / university fringe

Texas A&M–Commerce student and staff rental demand

Royse City / Caddo Mills I-30 west edge

Dallas-commute SF growth with relatively liquid starter stock