Kaufman County, Texas

Redeemable Deed197,829 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. Kaufman County Sheriff moved tax foreclosure sales fully online via RealForeclose / RealAuction (kaufman.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com). Online sales first Tuesday of every month at 10:00 a.m. when property is available. County Tax Sales/Auctions page explains public auction to highest bidder and registration on the online sales website. Winning bidder receives tax sale deed subject to statutory redemption.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

First Tuesday of every month at 10:00 a.m. if inventory exists

Platform

RealForeclose — Kaufman County Sheriff’s Sale ↗

Deposit rules

Register on RealForeclose; deposit and wire/payment deadlines per platform and county rules. Sold AS IS. Confirm any Tax Office bidder authorization requirements before bidding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Redeemable tax deed (180 days / 2 years homestead-ag-mineral). Federal tax liens and some post-judgment taxes can survive. Independent title search required.

Quiet title

Common after redemption for marketable/insurable title.

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

Kaufman County — Tax Sales/Auctions ↗

Clerk of court

Kaufman County Clerk ↗

Property appraiser

Kaufman County Appraisal District ↗

GIS / parcel map

Kaufman CAD / county GIS parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Forney / northwest Kaufman

DFW east-exurb job access with strong SF absorption into 2026

Terrell / US-80 corridor

Retail and logistics employment supporting workforce housing demand

Kaufman / Crandall fringe

Relative entry inventory with continued metro spillover; underwrite infrastructure carefully