Kerr County, Texas

Redeemable Deed53,900 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 county. Kerr County (Kerrville / Ingram) sells tax-foreclosed property after judicial foreclosure on the statutory first-Tuesday pattern when parcels are posted. Hill Country retirement and tourism market along I-10 / Guadalupe River. Confirm lists with Tax Assessor-Collector and Sheriff/collection counsel each month.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person or online per current sale notice

Frequency

First Tuesday of the month when parcels are posted after judgment

Platform

Kerr County Tax Assessor-Collector / Sheriff tax sales ↗

Deposit rules

Typically full payment same day; no-delinquent-tax statement from Tax Assessor-Collector required. Confirm current auction vendor and funds rules in the posted notice.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

HOA and federal liens can survive; statutory redemption applies after deed recording. Tax deed without warranty.

Quiet title

Practically required for insurable title after Texas tax sale.

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

Kerr County Tax Assessor-Collector ↗

Clerk of court

Kerr County Clerk (deed records) ↗

Property appraiser

Kerr Central Appraisal District ↗

GIS / parcel map

Kerr CAD maps / property search ↗

Areas trending up

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

Kerrville city / river corridor

Regional medical, retail, and retirement demand with strongest SF liquidity

Ingram / Junction Highway fringe

Relative-value housing with Guadalupe recreation access

I-10 / Comfort-direction east fringe

Highway link toward Boerne–San Antonio with Hill Country lot demand