Waller County, Texas

Redeemable Deed65,109 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. Waller County (Hempstead / Brookshire / northwest Houston MSA) Sheriff tax sales run on first-Tuesday statutory windows—e.g. Notice of Sheriff's Sale for March 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at 100 Sheriff (confirm current posting address with Sheriff/TAC). Tax Office offers tax-sale notification signup. PBFCM lists Waller public re-sales for trust/strike-off inventory. Waller CAD (waller-cad.org) appraises only—does not collect taxes; contact jurisdiction collectors for balances. Rapid industrial/logistics growth (Brookshire–Katy edge) makes title, flood, and access DD critical.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (Sheriff tax sale; first Tuesday when ordered)

Frequency

First Tuesday of the month when orders of sale post (example Mar 3, 2026 notice); trust resales as scheduled

Platform

Waller County Sheriff — Tax / Sheriff's Sale ↗

Deposit rules

Cash/certified funds day-of per Sheriff notice. Obtain Waller County Tax Office Statement of No Delinquent Tax before deed (also required for trust purchases). Sold AS IS, redeemable deed. Sign up for TAC tax-sale notifications on county site.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Redeemable tax deed (180-day / 2-year homestead-ag-mineral). HOA/POA and federal liens can survive; post-judgment taxes and MUD/special-district assessments common in growth corridors—search thoroughly.

Quiet title

Common after redemption expires for insurable title in the Houston-exurb market.

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

Waller County Tax Assessor-Collector — Tax Sale Notification ↗

Clerk of court

Waller County Clerk (records) ↗

Property appraiser

Waller County Appraisal District ↗

GIS / parcel map

Waller CAD property search / maps ↗

Areas trending up

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

Brookshire / I-10 west Houston edge

Logistics and industrial employment with new SF absorption

Hempstead / county-seat core

Local government and highway retail supporting workforce housing

Prairie View / university fringe

PVAMU-driven rental demand with more attainable inventory