Mason County, Washington

Tax Deed69,632 residents

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

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

None once the county treasurer's deed issues (3-year delinquency threshold before that)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Revised Code of Washington Ch. 84.64

Notes

Washington tax-deed (judicial foreclosure) county. Mason County (Shelton / Olympic Peninsula south Sound) Treasurer forecloses delinquent real property taxes and sells via online auction on Bid4Assets (bid4assets.com/Mason). Contact Foreclosure Deputy Tracey Longan 360-427-9670 Ext 485 / TraceyL@masoncountywa.gov. Minimum-bid sheets and Tax Judgment Sale public notices post on masoncountywa.gov Treasurer Tax Foreclosure page. CAUTION: masoncounty.net is Mason County, Michigan — not this county; use masoncountywa.gov only. No post-sale owner redemption of the auction parcel once judgment sale completes (federal lien 120-day path may apply). Shelton timber/mill and peninsula commute market — shoreline, septic, and tribal-boundary DD essential. Surplus real estate (tax title/surplus) may also list via Richard Beckman Realty Group separately from the judgment auction.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

Annually when judgment sale inventory posts (historically winter/spring; confirm current notice on Treasurer page)

Platform

Bid4Assets — Mason County WA Tax Foreclosure ↗

Deposit rules

Register on Bid4Assets and post required deposit (WA online judgment sales commonly require ~$1,000–$2,000 class electronic deposit — confirm current Mason terms). Winning bidder pays balance by electronic funds transfer within published window (often 48+ hours). Non-winning deposits refunded per platform rules. Sold AS IS after tax judgment.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Treasurer’s deed after tax judgment sale generally extinguishes most private liens; federal tax liens can survive. Verify local improvement district and other assessments. Shoreline and septic issues are practical, not just title, risks.

Quiet title

Practically often required for title insurance on Washington tax-deed property.

Deal maths for Washington

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

RCW 84.40.030: "All property must be valued at one hundred percent of its true and fair value in money and assessed on the same basis unless specifically provided otherwise by law." RCW 84.41.030 requires annual revaluation of all taxable real property, with physical inspection at least once every six years.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Mason County Treasurer — Tax Foreclosure ↗

360-427-9670

Clerk of court

Mason County Auditor / Superior Court Clerk (recording) ↗

Property appraiser

Mason County Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

Mason County Assessor / GIS parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Shelton / downtown–mill town core

County-seat employment with selective SF rehab demand

Allyn–Belfair / north county Sound fringe

Kitsap–Pierce commute and water-adjacent demand with constrained inventory

Hoodsport–Lake Cushman recreation fringe

Seasonal and retirement demand; underwrite access, septic, and vacancy