Hidalgo County, Texas

Sep 1, 2026 · 11 days ago

Redeemable Deedcancelledvia Linebarger (LGBS)

Parcels

Opening bids

$373,062

all parcels priced

Redemption

730 days

25% flat penalty

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

Tax deed sale generally clears most private liens; federal liens and some post-sale assessments can survive. Resales may start at fraction of appraised value when prior sale failed — still AS IS with redemption rights for prior owner.

Hidalgo County rules

Sale type: Redeemable Deed
Redemption period: 2 years for homestead/ag/mineral properties; 6 months for all other property
Investor return: 25% penalty in year one, 50% in year two (homestead/ag); 25% flat for the 6-month category
Governing statute: Texas Tax Code Title 1, Subtitle E, Ch. 34
Population: 914,820 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: Online / hybrid (AuctionHouse LLC for recent resales; confirm per-month PBFCM notice)
Frequency: First Tuesday of months with posted sales/resales (10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. statutory window)
Platform: PBFCM Hidalgo tax sales + AuctionHouse LLC
Deposit rules: Follow officer/platform registration for each sale (online platform or day-of as posted). Full payment in certified funds per constable/sheriff or AuctionHouse settlement terms; no financing. Confirm §34.011 bidder registration with Hidalgo Tax Assessor-Collector.

Title risk

Often needed post-redemption for clean resale title in South Texas markets; title insurance underwriting is strict on tax deeds.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Hidalgo County Tax Assessor-Collector
Clerk of court: Hidalgo County Clerk
Property appraiser: Hidalgo County Appraisal District (HCAD)
GIS / parcel map: HCAD property search

Areas trending up

McAllen / North McAllen — RGV commercial and medical hub with stronger resale liquidity than rural colonias
Edinburg — County seat and university-adjacent demand supporting rental and starter-home absorption
Mission / Sharyland edge — Western metro growth and relative new-construction inventory vs. older core blocks

Notes

Texas judicial tax-foreclosure. Delinquent tax counsel Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott (PBFCM) runs Hidalgo sales/resales; recent resales posted for online bidding at auctionhousellc.com (e.g. July 7, 2026 resale list). Primary sales still first-Tuesday statutory window; some cycles hybrid online. Bidder registration with tax assessor-collector may be required and renewable (e.g. every 90 days under local adoption of Tax Code §34.011).

4 sources

Inherited from Texas rather than researched for Hidalgo: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Download PropStream list (16 parcels, CSV)

Parcel	Address	Opening bid	Assessed	Spread	Status
M1950-00-042-0011-00	519 S 17th St · Mcallen	$26,190	$478,856	$452,666	cancelled
U1050-00-000-0013-00	803 N CROSS LN · EDINBURG	$6,460	$392,000	$385,540	pending
J2165-00-000-0018-00	1305 Keeton Ave · Mcallen	$30,425	$271,876	$241,451	pending
P4370-02-000-0095-00

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Texas requires appraisal at 100% of market value as of Jan 1 (Tex. Tax Code § 23.01). Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.