Kaufman County, Texas

Aug 4, 2026 · 39 days ago

Redeemable Deedcancelledvia Linebarger (LGBS)

Parcels

Opening bids

$48,306

all parcels priced

Redemption

730 days

25% flat penalty

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this 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.

Kaufman 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: 197,829 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: Online
Frequency: First Tuesday of every month at 10:00 a.m. if inventory exists
Platform: RealForeclose — Kaufman County Sheriff’s Sale877-361-7325
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

Common after redemption for marketable/insurable title.

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

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

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.

2 sources

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

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Download PropStream list (3 parcels, CSV)

Parcel	Address	Opening bid	Assessed	Spread	Status
33974	10921 CO RD 358 · TERRELL	$12,834	$336,758	$323,924	cancelled
6118	0 CO RD 277 · KAUFMAN	$22,011	$149,997	$127,986	cancelled
32523	208 NORTH PARK PLAZA · MABANK	$13,461	$89,400	$75,939	sold

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.

Parcel

Address

Opening bid

Assessed

Spread

Status

33974

10921 CO RD 358 · TERRELL

$12,834

$336,758

$323,924

cancelled

6118

0 CO RD 277 · KAUFMAN

$22,011

$149,997

$127,986

cancelled

32523

208 NORTH PARK PLAZA · MABANK

$13,461

$89,400

$75,939

sold