Sep 1, 2026 · 11 days ago· 10:00 AM
Published sale details. The parcel list has not been fetched yet.
Amounts listed on the sale list may be subjected to additional costs on the day of the sale.
No special instructions.
After right of redemption foreclosed, quiet title petition under OCGA §23-3-60 is recommended for marketable title.
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Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Georgia assesses at 40% of fair market value (O.C.G.A. § 48-5-7). Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.
Georgia redeemable tax-deed county. Newton County Tax Commissioner holds tax sales on the first Tuesday of months when a sale is planned, 10:00 a.m.; bidders must appear early to register (no mail/phone/fax bids). Opening bid = tax due + penalties + fees. Payment in full by 3:00 p.m. sale day in cash, cashier’s check, or money order only. Purchaser receives Sheriff’s Tax Deed subject to 12-month right of redemption (20% premium typical first year). After 12 months, foreclose right to redeem via certified mail + 4-week publication, then quiet title recommended. Lists in Covington News legals four weeks prior.
Inherited from Georgia rather than researched for Newton: type, redemption, returns, statute.