Cumberland County, North Carolina

Oct 12, 2026 · in 30 days

Tax Deedscheduledvia County site

Parcels

Opening bids

5 lot(s) have no published opening bid

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

Judicial tax foreclosure after confirmation can cut off many junior liens; federal tax liens and some interests can survive. Upset bids reset the sale. Independent title search required.

Cumberland County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption period: 10 days upset-bid period after each high bid, not a traditional redemption
Investor return: N/A — outright deed transfer, subject to upset bids
Governing statute: North Carolina General Statutes Ch. 105, Art. 26
Population: 338,430 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: In-person
Frequency: As scheduled by collection counsel (often mid-day Thursdays when inventory warrants)
Platform: Cumberland County Tax Foreclosure (David B. Craig, counsel)
Deposit rules: Counsel FAQ: 20% or $750.00 deposit (confirm current notice) in certified funds day of sale; balance after upset-bid period and before confirmation; recording fees and stamps due at Register of Deeds. Contact David Craig office 910-223-3768 / 910-223-3769.

Title risk

Often practically required for insurable title after NC tax foreclosure if notice, heir, or occupancy issues exist.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Cumberland County Tax Office910-678-7507
Clerk of court: Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court (upset bids)
Property appraiser: Cumberland County Tax Administration / GIS
GIS / parcel map: Cumberland County GIS / property search

Areas trending up

Fayetteville / Fort Liberty edge — Military employment base supporting rental turnover and SF demand
Hope Mills / south Cumberland — Suburban family growth with relative affordability
Spring Lake / north base corridor — Service-member housing demand adjacent to installation gates

Notes

North Carolina judicial tax foreclosure. Cumberland County Tax Office uses outside counsel (Attorney David B. Craig) to conduct tax foreclosure sales on the front steps of the courthouse (117 Dick Street, Fayetteville), generally around noon on selected Thursdays. 20% or $750 deposit (whichever applies per counsel FAQ) due day of sale; 10-day upset bid period. Monitor cumberlandcountync.gov Tax Foreclosure Sales and davidbcraig.com bidder FAQ.

4 sources

Inherited from North Carolina rather than researched for Cumberland: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Download PropStream list (5 parcels, CSV)

Parcel	Address	Opening bid	Assessed	Spread	Status
0582604198000	14.89 ACS Wade Elementary School	—	—	—	pending
0412467653000	Waymon Sealey Prop (0.84 AC)	—	—	—	pending
0407310909000	Dunkirk Heights LO:19 PL:0037-0023	—	—	—	pending
9497974217012	Bartons Landing Condos PH:07 PL:0002-0199 UN:F BU:5	—

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-283 requires all property to be appraised at its true value in money, which the statute defines as market value. There is no classification ratio and no county variation in the ratio itself — only in how recently it was measured. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.