Henderson County, Texas

Aug 4, 2026 · 39 days ago

Redeemable Deedclosedvia Linebarger (LGBS)

Parcels

Opening bids

$52,700

all parcels priced

Redemption

730 days

25% flat penalty

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

Redeemable tax deed; federal/HOA liens can survive; lake and flood-zone diligence essential on Cedar Creek parcels.

Henderson 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: 87,467 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: Online (MVBA cycles) and/or in-person first Tuesday courthouse — confirm per notice
Frequency: First Tuesday when inventory posts; periodic MVBA online tax sales
Platform: Henderson County Tax Sale (MVBA / Sheriff per notice)903-675-6182
Deposit rules: Online: register at mvbataxsales.com ≥24 hours before sale; deposit/settlement per MVBA storefront. In-person: certified funds day-of. $10 no-delinquent-tax statement from Athens Tax Office required (valid 90 days). Sold AS IS, redeemable.

Title risk

Common after redemption for marketable title.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Henderson County Tax Assessor/Collector — Peggy Goodall903-675-6134
Clerk of court: Henderson County Clerk — Foreclosure Sales Listings
Property appraiser: Henderson County Appraisal District903-675-9296
GIS / parcel map: Henderson CAD parcel resources

Areas trending up

Athens core / medical edge — County-seat hospital and services employment with primary urban inventory
Gun Barrel City / Mabank lake fringe — Cedar Creek second-home and retiree demand with constrained waterfront stock
Chandler / Seven Points east DFW commute — Relative entry SF with Dallas-east job spillover

Notes

Texas redeemable tax-deed. Henderson County Tax Assessor/Collector (Peggy Goodall, Athens) refers delinquent tax sales to MVBA (903-675-6182, mvbalaw.com) and Linebarger (publicans/lgbs). Online MVBA tax-sale cycles documented (e.g. Sep 2, 2025 10 a.m.–4 p.m.); traditional first-Tuesday courthouse sales also occur (front door Henderson County Courthouse, Athens). Purchaser must present written no-delinquent-tax statement from Tax Office ($10, valid 90 days, photo ID, Athens main office) before deed. CAD: henderson-cad.org. East Texas / Cedar Creek Lake second-home and Dallas-commute fringe (Athens, Gun Barrel City, Chandler).

4 sources

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

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Download PropStream list (8 parcels, CSV)

Parcel	Address	Opening bid	Assessed	Spread	Status
132354	109 LONGLEAF ST	$7,633	$41,402	$33,769	pending
147010	169 WILLOWWOOD DR · GUN BARREL CITY	$7,899	$40,041	$32,142	sold
98521	GARNER DR · MABANK	$13,366	$44,690	$31,324	pending
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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.