Sep 14, 2026 · in 2 days· 11:00 AM
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Sealed Bid
Sales packets and instructions may be picked up at the Office of the Racine County Treasurer. 730 Wisconsin Ave, Racine WI 53403, County Courthouse, 1st Floor north end. Sales packets include the bid form, terms of sale, and a list of available properties, and can be purchased for $2.50 each at the counter. Free printable versions of these forms and documents are also available on the website. Each property is advertised and must be sold at its minimum appraised value or greater. No property can be sold for less than the minimum appraised value. All bids under the minimum bid amount will be automatically rejected. Bids must be received in the Office of the Racine County Treasurer in a sealed envelope marked “Sealed Bid” on the outside. Bids must be physically received in the Treasurer’s Office by 11:00 am the day of the Sealed Bid Opening. Any bids received after the cutoff time will not be accepted. Sealed Bid envelopes should be labeled “sealed bid” on the outside and must include the following: • Completed Sealed Bid Form • Deposit of 20% of the bid amount in the form of a Money Order, Certified Check, or Cashier’s Check payable to the Racine County Treasurer. No business or personal checks will be accepted.
Foreclosure judgment is primary clearing; quiet title may still be used after county deed for residual defects.
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Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Wis. Stat. § 70.32(1) requires real property to be valued at the full value which could ordinarily be obtained at private sale, and § 70.05(5)(b) requires each taxation district to assess at full value at least once in every 5-year period. The Department of Revenue computes the actual assessed-to-full-value ratio for every district annually under § 70.05(5)(c) and notifies districts that drift more than 10% off over four years. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.
Wisconsin tax-deed county — no lien certificates. Racine County Treasurer sells properties taken in tax foreclosure via a tiered county-run process: (1) initial sealed-bid sale with minimum bid and deposit, (2) subsequent sealed-bid with no minimum, (3) ongoing over-the-counter sales of remaining parcels. Not a competitive online tax-deed free-for-all. Example window documented July 21 – Aug 11, 2026 for sealed-bid — confirm current packet on county site.
Inherited from Wisconsin rather than researched for Racine: type, redemption, returns, statute.