2709 HIGHWAY 284

FORREST CITY, Arkansas, 72335

Tax DeedpendingSells Aug 19, 2026 · 24 days ago

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Opening bid

$4,085

Assessed value

$28,760

Land $1,460Improvement $27,300

Market / AVM

$143,800

Taxes owed

$4,085

Parcel number: 0001-03935-0000
Case number: —
Land use: RURAL HOMESITE
Beds / baths: 3 ba
Building: 2,112 sqft
Acreage: 5.3
Lot size: 230,868 sqft
Year built: 1996
Owner of record: CARDEN, ALLEN JOE & RHODA S
Last sale: $4,210 · 2022-04-13

Legal description

WAS # 3663-6 PT W 1/2 SW PRIVATE SURVEY 2370 2370 5N 3E 5.3 ACRES

Property facts enriched via attom · 8/6/2026

Aerial view of 2709 HIGHWAY 284 — the parcel — Aerial imagery from the USGS National Map. Flown on a multi-year cycle — it shows the site as photographed, which may predate clearing, construction or demolition. Not evidence of current condition.

Aerial view of 2709 HIGHWAY 284 — what is around it — Aerial imagery from the USGS National Map. Flown on a multi-year cycle — it shows the site as photographed, which may predate clearing, construction or demolition. Not evidence of current condition.

Site & surroundings

Physical conditions that affect value and rarely appear on a listing.

No road frontage — nearest is Crowley Ridge Road256 ft from parcel centre
No road frontage. Reaching the parcel may need an easement across someone else's land; check the plat for a recorded right of way.

Context

Elevation 333 ft
Ground elevation at the parcel. Compare with the FEMA base flood elevation where one is published.
12% of homes vacant year-round in Census Tract 9602.02
189 of 1,530 units vacant year-round, around or below the national tract average. A further 141 unit(s) are vacant seasonally — second homes rather than distress — so a headline vacancy rate quoted elsewhere for this tract will read 22%.
Tract median home value $94,700
Self-reported median across the whole tract — context for whether a number is plausible, not a comparable and never a bid input.
Median household income $53,333
Tract median household income. Sets what a local buyer can finance.

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Ownership

Owner 1: Allen Joe Carden
Owner 2: Rhoda S Carden
Owner type: Individual
Mailing address: 2709 HIGHWAY 284, FORREST CITY, AR 72335-7627
Absentee: Owner Occupied

Tax assessment

Assessed total: $28,760
Assessed land: $1,460
Assessed improvement: $27,300
Market total: $143,800
Market land: $7,300
Market improvement: $136,500
Property tax: $1,116
Tax year: 2025
Tax per sqft: $1
Improvement %: 94%
Delinquent since: 2021
Homeowner exemption

County records

Official appraiser / assessor — free, always available. Copy the parcel number if the link opens a search page.

Recorded Document Search ↗search: 0001-03935-0000
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St. Francis County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption: None after the sale — the owner's right ends at 4:00 p.m. the last business day before it (A.C.A. § 26-37-202)
Return if redeemed: N/A — outright deed transfer
Statute: Arkansas Code Title 26, Ch. 37 (§§ 26-37-202 sale and conveyance, 26-37-203 contest window)

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Historical comps

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Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$80,985

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $43,140 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $4,085

Room to bid $76,901

Confidence: medium — ARV from a provider market estimate, not comps.

History-guided suggestion

$31,606

Under max by $49,380

≤ oracle maxBid

Co-pilot target using recorded auction history. Never above your maximum bid.

History sample

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Median sold

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p(redeem) prior

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Your assumptions

After-repair value (ARV)

Override the derived estimate with real comps

Rehab budget

You cannot inspect before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition

Known surviving liens

Municipal code enforcement, special assessments, federal tax liens

Target margin — 30%

Required profit as a share of ARV. 30% is a common floor for tax-sale flips.

How that number is built

Provider market estimate of $143,800. This is an as-is valuation, not an after-repair one — enter your own comparable-sales figure if the property needs work.

After-repair value: $143,800
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$11,504
Rehabassumed No rehab budget entered — assumed $0. Tax-sale parcels are sold unseen and un-inspected; this is rarely correct.: −$0
Quiet title (required)assumed Midpoint of the typical AR range ($2,500–$5,000, ~5 months).: −$3,750
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical AR recording and deed issuance cost.: −$38
Closing contingencyassumed Publication, service and filing incidentals. Not a lien allowance — surviving assessments are parcel-specific and are not covered by this.: −$500
Holding costs (18 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$216/month.: −$3,883
Surviving liensassumed Assumed $0 — not verified. Municipal code-enforcement liens, special assessments, and federal tax liens can survive the sale.: −$0
Target profit (30% of ARV): −$43,140
Maximum bid: $80,985

Before you bid

Rehab is assumed to be $0. You cannot inspect these properties before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition.
Surviving liens assumed $0. COSL conveys by limited warranty deed and warrants nothing about title. A quiet title or confirmation action is needed for marketability, and title insurance being unavailable is expressly not grounds to cancel the sale.

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Site & surroundings

Physical conditions that affect value and rarely appear on a listing.

No road frontage — nearest is Crowley Ridge Road256 ft from parcel centre

No road frontage. Reaching the parcel may need an easement across someone else's land; check the plat for a recorded right of way.

Context

Elevation 333 ft

Ground elevation at the parcel. Compare with the FEMA base flood elevation where one is published.

12% of homes vacant year-round in Census Tract 9602.02

189 of 1,530 units vacant year-round, around or below the national tract average. A further 141 unit(s) are vacant seasonally — second homes rather than distress — so a headline vacancy rate quoted elsewhere for this tract will read 22%.

Tract median home value $94,700

Self-reported median across the whole tract — context for whether a number is plausible, not a comparable and never a bid input.

Median household income $53,333

Tract median household income. Sets what a local buyer can finance.

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$80,985

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $43,140 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $4,085

Room to bid $76,901

Confidence: medium — ARV from a provider market estimate, not comps.

History-guided suggestion

$31,606

Under max by $49,380

≤ oracle maxBid

Co-pilot target using recorded auction history. Never above your maximum bid.

History sample

—

Median sold

—

p(redeem) prior

—

No historical bucket for AR|Tax Deed; suggestion uses oracle only.

Your assumptions

After-repair value (ARV)

Override the derived estimate with real comps

Rehab budget

You cannot inspect before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition

Known surviving liens

Municipal code enforcement, special assessments, federal tax liens

Target margin — 30%

Required profit as a share of ARV. 30% is a common floor for tax-sale flips.

How that number is built

Provider market estimate of $143,800. This is an as-is valuation, not an after-repair one — enter your own comparable-sales figure if the property needs work.

After-repair value: $143,800
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$11,504
Rehabassumed No rehab budget entered — assumed $0. Tax-sale parcels are sold unseen and un-inspected; this is rarely correct.: −$0
Quiet title (required)assumed Midpoint of the typical AR range ($2,500–$5,000, ~5 months).: −$3,750
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical AR recording and deed issuance cost.: −$38
Closing contingencyassumed Publication, service and filing incidentals. Not a lien allowance — surviving assessments are parcel-specific and are not covered by this.: −$500
Holding costs (18 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$216/month.: −$3,883
Surviving liensassumed Assumed $0 — not verified. Municipal code-enforcement liens, special assessments, and federal tax liens can survive the sale.: −$0
Target profit (30% of ARV): −$43,140
Maximum bid: $80,985

Before you bid

Rehab is assumed to be $0. You cannot inspect these properties before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition.
Surviving liens assumed $0. COSL conveys by limited warranty deed and warrants nothing about title. A quiet title or confirmation action is needed for marketability, and title insurance being unavailable is expressly not grounds to cancel the sale.

Site & surroundings

Context

Full property record

Ownership

Tax assessment

County records

St. Francis County rules

Historical comps

Verify before you bid

Site & surroundings

Context

Full property record

Ownership

Tax assessment

County records

St. Francis County rules

Historical comps

Verify before you bid

Property characteristics

Legal description