VACANT LOT AT 4026 HIGHWAY 6

HITCHCOCK, Texas, 77563

Redeemable DeedcancelledSells Sep 1, 2026 · 11 days ago

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Opening bid

$6,906

Assessed value

$124,430

Market / AVM

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Taxes owed

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Parcel number: 017500170001000
Case number: 18-TX-0189
Land use: SALE
Building: —
Acreage: —
Lot size: —
Year built: —
Owner of record: —

Aerial view of VACANT LOT AT 4026 HIGHWAY 6 — 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 VACANT LOT AT 4026 HIGHWAY 6 — 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.

FEMA flood zone VE — special flood hazard area
1% annual chance coastal flood with wave action and a published base flood elevation. Flood insurance will be required for a federally backed mortgage, which is a permanent cost on any resale and can exceed the payment on a low-value parcel. Base flood elevation 16 ft — compare it to the parcel's own elevation.

Context

7% of homes vacant year-round in Census Tract 7237
73 of 1,117 units vacant year-round, around or below the national tract average.
60% owner-occupied
Owner-occupied majority, which usually means a retail resale is possible.
Tract median home value $155,600
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 $50,417
Tract median household income. Sets what a local buyer can finance.

County records

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

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Galveston County rules

Sale type: Redeemable Deed
Redemption: 2 years for homestead/ag/mineral properties; 6 months for all other property
Return if redeemed: 25% penalty in year one, 50% in year two (homestead/ag); 25% flat for the 6-month category
Statute: Texas Tax Code Title 1, Subtitle E, Ch. 34

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Historical comps

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Liens that survive

As-is tax deed subject to statutory redemption (homestead/ag ~2 years; other ~180 days from deed recording). Federal tax liens survive. HOA and unjoined liens may remain. Post-judgment tax years often due beyond judgment amount. Execution sales follow different lien rules than tax sales.

Quiet title

Title companies typically require quiet title after redemption expires before insuring free-and-clear marketable title.

Verify before you bid

This record was compiled from the published sale list. Parcels are pulled, redeemed, and re-priced up to the moment of sale. Confirm the lot is still in the sale, and confirm the opening bid, directly with the county.

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Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$72,040

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $37,329 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $6,906

Room to bid $65,134

Confidence: medium — ARV derived from assessed value, not comps.

History-guided suggestion

$30,078

Under max by $41,962

≤ 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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No historical bucket for TX|Redeemable 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

Assessed $124,430 ÷ 1 assessment ratio. Texas requires appraisal at 100% of market value as of Jan 1 (Tex. Tax Code § 23.01).

After-repair value: $124,430
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$9,954
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 TX range ($1,800–$5,000, ~5 months).: −$3,400
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical TX recording and deed issuance cost.: −$400
Holding costs (7 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$187/month.: −$1,307
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): −$37,329
Maximum bid: $72,040

If the owner redeems

Flat penalty

25%

You'd receive

$18,010

Window

730 days

A 25% flat penalty applies if the owner redeems. It is a penalty, not annual interest — the rate does not change with how early they redeem.

homestead and agricultural-use property (2 years); all other property is 180 days

Quoted elsewhere as 51% annualised — true only if they redeem on the last possible day and you immediately redeploy the capital. Treat the flat penalty as the real number.

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. The 180-day vs 2-year window turns on the property's use at the time of sale, which the sale list does not state — treat any homestead-looking residential parcel as potentially 2-year.

AI risk brief

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Site & surroundings

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

FEMA flood zone VE — special flood hazard area

1% annual chance coastal flood with wave action and a published base flood elevation. Flood insurance will be required for a federally backed mortgage, which is a permanent cost on any resale and can exceed the payment on a low-value parcel. Base flood elevation 16 ft — compare it to the parcel's own elevation.

Context

7% of homes vacant year-round in Census Tract 7237

73 of 1,117 units vacant year-round, around or below the national tract average.

60% owner-occupied

Owner-occupied majority, which usually means a retail resale is possible.

Tract median home value $155,600

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 $50,417

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

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$72,040

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $37,329 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $6,906

Room to bid $65,134

Confidence: medium — ARV derived from assessed value, not comps.

History-guided suggestion

$30,078

Under max by $41,962

≤ 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 TX|Redeemable 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

Assessed $124,430 ÷ 1 assessment ratio. Texas requires appraisal at 100% of market value as of Jan 1 (Tex. Tax Code § 23.01).

After-repair value: $124,430
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$9,954
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 TX range ($1,800–$5,000, ~5 months).: −$3,400
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical TX recording and deed issuance cost.: −$400
Holding costs (7 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$187/month.: −$1,307
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): −$37,329
Maximum bid: $72,040

If the owner redeems

Flat penalty

25%

You'd receive

$18,010

Window

730 days

A 25% flat penalty applies if the owner redeems. It is a penalty, not annual interest — the rate does not change with how early they redeem.

homestead and agricultural-use property (2 years); all other property is 180 days

Quoted elsewhere as 51% annualised — true only if they redeem on the last possible day and you immediately redeploy the capital. Treat the flat penalty as the real number.

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. The 180-day vs 2-year window turns on the property's use at the time of sale, which the sale list does not state — treat any homestead-looking residential parcel as potentially 2-year.