701 WALNUT AVE

MENA, Arkansas, 71953

Tax DeedpendingSells Sep 23, 2026 · in 11 days

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Opening bid

$500

Assessed value

$11,190

Land $1,330Improvement $9,860

Market / AVM

$55,950

Taxes owed

$500

Parcel number: 6000-00030-0000
Case number: —
Land use: SFR
Beds / baths: 1 ba
Building: 1,944 sqft
Acreage: 0.326
Lot size: 14,201 sqft
Year built: 1950
Owner of record: CHRISTMAS & DAWN RIOS, BYRON
Last sale: $12,000 · 2016-08-12

Legal description

. 0.326 ACRES LOT 5 & 6 BLOCK 7 MENA ORIGINAL ADDITION CITY SD 23MS

Property facts enriched via attom · 8/11/2026

Aerial view of 701 WALNUT AVE — 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 701 WALNUT AVE — 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.

26% of homes vacant year-round in Census Tract 9502.01
290 of 1,129 units sit empty outside seasonal use. High vacancy is an exit-risk signal rather than a price signal — the question is whether there is a buyer at any price, not what the price is.

Context

Tract median home value $122,000
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 $66,973
Tract median household income. Sets what a local buyer can finance.
Elevation 1188 ft
Ground elevation at the parcel. Compare with the FEMA base flood elevation where one is published.
75% owner-occupied
Owner-occupied majority, which usually means a retail resale is possible.

© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Flood zones from FEMA, elevation from USGS, tract statistics from the US Census. Proximity is measured from the parcel’s recorded location, which for most parcels is an assessor centroid rather than a boundary — treat these as figures to verify on a site visit, not as survey distances.

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Ownership

Owner 1: Byron R Christmas
Owner 2: Dawn Rios
Owner type: Individual
Mailing address: 701 WALNUT AVE, MENA, AR 71953-3039
Absentee: Owner Occupied

Tax assessment

Assessed total: $11,190
Assessed land: $1,330
Assessed improvement: $9,860
Market total: $55,950
Market land: $6,650
Market improvement: $49,300
Tax year: 2025
Improvement %: 88%
Delinquent since: 2021
Homeowner exemption: Y
Tax code area: 23MS

Property characteristics

County records

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

Assessor ↗search: 6000-00030-0000
Recorder, Circuit Clerk and Judicial Foreclosures ↗search: 6000-00030-0000
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Polk 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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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.

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$28,890

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $16,785 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $500

Room to bid $28,390

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

History-guided suggestion

$10,701

Under max by $18,190

≤ 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 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 $55,950. 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: $55,950
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$4,476
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 ~$84/month.: −$1,511
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): −$16,785
Maximum bid: $28,890

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.

26% of homes vacant year-round in Census Tract 9502.01

290 of 1,129 units sit empty outside seasonal use. High vacancy is an exit-risk signal rather than a price signal — the question is whether there is a buyer at any price, not what the price is.

Context

Tract median home value $122,000

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 $66,973

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

Elevation 1188 ft

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

75% owner-occupied

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

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$28,890

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $16,785 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $500

Room to bid $28,390

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

History-guided suggestion

$10,701

Under max by $18,190

≤ 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 $55,950. 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: $55,950
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$4,476
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 ~$84/month.: −$1,511
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): −$16,785
Maximum bid: $28,890

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.