05540-00034-0000

Arkansas

Tax DeedpendingSells Sep 22, 2026 · in 10 days

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Opening bid

$387

Assessed value

$750

Land $3,750

Market / AVM

$3,750

Taxes owed

$387

Parcel number: 05540-00034-0000
Case number: —
Land use: —
Building: —
Acreage: —
Lot size: —
Year built: —
Owner of record: MCWILLIAMS, JOE CARROLL

Legal description

BURNS ADDITION-CALION 36 LOT 5 BLOCK 13 BURNS ADDITION CITY CALION

Property facts enriched via cadastre · 8/14/2026

Aerial view of parcel 05540-00034-0000 — 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 parcel 05540-00034-0000 — 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 AE — special flood hazard area
1% annual chance flood (100-year), with a published base flood elevation. Insurance mandatory with a federally backed loan. 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 95 ft — compare it to the parcel's own elevation.

Context

13% of homes vacant year-round in Census Tract 9502
258 of 1,923 units vacant year-round, around or below the national tract average. A further 162 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 $131,400
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 $48,301
Tract median household income. Sets what a local buyer can finance.
Elevation 92 ft
Ground elevation at the parcel. Compare with the FEMA base flood elevation where one is published.

County records

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

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Union 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

-$3,313

Do not bid — the numbers do not clear your margin.

Opening bid $387

Room to bid -$3,700

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

History-guided suggestion

Pass

History + oracle say stay out or wait — do not chase.

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.
Oracle says no-bid — suggestion is pass.

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 $3,750. 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: $3,750
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$300
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 ~$75/month.: −$1,350
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): −$1,125
Maximum bid: -$3,313

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.
Costs exceed what the property can support at your target margin. There is no bid at which this clears.

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Site & surroundings

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

FEMA flood zone AE — special flood hazard area

1% annual chance flood (100-year), with a published base flood elevation. Insurance mandatory with a federally backed loan. 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 95 ft — compare it to the parcel's own elevation.

Context

13% of homes vacant year-round in Census Tract 9502

258 of 1,923 units vacant year-round, around or below the national tract average. A further 162 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 $131,400

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 $48,301

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

Elevation 92 ft

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

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

-$3,313

Do not bid — the numbers do not clear your margin.

Opening bid $387

Room to bid -$3,700

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

History-guided suggestion

Pass

History + oracle say stay out or wait — do not chase.

History sample

—

Median sold

—

p(redeem) prior

—

No historical bucket for AR|Tax Deed; suggestion uses oracle only.
Oracle says no-bid — suggestion is pass.

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 $3,750. 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: $3,750
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$300
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 ~$75/month.: −$1,350
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): −$1,125
Maximum bid: -$3,313

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.
Costs exceed what the property can support at your target margin. There is no bid at which this clears.