Eastland County, TX
In-person courthouse-steps sale, on-site registration only
Eastland County holds its delinquent-tax sale on the courthouse steps on September 1, conducted through the law firm MVBA — the sole county on MVBA's September sale calendar this round. Registration is on-site the day of the sale; there's no advance online registration for this one, unlike some Texas counties that route through GovEase or RealAuction instead.
Texas doesn't sell tax lien certificates — the winning bidder takes a deed directly, but the prior owner keeps a statutory right to redeem: two years for a homestead, agricultural, or mineral-interest property, 180 days for everything else. If they do redeem, the investor is paid the winning bid back plus a flat 25% premium in year one (50% in year two) — not annualized interest, a flat premium regardless of how fast it's redeemed.
Texas rules at a glance
Texas doesn't sell tax lien certificates — it sells redeemable deeds. The winning bidder takes the deed at the sale. On most property the prior owner has 180 days to redeem at a flat 25% penalty, but on a residence homestead, agricultural land or a mineral interest the window is two years, at 25% in the first year and 50% in the second (Tex. Tax Code § 34.21).
The statute, the bidding and what goes wrong for new buyers are on the Texas page.
Property & tax profile
The median homeowner in Eastland County pays $1,459 a year in property tax — below the Texas median of $4,232 (U.S.: $3,119). That is roughly what a typical home here owes for each year it goes unpaid — the debt that the opening bid at a deed sale is usually built from, plus interest and costs. Homes with a mortgage pay a median of $2,201; homes owned outright, $1,221.
On a home with a mortgage, the lender has its own reason to pay a delinquent tax bill: the tax lien outranks the mortgage, and a tax deed can wipe out the loan. On a home owned outright, nobody but the owner — or the heirs — has that reason. In Eastland County, 62.5% of owner-occupied homes are owned outright (Texas: 44.0%, U.S.: 39.4%). That is more than the state as a whole, so a larger share of the delinquent bills here have no lender behind them.
22.9% of all housing units in Eastland County are vacant. The figure that matters for a buyer at the tax sale is the Census “other vacant” category — not for rent, not for sale, not a holiday home, but a catch-all that includes foreclosures, homes held up by legal proceedings or family reasons, homes needing repairs, and abandoned ones. Here it is 12.5% of all units (Texas: 3.5%, U.S.: 3.6%). That is above the state rate, so expect more empty properties on the delinquent list: the ones least likely to redeem, and the most likely to need work if the deed ends up yours. Drive by before you bid.
Half of the homes in Eastland County were built in or before 1966 (Texas: in or before 1992) — an older stock than the state's, which matters if a deed is what you are buying: older roofs, wiring and plumbing. The typical tax bill is 2.7% of the median household income of $53,549 (Texas: 5.4%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (tables B25077, B25103, B25081, B25002, B25004, B25035, B19013) — see the figures on data.census.gov. Survey estimates with margins of error; anything too uncertain to state is left out.
Before you bid: Payment is due same-day in cash or cashier's check, and the deed conveys "without warranty" — exact parcel list, opening bids, and any last-minute changes should be confirmed directly with the Eastland County Tax Collector before the sale.
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This page reflects publicly posted county auction notices as of publication and is general information, not financial or legal advice. Sale details can change — always confirm current terms with the county directly.