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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed Redeemable |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Erath county, Texas is unable to collect real estate property taxes they are also unable to provide important government services like police protection, public schooling and medical services.
Unpaid property taxes create a serious cashflow problem for Erath county, Texas.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Erath county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Erath county newspaper of general circulation. They are listed by sequence number. Parcels fall into 1 of 2 groups. Each group is sorted by parcel number.
The advertisement appears about three to six weeks before the Erath county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Erath county, Texas allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Erath county, Texas lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.
Why would investors do this?
Well, depending on Texas laws and competition, savvy Erath county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Texas tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Texas tax deeds.
Elected Public Officials:
| Name: | Position: | Email: |
| Joe Tab Thompson | County Judge | countyjudge@htcomp.net |
| Douglas Eberhart | Commissioner, Precinct 3 | countyjudge@htcomp.net |
| Marvin Lowe | Commissioner | |
| Jerry Martin | Commissioner, Precinct 1 | |
| Lynn Tidwell | Commissioner | |
| Carey Fraser | County Attorney | |
| John Terrill | District Attorney | |
| Tommy Travis Bryant Jr. | Sheriff | sheriff@our-town.com |
| Lawrence Ciccarelli | Constable | |
| Lee Gaitan | Constable | |
| Donna Kelly | Treasurer | money@htcomp.net |
| James Young | Auditor | |
| Jennifer Carey-Schlicke | Tax Assessor Collector | ectax@htcomp.net |
| Gwinda Jones | County Clerk | |
| Wanda Pringle | District Clerk |
Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.
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