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County Courthouse
290 Gay Street. PO Box 519
Washington, VA 22747-0519
Phone: (540) 675-5330
Fax: (540) 675-5331
www.rappahannockcountyva.gov

Auction Type: Tax Deed
Bidding Method: Bid up

Tax Sale Overview:


If Rappahannock county, Virginia 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 Rappahannock county, Virginia.

Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Rappahannock county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.

To solve this problem Rappahannock county, Virginia allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Rappahannock county, Virginia lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.

Why would investors do this?

Well, depending on Virginia laws and competition, savvy Rappahannock county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Virginia tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Virginia tax deeds.

Elected Public Officials:


Name:  Position:  Email: 
Charles EstesChair 
Robert AndersonVice Chairroberander8@aol.com
Ronald FrazierSupervisorronfrazier_bos@hotmail.com
S. Bryant LeeSupervisor 
Roger WelchSupervisorroger.welch@gefanuc.com
Larry SherertzSheriffrcsheriff@earthlink.net
Frances FosterTreasurer 
S. Beverly AtkinsCommissioner of Revenue 
L. Diane BruceClerk of the Courtdbruce@summit.net

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