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Tennessee tax sale properties, straight from county records. Last refreshed Oct 13, 2026. Auction dates and opening bids can change at the county. Check the county link on a listing before you bid.

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Current auctions in Tennessee

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2176 POINT CHURCH, Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Shelby County, TN · Commercial · Limited county data
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3964 POINT CHURCH, Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Shelby County, TN · Commercial · Limited county data
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1565 S PARKWAY E, Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Shelby County, TN · Single family · Limited county data
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392 S PARKWAY E, Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Shelby County, TN · Single family · Limited county data
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Flood or environmental risk This property carries a flood or environmental flag. That is a risk to what you are buying, not money owed. Its recorded documents have NOT been searched, so we are not saying nothing is owed either. Read the flag, then search Shelby's records before you bid.
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830 S PARKWAY, Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Shelby County, TN · Single family · Limited county data
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520 S PARKWAY E, Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Shelby County, TN · Single family · Limited county data
Opening bid See county Auction Apr 13, 2027
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How Tennessee tax sales work

Sale Type
Redeemable Deed
Tennessee sells tax-delinquent property through a court case: the clerk and master auctions it to the highest bidder, and ownership passes when the court confirms the sale, subject to the owner's right to redeem for up to one year from that order.
Redemption Period
1 yr — varies
Sold by the clerk and master in a court tax suit to the highest bidder. Ownership passes when the court confirms the sale, subject to the owner's right to redeem for up to one year from that order.
Counted from the court's order confirming the sale, not the auction: 1 year if the taxes were 5 years or less delinquent, 180 days if more than 5 but less than 8 years, 90 days if 8 years or more, and 30 days if the court finds the property vacant and abandoned (Tenn. Code 67-5-2701(a)).
Avg Property Tax Rate
0.71%
Below the national average (1.1%). Lower tax rates often mean smaller opening bids and lien amounts.
Homestead Rules
Special Rules Apply
Tax relief for elderly and disabled.

Words used on this page

Redemption period
A window after the sale when the old owner can pay up and take the property back.
Opening bid
Where bidding starts. It is not a price or a value. Often it is just the tax owed.
Tax deed
The county sells the property itself. The winner owns it.

Before you bid in Tennessee

What can survive the sale and become yours

  • IRS federal tax liens
  • City/county liens

Other things to check

  • Tennessee is a redeemable-deed state.
  • Delinquent taxes are collected through a lawsuit in chancery (or circuit) court, and the clerk and master sells the property to the highest bidder, with the taxes, interest, penalties and costs as the opening bid.
  • Ownership passes when the court enters an order confirming the sale, and the redemption clock starts on that order: one year if the taxes were five years or less delinquent, 180 days if more than five but less than eight years, 90 days if eight years or more, and 30 days if the court finds the property vacant and abandoned.
  • To redeem, the owner pays the taxes and costs plus 12% a year on your full purchase price, from the day you paid until the motion to redeem is filed.
  • You cannot take possession without a court writ.
  • A suit to set aside the sale must be filed within one year of the confirmation order, three years at most.
  • Check for mineral rights in eastern Tennessee.

How we rate these

Every listing says one of four things. Next to it is how many facts we hold for it, and what that much evidence is good enough for.

Worth a look
We hold the four basics (what is being sold, when, for how much, and what the property is) and nothing we hold argues against it. A claim about our record, not a promise about the property.
Needs review
We hold the basics, but a named finding wants a human first: a possible lien under the owner's name, a flood or environmental record, no mapped public road, a property check that fired, an opening bid at or above the value we hold for the parcel, or a sale the county reports as postponed.
Screened out
We hold positive evidence of a problem: recorded debt or an IRS lien that survives the sale, a lot too small to be a real parcel, a sale the county reports as over, or a sale date already past. The card names it.
Not enough data yet
One of the four basics is missing. This is not a bad rating: missing data can never produce a negative verdict.
N of 12 facts on file
How many of the 12 facts we track for this parcel we actually hold: sale kind, auction date, entry price, property class, value, lot size, living area, legal description, road access, title search, condition, sale terms. The same count on the board, the deal page and in Flexy. Hover the bar on any card to see which are still missing.

One number cannot say both how good a parcel looks and how much we actually know about it, and a low number reads as a verdict. So we do not print one. “Not enough data yet” is not a judgement about the property.

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Tennessee county coverage

7 counties with deals. Tap one to browse.

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Tennessee tax sale FAQ

Tennessee is a tax deed state. Sold by the clerk and master in a court tax suit to the highest bidder. Ownership passes when the court confirms the sale, subject to the owner's right to redeem for up to one year from that order.

The standard redemption period in Tennessee is 1 yr, but it varies. Counted from the court's order confirming the sale, not the auction: 1 year if the taxes were 5 years or less delinquent, 180 days if more than 5 but less than 8 years, 90 days if 8 years or more, and 30 days if the court finds the property vacant and abandoned (Tenn. Code 67-5-2701(a)).

DeedFlex aggregates Tennessee tax sale listings from county auction platforms and gives each property a plain-English verdict: Worth a look, Needs review, Screened out, or Not enough data yet. Next to it is how far the research has got on it. Start with Pro ($59/mo, flat) to browse all available Tennessee properties with full deal analysis.

Key risks include: IRS federal tax liens, City/county liens. Tennessee is a redeemable-deed state. Delinquent taxes are collected through a lawsuit in chancery (or circuit) court, and the clerk and master sells the property to the highest bidder, with the taxes, interest, penalties and costs as the opening bid. Ownership passes when the court enters an order confirming the sale, and the redemption clock starts on that order: one year if the taxes were five years or less delinquent, 180 days if more than five but less than eight years, 90 days if eight years or more, and 30 days if the court finds the property vacant and abandoned. To redeem, the owner pays the taxes and costs plus 12% a year on your full purchase price, from the day you paid until the motion to redeem is filed. You cannot take possession without a court writ. A suit to set aside the sale must be filed within one year of the confirmation order, three years at most. Check for mineral rights in eastern Tennessee.

Opening bids vary widely by county and property. Tennessee has an average property tax rate of 0.71%, which influences opening bid amounts. DeedFlex shows the opening bid for every listed property. Where we hold a market value we can stand behind, we show it; where we do not, we say so rather than print a number we cannot support.

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