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South Dakota tax sale properties, straight from county records. Auction dates and opening bids can change at the county. Check the county link on a listing before you bid.
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South Dakota is a tax lien state. The county treasurer sells a tax certificate to the bidder who accepts the lowest interest rate, capped at 10% a year (SDCL 10-23-8). The owner may redeem until a tax deed issues. The holder cannot start the deed process until three years after the sale, must start it within six (SDCL 10-25-1), and the notice gives the owner 60 more days. Since 2024, whoever takes the tax deed must put the property up at public auction within a year; a certificate holder is paid what a redemption would have paid, and any surplus goes to the former owner.
The redemption period in South Dakota is 3 yrs. During this period, the original owner can reclaim the property by paying what is owed plus the interest or penalty set by state law.
DeedFlex aggregates South Dakota 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, billed monthly) to browse all available South Dakota properties with full deal analysis.
Key risks include: IRS federal tax liens. South Dakota sells tax certificates, bid down from a 10% maximum. Treat a certificate as an interest investment: since 2024 a holder who takes the tax deed must auction the property within a year and keeps only the taxes, interest and costs. Counties also sell land they took by tax deed as surplus, for cash to the highest bidder, subject to the commissioners' confirmation (Beadle County, for example). Check for tribal land restrictions in western SD counties.
Opening bids vary widely by county and property. South Dakota has an average property tax rate of 1.32%, 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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