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Virginia Tax Deed & Lien Auctions

Virginia tax sale properties, straight from county records. Last refreshed Oct 12, 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 Virginia

167 properties with a sale coming up

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43 Irvinville Lane, 0.3 acre +/-, Mathews, VA
Mathews County, VA · Land / vacant
Opening bid See county Auction Nov 12, 2026
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246 East Chilhowie Street, Marion 24354, Smyth, VA
Smyth County, VA · Single family
Opening bid See county Auction Nov 6, 2026
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Parcel VA-Mathews-TaxSale-16-A-252 — Mathews County, VA
Mathews County, VA
Opening bid See county Auction Nov 12, 2026
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Caroline County, VA (parcel 67A3-1-243; address not in source)
Caroline County, VA · Land / vacant
Opening bid $2,500 Auction Oct 22, 2026
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Behind 701 Ambrose St., Chesapeake, VA 23322
Chesapeake City County, VA · Land / vacant
Opening bid $1,800 Auction Dec 9, 2026
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626 Walkers Creek Road, Marion 24354, VA
Smyth County, VA · Single family
Opening bid See county Auction Nov 6, 2026
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How Virginia tax sales work

Sale Type
Tax Deed
Virginia sells the actual property deed at auction. The winning bidder receives ownership of the property (subject to certain surviving liens and title clearing requirements).
Redemption Period
No redemption
Most Virginia tax sales are court sales: the locality sues in circuit court, a special commissioner auctions the property, and the court must confirm the sale before the deed is delivered (Va. Code 58.1-3967). The owner can pay off the taxes at any time before the date of the sale; there is no redemption afterwards (58.1-3965). Small, low-value parcels can instead be sold by the treasurer without a lawsuit (58.1-3975).
Avg Property Tax Rate
0.82%
Near the national average (1.1%).
Homestead Rules
Special Rules Apply
Real estate tax relief for elderly.

Words used on this page

Redemption period
A window after the sale when the old owner can pay up and take the property back.
Tax deed
The county sells the property itself. The winner owns it.

Before you bid in Virginia

What can survive the sale and become yours

  • IRS federal tax liens

Other things to check

  • Virginia sells the property, not a lien.
  • Each county and independent city runs its own sales, usually through a court-appointed special commissioner and an auction company.
  • Expect a buyer's premium (commonly 10%, 15% in some counties), a deposit on sale day, and the balance after the court confirms the sale.
  • In the court sale, liens of anyone named in the lawsuit are cleared; in the treasurer's small-parcel sale, a lienholder who was not given notice keeps its lien.
  • Independent cities are separate jurisdictions from counties.

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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Virginia county coverage

8 counties with deals. Tap one to browse.

Caroline Martinsville City Lunenburg Smyth Gloucester Chesapeake City Mathews Culpeper

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Virginia tax sale FAQ

Virginia is a tax deed state. Most Virginia tax sales are court sales: the locality sues in circuit court, a special commissioner auctions the property, and the court must confirm the sale before the deed is delivered (Va. Code 58.1-3967). The owner can pay off the taxes at any time before the date of the sale; there is no redemption afterwards (58.1-3965). Small, low-value parcels can instead be sold by the treasurer without a lawsuit (58.1-3975).

Virginia has no post-sale redemption period for most tax sales: once the sale is final, the original owner cannot reclaim the property.

DeedFlex aggregates Virginia 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 Virginia properties with full deal analysis.

Key risks include: IRS federal tax liens. Virginia sells the property, not a lien. Each county and independent city runs its own sales, usually through a court-appointed special commissioner and an auction company. Expect a buyer's premium (commonly 10%, 15% in some counties), a deposit on sale day, and the balance after the court confirms the sale. In the court sale, liens of anyone named in the lawsuit are cleared; in the treasurer's small-parcel sale, a lienholder who was not given notice keeps its lien. Independent cities are separate jurisdictions from counties.

Opening bids vary widely by county and property. Virginia has an average property tax rate of 0.82%, 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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