Every state works its filings differently. Your list should too.
Pre-foreclosure, probate, tax delinquent, vacant and cash buyer records for all 50 states and DC. Pick your state to see how its foreclosures and tax sales work, which records we pull there, and the counties most buyers start with.
Judicial or non-judicial?
In a judicial state the lender has to sue, so a pre-foreclosure shows up first as a lis pendens in the court records, and the case takes months. In a non-judicial state the lender sells under a power of sale, so the first signal is a notice of default or notice of sale, and things move faster. It decides where we pull from and how often a list needs refreshing.
Tax lien or tax deed?
Lien states sell the overdue tax as a certificate and the owner keeps the property while they can redeem. Deed states sell the property itself. Redeemable deed states sell it but give the owner a window to win it back. Each changes how urgent a tax delinquent owner is, and how you open the conversation.
New England
- ConnecticutCTJudicial foreclosure · Redeemable tax deeds8 counties
- MaineMEJudicial foreclosure · Varies by county16 counties
- MassachusettsMANon-judicial foreclosure · Varies by county14 counties
- New HampshireNHNon-judicial foreclosure · Varies by county10 counties
- Rhode IslandRINon-judicial foreclosure · Redeemable tax deeds5 counties
- VermontVTJudicial foreclosure · Varies by county14 counties
Mid-Atlantic
South Atlantic
- DelawareDEJudicial foreclosure · Redeemable tax deeds3 counties
- Washington, DCDCNon-judicial foreclosure · Tax lien certificatesOne jurisdiction
- FloridaFLJudicial foreclosure · Tax lien certificates67 counties
- GeorgiaGANon-judicial foreclosure · Redeemable tax deeds159 counties
- MarylandMDBoth foreclosure · Tax lien certificates23 counties and Baltimore City
- North CarolinaNCNon-judicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales100 counties
- South CarolinaSCJudicial foreclosure · Redeemable tax deeds46 counties
- VirginiaVANon-judicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales95 counties and 38 independent cities
- West VirginiaWVNon-judicial foreclosure · Tax lien certificates55 counties
East South Central
West South Central
East North Central
- IllinoisILJudicial foreclosure · Tax lien certificates102 counties
- IndianaINJudicial foreclosure · Tax lien certificates92 counties
- MichiganMINon-judicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales83 counties
- OhioOHJudicial foreclosure · Varies by county88 counties
- WisconsinWIJudicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales72 counties
West North Central
- IowaIAJudicial foreclosure · Tax lien certificates99 counties
- KansasKSJudicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales105 counties
- MinnesotaMNNon-judicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales87 counties
- MissouriMONon-judicial foreclosure · Tax lien certificates114 counties and the City of St. Louis
- NebraskaNENon-judicial foreclosure · Tax lien certificates93 counties
- North DakotaNDJudicial foreclosure · Varies by county53 counties
- South DakotaSDBoth foreclosure · Varies by county66 counties
Mountain
- ArizonaAZNon-judicial foreclosure · Tax lien certificates15 counties
- ColoradoCONon-judicial foreclosure · Tax lien certificates64 counties
- IdahoIDNon-judicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales44 counties
- MontanaMTNon-judicial foreclosure · Tax lien certificates56 counties
- NevadaNVNon-judicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales16 counties and Carson City
- New MexicoNMJudicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales33 counties
- UtahUTNon-judicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales29 counties
- WyomingWYNon-judicial foreclosure · Tax lien certificates23 counties
Pacific
- AlaskaAKNon-judicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales30 boroughs and census areas
- CaliforniaCANon-judicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales58 counties
- HawaiiHIJudicial foreclosure · Redeemable tax deeds5 counties
- OregonORNon-judicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales36 counties
- WashingtonWANon-judicial foreclosure · Tax deed sales39 counties
Classifications show the process most commonly used in each state. They are general information, not legal advice: some states allow both processes and some counties follow their own tax sale procedure.