How the Watauga County sale works
- Sale type
- Judicial tax foreclosure
- How often
- rolling
- Typical timing
- Ongoing as foreclosures conclude; courthouse-door sales
- Bidding
- Highest bid, then 10-day upset-bid period (min raise 5%, $750 floor)
- Minimum bid
- Opening bid generally taxes, interest and costs
- Payment
- Deposit at sale (commonly 5-20%); balance on confirmation
- What you receive
- Commissioner's Deed
- Owner can redeem after the sale
- No
- Auction platform
- Boone NC law firm (unnamed)
North Carolina rules that apply here
North Carolina is a judicial tax foreclosure state, governed by N.C. Gen. Stat. §§105-374 and 105-375. Owner redemption after the sale: No. Read the North Carolina overview →
Questions about this sale
No sale date is on record for Watauga County right now. Sales here are usually ongoing as foreclosures conclude; courthouse-door sales. BackLot re-checks the official sources daily and lists a date as soon as Taxing Unit + Attorney / Court-Appointed Commissioner publishes one.
Watauga County runs judicial tax foreclosure sales, administered by Taxing Unit + Attorney / Court-Appointed Commissioner. What the winning bidder receives: Commissioner's Deed.
No. North Carolina does not give the owner a redemption right after the sale (N.C. Gen. Stat. §§105-374 and 105-375).
Highest bid, then 10-day upset-bid period (min raise 5%, $750 floor). Minimum bid: Opening bid generally taxes, interest and costs. Payment: Deposit at sale (commonly 5-20%); balance on confirmation.
On the Taxing Unit + Attorney / Court-Appointed Commissioner site at wataugacounty.org. BackLot links to it and never replaces it: check the notice before you bid.