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Pickens County, GA tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Pickens County, GA tax sale, one of 2,553 counties in 30 states. Georgia sells redeemable deeds carrying a 20% penalty in the first year. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from the county’s own official pages on Jul 27, 2026.

Pickens County Tax Commissioner tax sale news, sale calendar, courthouse auction rules, redemption, and office contacts

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Next sale
Sales are advertised and cried on the statutory first Tuesday.
Format
In person
Registration
Bidders complete the county's paper Tax Sale Registration form before the sale.
County office
706-253-8882
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How Pickens County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

Georgia counties sell the property under a tax execution rather than auctioning tax lien certificates.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
Pickens County Tax Commissioner, as Ex-Officio Sheriff (Daniel Reeves)
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Sales are advertised and cried on the statutory first Tuesday.
Registration
Bidders complete the county's paper Tax Sale Registration form before the sale.
Sale list
Tax Sales (procedures, bidder registration form, and the advertised sale list)
When it runs
Sales are advertised and cried on the statutory first Tuesday. The county's own levy notice reads: "There will be sold for cash or certified funds at public outcry, at the Pickens County Administration Building, Pickens Room, located at 1266 East Church Street, Jasper, GA 30143, between the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in February 2024, the same being February 6, 2024. The following property will be sold between the legal hours of sale, 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM." Pickens does not run a sale every month; the office posts an advertisement on its Tax Sales page when a sale is scheduled, and the most recent advertisement posted there is the February 2024 sale.
Registration and deposit

Bidders complete the county's paper Tax Sale Registration form before the sale. Part A covers individual bidders (name, address, phone, email, driver's license or state ID), Part B covers corporate bidders (corporate name and address plus the authorized bidder's name, phone and email), and Part C applies to all bidders (name to be placed on the tax deed if the bid is successful, type of payment as cash or certified funds with amounts, and total bid funds available). The form states that "only approved and registered bidders will be able to bid on parcels" and that the signer must be "ready, willing and financially able to consummate each sale at the price bid." Bidders show photo identification at the sale, and the successful bidder receives a property purchase form (bill of sale).

Sale format and venue
Pickens County runs a live, in-person redeemable tax deed sale. It uses no online auction platform. The sale is a Sheriff's Sale conducted under tax fi. fa.s issued by the Tax Commissioner, who signs the advertisement as Ex-Officio Sheriff. The venue is the Pickens County Administration Building, Pickens Room, 1266 East Church Street, Jasper, GA 30143, not the courthouse steps. Bidding is oral at public outcry, parcels are called in advertisement order, and the county warns bidders to "make your bid known loud and clear or it may not be recognized." The opening bid includes all applicable taxes, penalties and costs, and property goes to the highest and best bidder. Payment is cash or a cashier's or certified check drawn on an FDIC or FSLIC insured institution; the procedures sheet says payment is due "within one hour of the sale," while the levy notice says that at the Tax Commissioner's discretion payment will be required within two hours after the sale closes, and an unpaid bid is re-offered at 2:00 PM the same day or the next day. Levies can cover paving assessments and garbage fee executions in addition to county taxes. The Tax Commissioner executes and records the tax deed 4 to 6 weeks after the sale. The county states plainly that the tax deed "is not a fee simple deed," the purchaser does not take possession, and the record owner or defendant in fi. fa. keeps possession with a right to redeem "for no less than twelve (12) months after the date of sale." A purchaser must wait one year and one day from the sale before starting foreclosure of the right of redemption. This is an as-is, buyer-beware sale with no warranty of title, subject to recorded covenants, easements and rights of way; mobile homes do not convey with the land. Purchasers owe future assessments and property taxes, including any city taxes if the parcel sits inside city limits, and the Tax Commissioner reserves the right to set a sale aside for bankruptcy, assessment error or procedural error with a full refund. Excess funds lists are published separately and are refreshed regularly. In-person public outcry auction (no online bidding platform)
Source: Pickens County February 2024 Tax Sale advertisement (Sheriff's Sale levy notice and property list)· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Pickens County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Pickens County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Tax Sales (procedures, bidder registration form, and the advertised sale list) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Bidders complete the county's paper Tax Sale Registration form before the sale. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Sales are advertised and cried on the statutory first Tuesday. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Pickens County Tax Commissioner, as Ex-Officio Sheriff (Daniel Reeves) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Pickens County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Tax Sales (procedures, bidder registration form, and the advertised sale list). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidders complete the county's paper Tax Sale Registration form before the sale. Part A covers individual bidders (name, address, phone, email, driver's license or state ID), Part B covers corporate bidders (corporate name and address plus the authorized bidder's name, phone and email), and Part C applies to all bidders (name to be placed on the tax deed if the bid is successful, type of payment as cash or certified funds with amounts, and total bid funds available). The form states that "only approved and registered bidders will be able to bid on parcels" and that the signer must be "ready, willing and financially able to consummate each sale at the price bid." Bidders show photo identification at the sale, and the successful bidder receives a property purchase form (bill of sale).

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Georgia due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Georgia before you price the title work.

  4. Set a walk-away number

    Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.

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County offices

Tax sale office

Pickens County Tax Commissioner

706-253-8882

1266 East Church Street, Suite 112, Jasper, GA 30143

Official website

County notes

  • Two official web presences: the county government directory page at pickenscountyga.gov/178/Tax-Commissioner and the Tax Commissioner's own site at pickensgatax.com. Tax sale material lives on pickensgatax.com.
  • Daniel Reeves is the Tax Commissioner and signs sale advertisements as Ex-Officio Sheriff. Rebecca Prather is Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner and Jessica Kassow is Deputy Tax Commissioner.
  • Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Fax is 706-253-8898.
  • No online auction platform. Bidding is in person at the Pickens County Administration Building, Pickens Room, during the statutory legal hours of sale, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
  • The Tax Sales page currently links only the Tax Sale Procedures document and the Bidder Registration Form; the February 2024 advertised sale list remains hosted on the site but its link label was removed, so investors should watch that page for the next advertisement.
  • Property records and tax payment search runs through pickensproperty.assurancegov.com and the assessor data through qpublic.net/ga/pickens.
  • Excess funds spreadsheets are posted at pickensgatax.com/excess-funds/ and were last refreshed in March 2026, which confirms the office is actively conducting sales even though no upcoming sale advertisement was posted at the time of research.

Georgia rules

Redemption
The right to redeem runs for 12 months from the date of the sale and does not end there. It continues after the year until the tax deed purchaser forecloses it by serving and publishing the statutory barment notice, which cannot be started until 12 months have passed. The purchaser delivers the notice to the sheriff at least 45 days before the redemption deadline named in it, and publishes it once a week for four consecutive weeks in the six months immediately before that deadline. Redemption puts title back in the defendant in fi. fa. subject to the liens that existed at the sale, and the purchaser must execute and record a quitclaim deed. Title under a tax deed recorded on or after July 1, 1996 ripens by prescription four years after recording. Judicial in rem foreclosures under Article 5 run on a different clock: the owner has 60 days after the sale to redeem by paying the minimum bid price into the superior court.
Deed deposit
Georgia sets no statewide percentage deposit. A purchaser at a judicial sale may tender cash or a cashier's or certified check drawn for the purchase price and issued or certified by a federally insured financial institution. Counties publish their own payment terms, and many require payment in full at the close of the sale, so confirm the terms with the tax commissioner before bidding.
Surplus proceeds
Excess funds left after taxes, costs, and the expenses of the sale belong to the former owner and to recorded lienholders in order of priority. The officer who sold the property must mail notice of the excess funds by first-class mail within 30 days to the record owner at the time of the sale, to the holder of each security deed, and to every other party with a recorded equity interest or claim, and may file an interpleader action in superior court. Funds still unclaimed five years after the sale are paid over to the Georgia Department of Revenue, after which only a court order from an interpleader action releases them.
Governing statute
O.C.G.A. Title 48, Chapter 4

A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Pickens County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. Georgia sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the county sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does Pickens County hold tax deed sales?

Pickens County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Sales are advertised and cried on the statutory first Tuesday. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Georgia's redemption rule: 12 months from the date of the sale, and after that until the purchaser bars the right to redeem. Call the Pickens County Tax Commissioner, as Ex-Officio Sheriff (Daniel Reeves) as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Where can I find the Pickens County tax sale list?

Pickens County posts its tax sale list at pickensgatax.com. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

Verified Jul 27, 2026 against official county and state sources.

Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.

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