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Tax Sale Atlas

Collin County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Collin County, TX tax sale, one of 2,553 counties in 30 states. Texas sells redeemable deeds carrying a 25% penalty in the first year. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from the county’s own official pages on Jul 27, 2026.

How tax deed sales work in Collin County, seat of McKinney: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how Texas tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
Monthly, first Tuesday.
Format
In person
Registration
No online bidder account.
County office
(972) 548-4100
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How Collin County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

No Texas office sells tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
Collin County Constable for the precinct where the property sits (Precincts 1 through 4). The Tax Assessor-Collector states: "The officer charged with the sale of the properties is the officer who posts the information regarding the Sale of Property. In Collin County that would be the Constable for the city in which the property is located."
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Monthly, first Tuesday.
Registration
No online bidder account.
Sale list
Constable Sale Notices (current and archived, by precinct)
When it runs
Monthly, first Tuesday. Constable Precinct 1 page: "The Constable Sale is held the first Tuesday of each month between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM at the Russell A. Steindam Courts Building, 2100 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, Texas, 75071." The Tax Assessor-Collector page adds: "Sales are held on the courthouse steps (east side) on the 1st Tuesday of each month between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m."
Registration and deposit

No online bidder account. Bidders must obtain an unexpired Written Statement from the Collin County Tax Assessor-Collector certifying they owe no delinquent taxes to the county, any school district, or any city in the county (Tax Code section 34.015, enforced at deed delivery by section 34.0445). Submit the notarized Request for Written Statement to the Property Tax Office; the fee is $10 and the Tax Office provides a notary. Statements are good for 90 days and must be presented to the Constable or Sheriff at the sale before a deed is issued. Bidding is oral, highest bidder wins, and payment is cashier's check, money order, or cash only, payable to the conducting Constable precinct. Precinct 1 takes payment at the Constable's Office, Collin County Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Rd., Suite 1136, McKinney, TX 75071.

Sale format and venue
Texas redeemable tax deed sale, not a lien certificate sale. Precinct 3 states plainly: "This is NOT a Tax Lien Certificate. The real property is sold. There is no Tax Lien Certificate Sale in Collin County." Buyers receive a Constable's deed without warranty, sold as is and where is, with title insurance the purchaser's responsibility. The county posts the sale list at the courthouse at 2100 Bloomdale Rd. in McKinney and publishes notices in the McKinney Courier Gazette or the Collin County Commercial Record, plus online on the Constable Sales page. Redemption runs from the date the purchaser records the deed with the County Clerk: two years for homestead and agricultural-use property, 180 days for all other property, and the county makes no representation about which period applies to a given parcel. Purchasers have possession during redemption, and the county discourages improvements until it expires. A successful bidder who fails to pay is liable for 20 percent of the value of the property plus costs under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 652. Current taxes are the purchaser's responsibility if not included in the minimum bid, and eviction of any occupant falls to the purchaser. Struck-off property (offered but not sold, now held by the taxing entities) is not tracked by the Sheriff or Constable offices; the law firm of Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd and Hullett processes private bids on struck-off parcels and submits them to the taxing entities for approval. In person, live oral bid auction at the Collin County courthouse. No online auction platform.
Source: Collin County Tax Assessor-Collector: Properties for Sale· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Collin County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Collin 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 Constable Sale Notices (current and archived, by precinct) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    No online bidder account. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Monthly, 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 Collin County Constable for the precinct where the property sits (Precincts 1 through 4). The Tax Assessor-Collector states: "The officer charged with the sale of the properties is the officer who posts the information regarding the Sale of Property. In Collin County that would be the Constable for the city in which the property is located." as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Collin County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Constable Sale Notices (current and archived, by precinct). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    No online bidder account. Bidders must obtain an unexpired Written Statement from the Collin County Tax Assessor-Collector certifying they owe no delinquent taxes to the county, any school district, or any city in the county (Tax Code section 34.015, enforced at deed delivery by section 34.0445). Submit the notarized Request for Written Statement to the Property Tax Office; the fee is $10 and the Tax Office provides a notary. Statements are good for 90 days and must be presented to the Constable or Sheriff at the sale before a deed is issued. Bidding is oral, highest bidder wins, and payment is cashier's check, money order, or cash only, payable to the conducting Constable precinct. Precinct 1 takes payment at the Constable's Office, Collin County Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Rd., Suite 1136, McKinney, TX 75071.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Texas 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 Texas 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.

Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases

Texas has no over-the-counter certificate list. Parcels that draw no sufficient bid are struck off to the taxing unit that requested the order of sale, and that unit may resell them at any time by public or private sale. A public resale requested through the sheriff or constable may be sold for any amount. A private sale generally may not go below the lesser of the market value stated in the judgment or the total judgments against the property, unless every taxing unit entitled to proceeds consents. Ask the county or its delinquent-tax law firm for the current struck-off inventory.

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Texas calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.

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County offices

Tax sale office

Collin County Tax Assessor-Collector (Scott Grigg), Property Tax Office

(972) 548-4100

2300 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, TX 75071

Official website

County notes

  • Sale venue is the Russell A. Steindam Courts Building, 2100 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, TX 75071. The Tax Assessor-Collector office and the Constable Precinct 1 office sit at the Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, TX 75071.
  • Four constable precincts conduct sales for their own territory, so the posting office varies by property location. Constable Precinct 1 (Matt Carpenter) lists main phone (972) 548-4419 at 2300 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, TX 75071.
  • The Tax Assessor-Collector's alternate metro line is (972) 424-1460 and the office email is taxassessor@collincountytx.gov. Branch offices are in Frisco (6101 Frisco Square Blvd) and Plano (900 E. Park Blvd).
  • The Constable Sales page carries current notices plus a full archive of posted sale notices back to 2015, grouped by precinct, each with defendant, legal description, sale date, and a PDF notice. Listings are frequently cancelled before the sale date, so verify the notice before travelling.
  • Constable Precinct 3 notes that its office does not conduct trustee foreclosure sales and will not answer legal questions, and that its real property sales cover both tax sales and Writ of Execution or Order of Sale judgments, so not every listed parcel is a tax sale.
  • Bidders should check the County Clerk land records (2300 Bloomdale Rd., Suite 2104, McKinney) and the District Clerk case file for the underlying suit before bidding.

Texas rules

Redemption
The redemption clock runs from the date the purchaser's deed is filed for record, not from the sale date. Property that was the owner's residence homestead or was land designated for agricultural use when the suit or the warrant application was filed, and any mineral interest, may be redeemed on or before the second anniversary of that filing. Every other property may be redeemed only through the 180th day after the deed is filed. When a parcel is struck off to a taxing unit instead, the period runs from the date the taxing unit's deed is filed for record. The former owner has no right to use, possess, or collect rent from the property while the redemption right runs, and the right of redemption cannot be sold or transferred: any instrument purporting to transfer it is void.
Deed deposit
The Tax Code sets no statewide deposit and no buyer premium. Section 34.01 directs the officer to conduct the sale the way similar property is sold under execution, so payment terms are set locally by the officer who runs the sale. Most Texas counties collect the full bid in cash or by cashier's check on the day of the sale. Confirm the terms with the county before you bid.
Homestead deeds
Texas sets no separate opening bid for a homestead. What changes on a homestead parcel is the exit: a residence homestead, land designated for agricultural use when the suit or warrant application was filed, and a mineral interest all carry a two-year redemption right instead of 180 days, and the premium the owner pays can reach 50 percent in the second year. Price a homestead parcel for that longer clock.
Surplus proceeds
The officer pays any excess proceeds to the clerk of the court that issued the order of sale. The clerk holds the excess for two years after the sale and notifies the former owner when the amount exceeds $25. A claim must be filed before the second anniversary of the sale. The court pays established claims in statutory priority: a purchaser at a sale later adjudged void, taxing units for post-judgment or omitted taxes, other lienholders, taxing units for unsatisfied judgment amounts, and then the former owner. Anything unclaimed is distributed to the taxing units.
Governing statute
Tex. Tax Code Chapter 34

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 Collin County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. Texas sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the Sheriff or constable sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does Collin County hold tax deed sales?

Collin County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Monthly, 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. Texas's redemption rule: 2 years for a residence homestead, agricultural-use land, or a mineral interest; 180 days for all other property. Call the Collin County Constable for the precinct where the property sits (Precincts 1 through 4). The Tax Assessor-Collector states: "The officer charged with the sale of the properties is the officer who posts the information regarding the Sale of Property. In Collin County that would be the Constable for the city in which the property is located." 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 Collin County tax sale list?

Collin County posts its tax sale list at collincountytx.gov. 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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