Finding Sheriff Auctions

Finding Sheriff Auctions

Every year many homes across the country are sold at Sheriff auctions for much less than market value, sometimes 30-50% less! These auctions give great investment opportunities to real estate investors and/or home buyers.

Click on the Map to Start your search

It´s called a Sheriff sale auction because in some states, the Sheriff actually manages and runs the sale.

If a homeowner can´t make their mortgage payments the home may be auctioned off. The highest bidder will win the home in the auction. Such sales are governed by state law.

An auction is chosen as it´s a quick way for a lender to get it´s money back on a defaulted loan. The competition may be strong because the prices can start very low.

Check the newspaper or publicly posted notices to find such a sale. A foreclosure auction is a good place to find a profitable investment.

Remember that anything you buy at a Sheriff auction is "as is"! You must inspect or view It before bidding on it. To avoid other pitfalls check our listings and tools on our website.

Houses that aren´t sold at auction become REO or Real Estate Owned properties and the lender must sell them through a broker or realtor. Our constantly updated database on our website offers a comprehensive listing of current REO homes and foreclosures.

You can search nearly 2 million foreclosure listings on our website every day. We do the work so you don´t have to.