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Tax Sale Atlas

Valencia County, NM tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Valencia County, NM tax sale, one of 2,957 counties in 40 states. New Mexico sells the deed itself, so no statutory investor interest rate applies. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Sep 26, 2026.

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

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

Next sale
No fixed month.
Format
In person
County office
505-866-2001
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Look up a sale detail

New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, Property Tax Division (state agency); the Valencia County Treasurer bills and collects current taxes and prepares the delinquency list but does not hold the auction. In person. annual

Record quality: medium. Last verified: 2026-09-26.

Delinquent Property Tax Auctions, New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, Property Tax Division (source accessed 2026-09-26)

Recorded reference information. Verify current sale conditions with the county. Read the full sale details.

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How Valencia County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

New Mexico sells no tax lien certificate to investors. The state's lien under NMSA 1978, 7-38-48 stays with the state until the Taxation and Revenue Department either collects the taxes or sells the land itself.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, Property Tax Division (state agency); the Valencia County Treasurer bills and collects current taxes and prepares the delinquency list but does not hold the auction
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No fixed month.
Sale list
Property Tax Division auction schedule and per-county sale notices
When it runs
No fixed month. The Property Tax Division states there is "not a set schedule for public auction sales; sales are held annually" as title research and collection efforts are completed, and it does not hold a sale in every county each year. Valencia County has no sale on the division's current schedule; watch the division's auction page for a Valencia notice or call the Property Tax Division at (505) 827-0883.
Registration and deposit

Register in person on sale day: registration opens at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 10:00 a.m. when the auction starts. Payment is by cashier's check, money order, personal check or company check; a personal or business check must come with a letter of guarantee from the issuing bank, presented at registration.

Sale format and venue
The sale list for a Valencia County auction is published by the state as a downloadable notice on the Property Tax Division's auction page, not by the county. Separately, the Valencia County Treasurer sells its current delinquent tax list as an Excel spreadsheet for $50 through an online request form; the county emails an invoice and sends the file by link after payment. That list shows delinquent accounts, not a confirmed auction lineup, since only accounts later transferred to the state and scheduled by the division go to sale. In-person oral public auction held by the Property Tax Division, usually at the county courthouse or a similar location the department designates in Valencia County
Source: Delinquent Property Tax Auctions, New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, Property Tax Division· Verified Sep 26, 2026

Valencia County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Valencia 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 Property Tax Division auction schedule and per-county sale notices for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    No fixed month. 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 New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, Property Tax Division (state agency); the Valencia County Treasurer bills and collects current taxes and prepares the delinquency list but does not hold the auction as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Valencia County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Property Tax Division auction schedule and per-county sale notices. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Register in person on sale day: registration opens at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 10:00 a.m. when the auction starts. Payment is by cashier's check, money order, personal check or company check; a personal or business check must come with a letter of guarantee from the issuing bank, presented at registration.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the New Mexico 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 New Mexico 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

Valencia County Treasurer's Office

505-866-2001

501 Luna Avenue, Los Lunas, NM 87031 (in person); mail to P.O. Box 939, Los Lunas, NM 87031

Official website

County notes

  • The Valencia County Treasurer's Office in Los Lunas collects property taxes, but the delinquent tax auction is run by the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, Property Tax Division. For sale dates and parcel lists, use the division's auction page or call (505) 827-0883.
  • The Treasurer sells the county's delinquent tax list as a $50 Excel spreadsheet through its Request for Delinquent Tax List form.

New Mexico rules

Redemption
The pre-sale window is long even though there is no post-sale redemption: taxes go delinquent thirty days after each due date, the account transfers to the state after two years, the property cannot be sold until three years after the first delinquency date on the list, and the owner must receive certified-mail notice twenty to thirty days before the sale, as must each recorded lienholder whose address is reasonably ascertainable. Installment agreements run up to thirty-six months at one percent a month and cannot be entered on or after the date of the initial sale. After the sale the only exposure is the former owner's two-year window to challenge the conveyance in district court, and, where a federal tax lien is recorded, the 120-day federal redemption right the Property Tax Division's terms warn about.
Deed deposit
None. The statute sets no bidder deposit and no registration fee. Bidders register in person on the day of the sale, registration opening at 8:00 a.m. and closing when the 10:00 a.m. auction starts, and bid orally in person or through an agent carrying a notarized authorization. A personal or business check is accepted only with a letter of guarantee from the issuing bank presented at registration.
Surplus proceeds
Sale money goes first to the department's costs, then to penalties and interest, then to the delinquent taxes, which are remitted to the county treasurer. The balance is paid to the former owner, or to anyone a court orders, after the department may first apply it to other property taxes that person owes, and the department may require proof of former ownership. If no former owner claims the balance within two years of the sale after a reasonable search, it is treated as abandoned property under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
Governing statute
NMSA 1978, Chapter 7, Article 38 (7-38-60 through 7-38-74)

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 Valencia County, New Mexico sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. New Mexico sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the State of New Mexico sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does Valencia County hold tax deed sales?

Valencia County holds its tax deed sale once a year. No fixed month. 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. New Mexico's redemption rule: None after the sale. The owner can stop a sale only by paying all delinquent taxes, penalties, interest and costs, or signing an installment agreement with the department, by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the sale. Call the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, Property Tax Division (state agency); the Valencia County Treasurer bills and collects current taxes and prepares the delinquency list but does not hold the auction 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 Valencia County tax sale list?

Valencia County posts its tax sale list at tax.newmexico.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 Sep 26, 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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