Vinton County, OH tax sales
Vinton County, Ohio sells both tax lien certificates and tax deeds. The County Treasurer runs the certificate sale (18% maximum, bid down), and the County Sheriff holds the tax deed sale online via RealAuction on parcels whose certificates go unredeemed, from the county seat in McArthur, under R.C. Chapter 5721.
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- Next sale
- No tax certificate sale is scheduled or advertised by the county.
- Format
- RealAuction
- County office
- 740-790-7045
On this page
How Vinton County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Vinton County Treasurer's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No tax certificate sale is scheduled or advertised by the county.
- Registration
- No certificate sale registration process is published.
- Sale list
- Auditor delinquent parcels page
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Vinton County Sheriff's Office, Civil Division
- Frequency
- annual
- Sale list
- Sheriff sale auction calendar
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register for a username and password on the county sheriff sale site and complete the Ohio Real Estate Judicial Sale Purchaser Information Form required by Ohio Revised Code 2329.271; the form transmits to the Sheriff's office once the sale closes and all changes must be made before the sale date. To become a qualified bidder you must then post a deposit by the posted deadline: $2,000 where appraised value is $10,000 or less, $5,000 where it is above $10,000 up to $200,000, and $10,000 above $200,000. On tax lien or delinquent tax foreclosure cases the Treasurer sets the deposit instead and no appraisal is performed, so the appraised value shown on the site is the tax owed rather than market value. Under Ohio Revised Code 5721.19 you cannot buy at a tax foreclosure sale if you owe delinquent taxes on any Ohio property, and some cases require an affidavit under 5721.19(J). Deposits are funded by wire transfer or ACH through the site's escrow module and must clear before the auction starts.
Sale format and venue
Vinton County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Vinton 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.
Get the advertised list
Use Sheriff sale auction calendar for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
No tax certificate sale is scheduled or advertised by the county. Bidding runs on RealAuction; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Vinton County Sheriff's Office, Civil Division as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Vinton County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Sheriff sale auction calendar. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register for a username and password on the county sheriff sale site and complete the Ohio Real Estate Judicial Sale Purchaser Information Form required by Ohio Revised Code 2329.271; the form transmits to the Sheriff's office once the sale closes and all changes must be made before the sale date. To become a qualified bidder you must then post a deposit by the posted deadline: $2,000 where appraised value is $10,000 or less, $5,000 where it is above $10,000 up to $200,000, and $10,000 above $200,000. On tax lien or delinquent tax foreclosure cases the Treasurer sets the deposit instead and no appraisal is performed, so the appraised value shown on the site is the tax owed rather than market value. Under Ohio Revised Code 5721.19 you cannot buy at a tax foreclosure sale if you owe delinquent taxes on any Ohio property, and some cases require an affidavit under 5721.19(J). Deposits are funded by wire transfer or ACH through the site's escrow module and must clear before the auction starts.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Ohio due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.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
unsold liens and deeds
Ohio has no over-the-counter tax certificate channel. The equivalent inventory is the county auditor's forfeited land list, made up of parcels that drew no qualifying bid at two foreclosure sales. The auditor offers that list at public auction at least annually, and a tract that still receives no bid meeting the statutory minimum may then be sold for the best price obtainable.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
County notes
- Vinton County runs only the deed side of Ohio's hybrid system. Delinquent parcels are foreclosed through the Common Pleas Court and sold online by the Sheriff, and the Treasurer advertises no tax certificate sale.
- Sale volume is very small. The Sheriff's auction calendar shows a single foreclosure case scheduled on each sale date from April 2024 through June 2026, and sale dates are irregular rather than monthly, so investors should watch the calendar rather than expect a fixed month.
- The official Ohio sheriff sale site at vinton.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov is the authoritative source for this county's sale rules, deposit requirements, bidder FAQ, contact details and calendar.
- The Auditor's delinquent parcels page names a real estate list and a manufactured home list, but neither entry is currently a working link, so the Auditor's office at 740-790-7007 is the practical route to the current delinquency data.
- Offices are split across two addresses: the Treasurer, Auditor, Clerk of Courts and Common Pleas Court sit in the Vinton County Courthouse at 100 East Main Street, McArthur, while the Sheriff's Civil Division is at 31835 State Route 93, McArthur.
- Treasurer deadlines matter for payoff math. The Treasurer's page states a 5 percent penalty is added if taxes are not paid by the closing date and 10 percent 10 days after the closing date, citing Ohio Revised Code 323.121.
Ohio rules
- Redemption
- Ohio has no post-sale redemption window. On the certificate track the owner or any other person entitled to redeem may pay the county treasurer at any time before the certificate holder pays to start foreclosure, and after that up until the entry of confirmation of sale, the expiration of the 28-day alternative redemption period, or the decree that conveys title to the certificate holder. On the direct foreclosure track, delinquent land may be redeemed before proceedings begin, and afterwards up to the entry of confirmation of sale or the end of the alternative redemption period. The alternative redemption period is 28 days after an adjudication of foreclosure is journalized, and when it expires the right and equity of redemption terminate without any further order. Once title vests, a decree conveying the parcel to a certificate holder is a permanent bar to redemption.
- Deed deposit
- For residential property the deposit is fixed by statute: $2,000 if the appraised value is $10,000 or less, $5,000 if it is above $10,000 and up to $200,000, and $10,000 if it is above $200,000. A judgment creditor buying at its own sale posts no deposit. For commercial property the deposit follows whatever requirements the sale sets. Deposit timing is set by the court or the officer conducting the sale and printed in the sale advertisement, and an online sale may take the deposit by card or other financial transaction device.
- Surplus proceeds
- Sale proceeds pay costs first, then the certificate holder or the taxing districts, and any residue goes to the clerk of the court within 45 days after confirmation. The clerk notifies the former owner. Residue left unclaimed 90 days after that final notice is paid into the county treasury and held for the owner, who may demand it within three years. After three years it is forfeited to the county's delinquent tax and assessment collection fund, or to the county land reutilization corporation fund where one exists.
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.
Frequently asked questions
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Verified Aug 7, 2026 against official county and state sources.
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