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Real County, TX tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Real County, TX tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Texas sells redeemable deeds carrying a 25% penalty in the first year. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Oct 6, 2026.

How tax deed sales work in Real County, seat of Leakey: 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 tax deed sale
No sale is currently scheduled: the Sheriff's page states "Next Auction to be announced".
Format
In person
Registration
Real County publishes no bidder registration instructions online.
County office
830-232-6210
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Look up a sale detail

Real County Sheriff, Nathan T. Johnson, under Texas Tax Code Chapter 34. Texas law also lets a constable conduct the sale, so confirm which office is handling a given sale. The Real County Tax Assessor-Collector, Terrie Pendley, handles delinquent tax billing and collection.. In person. annual

Record quality: medium. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Sheriff, Real County (source accessed 2026-10-06)

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

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How Real 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
Real County Sheriff, Nathan T. Johnson, under Texas Tax Code Chapter 34. Texas law also lets a constable conduct the sale, so confirm which office is handling a given sale. The Real County Tax Assessor-Collector, Terrie Pendley, handles delinquent tax billing and collection.
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No sale is currently scheduled: the Sheriff's page states "Next Auction to be announced".
Registration
Real County publishes no bidder registration instructions online.
Sale list
2025 Delinquent Tax Roll, Real County Tax Office (delinquent accounts, not a sale list)
When it runs
No sale is currently scheduled: the Sheriff's page states "Next Auction to be announced". Texas Tax Code 34.01 sets sheriff sales on the first Tuesday of the month. A 2025 foreclosure notice filed with Real County set its courthouse sale for Tuesday, August 5, 2025, between 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., which matches the statutory first-Tuesday window at the courthouse.
Registration and deposit

Real County publishes no bidder registration instructions online. Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must first obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed. Request that statement from the Real County Tax Assessor-Collector at 830-232-6210 or rctac@co.real.tx.us, and confirm sale-day procedures with the Sheriff at 830-232-5201 before traveling.

Sale format and venue
Real County is a small rural county that holds tax sales in person at the Real County Courthouse, 146 Highway 83 South, Leakey, not on an online auction platform. Real County does not appear on MVBA's upcoming Texas tax sales page, and the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson tax sale listings show no Real County properties. The Tax Assessor-Collector posts a 2025 Delinquent Tax Roll listing delinquent accounts by owner, which is the best starting point for spotting parcels that may later go to sale; a parcel on that roll is not necessarily headed to auction. The only sale notice on the county homepage is a private deed-of-trust foreclosure under Texas Property Code Chapter 51, a different process from a Chapter 34 tax sale. Buyers take a redeemable deed: the former owner may redeem within 2 years for homestead, agricultural-use and mineral property, or 180 days for other property, at the statutory premium in Texas Tax Code 34.21. Call the Sheriff and the Tax Assessor-Collector to confirm whether a sale is set, since the county posts little in advance.
Source: Sheriff, Real County· Verified Oct 6, 2026

Real County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Real 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. Confirm the advertised parcel list

    Use 2025 Delinquent Tax Roll, Real County Tax Office (delinquent accounts, not a sale list) as a starting reference. Check which sale or list it covers; a Lands Available or office information page is separate from an auction parcel list. Ask the sale office for the advertised parcels for the auction you plan to attend.

  2. Register to bid

    Real County publishes no bidder registration instructions online. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    No sale is currently scheduled: the Sheriff's page states "Next Auction to be announced". The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the Real County Sheriff before you go.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use the Real County Sheriff as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Real County

  1. Confirm the parcel list before pricing

    Open 2025 Delinquent Tax Roll, Real County Tax Office (delinquent accounts, not a sale list). Confirm whether this reference contains the auction parcels or covers a different list. Get the advertised parcel list from the county before you price a bid, and recheck it before the sale.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Real County publishes no bidder registration instructions online. Under Texas Tax Code 34.015 a bidder must first obtain a written statement from the county tax assessor-collector showing no delinquent property taxes are owed. Request that statement from the Real County Tax Assessor-Collector at 830-232-6210 or rctac@co.real.tx.us, and confirm sale-day procedures with the Sheriff at 830-232-5201 before traveling.

  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

Real County Tax Assessor-Collector

830-232-6210

474 Ranch Rd 337 West, Leakey, TX 78873 (mailing: P.O. Box 898, Leakey, TX 78873)

Official website

County notes

  • Tax Assessor-Collector: Terrie Pendley. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm in the lobby and 8:00am to 4:30pm at the drive-thru. Email rctac@co.real.tx.us. Property tax payments run through real.propertytaxpayments.net.
  • Sheriff: Nathan T. Johnson, 830-232-5201 (non-emergency), P.O. Box 445, Leakey, TX 78873-0445. The Sheriff's page lists the next auction as to be announced.
  • Constable: Kevin Chisum, 830-279-8772, P.O. Box 509, Leakey, TX 78873. Texas Tax Code 34.01 lets either the sheriff or a constable conduct the sale, so confirm which office is handling a given sale.
  • Real County Courthouse: 146 Highway 83 South, P.O. Box 446, Leakey, Texas 78873. A 2025 foreclosure notice filed with the county gave the sale place as "Real County Courthouse, 146 US-HWY 83, Leakey, Texas 78873".
  • Real Central Appraisal District (realcad.org, 830-232-6248, info@realcad.org) handles valuation and property search and is the practical source for parcel research before a sale.
  • County Judge Bella A. Rubio, (830) 232-5304. County Clerk/District Clerk, (830) 232-5202. County Attorney, (830) 232-6461. County Treasurer, (830) 232-6627.
  • Real County names no delinquent tax collection law firm on its website.

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 Real 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 Real County hold tax deed sales?

Real County holds tax deed sales once a year. No sale is currently scheduled: the Sheriff's page states "Next Auction to be announced". 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 Real County Sheriff 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 Real County tax sale list?

The recorded official list reference is at co.real.tx.us. Check whether it covers auction parcels, office information or Lands Available, then obtain the advertised parcel list for the sale you plan to bid on. Confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement.

Verified Oct 6, 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 office that runs the sale before you bid.

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