Bedford County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Bedford County, seat of Bedford: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- No fixed annual date.
- Format
- County site
- Registration
- Bidding runs through the auctioneer, not the county.
- County office
- (540) 586-7670
On this page
How Bedford County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, as Special Commissioner appointed by the Circuit Court of the County of Bedford, with The Counts Realty & Auction Group as auctioneer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No fixed annual date.
- Registration
- Bidding runs through the auctioneer, not the county.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding runs through the auctioneer, not the county. "All interested parties must register and be approved by the Auctioneer. Registration and bidding are free of charge and are done through the Auctioneer's website countsauction.com." Bidders without internet access can call The Counts Realty & Auction Group at (434) 525-2991 for help. To qualify as a purchaser you "may not owe delinquent taxes to the Town or County of Bedford" and "may not be a Defendant in any pending delinquent tax matter." Direct registration and bidding questions to the auctioneer at (434) 525-2991 or [email protected], and property questions to TACS at 804-893-5176 or [email protected].
Sale format and venue
Bedford County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Bedford 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 Special Commissioner sale notices, parcel lists and auction calendar for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
No fixed annual date. Bidding runs on County site; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, as Special Commissioner appointed by the Circuit Court of the County of Bedford, with The Counts Realty & Auction Group as auctioneer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Bedford County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Special Commissioner sale notices, parcel lists and auction calendar. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidding runs through the auctioneer, not the county. "All interested parties must register and be approved by the Auctioneer. Registration and bidding are free of charge and are done through the Auctioneer's website countsauction.com." Bidders without internet access can call The Counts Realty & Auction Group at (434) 525-2991 for help. To qualify as a purchaser you "may not owe delinquent taxes to the Town or County of Bedford" and "may not be a Defendant in any pending delinquent tax matter." Direct registration and bidding questions to the auctioneer at (434) 525-2991 or [email protected], and property questions to TACS at 804-893-5176 or [email protected].
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Virginia 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.
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County offices
Tax sale office
County notes
- Bedford County publishes no sale calendar of its own. Auction notices, parcel lists and information packets appear on the Special Commissioner's site at taxva.com, and the live bidding catalog sits on the auctioneer's site at countsauction.com. TACS also runs an interested-bidder email list that alerts subscribers roughly three weeks before a scheduled auction.
- Bedford is a county with a town of the same name inside it, not one of Virginia's independent cities. The Town of Bedford reverted to town status and its delinquent parcels sell alongside the county's in the same Special Commissioner's auction, with notices captioned "Town and County of Bedford."
- Call the Treasurer at (540) 586-7670 for payoff figures and to confirm whether a parcel is still headed to sale. Real estate bills are due in two installments, June 5 and December 5, and under Virginia Code 58.1-3965 a parcel becomes eligible for suit once taxes are delinquent on December 31 following the second anniversary of the due date.
- Reach TACS at 804-893-5176 or [email protected] about a specific parcel, and mail deposits to Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, Attn: Tax Sales, P.O. Box 31800, Henrico, Virginia 23294-1800. Reach The Counts Realty & Auction Group at (434) 525-2991 about registration, approval and bidding mechanics.
Virginia rules
- Redemption
- An owner listed in the published notice, or the owner's heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, may redeem the real estate at any time before the date set for the judicial sale by paying into court everything due. The right ends when the sale happens; Virginia gives no redemption window after the hammer falls and no redemption window after the deed is recorded. Partial payment does not redeem the property and does not suspend, invalidate, or moot the suit. The treasurer may instead suspend the sale by entering an installment agreement with the owner running no more than 72 months, and an owner who defaults on such an agreement cannot enter a second one for the same property for three years. The same before-the-sale-only cutoff applies on the nonjudicial track under 58.1-3975. What does exist after the sale is not redemption but a challenge: a party served only by publication may petition for a rehearing for good cause within 90 days of the order confirming the sale.
- Deed deposit
- No statewide deposit percentage exists. Article 4 leaves the terms of sale to the special commissioner and the confirming court, so the deposit is whatever the advertised terms of that sale require. Read the terms of sale published with each auction and confirm accepted funds with the commissioner before bidding.
- Surplus proceeds
- The former owner and the owner's heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns are entitled to the surplus received from the sale above the taxes, penalties, interest, reasonable attorney fees, costs, and any liens chargeable on the parcel, and the burden is on the claimant to prove entitlement. If no claim is made within two years after the date the sale is confirmed, the clerk pays the money to the locality that received the sale proceeds. On the nonjudicial track, excess proceeds sit in an interest-bearing escrow account held by the treasurer, a claimant has two years from the date of sale to schedule a hearing in circuit court, and unclaimed money goes to the locality's general fund.
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 23, 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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