Wythe County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Wythe County, seat of Wytheville: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Set by decree of the Circuit Court rather than a fixed annual calendar.
- Format
- In person
- County office
- 276-223-6070
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How Wythe County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, appointed Special Commissioner of Sale for Wythe County and the Town of Wytheville by the Circuit Court of Wythe County
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Set by decree of the Circuit Court rather than a fixed annual calendar.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register with the auctioneer, Edwin Wagoner & Associates, before the auction begins; direct registration and bidding questions to (276) 768-8539 or [email protected]. To qualify as a purchaser you may not owe delinquent taxes to Wythe County or the Town of Wytheville, and you may not be a defendant in any pending delinquent tax matter. Questions about a specific parcel in the sale go to the Special Commissioner at 804-548-4418 or [email protected]. The interested-bidder signup at taxva.com emails Southwest Virginia subscribers about three weeks before each auction.
Sale format and venue
Wythe County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Wythe 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 Virginia tax sale auction notices and parcel lists 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
Set by decree of the Circuit Court rather than a fixed annual calendar. 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.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, appointed Special Commissioner of Sale for Wythe County and the Town of Wytheville by the Circuit Court of Wythe County as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Wythe County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Virginia tax sale auction notices and parcel lists. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register with the auctioneer, Edwin Wagoner & Associates, before the auction begins; direct registration and bidding questions to (276) 768-8539 or [email protected]. To qualify as a purchaser you may not owe delinquent taxes to Wythe County or the Town of Wytheville, and you may not be a defendant in any pending delinquent tax matter. Questions about a specific parcel in the sale go to the Special Commissioner at 804-548-4418 or [email protected]. The interested-bidder signup at taxva.com emails Southwest Virginia subscribers about three weeks before each auction.
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
- Delinquent Wythe County parcels and delinquent Town of Wytheville parcels are sold together at one Special Commissioner's auction, so a single notice covers both jurisdictions.
- Bidding is live and in person in Wytheville. There is no online bidding platform, so plan to attend or send a representative with signing authority.
- No sale runs on a fixed month. The Circuit Court sets each date by decree, and the parcel list appears only in the auction notice packet posted about three weeks ahead, which makes the Special Commissioner's email notification list the practical way to catch a sale.
- A winning bid is immediately binding and irrevocable, and it is not contingent on financing. Deposit funds are forfeited if the buyer fails to settle within 15 days of court confirmation.
- Real estate taxes prorate to the purchaser from the auction date forward, before the deed is confirmed and recorded.
- A former owner may petition the court for a rehearing for good cause within 90 days of the decree of confirmation, so title is not fully settled at the fall of the hammer.
- Real estate tax bills are due December 5 each year. For delinquency or payoff questions on a parcel not yet in suit, call the Treasurer's Office at 276-223-6070 or email [email protected].
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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