In North Carolina, the County Tax Collector will sell Tax Deeds to winning bidders at the Watauga County Tax Deeds sale. Generally, the minimum bid at an Watauga County Tax Deeds sale is the amount of back taxes owed plus interest, as well as any and all costs associated with selling the property.
According to state law, the sale of North Carolina Tax Deeds are final and the winning bidder is conveyed either a Tax Deed or a Sheriff's Deed. The purchaser of a tax deed may transfer title through a quitclaim deed but would need a quiet title action to sell the property with a Warranty Deed (given that a Tax Deed, Sheriff's Deed, or quitclaim deed are insufficient to acquire title insurance).
Properties not sold at the Watauga County Tax Deeds sale are transferred to Watauga County.
Below you will find a collection of the latest user questions and comments relating to the sale of tax lien certificates and tax deed properties in Watauga County North Carolina.
The following is a list of cities and towns located in Watauga County North Carolina. Tax Deeds for properties located in the following cities are sold at the Watauga County North Carolina tax sale.
Town/City: | Population: |
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Adams, NC | 27,257 |
Aho, NC | 3,198 |
Amantha, NC | 1,605 |
Balm, NC | 5,492 |
Bamboo, NC | 3,198 |
Banner Elk, NC | 5,492 |
Beech Creek, NC | 1,605 |
Beech Mnt, NC | 5,492 |
Beech Mountain, NC | 5,492 |
Blowing Rock, NC | 3,198 |
Boone, NC | 27,257 |
Deep Gap, NC | 1,659 |
Deerfield, NC | 27,257 |
Elk Valley, NC | 5,492 |
Foscoe, NC | 5,492 |
Grandfather, NC | 5,492 |
Grandview Heights, NC | 27,257 |
Hillcrest, NC | 27,257 |
Hodges Gap, NC | 27,257 |
Kellersville, NC | 5,492 |
Laxon, NC | 27,257 |
Mabel, NC | 2,345 |
Matney, NC | 5,492 |
Mayview Park, NC | 3,198 |
Meadow Creek, NC | 1,659 |
Meat Camp, NC | 27,257 |
Norwood Hollow, NC | 5,492 |
Peoria, NC | 1,605 |
Perkinsville, NC | 27,257 |
Reese, NC | 3,471 |
Rominger, NC | 5,492 |
Rutherwood, NC | 27,257 |
Sands, NC | 27,257 |
Seven Devils, NC | 5,492 |
Sherwood, NC | 3,471 |
Shulls Mills, NC | 27,257 |
Silverstone, NC | 2,345 |
Stony Fork, NC | 1,659 |
Sugar Grove, NC | 1,605 |
Sugar Mountain, NC | 5,492 |
Sugar Mtn, NC | 5,492 |
Sweetwater, NC | 1,605 |
Triplett, NC | 1,659 |
Vilas, NC | 3,471 |
White Rock, NC | 5,492 |
Zionville, NC | 2,345 |
The following is a list of counties located in the state of North Carolina. Tax Deeds for properties located in the following counties are sold at North Carolina county tax sales.
Learn more about each county's individual tax sale process by clicking on the name of the county for which you are interested from the list below: