San Patricio County, Texas

Redeemable Deed71,467 residentsLive auctions →

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Redeemable Deed

Redemption periodstate default

2 years for homestead/ag/mineral properties; 6 months for all other property

Investor returnstate default

25% penalty in year one, 50% in year two (homestead/ag); 25% flat for the 6-month category

Governing statutestate default

Texas Tax Code Title 1, Subtitle E, Ch. 34

Notes

Texas redeemable tax-deed. San Patricio County (Sinton / Portland–Corpus Christi MSA north shore) lists online tax sales at sanpatricio.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com (linked from the county Tax Assessor-Collector and CAD sites). County Clerk maintains separate mortgage foreclosure notice postings (sanpatricio.tx.publicsearch.us). Coastal petrochemical and port employment (Corpus Christi Ship Channel / Ingleside) drive local housing demand—confirm flood zone, windstorm, and HOA status before bidding. Sales follow first-Tuesday statutory windows when inventory posts.

Auction logistics

Format

Online (Texas Sheriff Sale Auctions platform)

Frequency

First Tuesday when tax sale inventory posts (not every month); confirm platform and newspaper notices

Platform

San Patricio County online tax/sheriff sale auctions ↗

Deposit rules

Register and fund per sheriffsaleauctions.com terms for the sale cycle. Successful bidders typically pay certified funds promptly; TAC written statement of no delinquent taxes usually required before deed issues. Sold AS IS, redeemable deed.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Redeemable tax deed; coastal municipal, windstorm, and HOA assessments need careful review; federal liens survive. Full title and flood/hazard search mandatory.

Quiet title

Common after redemption for insurable title in the Portland–Ingleside market.

Deal maths for Texas

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $400

Texas requires appraisal at 100% of market value as of Jan 1 (Tex. Tax Code § 23.01).

Offices and records

Tax collector

San Patricio County Tax Assessor-Collector ↗

361-364-9300

Clerk of court

San Patricio County Clerk — Foreclosures ↗

Property appraiser

San Patricio County Appraisal District ↗

361-364-5402

GIS / parcel map

San Patricio CAD parcel / mapping resources ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Portland / North Shore Corpus Christi

Port and industrial employment with stronger SF liquidity than inland rural tracts

Ingleside / ship-channel industrial edge

Energy and maritime jobs supporting workforce rental demand

Sinton / county-seat core

Local government and more attainable inventory with school-driven absorption