Franklin County, Virginia

Oct 15, 2026 · in 14 days

Tax Deedscheduledvia County site

Parcels

4 land-only hidden

Opening bids

—

no parcel list yet

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

Proper judicial tax sale after confirmation generally cuts off most junior liens named in the action; federal tax liens can survive. Omitted parties and easements of record create residual risk. Full title search mandatory before bidding.

Franklin County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption period: Right to redeem up until the court confirms the sale, not after
Investor return: N/A — outright deed transfer once confirmed
Governing statute: Code of Virginia Title 58.1, Ch. 39
Population: 55,637 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: In-person public auction
Frequency: Periodic, roughly annual when inventory is ready (2026: June 18, 1:00 p.m.) — confirm Treasurer/counsel notice
Platform: Franklin County — Real Estate Tax Sale (public auction)540-483-3030
Deposit rules: Judicial/special-commissioner sale terms control deposit and balance. Register/attend as directed in the published auction notice and parcel PDF; typically certified funds day of sale or per decree. Confirm current deposit percentage, buyer's premium (if any), and confirmation timeline with sale counsel before bidding. Owner may redeem until court confirms the sale.

Title risk

Court confirmation is the primary clearing step; quiet title may still be used if notice or chain-of-title defects appear.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Franklin County Treasurer / Real Estate Tax Sale540-483-3030
Clerk of court: Franklin County Circuit Court Clerk (sale confirmation; land records)
Property appraiser: Franklin County Commissioner of the Revenue / GIS
GIS / parcel map: Franklin County GIS parcel viewer (CivQuest)

Areas trending up

Rocky Mount / county-seat core — Government services and US-220 retail with the steadiest local SF turnover
Smith Mountain Lake / Westlake fringe — Recreation and second-home demand supporting higher liquidity than inland farms
Boones Mill / Roanoke commute corridor — US-220 northbound access toward Roanoke job centers with attainable workforce housing

Notes

Virginia judicial tax-deed county (no private tax-lien certificates). Franklin County sells delinquent real estate at public auction under Code of Virginia Title 58.1 — 2026 auction noticed for Thursday, June 18, 2026, 1:00 p.m. at the Franklin County Government Center, 1255 Franklin Street, Rocky Mount. Parcel list PDF published on county Real Estate Tax Sale page (counsel James W. Elliott pattern). Surplus proceeds above delinquent taxes belong to the former owner under VA practice. Smith Mountain Lake / Rocky Mount foothills market with Roanoke MSA fringe demand.

3 sources

Inherited from Virginia rather than researched for Franklin: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Show 4 land-only parcel(s)

Nothing left to show

Every parcel in this sale is hidden: 4 land-only. Land-only means no street address, a house number of zero, or a street with no number; withdrawn parcels are no longer on offer.

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Va. Const. art. X, § 2: "All assessments of real estate and tangible personal property shall be at their fair market value, to be ascertained as prescribed by law." There is no classification and no ratio below full value, except the agricultural, horticultural, forest and open-space use-value deferral the same section authorises. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.