Rockdale County, Georgia

Oct 6, 2026 · in 5 days

Redeemable Deedscheduledvia County site

Parcels

24 land-only hidden

Opening bids

—

no parcel list yet

Redemption

365 days

20% flat penalty

Quiet title

$3K–$8K

typically required

What survives this sale

GA tax deed is redeemable — former owner may redeem within statutory period with 20% first-year premium. Superior liens, federal tax liens, and some assessments need parcel-level search. Title is not free-and-clear marketable title day of sale.

Rockdale County rules

Sale type: Redeemable Deed
Redemption period: 1 year from sale
Investor return: 20% premium first year, +10% each additional year
Governing statute: Official Code of Georgia Annotated Title 48, Ch. 4
Population: 97,610 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: In-person (J.P. Carr Community Center)
Frequency: Periodic first-Tuesday-style sales when parcels are listed (e.g. Aug 4, 2026; also July 2026 legal-notice cycles) — not every month; confirm live list on rockdaletaxoffice.org
Platform: Rockdale County Tax Commissioner — Property Tax Sales770-278-7600
Deposit rules: Follow General Tax Sale Procedure PDF on county site; certified funds/cash practice typical for GA tax sales. Register via county-linked bidder signup (gtsweb). Payment due per sale terms; sales final subject to redemption. Research via assessor and Clerk of Courts.

Title risk

Often used after redemption expires (or to accelerate/bar redemption) for insurable title; ripening-by-prescription path exists under GA law but is slow.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Rockdale County Tax Commissioner (Tisa Smart-Washington)770-278-7600
Clerk of court: Rockdale County Clerk of Superior Court (land records)
Property appraiser: Rockdale County Board of Assessors / public property search
GIS / parcel map: Rockdale County GIS / assessor parcel maps

Areas trending up

Conyers / I-20 county-seat corridor — East-metro job access and government employment with solid SF investor absorption
Salem Road / southeast Rockdale — Suburban growth edge with school-driven demand
Stonecrest spillover / west county fringe — DeKalb-edge retail and renter demand with relative entry pricing

Notes

Georgia redeemable tax-deed county (OCGA Title 48) — not tax-lien certificates. Rockdale County Tax Commissioner (Tisa Smart-Washington) holds public outcry tax sales when inventory is advertised. Next documented sale: August 4, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at J.P. Carr Community Center, 981 Taylor St., Conyers. Lists published Wednesdays in Rockdale Citizen legal ads for four weeks prior; August list PDF on rockdaletaxoffice.org. Bidder signup via gtsweb.com contact form. Purchaser receives tax deed subject to statutory redemption (~12 months with 20% first-year premium). Excess funds claims tracked on county site. East metro Atlanta / Conyers.

3 sources

Inherited from Georgia rather than researched for Rockdale: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Show 24 land-only parcel(s)

Nothing left to show

Every parcel in this sale is hidden: 24 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 — Georgia assesses at 40% of fair market value (O.C.G.A. § 48-5-7). Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.