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Not a statutory prerequisite, but practically required — most CA title insurers will not insure a tax-deed property without quiet title (commonly 3–6 months, $3,000–$8,000+) or extended waiting after recording; one-year challenge period under R&T Code can delay free-and-clear marketable title.
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Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 401: property is assessed at full cash value, so the statutory ratio is 1.0. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.
California tax-deed county. El Dorado County Treasurer-Tax Collector runs annual online tax-defaulted property auctions on Bid4Assets (real property + timeshares). November 5, 2025 sale completed (~41 real parcels advertised); next auction listed Friday, November 6, 2026. Right of redemption ends close of business last business day before auction. Sold AS IS under R&T Code; Tahoe Basin parcels need TRPA/zoning DD.
Inherited from California rather than researched for El Dorado: type, redemption, returns, statute.