Pickens County, South Carolina

Oct 13, 2026 · in 12 days

Redeemable Deedscheduledvia County site

Parcels

807

807 land-only hidden

Opening bids

—

no parcel list yet

Redemption

365 days

3% flat penalty

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

Tax deed conveys the interest sold under SC statutes and is subject to 1-year redemption. Not a warranty deed. Federal tax liens and some assessments can survive. No use of property until tax deed issues after redemption period.

Pickens County rules

Sale type: Tax Lien
Redemption period: 1 year from sale (12 months)
Investor return: 3–12% per annum depending on when redeemed, tiered quarterly
Governing statute: South Carolina Code Title 12, Ch. 51
Population: 138,207 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: In-person
Frequency: Annual (next: October 13, 2026 at Pickens County PAC, Liberty)
Platform: Pickens County Delinquent Tax Office — Annual Tax Sale864-898-5890
Deposit rules: Turn in ORIGINAL signed Bidder Registration Form to Delinquent Tax Office by 5:00 p.m. the Monday prior to sale — NO day-of registration. Pay winning bids same day in acceptable funds per office rules (cash/money order/cashier's check class). List available ~3 weeks pre-sale in newspaper and on county webpage; unofficial list by 6:00 p.m. Friday before sale. FLC list posted separately when available.

Title risk

Frequently used to obtain insurable title after the redemption period; Master in Equity path often used to strengthen tax title.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Pickens County Delinquent Tax Office864-898-5890
Clerk of court: Pickens County Register of Deeds / Clerk of Court
Property appraiser: Pickens County Assessor
GIS / parcel map: Pickens County GIS / tax sale property map (posted with sale)

Areas trending up

Clemson / university edge — Clemson University employment and student rental demand with constrained near-campus inventory
Easley / Highway 123 corridor — Greenville-commute bedroom growth with strong SF absorption
Pickens / county-seat foothills — Relative value versus Clemson-Easley pricing with local employment and lake-recreation adjacency

Notes

South Carolina redeemable-deed tax sale (S.C. Code Title 12, Ch. 51). Pickens County Delinquent Tax Office holds the annual in-person public auction at the Pickens County Performing Arts Center (314 W Main St, Liberty, SC). Next sale: Tuesday, October 13, 2026; doors 9:00 a.m., sale 10:00 a.m. One-year redemption with statutory interest ladder. Unsold parcels go to Forfeited Land Commission (FLC). Tax deed is not a warranty deed. Clemson / Easley / Pickens foothills market west of Greenville.

2 sources

Inherited from South Carolina rather than researched for Pickens: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Show 807 land-only parcel(s)

Nothing left to show

Every parcel in this sale is hidden: 807 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 — S.C. Code § 12-43-220(e): all other real property not otherwise provided for is assessed at six percent of fair market value. South Carolina assesses by property class rather than by county — 4% legal residence (c), 4% agricultural held by individuals (d)(1)(A), 6% agricultural held by corporations (d)(1)(B), 10.5% manufacturing and utility (a)(1). Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.