5531 Groveton St

Houston, Texas, 77033

Redeemable DeedpendingSells Nov 3, 2026 · in 29 days

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Opening bid

$42,423

Assessed value

$61,560

Land $61,560Improvement $0

Market / AVM

$61,560

Taxes owed

—

Parcel number: 0910050000036
Case number: 202347986
Land use: Residential
Building: —
Acreage: 0.16
Lot size: 6,839 sqft
Year built: —
Owner of record: Clarence Ketchum

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Summary(14)

Id	2,504,875
Flood zone	Yes
Free clear	Yes
High equity	Yes
Property type	LAND
Absentee owner	Yes
Equity percent	100
Flood zone type	X
Investor buyer	Yes
Estimated value	$61,560

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Harris County rules

Sale type: Redeemable Deed
Redemption: 2 years for homestead/ag/mineral properties; 6 months for all other property
Return if redeemed: 25% penalty in year one, 50% in year two (homestead/ag); 25% flat for the 6-month category
Statute: Texas Tax Code Title 1, Subtitle E, Ch. 34

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Liens that survive

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Quiet title

Not legally mandatory, but title companies generally require a completed suit-to-quiet-title (with a court order) before insuring, since the redeeming former owner's rights and any un-joined lienholders create real title risk until cleared.

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Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$33,721

Do not bid — the numbers do not clear your margin.

Opening bid $42,423

Room to bid -$8,702

Confidence: medium — ARV from a provider market estimate, not comps.

History-guided suggestion

Pass

History + oracle say stay out or wait — do not chase.

History sample

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Median sold

—

p(redeem) prior

—

No historical bucket for TX|Redeemable Deed; suggestion uses oracle only.
Oracle says no-bid — suggestion is pass.

Your assumptions

After-repair value (ARV)

Override the derived estimate with real comps

Rehab budget

You cannot inspect before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition

Known surviving liens

Municipal code enforcement, special assessments, federal tax liens

Target margin — 30%

Required profit as a share of ARV. 30% is a common floor for tax-sale flips.

How that number is built

Provider market estimate of $61,560. This is an as-is valuation, not an after-repair one — enter your own comparable-sales figure if the property needs work.

After-repair value: $61,560
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$4,925
Rehabassumed No rehab budget entered — assumed $0. Tax-sale parcels are sold unseen and un-inspected; this is rarely correct.: −$0
Quiet title (required)assumed Midpoint of the typical TX range ($1,800–$5,000, ~5 months).: −$3,400
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical TX recording and deed issuance cost.: −$400
Holding costs (7 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$92/month.: −$646
Surviving liensassumed Assumed $0 — not verified. Municipal code-enforcement liens, special assessments, and federal tax liens can survive the sale.: −$0
Target profit (30% of ARV): −$18,468
Maximum bid: $33,721

If the owner redeems

Flat penalty

25%

You'd receive

$8,430

Window

730 days

A 25% flat penalty applies if the owner redeems. It is a penalty, not annual interest — the rate does not change with how early they redeem.

homestead and agricultural-use property (2 years); all other property is 180 days

Quoted elsewhere as 51% annualised — true only if they redeem on the last possible day and you immediately redeploy the capital. Treat the flat penalty as the real number.

Before you bid

Rehab is assumed to be $0. You cannot inspect these properties before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition.
Surviving liens assumed $0. The 180-day vs 2-year window turns on the property's use at the time of sale, which the sale list does not state — treat any homestead-looking residential parcel as potentially 2-year.
The opening bid of $42,422.9 is already above your ceiling of $33,720.82.

AI risk brief

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2,504,875

Flood zone

Yes

Free clear

Yes

High equity

Yes

Property type

LAND

Absentee owner

Yes

Equity percent

100

Flood zone type

Investor buyer

Yes

Estimated value

$61,560

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$33,721

Do not bid — the numbers do not clear your margin.

Opening bid $42,423

Room to bid -$8,702

Confidence: medium — ARV from a provider market estimate, not comps.

History-guided suggestion

Pass

History + oracle say stay out or wait — do not chase.

History sample

—

Median sold

—

p(redeem) prior

—

No historical bucket for TX|Redeemable Deed; suggestion uses oracle only.
Oracle says no-bid — suggestion is pass.

Your assumptions

After-repair value (ARV)

Override the derived estimate with real comps

Rehab budget

You cannot inspect before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition

Known surviving liens

Municipal code enforcement, special assessments, federal tax liens

Target margin — 30%

Required profit as a share of ARV. 30% is a common floor for tax-sale flips.

How that number is built

Provider market estimate of $61,560. This is an as-is valuation, not an after-repair one — enter your own comparable-sales figure if the property needs work.

After-repair value: $61,560
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$4,925
Rehabassumed No rehab budget entered — assumed $0. Tax-sale parcels are sold unseen and un-inspected; this is rarely correct.: −$0
Quiet title (required)assumed Midpoint of the typical TX range ($1,800–$5,000, ~5 months).: −$3,400
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical TX recording and deed issuance cost.: −$400
Holding costs (7 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$92/month.: −$646
Surviving liensassumed Assumed $0 — not verified. Municipal code-enforcement liens, special assessments, and federal tax liens can survive the sale.: −$0
Target profit (30% of ARV): −$18,468
Maximum bid: $33,721

If the owner redeems

Flat penalty

25%

You'd receive

$8,430

Window

730 days

A 25% flat penalty applies if the owner redeems. It is a penalty, not annual interest — the rate does not change with how early they redeem.

homestead and agricultural-use property (2 years); all other property is 180 days

Quoted elsewhere as 51% annualised — true only if they redeem on the last possible day and you immediately redeploy the capital. Treat the flat penalty as the real number.

Before you bid

Rehab is assumed to be $0. You cannot inspect these properties before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition.
Surviving liens assumed $0. The 180-day vs 2-year window turns on the property's use at the time of sale, which the sale list does not state — treat any homestead-looking residential parcel as potentially 2-year.
The opening bid of $42,422.9 is already above your ceiling of $33,720.82.

Apn	0910050000036
Land use	Residential
Lot acres	0.16
Lot number	36
Census block	1017
Census tract	331800
Property use	Residential - Vacant Land
Subdivision	Crestmont
Legal section	2
Lot depth feet	121.3
Lot width feet	56.7
Lot square feet	6,839
Property class	The general use for the property is for residential purposes
Apn unformatted	0910050000036
Census block group	7
Legal description	LT 36 BLK 4 CRESTMONT SEC 2

Zip	City	Name	Type	State	Grades	Levels · high	Rating	Street	Location	Enrollment	Parent rating	Levels · middle	Levels · preschool	Levels · elementary
77048	Houston	Sterling High School	Public	TX	9-12	Yes	3	11625 Martindale Road	POINT(-95.322853 29.63623)	1,384	2
77048	Houston	Thomas Middle School	Public	TX	6-8		2	5655 Selinsky Road	POINT(-95.332634 29.639105)	537	5	Yes
77033	Houston	Mading Elementary School	Public	TX	PK-5		4	8511 Crestmont Street	POINT(-95.327408 29.659647)	515	5		Yes	Yes

Year	2,024
Tax amount	$1,288
Property id	2,504,875
Market value	$61,560
Assessed value	$61,560
Assessment year	2,025
Market land value	$61,560
Assessed land value	$61,560
Tax delinquent year	2020

Owner1 type	Individual
Owner2 type	Other
Mail address · zip	77087
Mail address · city	Houston
Mail address · fips	48201
Mail address · zip4	6507
Mail address · house	6515
Mail address · label	6515 Beldart St, Houston, TX 77087
Mail address · state	TX
Mail address · county	Harris County
Mail address · street	Beldart
Mail address · address	6515 Beldart St
Mail address · carrier route	C003
Mail address · address format	S
Absentee owner	Yes
Owner1 full name	Clarence Ketchum
Owner1 last name	Ketchum
Owner1 first name	Clarence
In state absentee owner	Yes

Fmr year	2023
Hud area code	METRO26420M26420
Hud area name	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Median income	$36,750
Fmr efficiency	$1,030
Fmr one bedroom	$1,095
Fmr two bedroom	$1,307
Fmr four bedroom	$2,226
Fmr three bedroom	$1,722

Id	356367
Name	Crestmont
Type	subdivision
Center	POINT(-95.3375048125184 29.6493175683518)

Address · zip	77033
Address · city	Houston
Address · fips	48201
Address · zip4	3305
Address · house	5531
Address · label	5531 Groveton St, Houston, TX 77033
Address · state	TX
Address · county	Harris County
Address · street	Groveton
Address · address	5531 Groveton St
Address · street type	St
Address · carrier route	C011
Address · jurisdiction	Harris County
Address · congressional district	09
Deck area	0
Latitude	29.648847461775436
Pool area	0
Longitude	-95.34001500035228
Patio area	0
Porch area	0
Rooms count	0
Units count	0
Property use	Residential - Vacant Land
Lot square feet	6,839
Parking spaces	0
Buildings count	0
Property use code	401
Garage square feet	0
Living square feet	0
Partial bathrooms	0
Basement square feet	0
Building square feet	0
Price per square foot	0
Parcel account number	091-005-000-0036
Plumbing fixtures count	0
Basement finished percent	0
Basement square feet finished	0
Basement square feet unfinished	0