Vidor, Texas, 77662
Opening bid
$20,000
Assessed value
$61,187
Market / AVM
$113,000
Taxes owed
—
Legal description
0.50 acre Land w/imp.
Property facts enriched via realestateapi · 9/29/2026
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| Id | 35,612,394 |
|---|---|
| Mls sold | Yes |
| Cash buyer | Yes |
| Flood zone | Yes |
| Free clear | Yes |
| High equity | Yes |
| Last sale date | 2025-10-16 |
| Property type | SFR |
| Absentee owner | Yes |
| Equity percent | 100 |
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Orange County Tax Assessor-Collector — Property Tax Sales ↗| Flood zone type | AE |
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| Investor buyer | Yes |
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| Estimated value | $113,000 |
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| Last update date | 2026-09-23 00:00:00 UTC |
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| Estimated equity | $113,000 |
|---|
| In state absentee owner | Yes |
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| Apn | 000029-004201 |
|---|---|
| Land use | Residential |
| Lot acres | 0.50 |
| Census block | 2012 |
| Census tract | 022000 |
| Property use | Single Family Residence |
| Subdivision | Abst 29 James Armstrong |
| Lot depth feet | 148.6 |
| Lot width feet | 136.7 |
| Lot square feet | 21,780 |
| Property class | The general use for the property is for residential purposes |
| Apn unformatted | 000029004201 |
| Census block group | 2 |
| Legal description | 29 ABST. 29 JAMES ARMSTRONG, TRACT 043, ACRES 0.5 |
| Year | 2,025 |
|---|---|
| Tax amount | $799 |
| Property id | 35,612,394 |
| Market value | $61,187 |
| Assessed value | $61,187 |
| Assessment year | 2,025 |
| Market land value | $3,750 |
| Assessed land value | $3,750 |
| Market improvement value | $57,437 |
| Assessed improvement value | $57,437 |
| Seq no | 1 |
|---|---|
| Sale date | 2025-10-16 |
| Arms length | Yes |
| Buyer names | Orange County |
| Seller names | Travis J Bowen |
| Document type | Public Action |
| Recording date | 2025-10-17 |
| Document number | 560120 |
| Purchase method | Cash Purchase |
| Transaction type | Foreclosure |
| Document type code | DTPA |
| Owner1 type | Other |
|---|---|
| Owner2 type | Other |
| Mail address · zip | 77631 |
| Mail address · city | Orange |
| Mail address · fips | 48361 |
| Mail address · unit | 3 |
| Mail address · zip4 | 1568 |
| Mail address · label | Po Box 1568, Orange, TX 77631 |
| Mail address · state | TX |
| Mail address · address | Po Box 1568 |
| Mail address · unit type | Trlr |
| Mail address · carrier route | C002 |
| Absentee owner | Yes |
| Owner1 full name | Orange County |
| Owner1 last name | Orange County |
| Ownership length | 11 |
| In state absentee owner | Yes |
| Seq no | Sale date | Arms length | Buyer names | Seller names | Document type | Recording date | Document number | Purchase method | Transaction type | Document type code | Owner individual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-10-16 | Yes | Orange County | Travis J Bowen | Public Action | 2025-10-17 | 560120 | Cash Purchase | Foreclosure | DTPA | |
| 2 | 2023-07-19 | Joseph Guilbeaux | Karlon Bowen, Pyra Bowen | Quit Claim Deed | 2023-07-24 | 533978 | Cash Purchase | Non-Arm's Length Transactions | DTQC | Yes | |
| 3 | 2023-07-19 | Joseph Guilbeaux | Karlon Bowen, Pyra Bowen | Quit Claim Deed | 2023-07-20 | 533853 | Cash Purchase | Non-Arm's Length Transactions | DTQC | Yes |
| Fmr year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Hud area code | METRO13140M13140 |
| Hud area name | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA |
| Median income | $63,830 |
| Fmr efficiency | $792 |
| Fmr one bedroom | $849 |
| Fmr two bedroom | $1,027 |
| Fmr four bedroom | $1,402 |
| Fmr three bedroom | $1,343 |
| Address · zip | 77662 |
|---|---|
| Address · city | Vidor |
| Address · fips | 48361 |
| Address · zip4 | 6333 |
| Address · house | 255 |
| Address · label | 255 Swallow St, Vidor, TX 77662 |
| Address · state | TX |
| Address · county | Orange County |
| Address · street | Swallow |
| Address · address | 255 Swallow St |
| Address · street type | St |
| Address · carrier route | R003 |
| Address · jurisdiction | Orange County |
| Address · congressional district | 14 |
| Deck area | 0 |
| Latitude | 30.10459477793769 |
| Pool area | 0 |
| Longitude | -94.04657478854145 |
| Patio area | 0 |
| Porch area | 208 |
| Porch type | Covered Porch |
| Year built | 1,940 |
| Garage type | Mixed |
| Rooms count | 0 |
| Units count | 0 |
| Property use | Single Family Residence |
| Basement type | NO BASEMENT |
| Lot square feet | 21,780 |
| Parking spaces | 2 |
| Buildings count | 0 |
| Property use code | 385 |
| Garage square feet | 0 |
| Living square feet | 1,160 |
| Partial bathrooms | 0 |
| Roof construction | 258 |
| Basement square feet | 0 |
| Building square feet | 1,160 |
| Price per square foot | 0 |
| Parcel account number | R16917 |
| Plumbing fixtures count | 0 |
| Basement square feet finished | 0 |
| Basement square feet unfinished | 0 |