2156 E 103rd St

Los Angeles, California, 90002

Tax DeedpendingSells Oct 20, 2026 · in 18 days

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Opening bid

$520,457

Assessed value

$398,715

Land $69,328Improvement $329,387

Market / AVM

$398,715

Taxes owed

—

Parcel number: 6066-017-003
Case number: —
Land use: Commercial
Beds / baths: 1 bd · 1 ba
Building: 844 sqft
Acreage: 0.07
Lot size: 3,259 sqft
Year built: 1926
Owner of record: John Bryant

Legal description

504 FORTHMANN TRACT LOT 343 CITY-L.A. WATTS

Property facts enriched via realestateapi · 9/29/2026

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Property detail

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Summary(18)

Id	154,821,212
Beds	1
Baths	1
Cash buyer	Yes
Flood zone	Yes
Free clear	Yes
High equity	Yes
Last sale date	1993-01-04
Property type	OTHER
Absentee owner	Yes

County records

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Los Angeles County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption: Up until 5pm the last business day before the sale (5-year delinquency threshold)
Return if redeemed: N/A — outright deed transfer
Statute: California Revenue & Taxation Code, Div. 1, Pt. 6

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Historical comps

614 recorded outcomes in CA|Tax Deed (614 with winning bid).

Sample size: 614
p(redeem) prior: 12%
Median sold: $3,853
Med bid/assessed: —

San Diego County2026-03-15
Owned
$529,849
San Diego County2026-03-15
Owned
$344,798
San Diego County2026-03-15
Owned
$881,663
San Diego County2026-03-15
Owned
$191,057
San Diego County2026-05-15
Owned
$135,003
San Diego County2026-05-15

Liens that survive

A California tax deed conveys free of most liens existing before the sale, but federal tax liens survive (the IRS keeps a 120-day post-sale redemption right), as do taxes/assessments that become payable after the sale.

Quiet title

Not a statutory prerequisite, but practically required — most title insurers in California won't insure a tax-deed property without a completed quiet title action (commonly 3-6 months, $3,000-$8,000+ in legal fees), and many won't insure until a year after the deed is recorded.

Verify before you bid

This record was compiled from the published sale list. Parcels are pulled, redeemed, and re-priced up to the moment of sale. Confirm the lot is still in the sale, and confirm the opening bid, directly with the county.

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Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$235,375

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

Opening bid $520,457

Room to bid -$285,083

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

614

Median sold

$3,853

p(redeem) prior

12%

History n=614: median sold $3,853 is well below oracle $235,375 — target ~82% of ceiling.
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 $398,715. 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: $398,715
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$31,897
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 CA range ($3,000–$7,000, ~9 months).: −$5,000
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical CA recording and deed issuance cost.: −$250
Holding costs (11 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$598/month.: −$6,579
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): −$119,615
Maximum bid: $235,375

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. No post-sale redemption. The owner's right ends at 5pm on the last business day before the sale, so the deed conveys without that overhang.
California assesses at full cash value, but Proposition 13 fixes the base year and factors it forward at up to 2%/yr. On a long-held parcel the assessed value can sit far below market, so an ARV derived from it understates the property — get comparable sales before bidding.
The opening bid of $520,457 is already above your ceiling of $235,374.5.

154,821,212

Beds

Baths

Cash buyer

Yes

Flood zone

Yes

Free clear

Yes

High equity

Yes

Last sale date

1993-01-04

Property type

OTHER

Absentee owner

Yes

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$235,375

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

Opening bid $520,457

Room to bid -$285,083

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

614

Median sold

$3,853

p(redeem) prior

12%

History n=614: median sold $3,853 is well below oracle $235,375 — target ~82% of ceiling.
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 $398,715. 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: $398,715
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$31,897
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 CA range ($3,000–$7,000, ~9 months).: −$5,000
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical CA recording and deed issuance cost.: −$250
Holding costs (11 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$598/month.: −$6,579
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): −$119,615
Maximum bid: $235,375

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. No post-sale redemption. The owner's right ends at 5pm on the last business day before the sale, so the deed conveys without that overhang.
California assesses at full cash value, but Proposition 13 fixes the base year and factors it forward at up to 2%/yr. On a long-held parcel the assessed value can sit far below market, so an ARV derived from it understates the property — get comparable sales before bidding.
The opening bid of $520,457 is already above your ceiling of $235,374.5.

Apn	6066-017-003
Zoning	LARD2
Land use	Commercial
Lot acres	0.07
Lot number	343
Census block	1004
Census tract	243002
Property use	Commercial Office/Residential (Mixed Use)
Lot depth feet	125.1
Lot width feet	26.1
Lot square feet	3,259
Property class	The general use for the property is for commercial purposes
Apn unformatted	6066017003
Census block group	4
Legal description	FORTHMANN TRACT LOT 343

Year	2,025
Tax amount	$5,500
Property id	154,821,212
Assessed value	$398,715
Assessment year	2,025
Assessed land value	$69,328
Tax delinquent year	2091
Assessed improvement value	$329,387

Book	6066
Seq no	1
Sale date	1993-01-04
Buyer names	John Bryant
Document type	Deed Of Trust
Recording date	1993-01-04
Document number	0000004210
Purchase method	Cash Purchase
Transaction type	Transfer
Document type code	DTTR

Owner1 type	Individual
Owner2 type	Other
Mail address · zip	90025
Mail address · city	Los Angeles
Mail address · fips	06037
Mail address · unit	840
Mail address · zip4	3314
Mail address · house	11150
Mail address · label	11150 Santa Monica Blvd # 840, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Mail address · state	CA
Mail address · street	Santa Monica
Mail address · address	11150 Santa Monica Blvd # 840
Mail address · unit type	#
Mail address · street type	Blvd
Mail address · carrier route	C007
Mail address · address format	H
Absentee owner	Yes
Owner1 full name	John Bryant
Owner1 last name	Bryant
Owner1 first name	John
In state absentee owner	Yes

Fmr year	2023
Hud area code	METRO31080MM4480
Hud area name	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Median income	$46,159
Fmr efficiency	$1,534
Fmr one bedroom	$1,747
Fmr two bedroom	$2,222
Suggested rent	$1,747
Fmr four bedroom	$3,170
Fmr three bedroom	$2,888

Address · zip	90002
Address · city	Los Angeles
Address · fips	06037
Address · zip4	3130
Address · house	2156
Address · label	2156 E 103rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90002
Address · state	CA
Address · county	Los Angeles County
Address · street	103rd
Address · address	2156 E 103rd St
Address · street type	St
Address · carrier route	C044
Address · jurisdiction	Los Angeles County
Address · pre direction	E
Address · congressional district	43
Stories	1
Bedrooms	1
Deck area	0
Latitude	33.942862420850005
Pool area	0
Bathrooms	1
Longitude	-118.23350390732396
Patio area	0
Year built	1,926
Rooms count	0
Units count	1
Property use	Commercial Office/Residential (Mixed Use)
Basement type	NO BASEMENT
Construction	Wood
Lot square feet	3,259
Parking spaces	0
Buildings count	2
Property use code	171
Garage square feet	0
Living square feet	844
Partial bathrooms	0
Basement square feet	0
Building square feet	844
Price per square foot	0
Plumbing fixtures count	0
Basement square feet finished	0
Basement square feet unfinished	0

Property detail

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Los Angeles County rules

Historical comps

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Property detail

County records

Los Angeles County rules

Historical comps

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