26 Driftwood Cottage Ln

Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, 29915

Redeemable DeedpendingSells Oct 5, 2026 · yesterday

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Opening bid

$878

Assessed value

$120

Market / AVM

$120

Taxes owed

—

Parcel number: R800 025 00C 0095 0000
Case number: —
Land use: Vacant Land
Building: —
Acreage: 0.13
Lot size: 5,654 sqft
Year built: —
Owner of record: Dc-Cr Associates Lp

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Property detail

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Summary(13)

Id	145,665,809
Flood zone	Yes
Free clear	Yes
High equity	Yes
Property type	LAND
Absentee owner	Yes
Equity percent	100
Flood zone type	VE
Investor buyer	Yes
Estimated value	$120

County records

Official appraiser / assessor — free, always available. Copy the parcel number if the link opens a search page.

Beaufort County assessor ↗search: R800 025 00C 0095 0000
Delinquent Taxes and Tax Sales ↗search: R800 025 00C 0095 0000
Tax Sale ↗search: R800 025 00C 0095 0000
Recorded Documents ↗search: R800 025 00C 0095 0000
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Beaufort County rules

Sale type: Tax Lien
Redemption: 1 year from sale (12 months)
Return if redeemed: 3–12% per annum depending on when redeemed, tiered quarterly
Statute: South Carolina Code Title 12, Ch. 51

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Historical comps

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Liens that survive

SC tax sale conveys subject to one-year redemption. Federal tax liens and some senior governmental interests can survive. Mortgages/judgments may be cut off if properly noticed under Title 12 Chapter 51 — always verify notice and run title. HOA/assessment liens and post-sale taxes require independent review.

Quiet title

After redemption expires and tax deed issues, quiet title is commonly required for marketable/insurable title, especially before resale or financing.

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

-$5,376

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

Opening bid $878

Room to bid -$6,254

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 SC|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 $120. 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: $120
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$10
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 SC range ($1,800–$5,000, ~5 months).: −$3,400
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical SC recording and deed issuance cost.: −$250
Holding costs (24 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$75/month.: −$1,800
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): −$36
Maximum bid: -$5,376

If the owner redeems

Flat penalty

You'd receive

Window

365 days

A 3% flat penalty applies if the owner redeems. It is a penalty, not annual interest — the rate does not change with how early they redeem.

Quoted elsewhere as 12% 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 PENALTY IS CAPPED AT THE OPENING BID. § 12-51-90 provides that interest due on redemption may not exceed the forfeited land commission's bid under § 12-51-55 — roughly taxes plus costs. The tiers above are therefore a ceiling reached only by a bid at or near the minimum; a purchase at several times the minimum collects the same capped sum, so the effective yield falls as the premium rises.
South Carolina's ratio depends on the property's CLASS, and this entry uses the 6% residual. A parcel actually carrying the 4% legal-residence ratio will have its ARV understated by a third here, which is the safe direction. A manufacturing or utility parcel assessed at 10.5% is the dangerous one: dividing by 0.06 overstates its value by roughly 1.75x. Confirm the class on the assessor's record before bidding on anything that is not ordinary residential or commercial land.
Costs exceed what the property can support at your target margin. There is no bid at which this clears.

AI risk brief

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145,665,809

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

$120

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

-$5,376

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

Opening bid $878

Room to bid -$6,254

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 SC|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 $120. 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: $120
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$10
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 SC range ($1,800–$5,000, ~5 months).: −$3,400
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical SC recording and deed issuance cost.: −$250
Holding costs (24 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$75/month.: −$1,800
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): −$36
Maximum bid: -$5,376

If the owner redeems

Flat penalty

You'd receive

Window

365 days

A 3% flat penalty applies if the owner redeems. It is a penalty, not annual interest — the rate does not change with how early they redeem.

Quoted elsewhere as 12% 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 PENALTY IS CAPPED AT THE OPENING BID. § 12-51-90 provides that interest due on redemption may not exceed the forfeited land commission's bid under § 12-51-55 — roughly taxes plus costs. The tiers above are therefore a ceiling reached only by a bid at or near the minimum; a purchase at several times the minimum collects the same capped sum, so the effective yield falls as the premium rises.
South Carolina's ratio depends on the property's CLASS, and this entry uses the 6% residual. A parcel actually carrying the 4% legal-residence ratio will have its ARV understated by a third here, which is the safe direction. A manufacturing or utility parcel assessed at 10.5% is the dangerous one: dividing by 0.06 overstates its value by roughly 1.75x. Confirm the class on the assessor's record before bidding on anything that is not ordinary residential or commercial land.
Costs exceed what the property can support at your target margin. There is no bid at which this clears.

Apn	R800 025 00C 0095 0000
Land use	Vacant Land
Lot acres	0.13
Lot number	515
Census block	1019
Census tract	002101
Property use	Water Area (Lakes, River, Shore) - Vacant Land
Subdivision	Daufuskie Is Plant(Melrose)
Lot depth feet	83.1
Lot width feet	70.2
Lot square feet	5,654
Apn unformatted	R80002500C00950000
Census block group	9
Legal description	LOT 515 DRIFTWOOD COTTAGES MELROSE PLANT PB 35 P 129 REVISED PB 44 P 45

Zip	City	Name	Type	State	Grades	Levels · high	Rating	Street	Location	Enrollment	Parent rating	Levels · middle	Levels · preschool	Levels · elementary
29926	Hilton Head Island	Hilton Head Island High School	Public	SC	9-12	Yes	7	70 Wilborn Road	POINT(-80.731857 32.219803)	1,322	4
29926	Hilton Head Island	Hilton Head Island Middle School	Public	SC	6-8		5	55 Wilborn Road	POINT(-80.734322 32.220219)	1,003	2	Yes
29926	Hilton Head Island	Hilton Head Island School For The Creative Arts	Public	SC	PK-5		4	10 Wilborn Road	POINT(-80.735893 32.217865)	681	5		Yes	Yes

Year	2,025
Tax amount	$34
Property id	145,665,809
Market value	$2,000
Assessed value	$120
Assessment year	2,025
Market land value	$2,000

Owner1 type	Other
Owner2 type	Other
Mail address · zip	29915
Mail address · city	Daufuskie Island
Mail address · fips	45013
Mail address · zip4	0078
Mail address · label	Po Box 78, Daufuskie Island, SC 29915
Mail address · state	SC
Mail address · address	Po Box 78
Mail address · carrier route	B001
Mail address · address format	P
Absentee owner	Yes
Owner1 full name	Dc-Cr Associates Lp
Owner1 last name	Dc-Cr Associates Lp
In state absentee owner	Yes

Fmr year	2023
Hud area code	METRO25940N45013
Hud area name	Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Median income	$136,413
Fmr efficiency	$1,270
Fmr one bedroom	$1,310
Fmr two bedroom	$1,480
Fmr four bedroom	$2,430
Fmr three bedroom	$1,910

Id	151825
Name	Melrose
Type	subdivision
Center	POINT(-80.851380720368 32.111578872483)

Address · zip	29915
Address · city	Daufuskie Island
Address · fips	45013
Address · house	26
Address · label	26 Driftwood Cottage Ln, Daufuskie Island, SC 29915
Address · state	SC
Address · county	Beaufort County
Address · street	Driftwood Cottage
Address · address	26 Driftwood Cottage Ln
Address · street type	Ln
Address · carrier route	H050
Address · jurisdiction	Beaufort County
Address · congressional district	01
Deck area	0
Latitude	32.10286842848169
Pool area	0
Longitude	-80.85613634457889
Patio area	0
Porch area	0
Rooms count	0
Units count	0
Property use	Water Area (Lakes, River, Shore) - Vacant Land
Lot square feet	5,833
Parking spaces	0
Buildings count	0
Property use code	406
Garage square feet	0
Living square feet	0
Partial bathrooms	0
Basement square feet	0
Building square feet	0
Price per square foot	0
Plumbing fixtures count	0
Basement finished percent	0
Basement square feet finished	0
Basement square feet unfinished	0