12320 Elva Ave

Los Angeles, California, 90059

Tax DeedpendingSells Oct 20, 2026 · in 19 days

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Opening bid

$40,332

Assessed value

$250,715

Land $132,608Improvement $118,107

Market / AVM

$723,000

Taxes owed

—

Parcel number: 6147-009-013
Case number: —
Land use: Residential
Beds / baths: 3 bd · 2 ba
Building: 1,668 sqft
Acreage: 0.22
Lot size: 9,504 sqft
Year built: 1946
Owner of record: Ballew Vivian C Est Of

Legal description

504 TRACT NO 12459 LOT 285 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Property facts enriched via realestateapi · 9/29/2026

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Property detail

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Summary(20)

Id	140,017,918
Beds	3
Baths	2
Mls type	ForSale
Cash buyer	Yes
Flood zone	Yes
Free clear	Yes
High equity	Yes
Last sale date	1992-04-16
Mls has photos	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 County2026-05-15
Owned
$73,737
San Diego County2026-05-15
Owned
$78,401
San Diego County2026-03-15
Owned
$16,309
San Diego County2026-03-15
Owned
$15,977
San Diego County2026-05-15
Owned
$135,003
San Diego County2026-03-15

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.

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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

$431,081

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $216,900 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $40,332

Room to bid $390,749

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

History-guided suggestion

$165,594

Under max by $265,487

≤ oracle maxBid

Co-pilot target using recorded auction history. Never above your maximum bid.

History sample

614

Median sold

$3,853

p(redeem) prior

12%

History n=614: median sold $3,853 is well below oracle $431,081 — target ~82% of ceiling.

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 $723,000. 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: $723,000
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$57,840
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 ~$1,085/month.: −$11,930
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): −$216,900
Maximum bid: $431,081

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.

140,017,918

Beds

Baths

Mls type

ForSale

Cash buyer

Yes

Flood zone

Yes

Free clear

Yes

High equity

Yes

Last sale date

1992-04-16

Mls has photos

Yes

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$431,081

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $216,900 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $40,332

Room to bid $390,749

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

History-guided suggestion

$165,594

Under max by $265,487

≤ oracle maxBid

Co-pilot target using recorded auction history. Never above your maximum bid.

History sample

614

Median sold

$3,853

p(redeem) prior

12%

History n=614: median sold $3,853 is well below oracle $431,081 — target ~82% of ceiling.

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 $723,000. 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: $723,000
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$57,840
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 ~$1,085/month.: −$11,930
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): −$216,900
Maximum bid: $431,081

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.

Apn	6147-009-013
Zoning	LCR1YY
Land use	Residential
Lot acres	0.22
Lot number	285
Census block	3001
Census tract	540800
Property use	Single Family Residence
Lot depth feet	190.1
Lot width feet	50.2
Lot square feet	9,504
Property class	The general use for the property is for residential purposes
Apn unformatted	6147009013
Census block group	1
Legal description	TRACT NO 12459 LOT 285

Year	2,025
Tax amount	$3,755
Property id	140,017,918
Assessed value	$250,715
Assessment year	2,025
Assessed land value	$132,608
Tax delinquent year	2019
Assessed improvement value	$118,107

Book	6147
Seq no	1
Sale date	1992-04-16
Buyer names	Ballew Vivian C Decd Est Of
Document type	Deed Of Trust
Recording date	1992-04-16
Document number	0007777777
Purchase method	Cash Purchase
Transaction type	Transfer
Document type code	DTTR

Owner1 type	Other
Owner2 type	Other
Mail address · zip	90059
Mail address · city	Los Angeles
Mail address · fips	06037
Mail address · zip4	3250
Mail address · house	12320
Mail address · label	12320 Elva Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Mail address · state	CA
Mail address · county	Los Angeles County
Mail address · street	Elva
Mail address · address	12320 Elva Ave
Mail address · street type	Ave
Mail address · carrier route	C013
Mail address · address format	S
Owner1 full name	Ballew Vivian C Est Of
Owner1 last name	Ballew Vivian C Est Of

Fmr year	2023
Hud area code	METRO31080MM4480
Hud area name	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Median income	$47,682
Fmr efficiency	$1,534
Fmr one bedroom	$1,747
Fmr two bedroom	$2,222
Suggested rent	$2,888
Fmr four bedroom	$3,170
Fmr three bedroom	$2,888

Motivated seller low	Yes
Motivated seller med	Yes
Motivated seller high	Yes

Address · zip	90059
Address · city	Los Angeles
Address · fips	06037
Address · zip4	3250
Address · house	12320
Address · label	12320 Elva Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Address · state	CA
Address · county	Los Angeles County
Address · street	Elva
Address · address	12320 Elva Ave
Address · street type	Ave
Address · carrier route	C013
Address · jurisdiction	Los Angeles County
Address · congressional district	43
Bedrooms	3
Deck area	0
Latitude	33.91993003471008
Pool area	0
Bathrooms	2
Longitude	-118.25115368940263
Patio area	0
Year built	1,946
Rooms count	0
Units count	0
Heating type	Floor/Wall
Property use	Single Family Residence
Basement type	NO BASEMENT
Construction	Wood
Lot square feet	9,502
Parking spaces	0
Buildings count	0
Property use code	385
Garage square feet	0
Living square feet	1,668
Partial bathrooms	0
Basement square feet	0
Building square feet	1,668
Price per square foot	0
Plumbing fixtures count	0
Basement square feet finished	0
Basement square feet unfinished	0

Property detail

County records

Los Angeles County rules

Historical comps

Verify before you bid

Property detail

County records

Los Angeles County rules

Historical comps

Verify before you bid

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