4861 W Avenue M8

Lancaster, California, 93536

Tax DeedpendingSells Oct 20, 2026 · in 16 days

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Opening bid

$31,248

Assessed value

$344,727

Land $74,360Improvement $270,367

Market / AVM

$673,000

Taxes owed

—

Parcel number: 3101-025-024
Case number: —
Land use: Residential
Beds / baths: 5 bd · 2 ba
Building: 2,634 sqft
Acreage: 0.32
Lot size: 14,154 sqft
Year built: 1946
Owner of record: Joseph Wayne Trussell

Legal description

*NE 1/4 OF SW 1/4 OF NE1/4 OF SE 1/4 OF SEC 24 T 6N R 8W COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES VAC/VIC AVE P10/258 STE TRACT # 11761 LOT COMAT SE COR OF LOT 51 TH N ON E LINE OFSD LOT 189 FT TH N 89 37'42" W TO A PT WON N LINE OF SD LOT 76 FT AND S PARALLELWITH SD E LINE FROM NE COR OF SD LOTTH S ON SD PARALLEL LINE TO S LINE OF SDLOT TH E THEREON TO BEG PART OF LOT 51

Property facts enriched via realestateapi · 9/29/2026

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Property detail

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Summary(18)

Id	25,916,628
Beds	5
Baths	2
Mfh2to4	Yes
Cash buyer	Yes
Flood zone	Yes
Free clear	Yes
Inherited	Yes
High equity	Yes
Last sale date	2020-06-04

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
$16,309
San Diego County2026-03-15
Owned
$15,977
San Diego County2026-05-15
Owned
$73,737
San Diego County2026-05-15
Owned
$78,401
San Diego County2026-03-15
Owned
$9,426
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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Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$400,906

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $201,900 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $31,248

Room to bid $369,658

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

History-guided suggestion

$150,246

Under max by $250,660

≤ 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 $400,906 — 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 $673,000. 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: $673,000
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$53,840
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 ~$1,010/month.: −$11,105
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): −$201,900
Maximum bid: $400,906

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.

25,916,628

Beds

Baths

Mfh2to4

Yes

Cash buyer

Yes

Flood zone

Yes

Free clear

Yes

Inherited

Yes

High equity

Yes

Last sale date

2020-06-04

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$400,906

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $201,900 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $31,248

Room to bid $369,658

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

History-guided suggestion

$150,246

Under max by $250,660

≤ 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 $400,906 — 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 $673,000. 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: $673,000
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$53,840
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 ~$1,010/month.: −$11,105
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): −$201,900
Maximum bid: $400,906

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	3101-025-024
Zoning	LCA110000*
Land use	Residential
Lot acres	0.32
Lot number	51
Census block	2011
Census tract	910301
Property use	Duplex (2 Units, Any Combination)
Lot depth feet	189.1
Lot width feet	76.1
Lot square feet	14,154
Property class	The general use for the property is for residential purposes
Apn unformatted	3101025024
Census block group	1
Legal description	TRACT # 11761 LOT COM AT SE COR OF LOT 51 TH N ON E LINE OF SD LOT 189 FT TH N 89 37'42 W TO A PT W ON N LINE OF SD LOT 76 FT

Year	2,025
Tax amount	$4,816
Property id	25,916,628
Assessed value	$344,727
Assessment year	2,025
Assessed land value	$74,360
Tax delinquent year	2019
Assessed improvement value	$270,367

Seq no	1
Sale date	2020-06-04
Buyer names	Joseph Wayne Trussell, Joseph Wayne Trussell Living Trust
Seller names	Joseph Wayne Trussell
Document type	Intrafamily Transfer
Recording date	2020-07-31
Document number	20-0870251
Purchase method	Cash Purchase
Transaction type	Non-Arm's Length Transactions
Document type code	DTIT

Owner1 type	Other
Owner2 type	Other
Mail address · zip	93536
Mail address · city	Lancaster
Mail address · fips	06037
Mail address · zip4	2946
Mail address · house	4861
Mail address · label	4861 W Avenue M8, Lancaster, CA 93536
Mail address · state	CA
Mail address · county	Los Angeles County
Mail address · street	Avenue M8
Mail address · address	4861 W Avenue M8
Mail address · carrier route	C046
Owner occupied	Yes
Owner1 full name	Joseph Wayne Trussell
Owner1 last name	Trussell
Owner2 full name	Joseph Wayne Trussell Living Trust
Owner2 last name	Joseph Wayne Trussell Living Trust
Owner1 first name	Joseph Wayne
Ownership length	74

Fmr year	2023
Hud area code	METRO12540M12540
Hud area name	Bakersfield, CA MSA
Median income	$89,987
Fmr efficiency	$1,250
Fmr one bedroom	$1,450
Fmr two bedroom	$1,840
Fmr four bedroom	$2,640
Fmr three bedroom	$2,430

Address · zip	93536
Address · city	Lancaster
Address · fips	06037
Address · zip4	2946
Address · house	4861
Address · label	4861 W Avenue M8, Lancaster, CA 93536
Address · state	CA
Address · county	Los Angeles County
Address · street	Avenue M8
Address · address	4861 W Avenue M8
Address · street type	Avenue
Address · carrier route	C028
Address · jurisdiction	Los Angeles County
Address · pre direction	W
Address · congressional district	27
Bedrooms	5
Deck area	0
Latitude	34.63856004858584
Pool area	0
Bathrooms	2
Longitude	-118.21810408176611
Patio area	0
Year built	1,946
Rooms count	0
Units count	2
Heating type	Central
Property use	Duplex (2 Units, Any Combination)
Basement type	NO BASEMENT
Construction	Wood
Lot square feet	14,154
Parking spaces	0
Buildings count	2
Property use code	369
Garage square feet	0
Living square feet	2,634
Partial bathrooms	0
Basement square feet	0
Building square feet	2,634
Price per square foot	0
Air conditioning type	Yes
Plumbing fixtures count	0
Air conditioning available	Yes
Basement square feet finished	0
Basement square feet unfinished	0

Term	Seq no	Amount	Loan type	Term type	Lender code	Lender name	Lender type	Mortgage id	Grantee name	Document date	Loan type code	Maturity date	Recording date	Document number	Interest rate	Interest rate type
120	1	$66,623	Conventional	Month	B	Citibank Na	Bank	5558015	Joseph Wayne Trussell	2013-07-08	COV	2023-08-01	2013-07-17	13-1048848
240	2	$120,000	Unknown	Month	M	First Residential Mortgage Network Inc	Mortgage Company	2488022	Joseph W Trussell	2004-03-16	U	2024-04-01	2004-04-02	04-0790127	0
360	3	$88,000	Unknown	Month	M	Fieldstone Mtg Company	Mortgage Company	1099840	Joseph Wayne Trussell		U	2031-12-01	2001-11-26	01-2226957	8.99	Adjustable Rate

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