Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Multiple tax title auctions are held throughout the year online at Bid4Assets. Please check the website for information on the next auction date.

The list of parcels will be available approximately one month prior to the auction on our website and at Bid4Assets.

Yes. Register at Bid4Assets at least two weeks prior to the auction. You must submit a deposit to participate in the bidding.

A check for the difference will be mailed out approximately two weeks after the auction closes.

The auction is open to any member of the public EXCEPT that no county officer or employee shall directly or indirectly be a purchaser.

For questions about permitting or development, please contact the jurisdiction in which the property is located. For properties located in unincorporated King County, please contact the King County Department of Local Services. Real Estate Services does not perform any due diligence on the properties. Information provided by the King County Department of Assessments is for tax purposes only and has no bearing on whether the parcel is suitable for your intended use.

Full payment must be received by Bid4Assets no later than the due date. No exceptions will be made. If the payment policy is not adhered to, the winning bidder will forfeit their deposit and may be banned from future sales.

The closing will occur within the time period stated on the Terms of Sale. At the closing, King County will record the executed tax title deed. The Recorder's Office will have an unofficial electronic copy available online immediately, and King County will email an unofficial copy of the tax title deed to the successful bidder.

No. Tax title parcels are sold "as is" and "where is." Please complete the Request for Segregation-Merger form and contact the Department of Assessments about the process to merge two parcels together.

Properties not sold, or for which payment is not received, will be re-offered at a subsequent auction.

No. We do not maintain a mailing list. Please refer to our website or visit Bid4Assets for information about upcoming sales.

When real property taxes become a full three years delinquent, King County Treasury begins tax foreclosure action and sells the properties at a foreclosure auction held once a year. The properties sold by the Facilities Management Division's Real Estate Services Section are the properties that did not sell at the annual Treasury foreclosure auction.