Know the land before you bid.
Tax Sale Shortlist checks every lot on a county's tax-sale list for road access, flood zone, wetlands, slope and true acreage, then ranks them, so you only research the lots worth a bid.
Built on public data: USGS, FEMA, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Census and Sentinel-2 satellites.
Everything you check by hand, done before you open the list
One subscription, three tools that work together.
Tax Sale Shortlist
We pull the county's tax-sale list, check every lot and rank them: no red flags first, most usable acres on top.
- Sale calendar with 14- and 3-day reminders
- Ranked list as a spreadsheet + a 2-page summary
Parcel Report
A one-page verdict on any lot you like: slope, FEMA flood risk, wetlands, road frontage, record vs. measured acres and a site map.
- Recent satellite check for clearing or building
- A PDF you can share with a partner
Parcel Watch
Save lots and searches. Each morning we check for new sales, foreclosures, owner or value changes on what you're watching.
- Alerts digest by email
- New sales in your counties as they post
From 42 lots to the 11 worth a look
A real run: Orange County, New York's tax-sale list, screened end to end. The 11 clean lots had opening bids at 6–17% of market value.
- Pick a county saleLive sales in AL, TN and NY are already loaded, with their dates.
- We screen every lotFlood, wetland, slope, access and acreage checks run on the whole list.
- Review the shortlistOpen any lot on the map, read its report, save it to watch.
The CSV has all 42 lots and every check; owner names are removed from this public sample.
Simple plans for land investors
Pick the plan that fits. We'll hold it for you when we open your county.
Cancel anytime. Annual plans get two months free. Early-access members lock in founding prices.
Get early access for your county
Tell us where you buy. We'll add it, and send you a free screening of its next tax sale.
Land Change Monitor
Satellite reports of what changed on large properties (timber cuts, clearing, fire, new building) for land trusts, timberland owners and conservation easements. Not part of the tax-sale tools.