How to buy tax-sale property in Nevada (2026)
You buy the property itself, not a lien. The owner has 2 years to pay you back. You earn 10% interest a year. You buy at the minimum bid price. Sales are held on a schedule that varies by county.
- Redemption period
- 24 mo
- Interest / penalty
- Flat rate · 10%
- Bid method
- Minimum bid
- Sale timing
- Varies
How to bid here · Nevada
Unknown- 1.Delinquency is certified: the tax receiver publishes notice and issues a trustee's certificate describing each delinquent parcel to the county treasurer, who holds it for two years (one year if the parcel was determined abandoned) unless redeemed (NRS 361.565, 361.570(1))
- 2.If the parcel is not redeemed, the tax receiver deeds it to the county treasurer in trust for the State and county (NRS 361.585(1))
- 3.Watch for the board of county commissioners' order directing the treasurer to sell a described parcel, and the notice of sale stating the day, time and place (NRS 361.595(2), (3))
- 4.Buy from the county treasurer for not less than the taxes, costs, penalties and interest stated in the order; the treasurer delivers a quitclaim deed discharged of the trust (NRS 361.595(5))
- 5.Record the deed at your own expense before delivery, since an unrecorded deed is void against a later good-faith purchaser (NRS 361.595(7), (10))
- 6.The alternative investor route is an owner-authorized lien assignment: the owner signs a notarized authorization, the assignee posts a $500,000 bond, and the assignee tenders the full delinquent amount in cash or by certified check, money order or wire transfer (NRS 361.7311(1), 361.7312(1), 361.7314(1))
- Registration
- Required: UnknownUnknown
Not verified from a source yet.
- Deposit
- Required: UnknownUnknown
Not verified from a source yet.
- Forms
- Bidder ID card: UnknownW-9: Unknown
- Eligibility
- Residency required: UnknownNo delinquent taxes: Unknown
A third party cannot simply bid on a delinquent parcel: an owner-authorized tax lien assignment requires the owner's written, notarized authorization and a $500,000 cash or surety bond posted by the assignee (NRS 361.7311(1), 361.7314(1))
A county treasurer may not assign a tax lien to a government or governmental subdivision (NRS 361.7312(2))
- Payment
- Unknown
Not verified from a source yet.
Nevada's chapter 361 does not set up a competitive auction for real property tax liens: the county treasurer holds delinquent parcels under a trustee's certificate, then sells trust property by board order for at least the taxes, costs, penalties and interest, and lien assignments happen only on the owner's written authorization with a $500,000 bond. Because the statutes fix no bidder registration, deposit, forms or payment terms for the treasurer's sale, those fields are unknown; some counties publish their own sale procedures and online bidding systems.
Citations
Sale type
NRS 361.585; NRS 361.595
official source“shall execute and deliver to the county treasurer a deed of the property in trust for the use and benefit of the State and county”
Redemption
NRS 361.570(1)
official source“to hold each property described in the certificate for the period of 2 years after the first Monday in June of the year the certificate is dated, unless sooner redeemed”
Interest / penalty
NRS 361.570(2)(b)
official source“interest on the taxes will be added at the rate of 10 percent per annum, assessed monthly, from the date due until paid”
Bid method
NRS 361.595(2)
official source“directing the county treasurer to sell the property particularly described therein, after giving notice of sale, for a total amount not less than the amount of the taxes, costs, penalties and interest legally chargeable against the property”
Sale schedule
NRS 361.595(3)
official source“notice of the sale must specify the day, time and place of the sale”
Property held in trust by county treasurer during redemption; treasurer then sells. Corrected from lien during spot-check. | Prose: deed | 10% per annum, assessed monthly (NRS 361.570) | 2 years after first Monday in June (1 year if abandoned) | treasurer's sale ordered by county commissioners; minimum = taxes, costs, penalties and interest | varies by county (treasurer's sale, after the 2-year redemption period)
Frequently asked questions
- What do I actually buy at a Nevada tax sale?
- The investor buys the property itself at sale. No redemption period usually follows, so title transfers directly.
- How long does the owner have to redeem the property in Nevada?
- 24 months (2 years)
- What interest or penalty do I earn on a Nevada tax sale?
- 10% flat per year.
- How is the winning bidder chosen in Nevada?
- The sale is at a fixed minimum bid, with no bidding above it.
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