Pick a lien. See what you make if the owner pays, what the property is worth, who's behind you in line, and every dated step waiting down the road.
Two ways. Give us the names you bid under and we watch the public records for you, or enter the sale's case number yourself. Either way we fill in the deal from the Clerk's own record.
Your name, your LLCs, trusts, the same "names on title" you registered at the auction site. When a tax deed records to one of them, it shows up below.
Duval case number (2026-0392TD), Orange TDA number, or a certificate number.
The property value and the mortgage tell you how likely you are to simply get paid back with interest — the outcome you want.
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In Florida, property taxes are a first lien, superior to all others (Fla. Stat. §197.122). At a tax-deed sale the liens below you are wiped out. That's the whole reason this is a strong position.
A tax lien has only two endings. You get paid back with interest, or you end up owning the property. Each path has its own steps.
The common ending. The taxes get cleared; the county mails you a check for your money plus interest. On a mortgaged home the lender usually pays to stop the tax deed from erasing its loan.
Now you're in control. Each year it stays unpaid, you can buy the next year's lien on the same property and keep earning. After 2 years you can force a tax-deed sale.
Florida pays simple interest at your bid rate, accrued monthly, 5% minimum. It does not compound. Each subsequent-year lien is its own new certificate earning on its own.
| If redeemed after | Interest earned | You receive | Return |
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Every date is calculated from the day you buy. Miss the deed-application window and the clock keeps costing you.
When the redemption window closes, here's the exact next move, pre-filled. Print it, email it to yourself, or save it to your tracker.
Saved on this device. Each shows your next action and when it's due, so nothing slips.