San Diego Tax Collector bidder-registration.html

San Diego Tax Collector bidder-registration.html¶

Source: https://www.sdttc.com/content/ttc/en/tax-collection/property-tax-sales/bidder-registration.html

Bidder Registration

Anyone wishing to participate as a bidder in our tax sale must be

registered to bid.

Bidder Registration and Deposit Requirements

To purchase a property through the internet auction, you must:

Be 18 years of age or older.

Be a valid, registered

bidder and submitted the required deposit

Have sufficient

payment in the proper form to complete your purchase(s)

A $1,000 advance bid deposit, and a

non-refundable $35 bid deposit processing fee, is required of each

bidder prior to bidding on any property that is part of this internet

auction. The deposit payment shall be made via an electronic debit

(ACH debit) to Grant Street Group at sdttc.mytaxsale.com starting on

Monday, February 16, 2026, at 8 a.m. Pacific Time. In order to

participate in this tax auction, all bid deposit payments shall be

received by Grant Street Group no later than 5 p.m., Pacific Time, on

Thursday, March 5, 2026. Registration is not permitted through the

mail and will not be permitted after this date.

Refund of the bid deposit shall be made to unsuccessful bidders

within ten (10) business days after the close of the internet tax

auction. Grant Street Group shall transfer the deposit of the

successful bidders (i.e., the highest bidder of each property auction)

to the County of San Diego where the deposit shall be credited toward

their purchases, subject to meeting the Settlement Requirements

described in the next section.

The online property tax auction is

scheduled for March 13 – 18, 2026.

The auctions will begin at 8 a.m.,

Pacific Time, on March 13, 2026, and auctions will begin closing on

March 16, 2026, at 8 a.m., Pacific Time, and continue through March

18, 2026, at various intervals. Please check auction listings for

the correct close date and time for each property that you are

interested in.

Buyers Beware. Please perform thorough research “before” bidding on

a parcel.

To receive emails about the Public Auction Tax Sale registration

requirements and timeline, please sign up for our e-notifications:

Enter your email in the e-notification section at the bottom

of this page.

Click the "Submit" button.

Fill out the New Subscriber information form.

Choose

"Public Auction Tax Sale Events" to receive timely updates

regarding the tax sale.

I WON! WHAT DO I DO NOW?

Enter Vesting Information on the Grant Street Group Website:

The "ENTER VESTING INFORMATION" link takes you to a

page displaying the list of properties that you have won. You can

check off the property you would like to provide the Vesting

Information for, or you can click on multiple properties that you

would like to submit the same vesting information for. The names you

have previously entered as affiliates will appear as choices in the

"Name" dropdown, but you can also select "Other"

to provide a new name to add to your list. Please note that all

vesting information needs to be submitted within 48 hours of the

close of the auction.

Make Final Payment - Click on

"FINAL PAYMENT" to view a screen with instructions on how

you can make your final payment. As the winning bidder, you must pay

the following costs: your winning bid amount plus documentary

transfer tax of $0.55 (fifty-five cents) per $500.00, or a

fractional portion thereof, of the final sale price.

The properties offered at each auction of this tax sale are sold to

the highest bidder. The highest bidder for each property auction of

this tax sale shall pay in full within five (5) business days from the

close of the auction. At the close of the auction, Grant Street Group

will send an email to the winning bidders listing the details of how

to make payment and will include wiring instructions for the San Diego

County Tax Collector’s office. The information will also be listed on

Grant Street Group’s website.

A successful bidder may take possession of a property after the Tax

Deed to Purchaser has been recorded. However, most title companies

will not insure the title until one year after the tax sale deed is

recorded. Legal action to challenge a tax sale must be brought within

one year of the tax sale deed recording date. Therefore, it is not

advisable to make any improvements to the property during the first

year of ownership.

NOTE: In the event that a sale is canceled, all payments made will

be returned with interest. Any costs incurred by the purchaser

during the process will be borne by the purchaser.