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Foreclosures & Tax Sales in Ohio
Partial — free sources, some legwork
Sheriff sale lists/calendars are free and increasingly online county by county; lien certificate inventory is less transparent (bulk sales).
Foreclosure in Ohio
Process type
Judicial foreclosure
Where official sales publish
See the source list below — official notices and auction listings for Ohio.
Official & major foreclosure sources
- Auction.com (foreclosure + REO auctions, all 50 states)
- Hubzu (bank-owned + foreclosure auctions)
- Xome (REO/foreclosure auctions)
- RealtyTrac (ATTOM; pre-foreclosure/auction/REO listings, paid)
- Foreclosure.com (paid listing aggregator)
- HUD HomeStore (federal REO, free)
- Fannie Mae HomePath (federal REO, free)
- County Sheriff sales - many counties now run ONLINE sheriff sales via county portals/auction vendors; sheriff sale lists published free
No single public link — start from your county government site and search for “Ohio sheriff sale”, “public trustee sale”, or the county newspaper of record for legal notices.
Tax sales in Ohio
Channel
Hybrid by county: tax lien certificate sales AND tax foreclosure deed sales via Sheriff/County
Platform
County-run (some counties sell certificates in bulk to institutional buyers; deed sales via sheriff portals)
Sale schedule
Annual certificate sales (fall); sheriff tax foreclosures rolling
Redemption basics
Certificates: 1 year typical; deed sales final after confirmation
Redemption periods and sale dates are state-level basics — counties deviate. Confirm against the county's own sale notice for the current cycle.
Wholesaling rules in Ohio — read before you market a deal
SB 155 / ORC 5301.95 (eff. Mar 2, 2026): standalone bold 12-pt wholesaler disclosure signed by the record owner BEFORE any contract on 1-4 unit residential; public marketing of the property without a license remains brokerage.
Education only — not legal advice. Confirm your approach with a local real estate attorney before you sign anything.
Local notes
OH metro counties (Cuyahoga/Franklin/Hamilton) run mature online sheriff sales - good v1 calendar anchors.
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