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Foreclosures & Tax Sales in West Virginia
Free official platform
The WV State Auditor publishes delinquent/certified land lists centrally and free - a genuine state-level free source few states match. URL not fetch-verified this run.
Foreclosure in West Virginia
Process type
Non-judicial foreclosure (trustee sale)
Where official sales publish
See the source list below — official notices and auction listings for West Virginia.
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)
- Trustee sales advertised in newspapers; WV State Auditor also centralizes delinquent land data (see tax channel)
No single public link — start from your county government site and search for “West Virginia sheriff sale”, “public trustee sale”, or the county newspaper of record for legal notices.
Tax sales in West Virginia
Channel
Tax lien certificates at Sheriff sales; unredeemed lands certify to the State Auditor for sale
Platform
County sheriff sales + WV State Auditor's Office land sales (state-level lists published online)
Sale schedule
Annual sheriff sales (fall); Auditor sales rolling
Redemption basics
18 months
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 West Virginia — read before you market a deal
No wholesale statute; act as principal marketing your own equitable interest; standard disclosures recommended.
Education only — not legal advice. Confirm your approach with a local real estate attorney before you sign anything.
Local notes
WV is a free-feed bright spot thanks to the Auditor's centralized delinquent-land program.
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