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Morgan County Tax Lien Sale: 141 Properties on the Block Thursday, November 12

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The sale, in numbers

The published list opened at 142 properties; 1 have already been withdrawn, redeemed or sold out, leaving 141 live for the November 12 sale. Combined amounts owed come to $563,783. The median parcel sits at $1,118; the list runs from $27 up to $185,684. Those figures are the county's published numbers, exactly as released — the starting point for bidding math, never a statement of what a property is worth. On our 100-point screen, 76 of the 141 properties score 70 or higher — the sort order to start from before sale day.

• 141 properties live on the published list (142 originally published)
• $563,783 combined amounts owed — median $1,118, smallest $27, largest $185,684
• 76 of the 141 properties score 70 or higher on our 100-point screen
• Sale date: Thursday, November 12, 2026 — online via Zeus Auction (SRI)

How this Colorado sale works

Colorado sells tax lien certificates, not the property itself. The certificate rate is set by formula — the Federal Reserve discount rate in effect September 1 plus 9 percentage points, fixed for the life of the certificate (14% for certificates in the October 2025–September 2026 period). Bidding is premium, and the trap is in the premium: any amount bid over the lien is not refunded on redemption and earns no interest, so an overbid certificate yields less than the headline rate. The owner may redeem at any time before a treasurer's deed issues, and the lienholder may apply for the treasurer's-deed auction no sooner than 3 years after the sale.

Before Thursday: how to work this list

Start from the full list on the Morgan County page linked below and work it down to a bid list before sale day: screen for the areas and property types you actually buy, verify each finalist against county records, and confirm registration, deposit and payment rules on Zeus Auction (SRI) well before November 12. The sale is in 8 days; the buyers who win it are the ones who did the sorting in advance, not the ones scrolling on sale day. The score sort is the fastest first pass — 76 properties clear 70 on our screen.

Questions

Is the amount owed the price of the property?
No. The published amount is the delinquent taxes, interest and costs owed on the parcel. It is where the bidding math starts — it says nothing about the property's market value.

When does a lien become a deed in Colorado?
Not quickly. The owner may redeem at any time before a treasurer's deed issues, and the lienholder may apply for the treasurer's-deed public auction no sooner than 3 years from the date of the tax lien sale.