Can I buy tax liens over the counter in Mohave County?

Yes. Parsell has 2,162 over-the-counter liens in Mohave County: liens that didn't sell at auction, which the treasurer assigns to buyers directly. You pay the back taxes and earn interest if the owner pays them off. In Arizona, a certificate nobody bid on keeps the 16% maximum rate.

What do you get at a Arizona tax sale?

A tax lien, not the land. The owner has at least three years to pay off the certificate. After three years the holder can foreclose in court, after a 30-day notice. The court orders the treasurer to issue a deed.

Arizona · Tax lien state

Mohave County, Arizona over-the-counter tax liens

Parsell has 2,162 over-the-counter liens in Mohave County, Arizona right now.

See Mohave County on the map How Arizona sales work

Free to browse, no account needed. Counts as of October 28, 2026.

Listings: 2,162; Over-the-counter liens
How it sells: Over the counter; No auction date
Median lien amount: $148; $43 to $765,991
Median size: 1.16 ac; Largest 79.6 acres

What's for sale in Mohave County

Over-the-counter liens
2,162
Liens that didn't sell at auction. You pay the back taxes and earn interest if the owner pays you back.

Taxes owed

Under $1,0001,951
$1,000 to $5,000171
$5,000 to $25,00033
$25,000 and up7

Screened before you bid

Parsell checks every listing against FEMA flood maps, the National Wetlands Inventory, road data and the assessor's record. Open the map to see the screen on each one.

1,277 of 2,162 touch a mapped road.
885 of 2,162 have no mapped road access, so check for an easement.
1 of 2,162 have mapped wetlands on the lot.
142 of 2,162 are 5 acres or more.
2,114 of 2,162 are bare land, with no building on the assessor's record.

How the Mohave County sale works

Mohave County sells these directly, with no auction date.

Mohave County over-the-counter list

Parsell doesn't run the sale. Every listing links to the county's sale page or the auction platform, where you register and bid.

Arizona rules in brief

Arizona sells tax liens called certificates of purchase. Each county treasurer holds one sale a year, online in most counties on RealAuction's arizonataxsale.com sites. Bidders bid the interest rate down, and certificates nobody buys can be bought over the counter afterwards.

Redemption, interest and title in Arizona

Parcel data for Mohave County

Property lines and county records for all 266,190 parcels in Mohave County, listed or not. A free account opens the parcel summary on each one: owner, acreage, assessed value, sales history and the Parsell Estimate. Run a report on any of them for buildability, comparable sales, title and liens.

Mohave County tax sale questions

Can I buy tax liens over the counter in Mohave County?: Yes. Parsell has 2,162 over-the-counter liens in Mohave County: liens that didn't sell at auction, which the treasurer assigns to buyers directly. You pay the back taxes and earn interest if the owner pays them off. In Arizona, a certificate nobody bid on keeps the 16% maximum rate.
What do you get at a Arizona tax sale?: A tax lien, not the land. The owner has at least three years to pay off the certificate. After three years the holder can foreclose in court, after a 30-day notice. The court orders the treasurer to issue a deed.