Attention to homeowners and property enthusiasts in Doña Ana and Otero Counties, Taxation & Revenue New Mexico is calling you to the auction block for some delinquent property tax sales. If you're eyeing a new piece of land or perhaps a new investment opportunity, this might just be your chance, the Department has set the dates and times for public auctions that aim to reconcile outstanding property tax debts.
The state steps in to handle these delinquent tax matters after counties give it a shot, and if the back taxes can't be collected, up goes the auction hammer; these are properties that have lingered on the lists for too long, and now find themselves up for grabs, with auctions on December 17 and 18 at specific locations in the aforementioned counties, and as reported by the Doña Ana County.
Interested parties should note the Doña Ana County auction is kicking off at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, taking place at 845 N. Motel Blvd., Las Cruces, while Otero County is following suit the next day, Wednesday, Dec. 18, also at 10 a.m. but at 1101 New York Ave., Alamogordo, so you might want to mark those calendars.
Additional details, like terms of the auction sales, are all laid out for your perusal on the Delinquent Property Tax Auctions page over at the tax.newmexico.gov website, and for those with an eye to the future, announcements of upcoming auctions will also be featured here, for the planners and strategists among us, the auctions not only represent a potential financial windfall but also a slice of administrative redemption for the state, trying to claw back some of what's owed, turning delinquency into opportunity.
