Delinquent tax lists · New Mexico
Los Alamos County delinquent tax list
Short answer: Los Alamos County has two delinquent tax lists. The official one is published by the New Mexico Property Tax Division before each scheduled sale, free to download, and it lists parcel numbers and amounts owed with no owner contact. The year-round one is the delinquency record underneath it, where 59 (estimated) owners near Los Alamos County currently carry a distress signal. New Mexico is a deed state, so a winning bid at the sale takes the property itself.
Distressed owners near Los Alamos County
59
Within 25 miles of the county centre, refreshed daily. Los Alamos County is a rural county.
Top-deal discount target
~43% under market
Average start bid across the 20 strongest Los Alamos leads right now.
Avg. spread per top deal
$234,000
On a typical $546,000 estimated value.
Coverage centers on Los Alamos County and reaches 25 miles out, widening to 50 when the market runs thin.
Los Alamos County tax sale rules at a glance
The mechanics that decide what you are actually buying, and how long the owner keeps a way out. The full New Mexico rules, timelines and deficiency detail sit on the state page, since they apply to every county here.
| County | Los Alamos County, New Mexico. |
|---|---|
| Who publishes the list | The New Mexico Property Tax Division for Los Alamos County. |
| What the sale transfers | New Mexico is a deed state. A winning bidder gets the deed itself, so a winning bid transfers ownership of the property. |
| Rate and cadence | The state Property Tax Division auctions delinquent parcels; sales are final with narrow challenge windows. |
| After the tax sale | The deed transfers at the sale. Whether the former owner can still redeem afterward depends on New Mexico law and the kind of sale, so read the county's sale notice before bidding. |
The New Mexico delinquency clock
Where a Los Alamos owner sits on this line is what decides whether they will take a low cash offer today.
The Los Alamos list, ranked hardest-first
Representative profiles from our ranking model for the Los Alamos County area. The live list, with exact locations, photos and owner details, is one free scan away.
- #1Foreclosure suit pending for 47 days. Owners in this spot often want out fast, before a foreclosure hits their credit.$287K start bid · ~45% under market
- #2Pre-foreclosure for 36 days. Owners in this spot often want out fast, before a foreclosure hits their credit.$259K start bid · ~45% under market
- #3Pre-foreclosure for 79 days. Owners in this spot often want out fast, before a foreclosure hits their credit.$249K start bid · ~45% under market
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What the Los Alamos list is made of
Most distressed owners carry more than one signal, so these bands overlap. Stacked signals rank highest.
How Los Alamos compares across New Mexico
Los Alamos County is the 20th largest of the 33 New Mexico counties covered here, and it runs lighter in distressed owners than the New Mexico average, at 30 flagged properties per 10,000 residents against a state figure of 37.4. It accounts for about 0.7% of every flagged property across the New Mexico counties on this site.
| County | Seat | Flagged owners | Per 10k residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | Albuquerque | 1,576 | 23.3 |
| Dona Ana County | Las Cruces | 1,097 | 49.6 |
| Sandoval County | Bernalillo | 739 | 48.6 |
| Santa Fe County | Santa Fe | 662 | 42.7 |
| Valencia County | Valencia County | 451 | 55.8 |
| San Juan County | San Juan County | 441 | 36.5 |
Density matters more than the raw count when you are choosing where to work. A smaller county with a high per-capita figure often has less competition per lead than the metro next door.
How far under market these close
The official Los Alamos list vs. this one
Both are worth having. They answer different questions.
| Los Alamos official sale list | The LowBaller list | |
|---|---|---|
| Who publishes it | The New Mexico Property Tax Division | LowBaller, from county and public records |
| When it exists | Only in the run-up to each scheduled sale | Year round, refreshed daily |
| Format | A PDF or spreadsheet of parcel numbers and amounts owed | A ranked table with a map pin, photo and estimated value on every row |
| Owner contact | Not included | Phone and email on unlock, and no credit is spent when nothing verifies |
| Ranking | Alphabetical or by parcel number | Hardest situation first, by foreclosure stage, years behind and equity |
| Timing advantage | Everyone bidding sees the same list on the same day | Owners appear months before any auction, while a private sale still solves their problem |
Working the Los Alamos list
What actually matters in a county this size, at this level of distress, under New Mexico timelines.
Off the main road
Los Alamos County ranks 20 of 33 covered New Mexico counties and holds about 0.7% of the state's flagged properties. Most buyers never scroll this far down the state, which is the entire argument for working it.
A thin list, so filter hard
At 30 flagged properties per 10,000 residents, Los Alamos sits in the bottom quarter of New Mexico counties, against a state figure of 37.4. Do not try to work every row. Sort on equity and go deep on a handful.
All of Los Alamos County
The scan centres on Los Alamos County and reaches 25 miles out, widening to 50 when the list runs thin. In a county this size that usually spans several towns, each with its own price level, so read the estimated value on each row rather than the discount alone.
The New Mexico clock
Foreclosure here typically runs 6 to 12 months from filing to sale. The tax clock and the mortgage clock run independently, so check both before you decide how hard a deadline an owner is actually facing.
Why Los Alamos investors work it before auction day
No bidding war
At the sale you are one of a room full of bidders on the same parcel. Months earlier you are the only person who called.
You can see the house
A private sale means an inspection and a clean title search. Deed auctions in New Mexico rarely give you either.
The owner keeps something
An owner with equity who sells early clears the tax debt and walks away with money. At the sale, they usually walk away with nothing.
Los Alamos County delinquent tax list FAQ
How do I get the Los Alamos County delinquent tax list?
Two lists exist and they are not the same. The official one comes from the New Mexico Property Tax Division, is published as a PDF or spreadsheet before each scheduled sale, and disappears between sales. The year-round one is the delinquency record itself, which is what LowBaller compiles: roughly 59 properties around Los Alamos County currently carry at least one distress signal, ranked by how much pressure the owner is under.
Is there a free Los Alamos delinquent property tax list PDF?
Yes. The New Mexico Property Tax Division publishes the pre-sale list free of charge, usually as a PDF or a downloadable spreadsheet tied to a specific sale date. It gives you parcel numbers and amounts owed. It does not give you owner contact details, an estimated value, or any indication of which owners would actually take a low cash offer.
When is the Los Alamos County tax sale?
Los Alamos County publishes its own schedule, and it moves. The New Mexico pattern is the thing that holds steady: The state Property Tax Division auctions delinquent parcels; sales are final with narrow challenge windows. Check the county's pre-sale notice close to the date, because the list shrinks daily as owners redeem.
Can I buy Los Alamos tax-delinquent property before the auction?
Yes, and it is usually the better trade. There is no bidding war, the owner clears the debt with a clean sale instead of a forced one, and you are not buying blind. The window is the months between the delinquency appearing in the record and the sale being scheduled, which is exactly the period this list covers.
What does a winning bid actually get you in New Mexico?
New Mexico is a deed state, so a winning bidder takes the deed itself, so a winning bid transfers ownership of the property. The deed transfers at the sale. Whether the former owner can still redeem afterward depends on New Mexico law and the kind of sale, so read the county's sale notice before bidding. That difference matters more than the discount: in a lien state you are buying a debt with a yield, and in a deed state you are buying a house.
How far below market do Los Alamos deals close?
The strongest current leads near Los Alamos County support start bids around 43% under estimated value. Across the whole list, hard distress such as a scheduled auction or a stacked tax lien closes 25 to 45% under market, while softer signals like long-distance ownership land closer to 15 to 30% under. Los Alamos runs lighter in distress than the New Mexico average, so the deepest discounts are rarer here and equity screening matters more than volume. Equity sets the ceiling, because an offer cannot go below what clears the owner's mortgage.
How many tax-delinquent properties are there in Los Alamos?
About 59 properties within 25 miles of Los Alamos County currently show at least one motivation signal in public records, and tax delinquency is among the most common. That works out to 30 flagged properties per 10,000 residents, against 37.4 across New Mexico as a whole, and makes Los Alamos the number 20 of the 33 New Mexico counties covered here by population. That figure moves daily as owners pay, redeem or fall further behind.
Do I need a Los Alamos address to search, or can I search the whole county?
Either. Run the scan on any Los Alamos ZIP and you get the full ranked list for the surrounding area, or check one specific address to see whether that owner carries a distress signal. The scan is free; the full list opens with a 7-day trial, and credits are only spent when an owner's phone number comes back.
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Scan Los Alamos freeInformational summary, not legal or investment advice. Rates, redemption periods and sale formats are summarized at the New Mexico state level and can be changed by statute or applied differently by Los Alamos County. The New Mexico Property Tax Division and the county's own pre-sale notices control every schedule, deposit and bidding rule. Verify before you bid.