Sheriff Sales

Sheriff Sales Notices are for public informational purposes only and are not to be construed to be official documentation intended to fulfill any legal posting or notification requirements. Official documentation is posted at the Marion County Courthouse, the Knoxville Post Office, Knoxville City Hall, and published in The Des Moines Register. 

It is strongly suggested that all interested and involved parties closely read the following information. 

Sheriff Sale Procedures for Real Estate

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office strongly suggest that any potential purchaser of any property to be sold at Sheriff’s Sale contact an attorney prior to the sale with any questions they might have regarding the purchase of the property.

Any and all real estate property sales held at Sheriff’s Sale are considered “Buyer Beware” and as such, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office makes no guarantee that the property will be sold with a clear deed and title. It is the sole responsibility of any potential buyer(s) to research any risk that may be associated with the purchase of real property at Sheriff’s Sales.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office will not accept personal checks for the purchase of real estate property sold at Sheriff’s Sale. If you are an interested bidder, you must provide the Sheriff or Deputy conducting the sale a letter of credit from your bank at the time of your bid. This letter must be on bank letterhead, signed by a bank officer and must include an amount equal to the highest limit allowed for you to bid on the property. If you are the highest bidder, you will then need to return to the bank and get a certified check in the exact amount of your bid. Certified checks must be received at the Sheriff’s office by 4:00 p.m. the same day as the sale.

Copies of the Notice of Sheriff’s Sale and Levy must be posted at least four weeks prior to the sale. Notices are posted at the Marion County Courthouse, Knoxville City Hall and the Knoxville Post Office. Copies may be obtained at the Marion County Sheriff’s office during regular office hours or may be printed from this website. Each Notice is also published twice in The Des Moines Register, with the first publication being at least four weeks prior to the date of the sale and the second publication the following week.

If the property to be sold is subject to redemption, a certificate of purchase containing a description of the property and the amount paid by the purchaser will be issued to the purchaser. A Sheriff’s Deed will not be issued to the purchaser until the redemption period has expired and then only in the event that no redemption was made. If there is no redemption period, a Sheriff’s Deed will be issued to the purchaser. It is the purchaser’s responsibility to record the deed after the sale.

Sheriff’s fees will be paid out of the proceeds of the sale if the property is purchased by anyone other than the mortgage holder.

The "Approx. Amount" is only approximate. The mortgage company can bid a higher amount than listed. This can happen for a number of reasons. The mortgage company can incur further costs after the actual sheriff sale has been set up such as insurance , upkeep and/or maintenance on the property, and taxes, to name a few. Just remember the "Approx Amount" is not a final amount. PLEASE NOTE: You might want to contact the sheriff's office the day of the sale or a day prior to the sale to make sure that the property you are interested in is still going to be sold at the sheriff's sale. Some sales get canceled or postponed for various reasons.

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