Horry County, South Carolina Tax Delinquent Properties for Sale List

Key Takeaways

• The Horry County delinquent tax sale list is free to download from the Horry County Treasurer's Delinquent Tax page; the November 3, 2026 real estate file has 1,991 items and the mobile home file has 550.
• The Horry County tax sale auction is Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at the Horry County Government and Judicial Building, 1301 2nd Ave, Conway.
• Goliath's own records show 0 tax-delinquent properties in Horry County, SC as of June 22, 2026, an older, separate snapshot, so the county's file is the one to trust for a tax sale.
• Horry County's median FLC opening bid on the November 3 real estate file is $2,464.19, a figure calculated from the county's column.

Goliath Data publishes this page and its table of Goliath's counts. Horry County and South Carolina facts were checked on their government sites on November 5, 2026, and can change.

The Horry County delinquent tax sale list is free to download from the Treasurer's Delinquent Tax page, where the 2026 files for Horry County, South Carolina tax delinquent properties are dated November 3, 2026. That real estate spreadsheet has 1,991 items and the mobile home file has 550. The auction is Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. If you searched for a 2023 list, the page we read links only the 2026 files, so start there.

Where can I find the Horry County delinquent tax sale list?

The Delinquent Tax Department is a sub-department of the Horry County Treasurer's Office. Its page has everything in one short stack:

• 2026 real estate delinquent list (Excel, as of 11/03/2026)
• 2026 mobile home delinquent list (Excel, home only, no land)
• 2026 tax sale information, the rules sheet
• A delinquent tax map, which the page links for browsing

Prefer paper? The county sells a list for $10.00 from the Delinquent Tax Office at 1300 2nd Ave, Suite 100, Conway. The department's number is 843-915-5472.

The list also runs in local papers: The Horry Independent, The Carolina Forest Chronicle, The Loris Scene and/or The Sun News, on the three Thursdays before the sale. The county says not every advertised property will be sold.

How do I read the Horry County delinquent tax spreadsheet?

Each row has an item number, PIN, owner name, new owner name, description and "FLC Bid Amount." That last column is the opening bid the county makes for the Forfeited Land Commission, and the rules sheet says it covers delinquent taxes, penalties and costs plus the current year's taxes.

Across the November 3 real estate file, the median FLC bid works out to $2,464.19, with a range from $108.64 to $273,089.31 (our arithmetic on the county's column). The mobile home median is $506.22. A low number says little about what an item will fetch, since the sale is open bidding.

How many tax-delinquent properties does Goliath have in Horry County, South Carolina?

Horry County, SC currently has 0 tax-delinquent properties on record in Goliath's records, as of June 22, 2026. The signals below also come from Goliath's records as of that date, each with its own date:

The gap between that 0 and the county's 1,991 items is a good reminder of which file to trust for a tax sale. It is the county's, every time. Our table is an older, separate snapshot.

What are the terms of the December 1, 2026 Horry County tax sale auction?

Personal and business checks and wires are out. The county says any bid paid in cash over $10,000 gets reported to the IRS. All sales are final.

Bidding is open, with numbered cards. The collector calls properties alphabetically as they appear in the newspaper ads, giving the item number, name and PIN. Have your spreadsheet sorted the same way, or you will spend the morning scrolling.

How does redemption work after a Horry County tax sale?

South Carolina gives the taxpayer, a grantee or a mortgage or judgment creditor twelve months to redeem, under Section 12-51-90. Horry's rules sheet adds the part new bidders miss: during that year, successful bidders have no ownership rights, cannot enter the premises and cannot contact the owner.

So no walk-through, no lockbox and no friendly letter to the occupant. Your research has to happen before December 1, using public sources such as the county's GIS and property search tools.

If the property is redeemed, you get the bid back plus interest of 3% in the first quarter, 6% in the second, 9% in the third or 12% in the last. Horry caps that interest at the opening bid.

Here is an invented example to show the cap. Say the FLC bid is $2,000 and you win at $30,000. Redemption in the first quarter pays $900, since 3% of $30,000 is under the cap. Redemption in the last quarter would be 12%, or $3,600, but the cap holds it at $2,000. Your return on a big bid can flatten fast.

If no one redeems, the county notifies you of recording costs and deed stamps. Section 12-51-130 makes the purchaser responsible for those, plus the cost of preparing the title.

This is a summary and not legal advice. The county's own sheet says the same of itself.

Three clauses worth a second read

Mobile homes. The file is home only, with no land. A redemption also includes rent, up to one-twelfth of the last completed year's taxes for each month between sale and redemption.

Life estates. If the record is a life estate and it goes unredeemed, the tax deed conveys only that interest.

Multiple properties. When an owner has several items on the list, money from the first sale covers the others until they are paid or the bid money runs out. Your target can drop off mid-auction, so keep a backup.

The county also warns that it makes no promise about value, condition, title quality or other liens, including other tax liens, and that each property sells as is. It urges bidders to research all properties first. A South Carolina real estate attorney is a sensible line in the budget.

Can I market to the owners named on the Horry County list?

The file has names in it, and South Carolina limits what you may do with them. Section 30-2-50 prohibits knowingly obtaining or using personal information from a local government for commercial solicitation directed to anyone in the state. Get a lawyer's read before marketing to anyone from it. Treat calls and texts about buying a house as covered by telemarketing rules, including the National Do Not Call Registry, and leave the question of whether they count to that lawyer. We are not giving legal advice here.

Next steps

Our unpaid property tax list guide shows how to check a single house, and Georgetown County is the next coastal market south. The South Carolina list covers the rest of the state.

If you track signals past a single auction, Goliath is data and software for that job, with lists built from tax delinquency, pre-foreclosure filings, expired listings and more, and it does not sell leads. Plans and prices start at $1,499 a month, which is more than this one county's free file needs.