Sheriff Sales
ALL SALES START AT 9:00 AM EST
To contact Deputy Jennifer Layne email her here
Exciting
News!
The
Ross
County
Sheriff’s
Office Sheriff
Sales will
be
completed
via
online
with RealAuction.com.
The
State
of
Ohio granted
the contract
to
RealAuction.com
as
indicated
by
ORC:
Section
2329.153
|
Official
public
sheriff
sale
web
site;
integrated
auction
management
system.
Please
visit
the
RealAuction
sales
site
to
create
your
account.
Once
you
have
created
your
account,
you
will
be
able
to explore
the
web
page
and
receive
information.
RealAuction
will
provide
online
sales
education,
FAQ, and
training
classes. To contact
RealAuction
by
phone,
please
call
954-734-7401
or
877-361-7325.
Please
note;
to
bid,
a plaintiff
in
a case
will
need
to
create
an
account
also.
Important
information:
Properties
will
be
open for
proxy
bidding
seven
(7)
days
prior
to
the
sale
date.
Anyone
who
would
like
to
bid,
must
create
/
open
a RealAuction
account
and
deposit
a down
payment
appropriate
to the property
appraised
value
you
intend
on
bidding
on.
You
may
keep
deposits
in
your
account
for
future
bidding
or
request
a
refund
by
calling
RealAuction.
Please
note;
deposits
are
based
on
the
appraised
amount,
please
see
required
deposit
amounts
below:
Appraised
amount
$0
to
$10,000.00
= DEPOSIT
OF
$2,000.00
Appraised
amount
$10,000
TO
$200,000.00
=
DEPOSIT
OF
$5,000.00
Appraised
amount
$200,000.00
AND
ABOVE
= DEPOSIT
OF
$10,000.00
All
deposits
are
wired
directly
to RealAuction.
Wire
transfers
must
be
made
two
(2)
days
prior
to
the
sale
(MONDAY
by
5pm)
and
ACH
transfers
must
be
made
five
(5)
days
prior
to
the
sale
(WEDNESDAY
BY
4PM).
Without
a
deposit
amount
in
your
account,
you
are
unable
to
bid.
If
you
are a successful bidder,
money
will
be
electronically
deposited
from
your
RealAuction
account
to
the
Sheriff’s
Purchaser,
you
are
required
to
complete
a Purchaser
Information
Form
prior
to
the
sale
through
your
account
with
RealAuction.com.
The
form
will
be
used
to
complete
post
sale
paperwork
including
the
deed.
Exact
information
is
needed
with
name
or
names
including
middle
initials
or
LLC’s
and
the
Tax
mailing
address.
Do
not
use the
address
of
the
property
that
was
just
purchased,
your
personal
or business
address
is
to be
used.
The
form
cannot
be
changed
after
the
sale.
All
deeds
will
be
a
Sheriff’s
Deed.
The
Sheriff’s
Office
cannot
make
a
Survivorship,
Quick
Claim,
General
Warranty
Deed
or
a
Special
Warranty
Deed.
You
have
the
right
to
get
a new
deed
and
have
it
recorded
once
the
Sheriff’s
Deed
is
transferred
into
the
name
of the
purchaser.
Not
all
Orders
of
Sales will
be
issued
to
this
office.
The
Plaintiff
has the
option
to
use
other
online
auction
sites
called
PSO’s. PSO’s
are independent
sales
sites that
the
State
of
Ohio
has given
the Plaintiff,
in
the
case,
the
opportunity
to
sell
the properties.
Unfortunately,
the
Ross
County
Sheriff’s
Office will
not
be
able
to
offer
you
any
assistance
with
any
information
on
these
cases.
The
Ross
County
Sheriff’s
Office
coordinates
completing
the
property
appraisal
and
returns
the appraisal
to
the
courts.
Visit
the
Ross
County
Clerk
of
Courts
website
at
https://www.rosscountyohio.gov/clerk/
for
information
on
cases
as future
advertisements,
days
and
times
of
sales
are
unknown.
You
will
need
to
know
the
defendants
name
or
the
case
number
to
search.
If
the
sale
you
are
interested
in
is
not
listed
on
the
Ross
County
Sheriff’s
Office
page,
it
will
not
be
sold
through
this
office.
STEPS
OF
A SALE:
1.
Order
of
Sale
issued
to
the
Sheriff’s
Office
by
the
Clerk
of
Courts
2.
An exterior
only
appraisal
is
completed
and
returned
to
the
Clerk
of
Courts.
Interior
conditions
are
unknown
and
are
not
part
of
the
appraised
amount.
3.
Sale dates
are set
and
the information
is sent
to
RealAuction
4.
The
paperwork
is
given
to
the
Chillicothe
Gazette
for
scheduled
advertising
dates.
The
OFFICAL
and
LEGAL
advertising
will
always
be
published
on
Thursdays
for
three
(3)
consecutive
weeks
prior
to
the sale.
5.
To view set
sales,
please
visit
the
Ross County
Sheriff’s
Office
web
page
at
www.rosssheriff.com
for
sales
that
are set.
Other
online
advertisements
for
foreclosures,
are
NOT
given
information
from
this
Office.
(Examples
of other
online
ads
from:
Zillow,
Homes.com,
trulia).
6.
Title
search;
In
real
estate
business
and
law,
a
title
search
or
property
title
search
is
the
process
of examining
public
records
and
retrieving
documents
on
the
history
of
a
piece
of real
property
to
determine
and
confirm
property's
legal ownership,
and
to
find
out
what
claims
or liens
are
on
the
property.
A
title
search
is
also
performed
when
an
owner wishes
to mortgage
property
and
the
bank
requires
the
owner
to
insure
this
transaction.
You
have
the
ability
to
complete
a
title
search
by
using
the
Clerk
of
Courts
Docket
and
the
Recorders
Office
or
you
may
hire
a
title
search
company
to
complete
your
search.
7.
On
sale
day,
we
will
follow
the
sales
online,
complete
all
the
required
paperwork
and
wait
for
the
deposited
money
to
be
transferred
to
our
bank
from RealAuction.
8.
Following
all
sales,
the
Sale
Conformation
must
be
created
by
an
attorney
for
the
mortgage
company
and
the
assigned
Judge
has
reviewed
and
signed
it.
9.
A
deed
that
has
been
completed
by
an
attorney,
is received
approximately
sixty
(60)
to
ninety
(90)
days
after
the
Sale
date.
All
deeds
from
a
Sheriff
Sale are
a
Sheriff’s
Deed.
The
deed
does
not
guarantee
all
liens
have
been
released
from
the
property.
A
Title
Search is
highly
recommended
to
be
completed
prior
to
the
sale
date.
10.
Once
the
Deed
is
signed
and
notarized,
contact
will
be
made
with
the
purchaser
and
the
remainder
of the purchase
price
will
be
due
by
a
Certified
Bank
Check
made
payable
to
the
Ross County
Sheriff’s
Office.
No
electronic
payments
will
be
accepted
for
the
final
payment.
11.
The final
and
initial
down
payment
will
be
added
together
for
the
complete
purchase
price.
After
complete
purchase
price
and
deposits
are
confirmed,
a
check
will
be distributed
to
the
Courts.
12.
Tenants’
rights;
if
the
tenant
or
occupants
are
still
residing
in
the
property,
after
the
sale and
until
the
deed
is
transferred,
they
have
exclusive
rights
to
the
property.
You are
not
permitted
to
enter,
change
the
locks
or
alter
the
property
in any
way.
Once
the
deed
is
transferred
in
the
purchasers
name
and
the
occupants
are
still
in
the
property
you
will
need
to
obtain
a
Writ
of Possession
through
the
Ross County
Common
Pleas
Clerk
of
Courts.
Once
the
document
is
delivered
to
the Sheriff’s
Office
we
will
serve
the
occupants
and
they
will
have
thirty
(30)
days
to vacate
the
property.
13.
Once
the
property
is
legally
yours,
utilities
may
be changed
over
and
you
may
gain
entry
access.
Keys are
not
provided
to
this
office,
you will
have
to
use
whatever
means
to gain access.