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Scioto County sheriff & tax sales · public-records research
Know the property before you bid.
Bidding at a Scioto County sheriff or tax sale? I pull the county records on the parcel into one report and check it myself before it goes out to you. It's back within 24 hours.
Research from public records. Not an appraisal, title search, survey or inspection. Ordering opens soon; the waitlist is free and email only.
Houses in the Sixth Street Historic District, Portsmouth. Shown for illustration; not a property from a DeedScout report. Photo: Nyttend, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Why people use it
One report instead of six websites.
The auditor, the treasurer, the sheriff sale list, the FEMA flood map. It's all public, but it's spread out all over the place. I put the pieces for one parcel in one place so you're not clicking around half the night.
Walk into the sale knowing what to ask.
The Scioto County sheriff's own sale page says sales are buyer beware and suggests doing a deed search before you bid. A Standard Report shows the taxes and delinquency, the sale-list status and the flood zone up front, plus the official links for the recorder, court, lien and probate searches, so you or your title company know right where to look next.
A real person checks every one.
Every report gets a human review before it goes out to you, within 24 hours. It's a cheap first look on a property you might walk away from anyway, before you spend real money on a title search.
What's in a report
A real Standard Report on a Lucasville parcel that's on the Sheriff's November 18, 2026 online sale list, with 14 cited public sources.
- The parcel at a glanceAuditor values, building facts, latest sale
- Taxes and delinquencyWhat the county shows as paid and owed
- Flood zoneFEMA zone, or a clear “Unverified” with the link
- Sale-list checkSheriff foreclosure and tax sale lists
- Nearby recorded salesAn estimate, not an appraisal
- Where to look nextOfficial recorder, court, lien and probate search links
How it works
Three steps. More detail.
Send me the parcel.
A parcel number or address in Scioto County. If you've got photos, send those too (optional).
I pull the records and check them.
County auditor data, flood zone, sale-list status, nearby recorded sales and the official links you'll need, all reviewed by me.
You get your report within 24 hours.
Read it, then take your questions to the county offices or your title company before sale day.
Local records, checked by a local.
DeedScout Ohio is based in Wheelersburg, just up the Ohio River from Portsmouth. Scioto County is home, so that's where the reports start: the county auditor, the sheriff's sale lists and the courthouse on 6th Street are the same ones I'd check for my own family.
Every report is read by a person before it goes out. No call centers, no robo-reports.
Pricing
Full reports cover Scioto County right now. Franklin County is in progress.
Standard Report
$9 per report
Launch price. Regularly $12.
- One parcel per report
- Reviewed by a person, delivered within 24 hours
- Auditor data, taxes, flood zone, sale-list check, nearby sales
- Official links for recorder, court, lien and probate searches
Deep-Dive
$19 per report
Launch price. Regularly $24.
- Everything in the Standard Report
- Extra sections for rural land and older deeds
- Not built yet: waitlist only
Sale List Screener
$19 per list
A first pass on a whole county sale list.
- One posted county sale list
- Quick screen to help you pick which parcels to look at closer
- Not built yet: waitlist only
25 Standard Reports
$39 for 25
Prepaid credits that never expire.
- 25 Standard Reports, paid up front
- Use them on any parcel in a built county
- Coming soon: waitlist only
Investor plan
$29 /month
or $249/year.
- Unlimited Standard Reports in every county DeedScout Ohio has built
- Scioto County now, more counties coming
- Coming soon: waitlist only
Checkout isn't open yet, so every button above adds you to the free waitlist (email only, no payment). One price per report, no subscription required, no account.
Common questions
Is this a title search?
No. It's research pulled from public records. It's not a title search or title opinion, and it's not legal advice. If you're serious about a property, call a title company or an attorney before you close. The report helps you figure out what to ask them.
Do you search for liens?
No, and I want to be straight about that. The report gives you the official links for the recorder, court, lien and probate searches so you or your title company can run them. What it does show is the county auditor's tax and delinquency info and whether the parcel shows up on a sheriff or tax sale list.
Is the value in the report an appraisal?
No. You'll see the county auditor's values (what the county uses for taxes) and some nearby recorded sales. The nearby sales are labeled “estimate, not an appraisal.” I don't tell anybody what a property is worth or what to bid.
How fast do I get it?
Within 24 hours. I review every report myself before it goes out, so I don't promise anything faster than that.