257 Impatiens St

Lake Placid, Florida, 33852

Tax DeedpendingSells Oct 7, 2026 · in 6 days

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Opening bid

$1,996

Assessed value

$1,000

Land $1,000Improvement $0

Market / AVM

$16,000

Taxes owed

—

Parcel number: C-22-37-30-060-0540-0060
Case number: 25000872
Land use: Residential
Building: —
Acreage: 0.24
Lot size: 10,670 sqft
Year built: —
Owner of record: Juan Melendez-Santiago

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Summary(8)

Id	163,099,546
Free clear	Yes
High equity	Yes
Property type	LAND
Equity percent	100
Estimated value	$16,000
Last update date	2026-09-23 00:00:00 UTC
Estimated equity	$16,000

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Highlands County rules

Sale type: Hybrid
Redemption: Lien: 2 years before deed application allowed. Deed: none once issued.
Return if redeemed: Lien: 5–18% (bid-down, 5% minimum return rule)
Statute: Florida Statutes Ch. 197

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Liens that survive

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Quiet title

Common after Florida tax deed for insurable title before resale/refinance.

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Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$5,495

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $4,800 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $1,996

Room to bid $3,499

Confidence: medium — ARV from a provider market estimate, not comps.

History-guided suggestion

$3,176

Under max by $2,319

≤ oracle maxBid

Co-pilot target using recorded auction history. Never above your maximum bid.

History sample

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Median sold

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p(redeem) prior

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Your assumptions

After-repair value (ARV)

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Rehab budget

You cannot inspect before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition

Known surviving liens

Municipal code enforcement, special assessments, federal tax liens

Target margin — 30%

Required profit as a share of ARV. 30% is a common floor for tax-sale flips.

How that number is built

Provider market estimate of $16,000. This is an as-is valuation, not an after-repair one — enter your own comparable-sales figure if the property needs work.

After-repair value: $16,000
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$1,280
Rehabassumed No rehab budget entered — assumed $0. Tax-sale parcels are sold unseen and un-inspected; this is rarely correct.: −$0
Quiet title (required)assumed Midpoint of the typical FL range ($1,800–$5,000, ~5 months).: −$3,400
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical FL recording and deed issuance cost.: −$500
Holding costs (7 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$75/month.: −$525
Surviving liensassumed Assumed $0 — not verified. Municipal code-enforcement liens, special assessments, and federal tax liens can survive the sale.: −$0
Target profit (30% of ARV): −$4,800
Maximum bid: $5,495

Before you bid

Rehab is assumed to be $0. You cannot inspect these properties before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition.
Surviving liens assumed $0. Governmental liens (municipal code enforcement, some special assessments) can survive a Florida tax deed — check the specific municipality.

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163,099,546

Free clear

Yes

High equity

Yes

Property type

LAND

Equity percent

100

Estimated value

$16,000

Last update date

2026-09-23 00:00:00 UTC

Estimated equity

$16,000

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$5,495

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $4,800 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $1,996

Room to bid $3,499

Confidence: medium — ARV from a provider market estimate, not comps.

History-guided suggestion

$3,176

Under max by $2,319

≤ oracle maxBid

Co-pilot target using recorded auction history. Never above your maximum bid.

History sample

—

Median sold

—

p(redeem) prior

—

No historical bucket for FL|Tax Deed; suggestion uses oracle only.

Your assumptions

After-repair value (ARV)

Override the derived estimate with real comps

Rehab budget

You cannot inspect before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition

Known surviving liens

Municipal code enforcement, special assessments, federal tax liens

Target margin — 30%

Required profit as a share of ARV. 30% is a common floor for tax-sale flips.

How that number is built

Provider market estimate of $16,000. This is an as-is valuation, not an after-repair one — enter your own comparable-sales figure if the property needs work.

After-repair value: $16,000
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$1,280
Rehabassumed No rehab budget entered — assumed $0. Tax-sale parcels are sold unseen and un-inspected; this is rarely correct.: −$0
Quiet title (required)assumed Midpoint of the typical FL range ($1,800–$5,000, ~5 months).: −$3,400
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical FL recording and deed issuance cost.: −$500
Holding costs (7 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$75/month.: −$525
Surviving liensassumed Assumed $0 — not verified. Municipal code-enforcement liens, special assessments, and federal tax liens can survive the sale.: −$0
Target profit (30% of ARV): −$4,800
Maximum bid: $5,495

Before you bid

Rehab is assumed to be $0. You cannot inspect these properties before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition.
Surviving liens assumed $0. Governmental liens (municipal code enforcement, some special assessments) can survive a Florida tax deed — check the specific municipality.

Apn	C-22-37-30-060-0540-0060
Zoning	R1
Land use	Residential
Lot acres	0.24
Lot number	6
Census block	1165
Census tract	961702
Property use	Residential - Vacant Land
Subdivision	Sunn Lakes Est
Legal section	6
Lot depth feet	125
Lot width feet	85
Lot square feet	10,670
Property class	The general use for the property is for residential purposes
Apn unformatted	C22373006005400060
Census block group	5
Legal description	SUNN LAKES EST SEC 6 PB 8-PG 61 LOT 6 BLK 54

Year	2,024
Tax amount	$101
Property id	163,099,546
Market value	$1,000
Assessed value	$1,000
Assessment year	2,025
Market land value	$1,000
Assessed land value	$1,000
Tax delinquent year	2018

Owner1 type	Individual
Owner2 type	Other
Mail address · zip	00917
Mail address · city	Hato Rey
Mail address · fips	12055
Mail address · label	Hato Rey, PR 00917
Mail address · state	PR
Owner1 full name	Juan Melendez-Santiago
Owner1 last name	Melendez-Santiago
Owner2 full name	Alhambra 166
Owner2 last name	Alhambra 166
Owner1 first name	Juan

Fmr year	2023
Hud area code	METRO42700M42700
Hud area name	Sebring, FL MSA
Median income	$46,525
Fmr efficiency	$707
Fmr one bedroom	$757
Fmr two bedroom	$997
Fmr four bedroom	$1,495
Fmr three bedroom	$1,239

Id	251833
Name	Sun N Lakes Estates
Type	subdivision
Center	POINT(-81.311164703613 27.240110314512)

Address · zip	33852
Address · city	Lake Placid
Address · fips	12055
Address · house	257
Address · label	257 Impatiens St, Lake Placid, FL 33852
Address · state	FL
Address · county	Highlands County
Address · street	Impatiens
Address · address	257 Impatiens St
Address · street type	St
Address · carrier route	R003
Address · jurisdiction	Highlands County
Address · congressional district	18
Deck area	0
Latitude	27.24113095307458
Pool area	0
Longitude	-81.31546845388097
Patio area	0
Porch area	0
Rooms count	0
Units count	0
Property use	Residential - Vacant Land
Lot square feet	10,670
Parking spaces	0
Buildings count	0
Property use code	401
Garage square feet	0
Living square feet	0
Partial bathrooms	0
Basement square feet	0
Building square feet	0
Price per square foot	0
Plumbing fixtures count	0
Basement finished percent	0
Basement square feet finished	0
Basement square feet unfinished	0