659 N Waterbury Ave

Covina, California, 91722

Tax DeedpendingSells Oct 20, 2026 · in 19 days

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Opening bid

$18,132

Assessed value

$83,537

Land $34,295Improvement $49,242

Market / AVM

$724,000

Taxes owed

—

Parcel number: 8434-008-016
Case number: —
Land use: Residential
Beds / baths: 3 bd · 2 ba
Building: 1,150 sqft
Acreage: 0.14
Lot size: 6,062 sqft
Year built: 1955
Owner of record: Joyce Bolt
Last sale: $4,000 · 1968-11-01

Legal description

TRACT # 21136 LOT 31 CITY-COVINA

Property facts enriched via realestateapi · 9/29/2026

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Property detail

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Summary(18)

Id	140,951,365
Beds	3
Baths	2
Equity	$684,000
Flood zone	Yes
High equity	Yes
Last sale date	1968-11-01
Property type	SFR
Equity percent	100
Flood zone type	X

County records

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Los Angeles County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption: Up until 5pm the last business day before the sale (5-year delinquency threshold)
Return if redeemed: N/A — outright deed transfer
Statute: California Revenue & Taxation Code, Div. 1, Pt. 6

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Historical comps

614 recorded outcomes in CA|Tax Deed (614 with winning bid).

Sample size: 614
p(redeem) prior: 12%
Median sold: $3,853
Med bid/assessed: —

San Diego County2026-03-15
Owned
$16,309
San Diego County2026-03-15
Owned
$15,977
San Diego County2026-03-15
Owned
$9,426
San Diego County2026-03-15
Owned
$9,235
San Diego County2026-05-15
Owned
$73,737
San Diego County2026-03-15

Liens that survive

A California tax deed conveys free of most liens existing before the sale, but federal tax liens survive (the IRS keeps a 120-day post-sale redemption right), as do taxes/assessments that become payable after the sale.

Quiet title

Not a statutory prerequisite, but practically required — most title insurers in California won't insure a tax-deed property without a completed quiet title action (commonly 3-6 months, $3,000-$8,000+ in legal fees), and many won't insure until a year after the deed is recorded.

Verify before you bid

This record was compiled from the published sale list. Parcels are pulled, redeemed, and re-priced up to the moment of sale. Confirm the lot is still in the sale, and confirm the opening bid, directly with the county.

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Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$431,684

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $217,200 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $18,132

Room to bid $413,552

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

History-guided suggestion

$152,472

Under max by $279,212

≤ oracle maxBid

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

History sample

614

Median sold

$3,853

p(redeem) prior

12%

History n=614: median sold $3,853 is well below oracle $431,684 — target ~82% of ceiling.

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 $724,000. 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: $724,000
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$57,920
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 CA range ($3,000–$7,000, ~9 months).: −$5,000
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical CA recording and deed issuance cost.: −$250
Holding costs (11 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$1,086/month.: −$11,946
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): −$217,200
Maximum bid: $431,684

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. No post-sale redemption. The owner's right ends at 5pm on the last business day before the sale, so the deed conveys without that overhang.
California assesses at full cash value, but Proposition 13 fixes the base year and factors it forward at up to 2%/yr. On a long-held parcel the assessed value can sit far below market, so an ARV derived from it understates the property — get comparable sales before bidding.

140,951,365

Beds

Baths

Equity

$684,000

Flood zone

Yes

High equity

Yes

Last sale date

1968-11-01

Property type

SFR

Equity percent

100

Flood zone type

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$431,684

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $217,200 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $18,132

Room to bid $413,552

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

History-guided suggestion

$152,472

Under max by $279,212

≤ oracle maxBid

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

History sample

614

Median sold

$3,853

p(redeem) prior

12%

History n=614: median sold $3,853 is well below oracle $431,684 — target ~82% of ceiling.

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 $724,000. 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: $724,000
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$57,920
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 CA range ($3,000–$7,000, ~9 months).: −$5,000
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical CA recording and deed issuance cost.: −$250
Holding costs (11 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$1,086/month.: −$11,946
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): −$217,200
Maximum bid: $431,684

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. No post-sale redemption. The owner's right ends at 5pm on the last business day before the sale, so the deed conveys without that overhang.
California assesses at full cash value, but Proposition 13 fixes the base year and factors it forward at up to 2%/yr. On a long-held parcel the assessed value can sit far below market, so an ARV derived from it understates the property — get comparable sales before bidding.

Apn	8434-008-016
Zoning	CVR1*
Land use	Residential
Lot acres	0.14
Lot number	31
Census block	2001
Census tract	405702
Property use	Single Family Residence
Lot depth feet	99.8
Lot width feet	61.2
Lot square feet	6,062
Property class	The general use for the property is for residential purposes
Apn unformatted	8434008016
Census block group	1
Legal description	TRACT # 21136 LOT 31

Year	2,025
Tax amount	$1,545
Property id	140,951,365
Assessed value	$83,537
Assessment year	2,025
Assessed land value	$34,295
Tax delinquent year	2020
Assessed improvement value	$49,242

Seq no	1
Sale date	1968-11-01
Buyer names	Joseph O Bolt, Joyce B Bolt
Sale amount	$4,000
Document type	Grant Deed
Recording date	1968-11-01
Purchase method	Cash Purchase
Transaction type	Transfer
Document type code	DTGD

Equity	$684,000
Owner1 type	Individual
Owner2 type	Other
Mail address · zip	91722
Mail address · city	Covina
Mail address · fips	06037
Mail address · zip4	3529
Mail address · house	659
Mail address · label	659 N Waterbury Ave, Covina, CA 91722
Mail address · state	CA
Mail address · county	Los Angeles County
Mail address · street	Waterbury
Mail address · address	659 N Waterbury Ave
Mail address · street type	Ave
Mail address · carrier route	C018
Mail address · pre direction	N
Mail address · address format	S
Owner occupied	Yes
Owner1 full name	Joyce Bolt
Owner1 last name	Bolt
Owner1 first name	Joyce

Seq no	Sale date	Buyer names	Sale amount	Document type	Recording date	Purchase method	Transaction type	Document type code
1	1968-11-01	Joseph O Bolt, Joyce B Bolt	$4,000	Grant Deed	1968-11-01	Cash Purchase	Transfer	DTGD
2	1965-05-07			Grant Deed	1965-05-07	Cash Purchase	Transfer	DTGD

Fmr year	2023
Hud area code	METRO31080MM4480
Hud area name	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Median income	$86,583
Fmr efficiency	$1,620
Fmr one bedroom	$1,850
Fmr two bedroom	$2,350
Suggested rent	$3,050
Fmr four bedroom	$3,350
Fmr three bedroom	$3,050

Pool	Yes
Address · zip	91722
Address · city	Covina
Address · fips	06037
Address · zip4	3529
Address · house	659
Address · label	659 N Waterbury Ave, Covina, CA 91722
Address · state	CA
Address · county	Los Angeles County
Address · street	Waterbury
Address · address	659 N Waterbury Ave
Address · street type	Ave
Address · carrier route	C018
Address · jurisdiction	Los Angeles County
Address · pre direction	N
Address · congressional district	31
Bedrooms	3
Deck area	0
Latitude	34.0919305037794
Pool area	0
Bathrooms	2
Longitude	-117.9132684840353
Patio area	0
Year built	1,955
Rooms count	0
Units count	0
Heating type	Central
Property use	Single Family Residence
Basement type	NO BASEMENT
Construction	Wood
Lot square feet	6,062
Parking spaces	0
Buildings count	0
Property use code	385
Garage square feet	0
Living square feet	1,150
Partial bathrooms	0
Basement square feet	0
Building square feet	1,150
Price per square foot	3
Plumbing fixtures count	0
Basement square feet finished	0
Basement square feet unfinished	0

Property detail

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Los Angeles County rules

Historical comps

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Property detail

County records

Los Angeles County rules

Historical comps

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