Baker County foreclosure auctions run on RealForeclose at baker.realforeclose.com, on Thursdays, from 11:00 am Eastern: the deposit is 5% of your successful final bid, with the balance due by 4:00 pm the same day. Fees include: court registry; documentary stamps. Read from the clerk's own site on September 19, 2026.
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- Auction site
- RealForeclose
- Sale days
- Thursdays, except legal holidays
- Sale time
- 11:00 am Eastern
- Deposit
- 5% of your successful final bid, by wire or in person by money order, cash or cashier's check
- Balance
- Unusually short: the balance and service charge are due by 4:00 pm the SAME business day as the sale
Baker County foreclosure auction fees
- Court registry under Fla. Stat. 28.24(10): 3% of the first $500, then 1.5% of the balance
- Documentary stamps under Fla. Stat. 201.02: $0.70 per $100
How a Baker County foreclosure sale runs
Step 1
The lender sues and records a lis pendens
Florida is a judicial foreclosure state, so every foreclosure is a lawsuit in circuit court. The lis pendens is the public notice that the case exists. This is where we start tracking a property.
Step 2
The judge signs a final judgment
The final judgment states what is owed and orders the clerk to sell the property. The statute calls for a sale 20 to 35 days out, though courts often set it later.
Step 3
The clerk publishes the notice of sale
The sale is advertised for two weeks running. Most Florida clerks then run the auction online through their county RealForeclose site; a handful of smaller counties still sell at the courthouse.
Step 4
Auction day
Bidding starts at the judgment amount and closes fast. You bid with your own cash: the winner posts a 5% deposit at the sale and pays the balance on the clerk's deadline, in most counties by the next business day.
Step 5
Certificate of sale, then ten quiet days
The clerk files a certificate of sale, which ends the owner's right of redemption. Anyone with standing then has ten days to object to the sale.
Step 6
Certificate of title, then possession
With no objection, the clerk issues the certificate of title and the property is yours, as is. If someone still lives there, you ask the court for a writ of possession.
Baker County auction questions
- Where are Baker County foreclosure auctions held?
- Baker County runs its foreclosure sales online through RealForeclose, at https://baker.realforeclose.com. Thursdays, except legal holidays, 11:00 am Eastern.
- What deposit is required at a Baker County foreclosure sale?
- 5% of your successful final bid, by wire or in person by money order, cash or cashier's check.
- When is the balance due after winning a Baker County foreclosure auction?
- Unusually short: the balance and service charge are due by 4:00 pm the SAME business day as the sale.
Before you bid in Baker
Next, if you are bidding in Baker County
- Florida Tax Deed Sales: How They WorkFrom an unpaid tax bill to a tax certificate to a clerk-run auction under Chapter 197: how Florida tax deed sales work and what a bidder must check first.
- After You Win a Florida Foreclosure AuctionPay the balance on the clerk's deadline, wait out the 10-day objection period, receive the certificate of title, then take possession. What happens, in order.
- How Florida Foreclosure Auctions Work, Step by StepFlorida is a judicial foreclosure state: a lawsuit, a final judgment, then a clerk-run auction under Fla. Stat. 45.031. The full sequence, in plain English.
- The Complete SystemEvery step we run before we bid, on real Florida dockets.
- Talk to us firstFifteen minutes, weekdays. Nothing is charged on the call.
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Source: Baker County Clerk. Clerks change deadlines and fees. Confirm before you bid.