Gilchrist County foreclosure auctions run on RealForeclose at gilchrist.realforeclose.com, Monday to Friday, from 11:00 am Eastern: the deposit is 5% of your successful final bid, with the balance due by 12:00 pm the next business 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
- Monday to Friday, except legal holidays
- Sale time
- 11:00 am Eastern
- Deposit
- 5% of your successful final bid, by wire or in person by cash, cashier's check or money order
- Balance
- The balance, registry charge and documentary stamps are due by 12:00 pm Eastern the next business day
Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist 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.
Gilchrist County auction questions
- Where are Gilchrist County foreclosure auctions held?
- Gilchrist County runs its foreclosure sales online through RealForeclose, at https://gilchrist.realforeclose.com. Monday to Friday, except legal holidays, 11:00 am Eastern.
- What deposit is required at a Gilchrist County foreclosure sale?
- 5% of your successful final bid, by wire or in person by cash, cashier's check or money order.
- When is the balance due after winning a Gilchrist County foreclosure auction?
- The balance, registry charge and documentary stamps are due by 12:00 pm Eastern the next business day.
Before you bid in Gilchrist
Next, if you are bidding in Gilchrist County
- What Plaintiff Max Bid Means at a Florida Foreclosure SaleThe plaintiff max bid is the lender's pre-set credit bid at a Florida foreclosure sale: where it comes from, why it is hidden, and what a third party must beat.
- 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.
- Title Insurance After a Florida Foreclosure AuctionA certificate of title carries no warranty. When a Florida title insurer will cover an auction purchase, what it reviews, and when quiet title is needed.
- 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.
Counties near Gilchrist
Source: Gilchrist County Clerk. Clerks change deadlines and fees. Confirm before you bid.