FILE: In an aerial photo, housing is seen on Oct. 7, 2025, in San Diego, Calif.

Hundreds of California properties are headed to public auction next month, allowing anyone with at least $1,035 to bid on parcels that start as low as $100.

The properties are part of San Diego County’s annual auction to attempt to offload addresses that have been in default on property taxes for at least five years. As of publication, there were 667 properties available for sale this year, ranging from vacant land to beach cottages to churches.

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“This year we have hundreds of properties that might be the perfect opportunity for a hopeful buyer,” San Diego County Treasurer Larry Cohen said in a statement announcing the auction. “Our online system makes it simple........

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