Where does RESE buy houses? Eight North Texas counties, with their courts and records

In every county below, trustees hold foreclosure sales on the first Tuesday of the month, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. When that Tuesday is January 1 or July 4, the sale moves to the first Wednesday. The notice of sale has to be posted at the courthouse door and filed with the county clerk at least 21 days before the sale (Property Code §51.002). We buy anywhere in these eight counties. If your house is outside them, call and we’ll tell you who to call.

Dallas County

• Probate: Probate Courts No. 1, 2 and 3.
• Foreclosure sales: on the north side of the George Allen Courts Building, facing 600 Commerce Street. Notices filed since February 24, 2026 are in the county’s records search under Foreclosure (County Clerk).
• Appraisal: Dallas Central Appraisal District.
• Taxes: Dallas County Tax Office.
• Deed records: Official public record search.

Tarrant County

• Probate: Probate Courts No. 1 and 2.
• Foreclosure sales: at the base of the courthouse steps on the west side of the courthouse, 100 West Weatherford Street, Fort Worth. Notices are in the official record search (County Clerk).
• Appraisal: Tarrant Appraisal District.
• Taxes: Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector.
• Deed records: Official record search.

Collin County

• Probate: the Collin County Probate Court, which hears probate, inheritance and guardianship cases.
• Foreclosure sales: on the front steps of the Collin County Courthouse, 2100 Bloomdale Road, McKinney, since November 5, 2024 (Commissioners Court order). Notices are searchable by sale date in the county’s foreclosure notices list.
• Appraisal: Collin Central Appraisal District.
• Taxes: Collin County Tax Assessor-Collector.
• Deed records: Deed search.

Denton County

• Probate: Probate Courts No. 1 and 2.
• Foreclosure sales: at the southwest corner of the Denton County Courts Building, 1450 E. McKinney Street, Denton, at the time stated on each notice (Denton County). Notices are on the property records search, though the county says they aren’t indexed or searchable yet.
• Appraisal: Denton County appraisal district.
• Taxes: Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector.
• Deed records: Official record search.

Rockwall County

• Probate and deed records: the Rockwall County Clerk, 1111 E. Yellowjacket Lane, Suite 100, Rockwall (county directory). Call the clerk to confirm which court will hear your case.
• Foreclosure sales: on the front steps of the Rockwall County Courthouse, 1111 Yellowjacket Lane, Rockwall (Rockwall County). Questions about a sale go to the trustee named on the notice.
• Appraisal: Rockwall County appraisal district (Comptroller directory).
• Taxes: the Rockwall County Tax Office, listed in the county directory.

Ellis County

• Probate: Ellis County Court at Law No. 1, which publishes its own guide to selling a house in a dependent administration.
• Foreclosure sales and deed records: the Ellis County Clerk, through the county’s website.
• Appraisal: Ellis County appraisal district (Comptroller directory).
• Taxes: Ellis County Tax Office.

Johnson County

• Probate and deed records: the Johnson County Clerk, whose Probate & Guardianship section is on the county’s website.
• Foreclosure sales: on the exterior steps outside the west doors of the Johnson County Historic Courthouse, 2 N. Main St., Cleburne. Notices are posted outside the County Clerk’s office and in the official record search (County Clerk).
• Appraisal: Central Appraisal District of Johnson County.
• Taxes: Johnson County Tax Office.

Grayson County

• Probate: the Grayson County Court, the constitutional county court, which probates wills in Grayson County.
• Foreclosure sales: at the west door of the Grayson County Courthouse, 100 W. Houston Street, Sherman (County Clerk).
• Appraisal: Grayson Central Appraisal District.
• Taxes: Grayson County Tax Assessor-Collector.
• Deed records: Official record search.

Free statewide guides

• Texas State Law Library: Probate, including informal methods such as heirship affidavits and small estate affidavits.
• Texas State Law Library: Foreclosure, before the sale.
• Texas State Law Library: Property division in divorce.
• TexasLawHelp.org: Transferring the deceased’s property without going to court.
• Texas Comptroller: Penalty tax bills.
• CFPB: Find a HUD-approved housing counselor.

Questions people ask

Do you buy outside these eight counties?

Not usually. If your house is outside them, call (214) 616-6452 and we’ll tell you who to call.

Do you have a page for my city?

No, and on purpose. A page per city with the name swapped tells you nothing. When we close a house in a neighborhood, we write up that neighborhood with the real numbers.

Which county court hears my probate case?

If the owner lived in Texas, it’s the court in the county where they lived when they died, which can differ from where the house is (Estates Code §33.001). If they lived outside Texas, other rules apply, so ask a probate lawyer. The probate pages above show who to call.