What sells off-market in Bexar County, TX
By Josh MillerUpdated 5 min readIn Bexar County, TX, the list that sold off-market most often was expired and cancelled listings: about 8.6 of every 100 owners whose listing expired or was cancelled sold off-market within 12 months of the filing, against about 1.7 of every 100 houses picked at random in the county. The first 3 months were the busiest, but more than half of the 448 sales came later, so start fast and keep mailing.
Bexar County (San Antonio) is an off-market county. Nearly half of the home sales recorded there over 12 months never went through an agent's listing. With that many owners selling direct, the question is which list they were on.
Below is every list we could measure in Bexar County, out of about 638,000 single-family homes, with how many owners on each sold off-market and when.
Lists that start with a filing
Foreclosures, expired listings, liens and judgments start on a date: something got filed with the county. Here is how many owners on each list in Bexar County sold off-market afterward, sorted by how many of every 100 sold within 12 months.
| List | Owners on the list | Sold off-market within 3 months | Sold off-market within 12 months | Of every 100, sold within 12 months | Busiest quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expired or cancelled listing | 5,219 | 218 | 448 | 8.6 | Months 1 to 3 |
| Lien filed against the property | 1,914 | 46 | 124 | 6.5 | Months 1 to 3 |
| Foreclosure filed | 279 | 7 | 16 | 5.7 | Months 1 to 3 |
| Judgment against the owner | 1,671 | 5 | 24 | 1.4 | Months 4 to 6 |
Second in Bexar County was liens on the property: about 6.5 of every 100 sold off-market within 12 months, from a list of 1,914 owners. That's a list worth a place in the mail beside expired and cancelled listings.
Not every list that starts with a filing earns its stamp. In Bexar County, about 1.4 of every 100 owners with a judgment against them sold off-market within 12 months, against about 1.7 of every 100 houses picked at random. That list did no better than mailing the county blind.
One caution: only 279 owners were on the foreclosure filings list in Bexar County, so a handful of sales moves that number.
Lists that just sit there
Vacant houses, back taxes, equity and owners who live somewhere else don't start on a date. Those owners can sit on a list for years. Read the shaded bottom row first: it's a house picked at random in Bexar County, and a list that can't beat it is buying stamps and nothing else.
| List | Owners on the list | Sold off-market within 12 months | Of every 100, sold within 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitting vacant | 7,303 | 194 | 2.7 |
| Behind on taxes, 5 or more years | 12,607 | 314 | 2.5 |
| High equity, living elsewhere | 110,741 | 2,159 | 1.9 |
| Owner 65 or older, living elsewhere | 23,124 | 414 | 1.8 |
| Behind on taxes, 2 to 4 years | 81,141 | 1,379 | 1.7 |
| Owns it free and clear | 247,871 | 3,240 | 1.3 |
| Any house, picked at random | 637,967 | 10,804 | 1.7 |
The best of them in Bexar County was vacant houses: about 2.7 of every 100 sold off-market within 12 months, against about 1.7 of every 100 houses picked at random.
Houses owned free and clear sold off-market less often than a random house in Bexar County over the same 12 months. That list is buying stamps, not sellers, here.
When to mail in Bexar County
Go early on expired and cancelled listings, liens on the property and foreclosure filings. In Bexar County, the first 3 months after the filing were the busiest quarter for each of them: 218 of the 448 off-market sales within 12 months on expired and cancelled listings came in that first stretch.
Judgments against the owner peaked a little later in Bexar County, in months 4 to 6 after the filing (5, then 8, 6 and 5 sales by quarter). Start in month one and keep going through the year.
Treat the timing on foreclosure filings and judgments against the owner as a lean, not a rule: fewer than 30 of those owners sold off-market within 12 months in Bexar County.
Whatever the list, take out anyone who already sold or listed the house before every drop.
How we counted
For filings from October 2024 through March 2025, we counted every off-market, arm's-length sale recorded in the county afterward. Counted from the county's own records by FirstPulse, the data engine GoForClose runs on.
Lists that sit there, like vacant houses or back taxes, and the house picked at random are counted over 12 months. Probate and divorce are left out: there are too few on record in most counties to measure honestly.
Nearby counties
- What sells off-market in Harris County, TX: expired and cancelled listings led there.
- What sells off-market in Dallas County, TX: expired and cancelled listings led there.
- Every county page
For the method behind these tables, read which motivated seller lists actually sell, when to mail each list and how the lead services compare.
Questions investors ask about Bexar County
What list sells best in Bexar County?
Of the lists we could measure in Bexar County, TX, expired and cancelled listings sold off-market most often: about 8.6 of every 100 owners whose listing expired or was cancelled sold within 12 months of the filing, against about 1.7 of every 100 houses picked at random in the county over 12 months.
When should I mail foreclosure filings in Bexar County?
Early. In Bexar County, the first 3 months after a foreclosure filing were the busiest for off-market sales: 7 of the 16 that sold within 12 months. Keep mailing after that, because the rest came over the following nine months. Only 16 of those owners sold off-market within 12 months, so treat it as a lean.
Do absentee owners over 65 sell in Bexar County?
A little more often than a random house. In Bexar County, TX, about 1.8 of every 100 owners 65 and older who live somewhere else sold off-market within 12 months, against about 1.7 of every 100 houses picked at random. The lists that start with a filing did better.
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