Colorado Foreclosure Sale Live Bidding and Reports

This training article is for the Jefferson County, Colorado Foreclosure Sale. There may be different registration requirements and bidding methods for different county foreclosures in Colorado. Follow these steps to successfully register with GovEase for the upcoming Foreclosure Sale. Click here to view a schedule of upcoming sale dates.

Placing Bids

Follow these steps to place a bid during a Colorado Foreclosure Sale.

1. Log in and click on the Auctions tab.

2. Click on the Unique Number for the parcel you want to bid on. The starting amount is listed as Face Value.

3. Click "Place Bid." You can place your total bid amount in the box next to Place Bid. Put in the total amount you are willing to go to, then click Place Bid. Please review your total bid amount before submitting it. Minimum bid increments will be $500. Bids placed will be proxy bids, and the auction system will bid for you up to the max you set.

For Example, if the starting bid is $180,795. The next bid you can type in as a minimum would be $181,000. The next minimum would be $181,500. The next minimum would be $182,000. These are minimums. If you know a certain maximum amount you would like to go up to, you can start with that. For this example, let's say you know the highest you would go up to is $250,000, then you could type that in the beginning, and the auction system will automatically bid for you up to that amount. If no one is bidding against you, you would just win it at the starting bid amount, plus the GovEase Fee. Please call (769-208-5050) or email (support@govease.com) if you have questions about bidding.

*Note: Please review your total bid amount before submitting. Once entered, bids cannot be undone. You can raise your bid, but you cannot remove it or lower it below the current winning bid amount. If you are the winning bidder, you will be responsible for the purchase price unless you are outbid.*

*You can only bid up to your approval amount - for example, if you are approved for $200,000 and are winning a property at $200,000 or close to $200,000, and you try to bid on another property, the system will not accept the bid, as it would put you over your approved amount.*

4. View your screen to see if you are winning (in green) or if you have been outbid (in red)

You have two options under "Reports."

1. Bidder Purchase Detail: This would be a summary of all the parcels you won. Which can be downloaded.

2. Completed Auctions: This would be a summary of all parcels that have been auctioned off.

**GovEase has changed our process for sending and receiving wire transfers for auctions. If you still have wire instructions for Plains Capital Bank, please do not utilize those instructions going forward as we will no longer be able to apply your wires to your account if funds are sent there.

Going forward, if you need to send a wire deposit or payment for one of our auctions, please reach out to us for updated wiring instructions at support@govease.com or contact us at 769-208-5050.

If you do send a wire deposit or payment, you will be required to submit to us a wire confirmation and fill out a form detailing the amount, county, bidder/entity name, and any other pertinent information before it can be applied to your account. Without this information, the wire will not be applied to your account.

Also, please note that an additional registration document will also need to be filled out for wire instructions to your financial institution to receive your refund timely. If instructions are not provided, a check will be cut and remitted to the address on your GovEase profile and made out to your or your entity name listed in the auction you have registered for. This change will take place starting on Friday, December 19th, 2025.**