Owners Reclaiming Homes After Tax Sale

[Erica Williams]

Hello,

I am in Houston, Texas. I visted the tax accessors website about sale tax homes.

Further, I discovered that the homeowner has the right to claim their home after the investor has purchased the home at the tax sale. If the home is not homestead, homeowners have until 180 days to reclaim their property. If the home is homestead, homeowners have 2 years to claim their property.

Most importantly, will I get my money back from the tax assessor, homeowner, or neither? 
I would have just lost money?
The tax assessor office website failed to publish the answers to my questions.