Equity Under Fire in Cobb County, GA
Lots of equity, with a lien, a foreclosure or 2+ years of tax owed. Owners with equity to lose have the most to gain from selling on their own terms before a deadline. Equity is a rough value-to-last-sale comparison. It is not an appraisal and ignores mortgages.
Every layer has to be true
- County value is at least 2x the last sale price
- A tax lien, a foreclosure case, or tax unpaid for 2 or more years
A property is counted only when all 2 are true at once.
The Cobb County stack in numbers
- Median county value
- $290,000
- Median years owned
- 13
- Owner lives elsewhere
- 39%
- Average tax owed
- $2,600
- Score 9 or 10
- 17%
Top ZIP codes: 30126 MABLETON (108), 30168 MABLETON (71), 30127 POWDER SPRINGS (69), 30060 SMYRNA (65), 30106 AUSTELL (63), 30080 SMYRNA (62).
Three Cobb County properties in the stack
| Street and city | Score (1 to 10) | Why it may sell |
|---|---|---|
| Old 41 HwyKennesaw | 10of 10 | County value is at least 2x the last sale priceA tax lien, a foreclosure case, or tax unpaid for 2 or more years |
| Miller RdAustell | 10of 10 | County value is at least 2x the last sale priceA tax lien, a foreclosure case, or tax unpaid for 2 or more years |
| S Gordon RdMableton | 10of 10 | County value is at least 2x the last sale priceA tax lien, a foreclosure case, or tax unpaid for 2 or more years |
Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.
Reading this number
Value at least 2x the last sale price, and a tax lien, a foreclosure case or 2+ years of unpaid tax.
Equity is a rough value-to-last-sale comparison. It is not an appraisal and ignores mortgages. Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out. Owner names, mailing addresses and house numbers are inside the app.
Other stacks
- Ghost Owner37
A death on record, an empty-looking house, tax unpaid.
- 3 signals stacked
- Last Straw632
Two years behind on tax and a lien or foreclosure case on top.
- 2 signals stacked
- Long Hold Estate13
Held 30 years or more, now in a trust or estate.
- 2 signals stacked
- Paper Rich5,934
Long held, worth twice what was paid, owner lives elsewhere.
- 3 signals stacked
- Far Away Drift40
Out of state for 10 years or more and behind on tax.
- 3 signals stacked
- Empty and Owing131
Looks empty, owner lives elsewhere, tax unpaid.
- 3 signals stacked
Questions
What is the Equity Under Fire stack?
Value at least 2x the last sale price, and a tax lien, a foreclosure case or 2+ years of unpaid tax. It is a fixed recipe of 2 signals taken from county records; a property is in the stack only when every one is true.
How many Equity Under Fire properties are in Cobb County, GA?
761 properties today. The count is refreshed every week, and government, bank, builder and church owners are left out.
Does Equity Under Fire mean the owner wants to sell?
No. Equity is a rough value-to-last-sale comparison. It is not an appraisal and ignores mortgages. It is a way to find properties where several records point the same way: a strong reason to reach out first.
Every Cobb County Equity Under Fire property, with the reasons.
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