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Delaware County tired landlords list, PA

17,745tired-landlord properties today · refreshed weekly

17,745 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Delaware County, PA has 17,745 tired-landlord properties today, read from Delaware County Planning Department GIS records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 19013, 19023, 19082. 1,287 of these owners are also on the tax delinquent list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when absentee owner who has owned the property 10+ years.

Three Delaware County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Broomall StChester10of 10Taxes 2 years behind and growingOwned by an LLC / company
Powell RdSpringfield10of 10Taxes 2 years behind and growingOwes about $6,900 in tax (3.5% of the value)
Lindale AveDrexel Hill10of 10Taxes 3 years behind and growingOwes about $12,600 in tax (5.4% of the value)

Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.

1,287Also on the tax delinquent list1,287 Delaware County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Delaware County list is made

Delaware County's tired landlords list comes from the Delaware County Planning Department GIS property roll records: we read the mailing address (absentee) and the date of the last transfer (10+ years) for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: absentee owner who has owned the property 10+ years.

Delaware County data dictionaryYears since the latest transfer.

Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out by default, so the count is owners you can actually write to.

By city

Where the Delaware County owners are

Top 5 cities by tired-landlord properties
CityPropertiesShare
Chester3,15718%
Upper Darby1,0896%
Media8335%
Darby7594%
Drexel Hill7084%

Top ZIP codes: 19013 Chester (3,415), 19023 Darby (1,175), 19082 Upper Darby (1,125), 19063 Media (989), 19061 Marcus Hook (911).

Distribution

Tired-landlord properties in Delaware County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years0 0%
2 to 5 years0 0%
5 to 10 years0 0%
10 to 20 years8,603 48%
20+ years9,142 52%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k8,013 45%
$100k to $200k4,263 24%
$200k to $350k2,659 15%
$350k to $500k1,055 6%
$500k+1,728 10%
properties by county value
The numbers

Tired-landlord properties in Delaware County: what stands out

17,745 tired-landlord properties in Delaware County right now, with a median county value of $110,995. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 20 years. Those behind on tax owe $5,463 on average. 5% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Chester holds the most (3,157, 18%), followed by Upper Darby (1,089), Media (833), Darby (759).

By ZIP code, 19013 (Chester) has 3,415, 19023 (Darby) has 1,175, 19082 (Upper Darby) has 1,125: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Delaware County: taxes 2 years behind and growing; owned by an llc / company; owes about $6,900 in tax (3.5% of the value); taxes 3 years behind and growing.

The largest group by years owned is 20+ years (9,142 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (8,013).

The official source

Where the official Delaware County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Delaware County Planning Department GIS. Many counties let anyone look up a property there for free, and some publish the whole list. Check the office's website for the format and any fee.

The free route is real: for one list in one county, the county office may be enough. What LeadCounty adds is the weekly collection from every office, matching each record to the right property, a likely-to-sell score with reasons, filters, and stacking with tax delinquent. Pennsylvania rules and the Pennsylvania guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

After a decade of tenants and repairs, many landlords are ready to cash out, often with tenants in place.

How to work the Delaware County list

  • Stack with portfolio owner (5+) to find landlords who may sell several houses.
  • Offer to buy with tenants in place.
The letter to send: tired landlords ownersFor absentee owners of houses and rentals

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer interested in your rental at [property address]. If managing it from a distance, tenants or repairs have become more work than they are worth, I can buy it with the tenants in place, as-is, on your timeline.

No showings, no repairs, no commissions.

Send it in the app

The app fills in each owner's name and address and prints envelopes or labels.

Questions

How many tired-landlord properties are in Delaware County, PA?

17,745 on the latest county file, from official Delaware County records (Delaware County Planning Department GIS). The count is refreshed every week.

How is a tired landlord defined?

An absentee owner who has owned the property for 10 years or more, from the county's transfer records.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Delaware County tired landlords owner, with the reasons.

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