Last Straw in El Paso County, CO
Two years behind on tax and a lien or foreclosure case on top. This is the stage before the county or a lender takes steps; owners here have a clock running. It counts the county's own delinquency, lien and foreclosure records. It does not say how a case will end.
Every layer has to be true
- Tax is past due for 2 or more years
- A tax lien or a foreclosure case is on record
A property is counted only when all 2 are true at once.
The El Paso County stack in numbers
- Median county value
- $750,000
- Median years owned
- 5
- Owner lives elsewhere
- 80%
- Average tax owed
- $18,100
- Score 9 or 10
- 10%
Top ZIP codes: 80907 COLORADO SPRINGS (4), 80924 COLORADO SPRINGS (2), 80903 COLORADO SPRINGS (2), 80133 PALMER LAKE (1), 80909 COLORADO SPRINGS (1).
Reading this number
Two or more years behind on tax, with a tax lien or a foreclosure case on record.
It counts the county's own delinquency, lien and foreclosure records. It does not say how a case will end. Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out. Owner names, mailing addresses and house numbers are inside the app.
Other stacks
- Long Hold Estate113
Held 30 years or more, now in a trust or estate.
- 2 signals stacked
- Paper Rich4,132
Long held, worth twice what was paid, owner lives elsewhere.
- 3 signals stacked
- Far Away Drift75
Out of state for 10 years or more and behind on tax.
- 3 signals stacked
- Equity Under Fire259
Lots of equity, with a lien, a foreclosure or 2+ years of tax owed.
- 2 signals stacked
Questions
What is the Last Straw stack?
Two or more years behind on tax, with a tax lien or a foreclosure case on record. 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 Last Straw properties are in El Paso County, CO?
10 properties today. The count is refreshed every week, and government, bank, builder and church owners are left out.
Does Last Straw mean the owner wants to sell?
No. It counts the county's own delinquency, lien and foreclosure records. It does not say how a case will end. It is a way to find properties where several records point the same way: a strong reason to reach out first.
Every El Paso County Last Straw property, with the reasons.
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