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Kent County out-of-state owner list, MI

4,219out-of-state owned properties today · refreshed weekly

4,219 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Kent County, MI has 4,219 out-of-state owned properties today, read from Kent County, MI; City of Grand Rapids GIS records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 49503, 49504, 49507. 1 of these owners are also on the tax delinquent list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when mailing state is not the property's state.

How it is built

How the Kent County list is made

Kent County's out-of-state owner list comes from the Kent County, MI; City of Grand Rapids GIS property roll records: we read the state of the owner's mailing address for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: mailing state is not the property's state.

Kent County data dictionaryMailing state is not the property's state.

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 Kent County owners are

Top 5 cities by out-of-state owned properties
CityPropertiesShare
Grand Rapids2,39457%
Wyoming3819%
Kentwood3157%
Rockford1313%
Lowell1293%

Top ZIP codes: 49503 Grand Rapids (626), 49504 Grand Rapids (426), 49507 Grand Rapids (318), 49512 Kentwood (254), 49505 Grand Rapids (223).

Distribution

Out-of-state owned properties in Kent County by years owned and value

County value
Under $100k547 13%
$100k to $200k493 12%
$200k to $350k1,326 31%
$350k to $500k517 12%
$500k+1,336 32%
properties by county value
The numbers

Out-of-state owned properties in Kent County: what stands out

4,219 out-of-state owned properties in Kent County right now, with a median county value of $332,600. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address.

Grand Rapids holds the most (2,394, 57%), followed by Wyoming (381), Kentwood (315), Rockford (131).

By ZIP code, 49503 (Grand Rapids) has 626, 49504 (Grand Rapids) has 426, 49507 (Grand Rapids) has 318: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

The official source

Where the official Kent County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Kent County, MI; City of Grand Rapids 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. Michigan rules and the Michigan guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Managing a house from another state is hard. Out-of-state owners, often heirs or former residents, are among the most willing sellers.

How to work the Kent County list

  • Stack with inherited, vacant or tax delinquent.
  • Offer a simple, remote closing: it removes the biggest worry for a distant owner.
The letter to send: out-of-state owner 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.

What you get in the app

  • Every property on the list, with owner and mailing address
  • Likely-to-sell score 1–10 and the reasons
  • Stack with tax delinquent
  • Map, property history, export one row per property to Excel / CSV
  • New owners on the list every Monday
Start my 7 days in Kent County

The score and the reasons on every owner show who is under the most pressure, so you start with the best odds.

Run the numbersSeller net sheet: cash offer vs listingWhat the seller really keeps: your cash offer vs listing with an agentPrice − payoff − costs = netOpen the calculator →

Questions

How many out-of-state owned properties are in Kent County, MI?

4,219 on the latest county file, from official Kent County records (Kent County, MI; City of Grand Rapids GIS). The count is refreshed every week.

Where does the mailing state come from?

From the owner mailing address on the county's property roll.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Kent County out-of-state owner owner, with the reasons.

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