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Lee County tired landlords list, FL

87,593tired-landlord properties today · refreshed weekly

87,593 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Lee County, FL has 87,593 tired-landlord properties today, read from Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 33974, 33972, 33993. 1,786 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 Lee County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
NE 9th StCape Coral10of 10City code case in the last 2 yearsBusy area: 34% of nearby homes sold in 3 years
Punta Rassa RdFort Myers10of 10Taxes 2 years behindOwned 12 years
NW 17th StCape Coral10of 10City code case (2 in 2 years)Busy area: 26% of nearby homes sold in 3 years

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

1,786Also on the tax delinquent list1,786 Lee County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Lee County list is made

Lee County's tired landlords list comes from the Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight 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.

Lee 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 Lee County owners are

Top 5 cities by tired-landlord properties
CityPropertiesShare
Lehigh Acres32,10937%
Cape Coral18,63921%
Fort Myers16,90819%
Bonita Springs4,9396%
Estero3,2334%

Top ZIP codes: 33974 Lehigh Acres (10,856), 33972 Lehigh Acres (8,225), 33993 Cape Coral (6,582), 33971 Lehigh Acres (5,655), 33909 Cape Coral (4,026).

Distribution

Tired-landlord properties in Lee 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 years44,661 51%
20+ years42,932 49%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k44,681 51%
$100k to $200k11,909 14%
$200k to $350k16,861 19%
$350k to $500k5,558 6%
$500k+8,584 10%
properties by county value
The numbers

Tired-landlord properties in Lee County: what stands out

87,593 tired-landlord properties in Lee County right now, with a median county value of $92,272. 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 $1,808 on average. 1% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Lehigh Acres holds the most (32,109, 37%), followed by Cape Coral (18,639), Fort Myers (16,908), Bonita Springs (4,939).

By ZIP code, 33974 (Lehigh Acres) has 10,856, 33972 (Lehigh Acres) has 8,225, 33993 (Cape Coral) has 6,582: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Lee County: city code case in the last 2 years; busy area: 34% of nearby homes sold in 3 years; taxes 2 years behind; owned 12 years.

The largest group by years owned is 10 to 20 years (44,661 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (44,681).

The official source

Where the official Lee County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight. 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. Florida rules and the Florida 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 Lee 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 Lee County, FL?

87,593 on the latest county file, from official Lee County records (Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight). 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 Lee County tired landlords owner, with the reasons.

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