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Lorain County tired landlords list, OH

10,422tired-landlord properties today · refreshed weekly

10,422 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Lorain County, OH has 10,422 tired-landlord properties today, read from Lorain County Auditor records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 44035, 44052, 44055. 728 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 Lorain County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
East AveElyria10of 10Taxes 6 years behindPaid late in 2 of the last 6 years
E 33rd StLorain10of 10Taxes 2 years behindPaid late in 2 of the last 6 years
S Lake StAmherst10of 10Inherited (death-related deed)Last transfer was $0 (family / trust)

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

728Also on the tax delinquent list728 Lorain County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Lorain County list is made

Lorain County's tired landlords list comes from the Lorain County Auditor 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.

Lorain 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 Lorain County owners are

Top 5 cities by tired-landlord properties
CityPropertiesShare
Lorain3,07229%
Elyria2,33822%
North Ridgeville8128%
Sheffield Lake5075%
Avon Lake5045%

Top ZIP codes: 44035 Elyria (2,365), 44052 Lorain (1,470), 44055 Lorain (1,192), 44039 North Ridgeville (812), 44054 Sheffield Lake (615).

Distribution

Tired-landlord properties in Lorain 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 years7,960 76%
20+ years2,462 24%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k5,948 57%
$100k to $200k2,558 25%
$200k to $350k991 10%
$350k to $500k316 3%
$500k+609 6%
properties by county value
The numbers

Tired-landlord properties in Lorain County: what stands out

10,422 tired-landlord properties in Lorain County right now, with a median county value of $86,120. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 16 years. Those behind on tax owe $4,115 on average. 2% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Lorain holds the most (3,072, 29%), followed by Elyria (2,338), North Ridgeville (812), Sheffield Lake (507).

By ZIP code, 44035 (Elyria) has 2,365, 44052 (Lorain) has 1,470, 44055 (Lorain) has 1,192: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Lorain County: taxes 6 years behind; paid late in 2 of the last 6 years; taxes 2 years behind; inherited (death-related deed).

The largest group by years owned is 10 to 20 years (7,960 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (5,948).

The official source

Where the official Lorain County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Lorain County Auditor. 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. Ohio rules and the Ohio 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 Lorain 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.

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 Lorain County

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

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Questions

How many tired-landlord properties are in Lorain County, OH?

10,422 on the latest county file, from official Lorain County records (Lorain County Auditor). 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 Lorain County tired landlords owner, with the reasons.

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