Equity Under Fire in Middlesex County, NJ
Lots of equity, with a lien, a foreclosure or 2+ years of tax owed. Owners with equity to lose have the most to gain from selling on their own terms before a deadline. Equity is a rough value-to-last-sale comparison. It is not an appraisal and ignores mortgages.
Every layer has to be true
- County value is at least 2x the last sale price
- A tax lien, a foreclosure case, or tax unpaid for 2 or more years
A property is counted only when all 2 are true at once.
The Middlesex County stack in numbers
- Median county value
- $490,000
- Median years owned
- 10
- Owner lives elsewhere
- 29%
- Score 9 or 10
- 19%
Top ZIP codes: 08854 PISCATAWAY (74), 08861 PERTH AMBOY (59), 07008 CARTERET (28), 08901 NEW BRUNSWICK (22), 08879 SOUTH AMBOY (16), 08850 MILLTOWN (6).
Three Middlesex County properties in the stack
| Street and city | Score (1 to 10) | Why it may sell |
|---|---|---|
| Railroad AveHelmetta | 10of 10 | County value is at least 2x the last sale priceA tax lien, a foreclosure case, or tax unpaid for 2 or more years |
| Willowbrook DriveNorth Brunswick | 10of 10 | County value is at least 2x the last sale priceA tax lien, a foreclosure case, or tax unpaid for 2 or more years |
| Alpine St.Perth Amboy | 10of 10 | County value is at least 2x the last sale priceA tax lien, a foreclosure case, or tax unpaid for 2 or more years |
Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.
Reading this number
Value at least 2x the last sale price, and a tax lien, a foreclosure case or 2+ years of unpaid tax.
Equity is a rough value-to-last-sale comparison. It is not an appraisal and ignores mortgages. Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out. Owner names, mailing addresses and house numbers are inside the app.
Other stacks
- Ghost Owner4
A death on record, an empty-looking house, tax unpaid.
- 3 signals stacked
- Paper Rich485
Long held, worth twice what was paid, owner lives elsewhere.
- 3 signals stacked
- Far Away Drift12
Out of state for 10 years or more and behind on tax.
- 3 signals stacked
- Empty and Owing4
Looks empty, owner lives elsewhere, tax unpaid.
- 3 signals stacked
Questions
What is the Equity Under Fire stack?
Value at least 2x the last sale price, and a tax lien, a foreclosure case or 2+ years of unpaid tax. 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 Equity Under Fire properties are in Middlesex County, NJ?
225 properties today. The count is refreshed every week, and government, bank, builder and church owners are left out.
Does Equity Under Fire mean the owner wants to sell?
No. Equity is a rough value-to-last-sale comparison. It is not an appraisal and ignores mortgages. It is a way to find properties where several records point the same way: a strong reason to reach out first.
Every Middlesex County Equity Under Fire property, with the reasons.
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