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Philadelphia County tired landlords list, PA

69,478tired-landlord properties today · refreshed weekly

69,478 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Philadelphia County, PA has 69,478 tired-landlord properties today, read from City of Philadelphia, Office of Property Assessment records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 19134, 19140, 19143. 9,326 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 Philadelphia County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
N 53rdPhiladelphia10of 10Taxes 11 years behindOwned by an LLC / company
N YewdallPhiladelphia10of 10Taxes 13 years behind and growingUnpaid tax carried from earlier years
S RobinsonPhiladelphia10of 10Taxes 13 years behind and growingOwned by an LLC / company

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

9,326Also on the tax delinquent list9,326 Philadelphia County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Philadelphia County list is made

Philadelphia County's tired landlords list comes from the City of Philadelphia, Office of Property Assessment 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.

Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County owners are

Top 1 cities by tired-landlord properties
CityPropertiesShare
Philadelphia69,478100%

Top ZIP codes: 19134 Philadelphia (3,748), 19140 Philadelphia (3,396), 19143 Philadelphia (3,232), 19146 Philadelphia (3,004), 19124 Philadelphia (2,856).

Distribution

Tired-landlord properties in Philadelphia 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 years42,690 61%
20+ years26,788 39%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k14,392 21%
$100k to $200k20,974 30%
$200k to $350k18,328 26%
$350k to $500k7,066 10%
$500k+8,718 13%
properties by county value
The numbers

Tired-landlord properties in Philadelphia County: what stands out

69,478 tired-landlord properties in Philadelphia County right now, with a median county value of $196,600. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 17 years. Those behind on tax owe $3,726 on average. 3% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

By ZIP code, 19134 (Philadelphia) has 3,748, 19140 (Philadelphia) has 3,396, 19143 (Philadelphia) has 3,232: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Philadelphia County: taxes 11 years behind; owned by an llc / company; taxes 13 years behind and growing; unpaid tax carried from earlier years.

The largest group by years owned is 10 to 20 years (42,690 properties); by county value it is $100k to $200k (20,974).

The official source

Where the official Philadelphia County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the City of Philadelphia, Office of Property Assessment. 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. Pennsylvania rules and the Pennsylvania 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County, PA?

69,478 on the latest county file, from official Philadelphia County records (City of Philadelphia, Office of Property Assessment). 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 Philadelphia County tired landlords owner, with the reasons.

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