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Union County tired landlords list, NJ

6,780tired-landlord properties today · refreshed weekly

6,780 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Union County, NJ has 6,780 tired-landlord properties today, read from NJ Office of GIS, parcels from Union County / towns, MOD-IV from Treasury records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 07060, 07036, 07065. 63 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 Union County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Route 22Hillside10of 10Owned by an LLC / companyIn foreclosure (county record)
Watchung ForkWestfield10of 10Owned 23 yearsIn foreclosure (county record)
Watchung AvePlainfield10of 10Owned 15 yearsIn foreclosure (county record)

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

63Also on the tax delinquent list63 Union County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Union County list is made

Union County's tired landlords list comes from the NJ Office of GIS, parcels from Union County / towns, MOD-IV from Treasury 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.

Union 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 Union County owners are

Top 5 cities by tired-landlord properties
CityPropertiesShare
Plainfield2,00830%
Linden73011%
Union5458%
Rahway4597%
Summit3846%

Top ZIP codes: 07060 Plainfield (1,030), 07036 Linden (766), 07065 Rahway (482), 07083 Union (475), 07062 Plainfield (472).

Distribution

Tired-landlord properties in Union 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 years4,287 63%
20+ years2,493 37%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k150 2%
$100k to $200k215 3%
$200k to $350k787 12%
$350k to $500k1,742 26%
$500k+3,885 57%
properties by county value
The numbers

Tired-landlord properties in Union County: what stands out

6,780 tired-landlord properties in Union County right now, with a median county value of $541,247. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 18 years.

Plainfield holds the most (2,008, 30%), followed by Linden (730), Union (545), Rahway (459).

By ZIP code, 07060 (Plainfield) has 1,030, 07036 (Linden) has 766, 07065 (Rahway) has 482: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Union County: owned by an llc / company; in foreclosure (county record); owned 23 years; owned 15 years.

The largest group by years owned is 10 to 20 years (4,287 properties); by county value it is $500k+ (3,885).

The official source

Where the official Union County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the NJ Office of GIS, parcels from Union County / towns, MOD-IV from Treasury. 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. New Jersey rules and the New Jersey 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 Union 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 Union 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 Union County, NJ?

6,780 on the latest county file, from official Union County records (NJ Office of GIS, parcels from Union County / towns, MOD-IV from Treasury). 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 Union County tired landlords owner, with the reasons.

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