Ghost Owner in Warren County, OH
A death on record, an empty-looking house, tax unpaid. Heirs who inherit a house they do not live in and cannot easily keep up are often open to a simple sale. Records only: it means the deed or the owner name reads as an estate, not that we know anyone has died.
Every layer has to be true
- A death-related deed or an estate / heirs owner on record
- The house looks empty (model score or a city vacant-structure case)
- Property tax is past due
A property is counted only when all 3 are true at once.
The Warren County stack in numbers
- Median county value
- $110,000
- Median years owned
- 7
- Owner lives elsewhere
- 79%
- Average tax owed
- $2,000
- Score 9 or 10
- 50%
Top ZIP codes: 45036 LEBANON (9), 45005 FRANKLIN (2), 45040 MASON (1), 45152 MORROW (1), 45032 HARVEYSBURG (1).
Three Warren County properties in the stack
| Street and city | Score (1 to 10) | Why it may sell |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Marie RdFranklin | 10of 10 | A death-related deed or an estate / heirs owner on recordThe house looks empty (model score or a city vacant-structure case)Property tax is past due |
| Double Eagle CtLebanon | 10of 10 | A death-related deed or an estate / heirs owner on recordThe house looks empty (model score or a city vacant-structure case)Property tax is past due |
| Hopkins StMorrow | 10of 10 | A death-related deed or an estate / heirs owner on recordThe house looks empty (model score or a city vacant-structure case)Property tax is past due |
Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.
Reading this number
Records show a death-related deed or an estate owner, the house looks empty, and the tax is unpaid.
Records only: it means the deed or the owner name reads as an estate, not that we know anyone has died. Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out. Owner names, mailing addresses and house numbers are inside the app.
Other stacks
- Last Straw1
Two years behind on tax and a lien or foreclosure case on top.
- 2 signals stacked
- Long Hold Estate528
Held 30 years or more, now in a trust or estate.
- 2 signals stacked
- Paper Rich1,135
Long held, worth twice what was paid, owner lives elsewhere.
- 3 signals stacked
- Far Away Drift88
Out of state for 10 years or more and behind on tax.
- 3 signals stacked
- Empty and Owing53
Looks empty, owner lives elsewhere, tax unpaid.
- 3 signals stacked
- Equity Under Fire84
Lots of equity, with a lien, a foreclosure or 2+ years of tax owed.
- 2 signals stacked
Questions
What is the Ghost Owner stack?
Records show a death-related deed or an estate owner, the house looks empty, and the tax is unpaid. It is a fixed recipe of 3 signals taken from county records; a property is in the stack only when every one is true.
How many Ghost Owner properties are in Warren County, OH?
14 properties today. The count is refreshed every week, and government, bank, builder and church owners are left out.
Does Ghost Owner mean the owner wants to sell?
No. Records only: it means the deed or the owner name reads as an estate, not that we know anyone has died. It is a way to find properties where several records point the same way: a strong reason to reach out first.
Every Warren County Ghost Owner property, with the reasons.
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