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Wayne County tired landlords list, MI

21,051tired-landlord properties today · refreshed weekly

21,051 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Wayne County, MI has 21,051 tired-landlord properties today, read from Wayne County, MI records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 48214, 48228, 48219. 3,236 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 Wayne County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
PenrodDetroit10of 10City code case in the last 2 yearsOwned by an LLC / company
SanilacDetroit10of 10Taxes 5 years behindOwned by an LLC / company
CamleyDetroit10of 10Taxes 2 years behindOwned by an LLC / company

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

3,236Also on the tax delinquent list3,236 Wayne County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Wayne County list is made

Wayne County's tired landlords list comes from the Wayne County, MI 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.

Wayne 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 Wayne County owners are

Top 2 cities by tired-landlord properties
CityPropertiesShare
Detroit20,88699%
Westland1651%

Top ZIP codes: 48214 Detroit (1,528), 48228 Detroit (1,320), 48219 Detroit (1,177), 48235 Detroit (1,142), 48210 Detroit (1,063).

Distribution

Tired-landlord properties in Wayne 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 years21,051 100%
20+ years0 0%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k16,714 79%
$100k to $200k2,855 14%
$200k to $350k656 3%
$350k to $500k246 1%
$500k+575 3%
properties by county value
The numbers

Tired-landlord properties in Wayne County: what stands out

21,051 tired-landlord properties in Wayne County right now, with a median county value of $40,988. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 12 years. Those behind on tax owe $2,433 on average. 10% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Detroit holds the most (20,886, 99%), followed by Westland (165).

By ZIP code, 48214 (Detroit) has 1,528, 48228 (Detroit) has 1,320, 48219 (Detroit) has 1,177: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Wayne County: city code case in the last 2 years; owned by an llc / company; taxes 5 years behind; taxes 2 years behind.

The largest group by years owned is 10 to 20 years (21,051 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (16,714).

The official source

Where the official Wayne County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Wayne County, MI. 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. Michigan rules and the Michigan 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County, MI?

21,051 on the latest county file, from official Wayne County records (Wayne County, MI). 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 Wayne County tired landlords owner, with the reasons.

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