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Isabella County, Michigan

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County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

Forfeiture/foreclosure process ends redemption rights before auction (roughly 2 years of delinquency)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Michigan Compiled Laws §211.78 et seq.

Notes

Michigan tax-deed (foreclosure) county under MCL 211.78. Isabella County (Mount Pleasant / Central Michigan University) 2026 Tax Auction: August 13, 2026 @ 10:00 AM online ONLY via Title Check, LLC on tax-sale.info. Must pre-register and provide $1,000 pre-authorization on a major credit card to bid. Minimum bids and parcels subject to change; GIS parcel lines not exact boundaries. Surplus proceeds Form 5743 notice process applies (July 1 deadline in year of foreclosure). Treasurer: 200 N. Main, Mount Pleasant; 989-317-4091. University rental market dominates core inventory quality.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

Annually — 2026 auction August 13, 2026, 10:00 AM online only

Deposit rules

Pre-register on tax-sale.info; $1,000 major credit card pre-authorization required to bid. Follow Title Check payment deadlines for winning bids. Sold AS IS; parcels/minimums subject to change. Confirm catalog ~30 days prior on platform.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale
Circuit court foreclosure is intended to convey title free of most prior private liens; federal tax liens and some interests may survive. Student-rental occupancy and surplus-proceeds claims add practical complexity. Note: Michigan surplus/takings litigation (e.g. Pung v. Isabella County) heightens surplus-proceeds awareness — budget for process risk.
Quiet title
Judgment of foreclosure is the primary title-clearing step; some insurers still want quiet title or extended review on campus-area rentals.

Deal maths for Michigan

Assessment ratio
0.5× of market value
Typical quiet title
$2,000–$4,000 · 9 mo
Recording and transfer
$300

Michigan state equalized value is 50% of true cash value by constitution (Mich. Const. art. IX, § 3); taxable value may be lower still. The SEV published with these auction listings is taken from the delinquent tax year that was foreclosed upon, so it is typically several years stale — in a rising market it understates current value, and in a falling one it overstates it.

Offices and records

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Mount Pleasant / CMU campus edge

University-driven rental demand and institutional employment

Mission Street / commercial corridor

Retail and service jobs with more liquid SF and small multifamily

Shepherd / southern fringe

More attainable inventory with local school demand outside campus premiums

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