Montcalm County, Michigan
County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.
Sale typestate default
Redemption periodstate default
Investor returnstate default
Governing statutestate default
Notes
Michigan tax-deed (foreclosure) county under MCL 211.78. Montcalm County Treasurer (FGU) forecloses for unpaid taxes; public online auction via Title Check, LLC on tax-sale.info. 2025 auction cycle completed as of research; unsold parcels may remain available via Title Check (1-800-259-7470). Surplus proceeds claims under MCL 211.78t use Form 5743 Notice of Intention (July 1 deadline in year of foreclosure). Circuit court judgment of foreclosure precedes auction — buyer receives deed interest, not a redeemable lien certificate. Greenville / Stanton / Lakeview market (west Michigan agri-industrial).
Auction logistics
Format
Frequency
Deposit rules
Title risk
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.
Largest local employment base and more liquid SF than rural townships
Government and service jobs with attainable inventory
US-131 adjacency and lake-area demand supporting seasonal and year-round housing