Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Aug 27, 2026 · 16 days ago· 10:00am EDT to 7:00pm EDT

Tax Deedscheduledvia Tax Sale Info

Parcels

Opening bids

7 lot(s) have no published opening bid

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

$2K–$4K

typically required

What survives this sale

Foreclosure judgment aims to clear most prior private liens; federal liens can survive. Special assessments and association dues need local verification in resort townships.

Grand Traverse County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption period: Forfeiture/foreclosure process ends redemption rights before auction (roughly 2 years of delinquency)
Investor return: N/A — outright deed transfer
Governing statute: Michigan Compiled Laws §211.78 et seq.
Population: 96,625 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: Online public land auction (tax-sale.info / county-directed vendor)
Frequency: Typically annual summer auction after March foreclosure cycle — confirm Treasurer for 2026 date
Platform: Michigan Public Land Auction (tax-sale.info) — Grand Traverse tax-foreclosed properties
Deposit rules: Register and fund per tax-sale.info / auction terms for the county catalog. Payment deadlines are strict; quitclaim-style tax deed conveyance after foreclosure judgment. AS IS.

Title risk

Often still pursued for insurable title on desirable Traverse City-area tax-foreclosed parcels.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Grand Traverse County Treasurer — Delinquent Taxes / Available Properties231-922-4735
Clerk of court: Grand Traverse County Clerk / Circuit Court
Property appraiser: Grand Traverse County Equalization / GIS property details
GIS / parcel map: Grand Traverse County GIS property map

Areas trending up

Traverse City / downtown–Bayfront edge — Tourism and healthcare employment with tight SF inventory
Garfield Township / south commercial corridor — Retail employment and more attainable workforce housing than waterfront
East Bay / Acme fringe — Resort and second-home demand with seasonal occupancy risk

Notes

Michigan tax deed (PA 123 / MCL 211.78). Grand Traverse County (Traverse City) Treasurer collects delinquencies after March 1 local turnover; ~2-year forfeiture/foreclosure path then public auction of foreclosed remainder. County points bidders to Michigan Public Land Auction (tax-sale.info) for auction catalogs; 2025 public auction noted around August 4—confirm 2026 date on gtcountymi.gov Available Properties and tax-sale.info. Strong tourism/second-home market means high insurance and seasonal vacancy DD. Surplus proceeds claims under MCL 211.78t apply for former interest holders.

4 sources

Inherited from Michigan rather than researched for Grand Traverse: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Download PropStream list (7 parcels, CSV)

Parcel	Address	Opening bid	Assessed	Spread	Status
12-036-009-05	5865 FIFE LAKE RD FIFE LAKE · FIFE LAKE	—	$134,100	—	pending
07-842-042-00	1712 GREEN LAWN DR GRAWN · GRAWN	—	$116,700	—	pending
08-390-057-00	6209 CULVER RD TRAVERSE CITY · TRAVERSE CITY	—	$106,200	—	pending
02-460-060-00

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — 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. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.