Highland Drive

Alma, Michigan, 48801

Tax DeedpendingSells Aug 7, 2026 · 36 days ago

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Opening bid

$6,760

Assessed value

$39,900

Market / AVM

$117,000

Taxes owed

—

Parcel number: 51-354-339-00
Case number: —
Land use: Residential
Building: —
Acreage: 0.25
Lot size: 10,890 sqft
Year built: —
Owner of record: Rex Brown
Last sale: $28,000 · 2020-03-20

Legal description

KENSINGTON HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, LOTS 29-30-31.

Property facts enriched via realestateapi · 8/25/2026

Aerial view of Highland Drive — the parcel — Aerial imagery from the USGS National Map. Flown on a multi-year cycle — it shows the site as photographed, which may predate clearing, construction or demolition. Not evidence of current condition.

Aerial view of Highland Drive — what is around it — Aerial imagery from the USGS National Map. Flown on a multi-year cycle — it shows the site as photographed, which may predate clearing, construction or demolition. Not evidence of current condition.

County records

Official appraiser / assessor — free, always available. Copy the parcel number if the link opens a search page.

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Gratiot County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption: Forfeiture/foreclosure process ends redemption rights before auction (roughly 2 years of delinquency)
Return if redeemed: N/A — outright deed transfer
Statute: Michigan Compiled Laws §211.78 et seq.

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Historical comps

17156 recorded outcomes in MI|Tax Deed (17156 with winning bid).

Sample size: 17,156
p(redeem) prior: 2%
Median sold: $3,900
Med bid/assessed: —

Berrien County2025-10-31
Owned
$5,700
Calhoun County2025-10-31
Owned
$14,000
Berrien County2025-10-31
Owned
$2,600
Calhoun County2025-10-31
Owned
$1,600
Berrien County2025-10-31
Owned
$1,100
Calhoun County2025-10-31
Owned
$1,000

Verify before you bid

This record was compiled from the published sale list. Parcels are pulled, redeemed, and re-priced up to the moment of sale. Confirm the lot is still in the sale, and confirm the opening bid, directly with the county.

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$67,310

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $35,100 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $6,760

Room to bid $60,549

Confidence: medium — ARV from a provider market estimate, not comps.

History-guided suggestion

$26,134

Under max by $41,176

≤ oracle maxBid

Co-pilot target using recorded auction history. Never above your maximum bid.

History sample

17156

Median sold

$3,900

p(redeem) prior

History n=17156: median sold $3,900 is well below oracle $67,310 — target ~82% of ceiling.

Your assumptions

After-repair value (ARV)

Override the derived estimate with real comps

Rehab budget

You cannot inspect before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition

Known surviving liens

Municipal code enforcement, special assessments, federal tax liens

Target margin — 30%

Required profit as a share of ARV. 30% is a common floor for tax-sale flips.

How that number is built

Provider market estimate of $117,000. This is an as-is valuation, not an after-repair one — enter your own comparable-sales figure if the property needs work.

After-repair value: $117,000
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$9,360
Rehabassumed No rehab budget entered — assumed $0. Tax-sale parcels are sold unseen and un-inspected; this is rarely correct.: −$0
Quiet title (required)assumed Midpoint of the typical MI range ($2,000–$4,000, ~9 months).: −$3,000
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical MI recording and deed issuance cost.: −$300
Holding costs (11 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$176/month.: −$1,931
Surviving liensassumed Assumed $0 — not verified. Municipal code-enforcement liens, special assessments, and federal tax liens can survive the sale.: −$0
Target profit (30% of ARV): −$35,100
Maximum bid: $67,310

Before you bid

Rehab is assumed to be $0. You cannot inspect these properties before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition.
Surviving liens assumed $0. Michigan's foreclosure judgment cuts off prior liens and the owner's interest, so title is comparatively clean — quiet title is often unnecessary.

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$67,310

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $35,100 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $6,760

Room to bid $60,549

Confidence: medium — ARV from a provider market estimate, not comps.

History-guided suggestion

$26,134

Under max by $41,176

≤ oracle maxBid

Co-pilot target using recorded auction history. Never above your maximum bid.

History sample

17156

Median sold

$3,900

p(redeem) prior

History n=17156: median sold $3,900 is well below oracle $67,310 — target ~82% of ceiling.

Your assumptions

After-repair value (ARV)

Override the derived estimate with real comps

Rehab budget

You cannot inspect before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition

Known surviving liens

Municipal code enforcement, special assessments, federal tax liens

Target margin — 30%

Required profit as a share of ARV. 30% is a common floor for tax-sale flips.

How that number is built

Provider market estimate of $117,000. This is an as-is valuation, not an after-repair one — enter your own comparable-sales figure if the property needs work.

After-repair value: $117,000
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$9,360
Rehabassumed No rehab budget entered — assumed $0. Tax-sale parcels are sold unseen and un-inspected; this is rarely correct.: −$0
Quiet title (required)assumed Midpoint of the typical MI range ($2,000–$4,000, ~9 months).: −$3,000
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical MI recording and deed issuance cost.: −$300
Holding costs (11 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$176/month.: −$1,931
Surviving liensassumed Assumed $0 — not verified. Municipal code-enforcement liens, special assessments, and federal tax liens can survive the sale.: −$0
Target profit (30% of ARV): −$35,100
Maximum bid: $67,310

Before you bid

Rehab is assumed to be $0. You cannot inspect these properties before bidding — budget for the worst plausible condition.
Surviving liens assumed $0. Michigan's foreclosure judgment cuts off prior liens and the owner's interest, so title is comparatively clean — quiet title is often unnecessary.

County records

Gratiot County rules

Historical comps

Verify before you bid

County records

Gratiot County rules

Historical comps

Verify before you bid

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