03-1020-0130-00-1

Michigan

Tax DeedpendingSells Aug 6, 2026 · 37 days ago

Sale list only has parcel # and opening bid

The clerk published a thin list — not a PropStream-style property card. Max bid needs an after-repair value: enter comps below, open the county appraiser, or fetch details if a property API key is configured.

Opening bid

$11,089

Assessed value

Market / AVM

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Taxes owed

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Parcel number: 03-1020-0130-00-1
Case number: —
Land use: Vacant
Building: —
Acreage: —
Lot size: —
Year built: —
Owner of record: —

Legal description

LOT 130 BUTLER VILLA NO 2.

Property facts enriched via mi-taxsaleinfo-sev · 8/1/2026

County records

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Berrien 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
Berrien County2025-10-31
Owned
$2,600
Berrien County2025-10-31
Owned
$1,100
Berrien County2025-10-31
Owned
$850
Berrien County2025-10-31
Owned
$800
Berrien County2025-10-31
Owned
$800

Liens that survive

Post-foreclosure deed generally clears many private liens; federal liens, environmental, and some governmental assessments can survive. Surplus-proceeds claims by former owners under Michigan post-Tyler practice may apply.

Quiet title

Title underwriting on MI tax-foreclosed deeds often wants quiet title or curative work before free-and-clear insurance.

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.

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Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$11,275

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $7,452 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $11,089

Room to bid $186

Confidence: low — built on an assumed floor from the opening bid, not a valuation of this parcel.

History-guided suggestion

Pass

History + oracle say stay out or wait — do not chase.

History sample

17156

Median sold

$3,900

p(redeem) prior

History n=17156: median sold $3,900 is well below oracle $11,275 — target ~82% of ceiling.
No positive suggested bid under ceiling — pass.

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

Assumed floor, not a valuation of this parcel. No assessed value, provider estimate or comps were available, so this is the opening bid of $11,089 times 2.24 — the conservative quartile of the value-to-opening-bid ratio across 2,189 MI parcels where both figures are known (measured 2026-08-11). The middle half of those parcels ran 2.24x to 11.51x, so the true figure could plausibly be $127,632. Treat this as a starting magnitude for research, never as a reason to bid — enter real comps before you do.

Assumed floor (not an ARV): $24,839assumed
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$1,987
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 ~$75/month.: −$825
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): −$7,452
Maximum bid: $11,275

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.
This ceiling rests on an assumed floor, not a valuation of this parcel. It is a research starting point, not a green light — get comps or an assessor figure before bidding.

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

$11,275

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $7,452 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $11,089

Room to bid $186

Confidence: low — built on an assumed floor from the opening bid, not a valuation of this parcel.

History-guided suggestion

Pass

History + oracle say stay out or wait — do not chase.

History sample

17156

Median sold

$3,900

p(redeem) prior

History n=17156: median sold $3,900 is well below oracle $11,275 — target ~82% of ceiling.
No positive suggested bid under ceiling — pass.

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

Assumed floor (not an ARV): $24,839assumed
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$1,987
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 ~$75/month.: −$825
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): −$7,452
Maximum bid: $11,275

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.
This ceiling rests on an assumed floor, not a valuation of this parcel. It is a research starting point, not a green light — get comps or an assessor figure before bidding.

County records

Berrien County rules

Historical comps

Verify before you bid

County records

Berrien County rules

Historical comps

Verify before you bid

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