1528 TOWNSEND ST

CHESTER, Pennsylvania

Tax DeedpendingSells Sep 24, 2026 · 9 days ago

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Opening bid

$920

Assessed value

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Market / AVM

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Taxes owed

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Parcel number: 07-00-00827-00
Case number: —
Land use: —
Building: —
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Year built: —
Owner of record: PITTMAN LAUREE B

Legal description

2 STY HSE 19 X 100

Aerial view of 1528 TOWNSEND ST — the parcel

Aerial view of 1528 TOWNSEND ST — what is around it

Site & surroundings

Physical conditions that affect value and rarely appear on a listing.

23% of homes vacant year-round in Census Tract 4064.02
192 of 820 units sit empty outside seasonal use. High vacancy is an exit-risk signal rather than a price signal — the question is whether there is a buyer at any price, not what the price is.

Context

Elevation 97 ft
Ground elevation at the parcel. Compare with the FEMA base flood elevation where one is published.
FEMA flood zone X
Outside the 1% annual chance floodplain.
36% owner-occupied
Renters are the majority here. A retail resale is possible but the investor bid is what sets the floor.
Tract median home value $93,800
Self-reported median across the whole tract — context for whether a number is plausible, not a comparable and never a bid input.
Median household income $36,667

County records

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

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Delaware County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption: None in most counties for upset/judicial sales; limited redemption (90 days) survives in specific home-rule counties (e.g., Philadelphia, in narrow cases)
Return if redeemed: N/A — outright deed transfer in the large majority of counties
Statute: Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law, 72 P.S. §5860.101 et seq.

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Historical comps

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Liens that survive

Upset: many private liens/mortgages survive. Judicial: free and clear of most liens after proper notice (analyze federal tax liens separately). Strict RETSL notice compliance — defective notice can void sales.

Quiet title

Upset titles often need further litigation/insurance work; Judicial titles cleaner but quiet title still common for resale 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

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The county published no assessed value for this parcel, no property provider returned a market estimate, and no comparable-sales figure has been entered. Enter a comparable-sales estimate below and every figure on this page recalculates — the engine needs one number, not a full appraisal.

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Confidence: low

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Median sold

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Your assumptions

After-repair value (ARV)

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.

Before you bid

The county published no assessed value for this parcel, no property provider returned a market estimate, and no comparable-sales figure has been entered. Enter a comparable-sales estimate below and every figure on this page recalculates — the engine needs one number, not a full appraisal.

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Site & surroundings

Physical conditions that affect value and rarely appear on a listing.

23% of homes vacant year-round in Census Tract 4064.02

192 of 820 units sit empty outside seasonal use. High vacancy is an exit-risk signal rather than a price signal — the question is whether there is a buyer at any price, not what the price is.

Context

Elevation 97 ft

Ground elevation at the parcel. Compare with the FEMA base flood elevation where one is published.

FEMA flood zone X

Outside the 1% annual chance floodplain.

36% owner-occupied

Renters are the majority here. A retail resale is possible but the investor bid is what sets the floor.

Tract median home value $93,800

Self-reported median across the whole tract — context for whether a number is plausible, not a comparable and never a bid input.

Median household income $36,667