James St

Burton, Michigan

Tax DeedpendingSells Oct 30, 2026 · in 26 days

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Opening bid

$350

Assessed value

—

Market / AVM

—

Taxes owed

—

Parcel number: —
Case number: —
Land use: Vacant
Building: —
Acreage: —
Lot size: —
Year built: —
Owner of record: —

Legal description

Vacant Lot On James St, Burton

County records

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

Genesee 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: —

Calhoun County2025-10-31
Owned
$300
Bay County2025-10-31
Owned
$550
Bay County2025-10-31
Owned
$550
Bay County2025-10-31
Owned
$550
Bay County2025-10-31
Owned
$550
Calhoun County2025-10-31
Owned
$200

Liens that survive

Foreclosure extinguishes many private liens, but federal tax liens, certain governmental liens, and environmental/demo liabilities can survive. Occupied properties may require post-sale possession process. Surplus equity claims by former owners under post-Tyler Michigan rules may apply.

Quiet title

Often recommended before refinance or resale; title underwriting on Michigan tax-foreclosed deeds is case-by-case and frequently wants curative work.

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

-$3,639

Do not bid — the numbers do not clear your margin.

Opening bid $350

Room to bid -$3,989

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 for MI|Tax Deed — limited sample; light guidance only.
Oracle says no-bid — suggestion is 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 $350 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 $4,029. 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): $784assumed
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$63
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): −$235
Maximum bid: -$3,639

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.
Costs exceed what the property can support at your target margin. There is no bid at which this clears.

Deal analysis

Your maximum bid

-$3,639

Do not bid — the numbers do not clear your margin.

Opening bid $350

Room to bid -$3,989

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 for MI|Tax Deed — limited sample; light guidance only.
Oracle says no-bid — suggestion is 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): $784assumed
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$63
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): −$235
Maximum bid: -$3,639

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.
Costs exceed what the property can support at your target margin. There is no bid at which this clears.

County records

Genesee County rules

Historical comps

Verify before you bid

County records

Genesee County rules

Historical comps

Verify before you bid

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