Kent County, Michigan

Oct 30, 2026 · in 29 days· 10:00am EDT to 7:00pm EDT

Tax Deedscheduledvia Tax Sale Info

Parcels

2 land-only hidden

Opening bids

—

no parcel list yet

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

$2K–$4K

typically required

What survives this sale

Circuit court foreclosure is intended to convey free of most prior liens, but federal tax liens and some interests may survive. Special assessments, environmental/demo status, and occupancy create practical risk.

Kent 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: 673,002 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: Online
Frequency: Annually in summer (list ~July 1; auction date posted ~30 days prior on tax-sale.info / county Auction page)
Platform: tax-sale.info (Michigan Public Land Auction — Kent County)
Deposit rules: Register on tax-sale.info; deposit and phone-bidding options (800-259-7470) posted per auction catalog. Minimum bid generally equals delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and fees. Sold AS IS/WHERE IS. Confirm current cycle deposit with Title Check / Kent County Treasurer.

Title risk

Judgment of foreclosure is the primary clearing step; some insurers still require quiet title or extended review on tax-foreclosed parcels.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Kent County Treasurer — Auction / Delinquent Property Tax
Clerk of court: Kent County Register of Deeds
Property appraiser: Kent County Equalization / local assessors (City of Grand Rapids Assessor for city parcels)
GIS / parcel map: Kent County / Grand Rapids GIS parcel maps

Areas trending up

Downtown Grand Rapids / Medical Mile — Healthcare and institutional employment supporting urban multifamily demand
East Grand Rapids / Cascade edge — Strong suburban buyer demand and tighter inventory versus outer Kent townships
Wyoming / Kentwood industrial corridor — Logistics and manufacturing job access with relative workforce-housing affordability

Notes

Michigan tax-foreclosure (MCL 211.78): multi-year forfeiture → March foreclosure judgment → public auction of remainder. Kent County uses Tax-Sale.info (Title Check, LLC) for virtual land sale auctions. List available ~July 1; detailed auction info ~30 days prior. Successful bidders receive quitclaim-style tax deed; excess proceeds claims process under Rafaeli/MCL 211.78t framework.

4 sources

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

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Show 2 land-only parcel(s)

Nothing left to show

Every parcel in this sale is hidden: 2 land-only. Land-only means no street address, a house number of zero, or a street with no number; withdrawn parcels are no longer on offer.

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.