3772 W 54th St

Los Angeles, California, 90043

Tax DeedpendingSells Oct 20, 2026 · in 10 days

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SqFt: 6,444
Lot Size: 8,154
Year Built: 1951
APN: 5007-015-001

Property Type: Other
Distressed: No
Vacant: No
Owner Type: Individual
Length of Ownership: 24 Years 8 Months
Purchase Method: Cash Purchase
County: Los Angeles

Value

Estimated Value: $613,056
Assessed Value: $613,056; 2025

Mortgage & Debt

Open Mortgages: 1
Estimated Balance: $188,000
Lien Flags: None recorded; RealEstateAPI flags · not a lien search
Tax Delinquent Since: 2018

Last Sale

Document Type: Intrafamily Transfer

Opportunity

Opening Bid: $160,875
Bid / Value: 26%; of $613,056
Property Tax 2025: $10,719; annual bill · not the amount owed
Equity (est.): $607,733; 99%

Opening bid

$160,875

Assessed value

$613,056

Land $398,861Improvement $214,195

Market / AVM

$613,056

Property tax 2025

$10,719

Annual bill — the sale list gives no amount owed

Property facts enriched via realestateapi · 9/29/2026

Ownership Information

Owner 1 Name: Elouise Duncan Grimes
Mailing Address: 3772 W 54th St, Los Angeles, CA 90043
Owner Type: Individual
Corporate Owned: No

Property Characteristics

Construction Type: Tilt-Up (pre-cast concrete)
Basement: No Basement

Deal analysis

School	Type	Grades	Rating	Enrollment
Inglewood High School	Public	9-12	2	830
Audubon Middle School	Public	6-8	2	477
Collegiate Charter High School Of Los Angeles	Charter	9-12	6	166
Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School	Public	9-12	2	892
Resolute Academy Charter	Charter	5-8	4	246
Windsor Hills Math Science	Public	K-5	3	536
KIPP Promesa Prep	Charter	K-4	9	456
Public Policy Charter	Charter	5-8	4	104
Fenton Stem Academy: Elementary Center For Science Technology Engineering And Mathematics	Charter	K-5	4	0
Alliance 6-12 College-Ready Academy 21	Charter	6, 9	7	300
Ypi Valley Public Charter High	Charter	9-12	0	0
Horace Mann Junior High School	Public	6-8	1	425
Fenton Academy For Social And Emotional Learning	Charter	K-5	0	0
University Preparatory Value High	Charter	9-12	4	479
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	2	324
Hillcrest Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	3	607
Crenshaw Science, Technology, Engineering, Math And Medicine Magnet	Public	9-12	1	750
Baldwin Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	6	419
USC East College Prep	Charter	9-12	7	300
La Tijera School	Charter	K-8	4	762
Parent (Frank D.) Elementary School	Public	K-8	3	520
KIPP Ignite Academy	Charter	K-4	2	436
Libertas College Preparatory Charter	Charter	4-8	7	258

Recorded	Position	Amount	Type	Lender	Doc #
03/10/1997	First	$188,000	Seller Carryback / Seller Financing / Seller Take-Back	Freeman Hospitals Foundation	97-0652591

Recorded	Position	Amount	Type	Lender	Doc #	Open
03/10/1997	First	$188,000	Seller Carryback / Seller Financing / Seller Take-Back	Freeman Hospitals Foundation	97-0652591	Yes

Sale Date	Recorded	Amount	Document	Doc #	Arm's Length	Method	Buyer	Seller
07/18/2000	01/22/2002		Intrafamily Transfer	02-0160829	No	Cash Purchase	Elouise Duncan Grimes	Milton C Grimes
12/08/1997	01/22/2002		Grant Deed	02-0160828	No	Cash Purchase	Milton C Grimes	Landmark Tele Communication Inc
03/10/1997	04/30/1997	$238,000	Corporation Deed	97-0652591	Yes	Financed	Landmark Tele Communications Inc	Freeman Hospitals Foundation

Your maximum bid

$364,729

Walk away above this. Projected profit at the ceiling: $183,917 (30% of ARV).

Opening bid $160,875

Room to bid $203,854

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

History-guided suggestion

$216,156

Under max by $148,573

≤ oracle maxBid

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

History sample

614

Median sold

$3,853

p(redeem) prior

12%

History n=614: median sold $3,853 is well below oracle $364,729 — 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 $613,056. 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: $613,056
Selling costs on exitassumed 8.0% of ARV — agent commission plus seller-side closing.: −$49,044
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 CA range ($3,000–$7,000, ~9 months).: −$5,000
Deed recording and transferassumed Typical CA recording and deed issuance cost.: −$250
Holding costs (11 months)assumed Taxes, insurance, and securing the property at ~$920/month.: −$10,115
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): −$183,917
Maximum bid: $364,729

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. No post-sale redemption. The owner's right ends at 5pm on the last business day before the sale, so the deed conveys without that overhang.
California assesses at full cash value, but Proposition 13 fixes the base year and factors it forward at up to 2%/yr. On a long-held parcel the assessed value can sit far below market, so an ARV derived from it understates the property — get comparable sales before bidding.

3772 W 54th St

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3772 W 54th St

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